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Here are tables of the game modes and the console commands to launch them in {{csgo|4}} and {{cs2|4}}.

The paths named on this page are relative to {{csgo}} {{path|.../steamapps/common/Counter-Strike Global Offensive/}} or {{cs2}} {{path|.../steamapps/common/Counter-Strike Global Offensive/game/}} respectively.
{{Important|{{cs2}} As of 2023-10-05, most of this page applies to CS2, except for the following.
* The game supports the game modes {{csgo mode|Casual|link=}}, {{csgo mode|Competitive|link=}}, {{csgo mode|Wingman|link=}}, Training Day and {{csgo mode|Deathmatch|link=}}.
* {{csgo mode|Custom|link=}} works as usual. In {{csgo mode|Guardian|link=}}, special kills are not counted such that the human players cannot win as intended. In both {{csgo mode|Armsrace|link=}} and {{csgo mode|Demolition|link=}}, the players are not given any guns but the C4.
* [[#Skirmish Modes|Skirmish modes]] seem not to be implemented yet.
* The {{command|map (console command)|alt=map}} command does not support a game mode parameter.
}}

== Overview ==

To launch a map with a desired game mode, adjust the [[ConVar]]s

* <code>'''game_type'''</code>,
* <code>'''game_mode'''</code>,
* <code>'''sv_game_mode_flags'''</code> and
* <code>'''sv_skirmish_id'''</code>

according to the tables below and load a map by using the {{Command|map (console command)|<mapname>|alt = map}} or {{Command|changelevel|<mapname>}} console command.

{{ModernConfusion|The [[Setting up 1v1 Warmup Arenas|1v1 warmup arenas]] seen in some official Competitive and Wingman maps do '''not''' use an own game mode. If warmup arenas are implemented in a map, they can be played in by launching the map in Competitive or Wingman and invoking <code>mp_warmup_start</code>.}}

{| style="margin:auto"
|- style="vertical-align:top"
|
{| class="standard-table"
|+ Quick Examples to load ''Dust II''
! Game Mode
! Console Commands
|-
| ''keep previous''
| <tt>map de_dust2</tt>
|-
| {{csgo mode|Dm}}
| <tt>game_type 1; game_mode 2;<br>sv_game_mode_flags 0;<br>sv_skirmish_id 0;<br>map de_dust2</tt>
|-
| {{csgo mode|Comp|Short Competitive|link=}}
| <tt>game_type 0; game_mode 1;<br>sv_game_mode_flags 32;<br>sv_skirmish_id 0;<br>map de_dust2</tt>
|-
| {{csgo mode|Fs|link=#Flying Scoutsman}}
| <tt>game_type 0; game_mode 0;<br>sv_game_mode_flags 0;<br>sv_skirmish_id 3;<br>map de_dust2</tt>
|}
|
{| class="standard-table" style="text-align:center"
|+ Defined pairs of values for <code>game_type</code> and <code>game_mode</code>
!colspan="2" rowspan="2" | <tt>game_type</tt>
!colspan="5" | <tt>game_mode</tt>
|-
! 0 !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4
|-
! Classic !! style="width:3em" | 0
| {{csgo mode|Casual}}
| {{csgo mode|Competitive}}
| {{csgo mode|Wingman}}
| {{csgo mode|Weaponsexpert|link=#Weapons Expert}}
| {{cs2}} [[#Training Day|Training Day]]
|-
! Gun Game !! 1
| {{csgo mode|Armsrace}}
| {{csgo mode|Demolition}}
| {{csgo mode|Deathmatch}}
|-
! Training !! 2
| {{csgo mode|Training|link=#Training}}
|-
! Custom !! 3
| {{csgo mode|Custom}}
|-
! Cooperative !! 4
| {{csgo mode|Guardian}}
| {{csgo mode|Coop}}
|-
! Skirmish !! 5
| {{csgo mode|Skirmish|link=#Skirmish Type}}
|-
! Free For All !! 6
| {{csgo mode|Dangerzone}}
|}
{{For|details|[[#Game Type and Game Mode]]}}
|
{| class="standard-table"
|+ Some values for <code>sv_skirmish_id</code>
!style=width:2em| ID
! War Game
! Game Mode
|-
! 0
| ''None (default)''
|-
! 3
| {{csgo mode|Fs|link=#Flying Scoutsman}}
| Casual
|-
! 10
| {{csgo mode|Ar}}
| Arms Race
|-
! 11
| {{csgo mode|Demo}}
| Demolition
|-
! 12
| {{csgo mode|Retakes|link=#Retakes}}
| Casual
|}
{{For|details|[[#Skirmish Modes]]}}
|}

