Player Nikola Kovac (NiKo) in CS: GO

NiKo is one of the best pro gamers to play in CS: GO. Since 2016, he has consistently ranked among the top twenty players, and in 2017 and 2019, he was the second and third, respectively.

Name	Nikola Kovac
Date of birth	16.02.1997
Country	Bosnia
Teams	mousesports, mouz, FaZe Clan, G2
Role	AWPer, Rifler
Current team	G2
Disciplines	CS 1.6, CS:GO

Nikola Kovac Biography

Nikola is a rare representative of his region who managed to achieve great success in CS: GO. Since childhood, he adored going to computer clubs with his cousin, which led him to a brilliant career as a pro gamer. For a long time, the guys represented competing teams, but they joined forces as part of the French team G2 in October.

NiKo’s config CS GO

NiKo often uses This config. Although he loves to experiment and change the settings, he often plays with this config in important matches. To use it, first, download the game in your Steam account.

Game launch options

The launch parameters of the NiKo are as follows:

-noforcemaccel -noforcemspd -noforcemparms -freq 144 -console -novid -tickrate 128

NiKo’s CS GO crosshair settings

NiKo uses current crosshair CS GO settings:

• cl_crosshair_drawoutline “0”;
• cl_crosshair_dynamic_maxdist_splitratio “0.35”;
• cl_crosshair_dynamic_splitalpha_innermod “1”;
• cl_crosshair_dynamic_splitalpha_outermod “0.5”;
• cl_crosshair_dynamic_splitdist “7”;
• cl_crosshair_outlinethickness “1”;
• cl_crosshairalpha “250”;
• cl_crosshaircolor “5”;
• cl_crosshaircolor_b “144”;
• cl_crosshaircolor_g “195”;
• cl_crosshaircolor_r “27”;
• cl_crosshairdot “1”;
• cl_crosshairgap “-1”;
• cl_crosshairgap_useweaponvalue “0”;
• cl_crosshairscale “120”;
• cl_crosshairsize “1”;
• cl_crosshairstyle “5”;
• cl_crosshairthickness “0.4”;
• cl_crosshairusealpha “1”;

This commands should be used in console.

NiKo’s CS GO graphics settings

Screen resolution: 1024 x 768 (4:3).

Refresh rate: 144 Hz.

NiKo’s tactics

For NiKo, CS GO has always been a place where he could show his shooting skills. Judging by the numerous videos of his matches, the well-known pro gamer perfectly “reads” the game and opponents, predicting literally every step.

Interestingly, where others would try to maintain their own position and pave the way to victory at the expense of accuracy, Kovacs often goes ahead, trying to seize the initiative.

The essence of the tactics is in the unexpectedness of the enemy’s move, who has gained an advantage on the map: few expect a counterattack from one defender with a rifle, a sharp change of position, or something like that.

How many hours does Nikola Kovac spend in CS: GO?

Judging by the number of matches played by the popular Bosnian pro gamer, he spends a lot of time in the game. Unfortunately, at the moment, the settings of his personal profile on Steam do not allow third-party users to view statistics, including the total number of hours spent in the game. However, there is no doubt that there are at least several thousands of them, like other CS: GO pros.

NiKo’s CS: GO training process

For NiKo CS GO, first of all, is accuracy, which made him a recognizable pro gamer. Constant studies have brought Niko’s skill to an outrageous level.

All CS players are well aware of how difficult it is sometimes to aim the crosshair at an opponent while simultaneously synchronizing their movements to the side since the shot’s accuracy depends on this. Regular exercise in this particular technique allows NiKo to do such impressive frags.

Transfers

For NiKo, CS GO has become an excellent opportunity to shine against teammates’ background, thanks to which, after participating in several Balkan projects, he is invited to mousesports. In 2015, he found himself in mouz. The player achieved the greatest success in the FaZe Clan camp, where he even managed to captain. Not so long ago, he moved to the G2 team. By the way, for NiKo G2, it is also a great opportunity to reunite with his brother.

How much did NiKo earn in his career?

The e-sportsman has become one of the best in the world four times, twice getting into the top 3. Although the Bosnian is only 23 years old, he has already earned a big name for himself. NiKo earned not only an image but $ 711 thousand.

Family

As already mentioned, NiKo has been very friendly with his cousin Hunter since childhood. From about the same age, they dreamed of performing together. Now that their childhood dream has come true, the Kovacs are systematically destroying top teams.

Interesting facts about the player