HOWTO: Low-tech no-scope hack
It’s already considered old school to do the undetectable noscope monitor hack (heh!) in Counter-Strike. But writing on my monitor with a permanent marker doesn’t sound like a great idea to me. So based on a suggestion from someone in #cplug the other night, here’s my offering…
Background: In games like Counter-Strike source, most standard weapons display a crosshair at the center of the screen/HUD. In an effort to make gameplay more “realistic” (relatively speaking), sniper rifles do not display a crosshair unless you zoom in with the scope. However, zooming in dramatically reduces your field of view and makes you move slower…
And thus was the low-tech no-scope hack born!
Step 1: Get a pack of those self-adhesive page reinforcers.
Step 2: Start up Counter-Strike and select a weapon that displays a crosshair (e.g. the default pistol). Make sure you are aligned with your monitor like you normally are while playing, and stick the page reinforcer right over the crosshair.
Step 3: Select any of the sniper rifles, and blast away. At reasonably close distances, your shots will all land within the diameter of the page reinforcer.
w00t!
Update: Obviously, this only really helps if you are relatively close to your target. For long distance shots, you’ll still need to zoom in.
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I don’t get it. If the game has a cross hair to start with…
Hey Joe,
In CS:S, the sniper rifles do not display a crosshair unless you zoom in. I’ve edited the post a bit to make that more clear.
Thanks for the comment. :)
And thus, your l33t skillz have just been debunked! heh
I actually used a red sharpie to make a tiny dot where my crosshairs were for Call of Duty. While it might seem destructive, a little rubbing alcohol will take the dot right off if you get sick of it.
Heh, not a bad idea!
Yeah, the page reinforcer adhesive does leave a little mark behind, but it’s easy enough to clean off. I have an actual shiny/glass CRT rather than an LCD. I’m not sure how any of this would work on an LCD.
haha. Classy, i’ve been putting sticky tack in the center of my crosshairs for a while, since sometimes i lose them in bright areas. They kinda fade into the scene.
Nice find! :D
Dude, I did the same thing in Call of Duty 4…except i taped 2 pieces of sewing thread perpendicular across my monitor lined up with the cross hairs of my sniper rifle! Of course you have to be in close range to be accurate, but it works well =D