== Loading a Map ==
When loading a map, the game will...

# set the [[whitelistcmd|whitelisted ConVars]] (the ones listed in {{Path|csgo/bspconvar_whitelist|txt|icon=file}}) to their default value,{{inline note|name=no such file in CS2}}
# execute the [[CFG]] files associated with the current values of <code>game_type</code> and <code>game_mode</code> (defined in {{Path|csgo/[[gamemodes.txt|gamemodes]]|txt|icon=file}} and {{Path|csgo/gamemodes_server|txt|icon=file}}),
# execute the CFG file associated with the current value of <code>sv_game_mode_flags</code>, see [[#Game Mode Flags|below]], and
# execute the CFG file associated with the current value of <code>sv_skirmish_id</code> (defined in {{Path|csgo/scripts/items/items_game|txt|icon=file}} under <code>skirmish_modes</code>), see [[#Skirmish Modes|below]].

If these four ConVars are not set before loading a map, the map launches in the last game mode played. Their initial value is 0 (Casual).

{{Tip|The <code>map</code> and <code>changelevel</code> commands have an optional <code><game mode alias></code> parameter. Example: {{Code|map de_dust2 deathmatch}} or {{Code|changelevel myCustomMap coop}}. If such an alias parameter is given and if it is valid, the game will adjust <code>game_type</code> and <code>game_mode</code> and launch the map with the associated game mode. See the ''map command aliases'' column in the following big table.}}

{{Tip|Maps can have a default game mode, which can be read with {{Code|map <mapname> default}} or {{Code|map <mapname> auto}}. See [[#Map default]].}}

{{Tip|[[Command Line Options|Set Launch Options]] can be used, e.g: {{Code|+game_type <number> +game_mode <number> +map <mapname>}}}}

{{Tip|You can use [[alias]]es to make frequent testing easier, for example {{Code|alias MyMapRetake "game_type 0; game_mode 0; sv_skirmish_id 12; map MyMap"}}. Best used in [[autoexec]]s which allows to quickly launch and test custom maps in the right game mode.}}

{{Note
| If you want to run a map in a Classic game mode with [[bot]]s, make sure {{Ent|bot_quota_mode}} is not set to <code>competitive</code>, as this causes them to stop.
{{Idea|You can create <code>gamemode_competitive_server.cfg</code> (see below) to automatically set <code>bot_quota</code> and <code>bot_quota_mode</code> to have bots on your local server whenever you load a map in Competitive.}}
}}

{{Note|The game mode icons seen on the loading screen (and on this page) are loaded from {{Path|csgo/materials/panorama/images/icons/ui/<internal mode name>|svg|icon=image}}. If <code>sv_skirmish_id</code> is not 0, the internal name of the skirmish mode is used. If the game doesn't have the file, one can put a custom one to that place.}}

== Game Type and Game Mode ==
{{Code|game_type}} and {{Code|game_mode}} are [[console variable]]s that determine how the next map is initialized when loaded, including but not limited to the [[exec]]ution of [[CFG]] files, used to set some of the countless ConVars that control game rules, for example {{Command|mp_roundtime}}, {{Command|mp_t_default_secondary}}, {{Command|sv_deadtalk}} and so forth.

