CS:GO server is ignoring settings in server.cfg

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I have just installed CS:GO server on a Linux VPS. I have set up steam account and everything in the ~/csgo/csgo/server.cfg. The server clearly reads the file correctly, since it shows correct server name and requires the password that I have set. However setting any game settings is ignored. This is the config:

hostname "XXXXXX"
sv_setsteamaccount "XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX"
log on
sv_logfile 1
sv_password "XXXXX"
sv_enablevoice 0

mp_endwarmup_player_count 2
mp_autoteambalance 1
mp_friendlyfire 1
mp_freezetime 120
mp_forcecamera 1
mp_autoteambalance 0
mp_autokick 1
mp_friendly_grenade_damage 1
mp_buytime 1000

cash_player_interact_with_hostage 700
cash_team_loser_bonus_consecutive_rounds 1000

Everything under sv_password is ignored. When I query the values when the server is running, I can see that they were overridden or ignored. Is it possible that other config is overwriting my settings? What can I do?

Koushik Ravulapelli · Accepted Answer

The server.cfg is executed prior to the gamemode_competitive.cfg, due to this any game mode settings defined the server.cfg are overwritten once the competitive config is executed. To edit game mode settings you will have to edit the gamemode_competitive.cfg or the respective gamemode's cfg file you are playing.

gamemode cfg files available in path csgocsgocfg directory:

gamemode_casual.cfg
gamemode_deathmatch.cfg
gamemode_custom.cfg
gamemode_armsrace.cfg

etc..

so move all your mentioned settings to one of the above mentioned cfg.

Alex · Answer

DO NOT edit the gamemode_competitive.cfg like the other answer suggests, because it is overwritten every time you update the server.
Valve documentation explicitly says

Admins should not modify the gamemode_XXX.cfg files

Instead create a gamemode_XXX_server.cfg and place your overrides there.

CS:GO server is ignoring settings in server.cfg

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