Apart from that, there are also other game rules or settings for which the value of {{Code|game_type}} and {{Code|game_mode}} is checked ''during'' the current match.
Examples are the UI for all players, the events when {{Ent|weapon_c4}} is planted or defused, whether {{Ent|item_heavyassaultsuit}} causes a screen tint, whether players can pick up experimental weapons such as {{Ent|weapon_axe}}, ...

The following table lists all available ''game mode''s along with their values for {{Code|game_type}} and {{Code|game_mode}}, their internal name, their aliases for the {{Command|map (console command)|alt = map}} command, their default maximum number of [[player]]s, the CFG files that are executed when a map is launched in this ''game mode'', and a description.

{{Note
| The CFG files ending with {{Code|_offline.cfg|preset=1}} are only executed if the server was launched via ''Practice with Bots'' from the main menu. Valve uses them to enable [[bot]]s in offline competitive since bots have been disabled in competitive by default, see {{Ent|bot_quota}}. <br /> The CFG files ending with {{Code|_server.cfg|preset=1}} don't exist locally by default. You can create them and write commands into them that will be executed every time you locally launch the corresponding game mode.
}}

{{Note|With no adjustments, [[maxplayers]] is a hard limit for the number of [[player]]s and bots on the server.}}

{{Note
| The information of these tables can be found in {{Path|csgo/[[gamemodes.txt]]}}. <br /> {{cpp}} The possible ''map command aliases'' can be found in the function {{Code|GameTypes::GetGameTypeAndModeFromAlias}} defined in {{Code|gametypes.cpp|preset=1}}.
}}

{| class="standard-table mw-collapsible" width="100%"
|- style="position:sticky; top:0"
! colspan="2" | Game Mode
! width="3em" | <tt>type</tt>
! width="3em" | <tt>mode</tt>
! Internal Name
! style="white-space:nowrap" | <tt>map</tt> command<br>aliases
! [[maxplayers|max-<br>players]]
! CFG filenames executed, if existent
! Description
|- id="Casual"
| [[File:Csgo icon casual.png|32px]]
| [[Creating a Classic Counter-Strike Map|Casual]] ''(default)''
| <center>0</center>
| <center>0</center>
| <tt>casual</tt>
| <tt>casual</tt>
| 20
| gamemode_casual.cfg, <br> gamemode_casual_server.cfg
| Like Competitive but with fewer rounds, shorter freezetime per round, no friendly fire, no team collision, free [[item_assaultsuit|armor]] and free [[item_defuser|defuse kit]]/[[item_cutters|cutters]].
|- id="Competitive"
| [[File:Csgo icon competitive.png|32px]]
| [[Creating a Classic Counter-Strike Map|Competitive]]
| <center>0</center>
| <center>1</center>
| <tt>competitive</tt>
| <tt>competitive, comp</tt>
| 10
| gamemode_competitive.cfg, <br> gamemode_competitive_offline.cfg&nbsp;(!)<br> gamemode_competitive_server.cfg
| The classic game mode, usually made for 5v5. Best of 30 rounds, teams are switched at halftime, friendly fire is on. Round-ending objectives are [[Creating a Classic Counter-Strike Map#Game Mode Description|elimination, bomb explosion, bomb defusal, hostage rescue and timeout]].
|- id="Wingman"
| [[File:Csgo icon wingman.png|32px]]
| [[Counter-Strike: Global Offensive/Game Modes/Wingman|Wingman]]
| <center>0</center>
| <center>2</center>
| <tt>scrimcomp2v2</tt>
| <tt>scrimcomp2v2</tt>
| 4
| gamemode_competitive2v2.cfg, <br> gamemode_competitive2v2_offline.cfg&nbsp;(!)<br> gamemode_competitive2v2_server.cfg
| Like Competitive, but adjusted for 2v2 and for a smaller map or a map section. Best of 16 rounds. Also, each round is shorter.
|- id="Weapons Expert"
|
| [[Counter-Strike: Global Offensive/Game Modes/Weapons Expert|Weapons Expert]]
| <center>0</center>
| <center>3</center>
| <tt>scrimcomp5v5</tt>
| <tt>scrimcomp5v5</tt>
| 10
| gamemode_competitive.cfg, <br> gamemode_competitive_offline.cfg&nbsp;(!)<br> op08_weapons_expert.cfg, <br> gamemode_competitive_server.cfg
| Like Competitive but every player can buy each weapon at most once per match. The freezetime is a bit longer.
|- id="Training Day"
| 
|style=white-space:nowrap|Training Day
:{{cs2|only}}
| <center>0</center>
| <center>4</center>
| <tt>new_user_training</tt>
| <tt>new_user_training</tt>
| 10
| gamemode_new_user_training.cfg
| Like Competitive with bots but automatically assigning humans to Terrorists with game instructions turned on. This game mode's CFG file also specifies a [[Counter-Strike: Global Offensive/Bot Behavior Trees|behavior tree]] for the bots that is made for {{csgo map|de_dust2|Dust II}}.
|- id="Arms Race"
| [[File:Csgo icon armsrace.png|32px]]
| [[Counter-Strike: Global Offensive/Game Modes/Arms Race|Arms Race]]
| <center>1</center>
| <center>0</center>
| <tt>gungameprogressive</tt>
| <tt>armsrace, arms,<br>gungame, gg,<br>gungameprogressive</tt>
| 10
| gamemode_armsrace.cfg, <br> gamemode_armsrace_server.cfg
| The game is one perpetual round where killed players respawn at the default spawns. A weapon progression (a number of guns and their order) is defined where players win by making a specified number of kills with each of these weapons.
|- id="Demolition"
| [[File:Csgo icon demolition.png|32px]]
| [[Counter-Strike: Global Offensive/Game Modes/Demolition|Demolition]]
| <center>1</center>
| <center>1</center>
| <tt>gungametrbomb</tt>
| <tt>demolition, demo,<br>gungametrbomb</tt>
| 10
| gamemode_demolition.cfg, <br> gamemode_demolition_server.cfg
| A mixture of Casual with Armsrace. Best of 20 rounds. Each player is given a fixed weapon for each round, depending on their individual progress. Each player can progress one gun per round by making at least one kill.
|- id="Deathmatch"
| [[File:Csgo icon deathmatch.png|32px]]
| [[Counter-Strike: Global Offensive/Game Modes/Deathmatch|Deathmatch]]
| <center>1</center>
| <center>2</center>
| <tt>deathmatch</tt>
| <tt>deathmatch, dm</tt>
| 16
| gamemode_deathmatch.cfg, <br> gamemode_deathmatch_server.cfg
| Like Armsrace but with free weapon choice and respawns across the map. Kills grant points, depending on the weapon type and if it is currently the bonus weapon. A player wins by scoring the highest after the round's time limit.
|- id="Training"
| [[File:Csgo icon training.png|32px]]
| Training
| <center>2</center>
| <center>0</center>
| <tt>training</tt>
| <tt>training</tt>
| 1
| gamemode_training.cfg, <br> gamemode_training_server.cfg
| Assigns clients to CT with no weapon. No round limit, no time limit, no freezetime, minimal HUD. Good for singleplayer maps, used on CS:GO's Training Course.
|- id="Custom"
|
| [[Counter-Strike: Global Offensive/Game Modes/Custom|Custom]]
| <center>3</center>
| <center>0</center>
| <tt>custom</tt>
| <tt>custom</tt>
| 100
| gamemode_custom.cfg, <br> gamemode_custom_server.cfg
| Like ''Undefined'', see below. This is an "empty" game mode allowing mapmakers to implement any map-specific ''custom'' game mode, if they wish to.<br>If <tt>sv_autoexec_mapname_cfg</tt> is not <code>0</code> (which however it its default value), the CFG file {{Path|csgo/maps/cfg/<mapname>|cfg|icon=file}} is [[execwithwhitelist|executed with whitelist]].
|- id="Guardian"
| [[File:Csgo icon guardian.png|32px]]
| [[Counter-Strike: Global Offensive/Game Modes/Guardian|Guardian]]
| <center>4</center>
| <center>0</center>
| <tt>cooperative</tt>
| <tt>guardian, guard,<br>cooperative</tt>
| 20
| gamemode_competitive.cfg, <br> gamemode_cooperative.cfg, <br> gamemode_cooperative_server.cfg
| Two human players must defend a bombsite as CT or hostages as T against rushing bots. Maps must support this mode to work as intended.
|- id="Co-op Strike"
| [[File:Csgo icon coopstrike.png|32px]]
| [[Counter-Strike: Global Offensive/Game Modes/Co-op Strike|Co-op Strike]]
| <center>4</center>
| <center>1</center>
| <tt>coopmission</tt>
| <tt>coop, coopstrike,<br>coopmission</tt>
| 10
| gamemode_competitive.cfg, <br> gamemode_coopmission.cfg, <br> gamemode_coopmission_server.cfg
| Usually a custom mission for two human players on a custom map that is designed primarily for this mode.
|- id="Skirmish Type"
| [[File:Csgo icon skirmish.png|32px]]
| [[#Skirmish Modes|War Games]]
| <center>5</center>
| <center>0</center>
| <tt>skirmish</tt>
| <tt>skirmish</tt>
| 12
| -
| Like ''Undefined'', see below. {{ModernConfusion|This game type is not used for [[#Skirmish Modes]], also known as War Games.}}
|- id="Danger Zone"
| [[File:Csgo icon dangerzone.png|32px]]
| [[Counter-Strike: Global Offensive/Game Modes/Danger Zone|Danger Zone]]
| <center>6</center>
| <center>0</center>
| <tt>survival</tt>
| <tt>survival</tt>
| 16
| gamemode_survival.cfg, <br> gamemode_survival_server.cfg
| A Battle Royale mode for big maps where players win by being the last man (or team) standing. Maps must be designed for this mode to work as intended.
|- id="Workshop"
| 
| Workshop
:{{cs2|only}}
| <center>7</center>
| <center>0</center>
| <tt>workshop</tt>
| <tt>workshop</tt>
| 1
| gamemode_workshop.cfg, <br> gamemode_workshop_server.cfg
| {{clarify|Seems unused yet. Appears in the file {{path|csgo/pak01_dir.vpk/gamemodes_tools/gamemodes_tools|txt|icon=file}} and is not yet a legal combination of <tt>game_type</tt> and <tt>game_mode</tt>.}}
|- id="Map default"
|
| ''Map default''
| colspan="2"|<center>''see<br>description''</center>
| -
| <tt>default, auto</tt>
| ''depends''
| ''depends''
| This is not a game mode itself, rather a "redirect". The game picks {{Code|game_type}} and {{Code|game_mode}} from the map's <code>default_game_type</code> and <code>default_game_mode</code> values, defined in either {{Path|csgo/maps/[[.kv|<mapname>]]|kv|icon=file}}, {{Path|csgo/[[gamemodes.txt|gamemodes]]|txt|icon=file}} (under <code>maps/<mapname>/</code>) or {{Path|csgo/gamemodes_server|txt|icon=file}}. If they are defined in more than one of these files, the latter of the named files overrides the former. If they are not defined in any of these, the current type and mode are kept. All official maps use this appropriately (just that competitive maps use Casual).
{{Example|
* Invoking <code>map de_dust2 auto</code> launches ''Dust II'' in Casual.<br>
* Invoking <code>map ar_shoots auto</code> launches ''Shoots'' in Arms Race.}}
|- id="Undefined"
|
| ''Undefined''
| colspan="2"|<center>''none of<br>the above''</center>
| -
| -
| ?
| -
| No CFG file is executed, only the [[whitelistcmd|whitelisted ConVars]] are set to their default value. By default this results in game rules like Casual but with no round limit, instead with a time limit of 5 minutes for the game and map. <code>mp_roundtime</code> is also set to 5 minutes.
|}

== Game Mode Flags ==

The [[ConVar]] <code>'''sv_game_mode_flags'''</code> is used for game mode variations. It can determine more [[CFG]] files that will be executed after the game mode CFG files when a map is launched.
Its value is read bitwise, meaning that adding values of the following table together results in all associated CFG files being executed.

{| class=standard-table
|+ <code>sv_game_mode_flags</code>
! Value !! CFG file executed, if existent
|-
|  4 || <code>gamemode_<internal game mode name>_tmm.cfg</code>
|-
| 32 || <code>gamemode_<internal game mode name>_short.cfg</code>
|}
{{Note|This works for all game modes except Custom.}}
{{Note|A <code>_short</code> CFG is executed before a <code>_tmm</code> CFG.}}

{{Example|
* If set to 32 and a map is launched in Wingman, it will cause the execution of the CFG file <code>gamemode_scrimcomp2v2_short.cfg</code>.
* If set to 36 and a map is launched in Wingman, it will cause the execution of the CFG files <code>gamemode_scrimcomp2v2_short.cfg</code> and <code>gamemode_scrimcomp2v2_tmm.cfg</code>, in this order.
}}

Valve currently uses this to implement game mode variations without touching <code>sv_skirmish_id</code>.
{| class=standard-table
|+ Current usage of Game Mode Flags
!rowspan="2" colspan="2"| Game Mode
!colspan="3"| Flags Value
|-
! 0
! 4 (<tt>tmm</tt>)
! 32 (<tt>short</tt>)
|-
| [[File:Csgo icon competitive.png|32px]]
| Competitive
| ''default''
| 
| Short Match
|-
| [[File:Csgo icon deathmatch.png|32px]]
| Deathmatch
| ''default''
| Team vs Team
| Free For All
|}

{{Example|To play Team vs Team, invoke <code>game_type 1; game_mode 2; sv_game_mode_flags 4; map <mapname></code>, or shorter: <code>sv_game_mode_flags 4; map <mapname> dm</code>.}}

== Skirmish Modes ==

'''War Games''' are game mode variations.

The [[ConVar]] <code>'''sv_skirmish_id'''</code> determines the War Game that a map will be launched in. Each War Game can have [[CFG]] files associated to it that are executed if a map is launched in that War Game, namely if <code>sv_skirmish_id</code> is set to the ID of that War Game. These CFG files contain only few commands and are executed after the CFG files of a game mode and after the CFG files of the game mode flags. They can be loaded in any game mode, but each skirimsh CFG file has a game mode that is intended to be used as a base which can be found in the appropriate game's text file and also in the skirmish CFG file itself.

To play one of the following skirmish modes, type <code>sv_skirmish_id <number></code> in the console and launch a map with the intended game mode, see above.
<br>
Alternatively, one could also do <code>exec <cfg filename></code> and <code>mp_restartgame 1</code> in-game or even write own [[CFG|configs]] for that matter.

To return to a "pure" game mode found in the above table, set <code>sv_skirmish_id</code> back to 0, so the game will not load any additional CFG files to a game mode.

{{Example|
* To launch ''Stab Stab Zap'' on <code>de_dust2</code>, enter <code>sv_skirmish_id 1</code> and <code>map de_dust2 casual</code>. This is equivalent to <code>sv_skirmish_id 1; game_type 0; game_mode 0; map de_dust2</code>.
* To launch Competitive on <code>de_dust2</code> after having played a skirmish mode, enter <code>sv_skirmish_id 0</code> and <code>map de_dust2 comp</code>. This is equivalent to <code>sv_skirmish_id 0; game_type 0; game_mode 1; map de_dust2</code>.
}}

{{Note|The skirmish IDs 5 and 9 are undefined. However, there are CFG files in {{Path|csgo/cfg/}} that have no associated skirmish ID. They are mentioned at the end of the following table.}}
{{Note|The information of this table can be found in {{csgo}}{{cs2}} {{Path|csgo/scripts/items/items_game|txt|icon=file}} under <code>skirmish_modes</code> or in {{cs2}} {{Path|csgo/scripts/items/skirmish_ids|txt|icon=file}}.}}

{| class="standard-table mw-collapsible" style="width:100%;"
|- style="position:sticky; top:0"
! style="white-space:nowrap" colspan="2" | War Game
! <tt>skirmish<br>_id</tt>
! Internal Name
! Intended Game Mode
! CFG filenames executed with whitelist
! Description
|-
| 
| ''None (default)''
| <center>0</center>
| -
| -
| -
| No Skirmish Mode, i.e. the game mode defined by <code>game_type</code> and <code>game_mode</code>.
|- id="Stab Stab Zap"
|
| Stab Stab Zap
| <center>1</center>
| <code>stabstabzap</code>
| Casual
| op08_stab_stab_zap.cfg
| Only [[weapon_knife|knives]], recharging [[weapon_taser|taser]] and grenades.
|- id="Free For All"
|
| Free For All
| <center>2</center>
| <code>dm_freeforall</code>
| Deathmatch
| gamemode_dm_freeforall.cfg
| Like Deathmatch, but teammates are enemies. {{Note|The official FFA Deathmatch mode is not this skirmish mode, see [[#Game Mode Flags]].}}
|- id="Flying Scoutsman"
| [[File:Csgo icon skirmish flyingscoutsman.png|32px]]
| Flying Scoutsman
| <center>3</center>
| <code>flyingscoutsman</code>
| Casual
| op08_flying_scoutsman.cfg
| Only [[weapon_ssg08|scouts]] and [[weapon_knife|knives]], low gravity, high precision.
|- id="Trigger Discipline"
|
| Trigger Discipline
| <center>4</center>
| <code>triggerdiscipline</code>
| Casual
| op08_trigger_discipline.cfg
| Gunshots that a [[player]] does not hit an enemy with damage theirselves down to a minimum of 1 [[Health|HP]].
|- id="Boom! Headshot!"
|
| Boom! Headshot!
| <center>6</center>
| <code>headshots</code>
| Deathmatch
| op08_headshots.cfg
| Helmets are disabled and bodyshots deal no damage, causing a small spark effect instead of blood.
|- id="Hunter-Gatherers"
|
| Hunter-Gatherers
| <center>7</center>
| <code>huntergatherers</code>
| Deathmatch
| op08_hunter_gatherers.cfg
| [[Counter-Strike: Global Offensive/Game Modes/Deathmatch#Team Mode|Team deathmatch]] with collecting [[item_dogtags|dogtags]]: Killed enemies will drop dogtags that anyone can pick up. Collecting dogtags from the enemy team awards victory points. Killing enemies with the Deathmatch [[Counter-Strike: Global Offensive/Game Modes/Deathmatch#Bonus Weapon|bonus weapon]] makes them drop an extra dogtag. The team with the most victory points at the end of the time limit wins.
|- id="Heavy Assault Suit"
|
|style="white-space:nowrap;"| Heavy Assault Suit
| <center>8</center>
| <code>heavyassaultsuit</code>
| Casual
| op08_heavy_assault_suit.cfg
| [[item_heavyassaultsuit|Heavy armor]] can be purchased for $6000. {{ModernDeprecated|The item is no longer accessible, neither using the buy menu, nor with the command <code>[[buy]] heavyarmor</code>, rendering this skirmish mode useless.}}
|- id="Arms Race Skirmish"
| [[File:Csgo icon skirmish armsrace.png|32px]]
| Arms Race
| <center>10</center>
| <code>armsrace</code>
| Arms Race
| -
| Equivalent to [[#Arms Race]].
|- id="Demolition Skirmish"
|
| Demolition
| <center>11</center>
| <code>demolition</code>
| Demolition
| -
| Equivalent to [[#Demolition]].
|- id="Retakes"
| [[File:Csgo icon skirmish retakes.png|32px]]
| [[Counter-Strike: Global Offensive/Game Modes/Retakes|Retakes]]
| <center>12</center>
| <code>retakes</code>
| Casual
| gamemode_retakecasual.cfg
| Each round, 3 Terrorists spawn on a bomb site with a bomb being planted and 4 CTs spawn at fixed locations around it or on the other bomb spot. Each player can choose a loadout card at round start. {{Warning|If there is exactly one bombsite, the game crashes with a probability of 50 %.}}
|- id="Bloodletter"
|
| Bloodletter
| <center>-</center>
| -
| Arms Race
| op08_bloodletter.cfg
| Dealing damage heals you 100 % of the damage dealt (max 200). Players take non-lethal damage over time while they are alive.
|- id="Bounty Hunter"
|
| Bounty Hunter
| <center>-</center>
| -
| Deathmatch
| op08_bounty_hunter.cfg
| All players are enemies, killed enemies will drop [[item_dogtags|dogtags]] that anyone can pick up. Killing players awards less points. Collecting dogtags awards additional Deathmatch points.
|- id="Team Deathmatch"
|
| [[Counter-Strike: Global Offensive/Game Modes/Deathmatch#Team Mode|Team Deathmatch]]
| <center>-</center>
| -
| Deathmatch
| op08_team_deathmatch.cfg
| Killing enemies is worth team victory points, killing enemies with the Deathmatch [[Counter-Strike: Global Offensive/Game Modes/Deathmatch#Bonus Weapon|bonus weapon]] awards additional victory points. The team with the most victory points at the end of the time limit wins. {{Note|The official Team Deathmatch mode is not this skirmish mode, see [[#Game Mode Flags]].}}
|}

== Game Mode dependent Events ==
{| style=float:right
| <syntaxhighlight lang=cpp>
local nType = ScriptGetGameType() // game_type
local nMode = ScriptGetGameMode() // game_mode

if (nType == 0 && nMode == 2)
{
  // code executed only in Wingman
  EntFire( "spawnpoints.2v2", "SetEnabled", "", 0 )
}
else
{
  // code executed only in any other game mode
  EntFire( "spawnpoints.2v2", "SetDisabled", "", 0 )
}
</syntaxhighlight>
{{Note|The variable names <code>nType, nMode</code> are arbitrary.}}
|}
In [[VScript]], there are the {{csgo}} specific [[List of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Script Functions#Other|VScript functions]] <code>ScriptGetGameType()</code> and <code>ScriptGetGameMode()</code> which return the current integer value of <code>game_type</code> and <code>game_mode</code>, respectively.
{{Note|This is independent of the current value of <code>sv_skirmish_id</code>.}}
These allow VScript structures such as the one on the right; If this example code is executed, it will fire an [[I/O]] event to entities named '''spawnpoints.2v2''' depending on the current game mode. Code can be executed every round by saving it in a <code>.nut</code> file under {{Path|csgo/scripts/vscripts/}} and by adding it to the [[Entity Scripts]] of any entity in a map. See also: [[VScript Fundamentals]] and {{sq|2}}.

With this concept, one can manipulate gameplay ''depending on the current game mode'', which is a really powerful tool to make other game modes such as {{csgo mode|Coop}} work.

{{Example|The script {{Path|csgo/scripts/vscripts/2v2/2v2_enable|nut|icon=file}} provided by Valve is commonly used to shift player spawn points and activate blockers in {{csgo mode|Wingman}}.}}
{{Idea|When making a map, you can create a VScript exclusively for that map and use this concept to make game mode dependent changes to: the map flow, player spawns, gamerules and much more. For example, it is possible to make closed areas on a map that are opened up only in some game modes, such as Deathmatch and Armsrace.}}
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