Bullet path preview

CS2 · Visuals. Shows before you shoot where the bullet will hit, which walls it will penetrate and how much damage it will deal to a player in the line of fire.

Also searched as: wallbang, wall penetration, autowall, damage through walls, penetration, where will the bullet hit, shot preview, bullet preview, penetration esp

Where to find it in the menu

Visuals  →  Bullet path preview

Sections inside: How it works (preview), Impact markers, Impact colors.

How to enable

1. Menu (Insert) → Visuals → Bullet path preview.
2. Turn on the header toggle of the page: the feature is off by default.
3. Take a firearm and aim: the markers appear immediately, you don't need to press anything.

What it does

• Every tick it simulates the bullet's flight from your current weapon in the direction of your crosshair, taking into account the weapon's damage, penetration power and range.
• On every surface the bullet enters, it draws a marker right on the wall. Markers are numbered by depth: the first impact, the second (after the first penetration), and so on. Each depth has its own color. The bullet's exit from a wall is drawn more transparent.
• No more than "Maximum penetrations" surfaces are shown.
• Labels are shown next to the crosshair:
  • Player damage labels — how much health the shot will take from a player in the line of fire, taking armor, helmet and hit zone into account (for example, 87 damage);
  • Penetration loss labels — the damage before and after each penetrated surface (for example, 102 → 64).
• A thin line can run from each label to its impact ("Connect labels to impacts").
• Works only while you are alive. Marker size decreases with distance.

Settings

General

Setting	Type	Default	Range / options	What it does
State	Header toggle of the page	Off	—	Turns the preview on and off

Impact markers

Setting	Type	Default	Range / options	What it does
Marker size	Slider	18	6–48	Size of the marker on the surface
Marker roundness	Slider, %	20	0–100	0 — square, 100 — circle
Maximum penetrations	Slider	5	1–10	How many surfaces to show along the bullet path
Fill markers	Toggle	On	—	Fills the marker with its color
Fill opacity	Slider, %	25	0–100	How dense the fill is. Visible if "Fill markers" is on
Marker outline width	Slider	1	1–4	Thickness of the marker outline
Player damage labels	Toggle	On	—	Label with the expected damage to a player
Penetration loss labels	Toggle	On	—	"Damage before → damage after" label for each penetrated surface
Connect labels to impacts	Toggle	On	—	Line from a label to its marker
Damage text position	Dropdown	Right	Left, Right, Top, Bottom	Which side of the crosshair the labels are shown on
Distance from center	Slider	80	0–500	Offset of the labels from the screen center
Damage text color	Color	White	—	Label color
Text settings	Settings button	—	—	Font, size, weight, case and effect of the labels (see below)

The last four items are visible if at least one of the labels is on.

Text settings

Setting	Type	Default	Range / options	What it does
Font	Dropdown	Default	Default (menu font) and fonts from the list	Label font
Font size	Slider	16	10–32	Text size
Font weight	Dropdown	Semi-bold	Regular, Medium, Semi-bold, Bold	Letter thickness
Case	Dropdown	Default	Default, Uppercase, Lowercase	Text case
Effect	Dropdown	Shadow	None, Shadow, Outline	Outline or shadow for readability
Text effect opacity	Slider, %	75	0–100	How dark the shadow or outline is. Hidden when the effect is "None"

Impact colors

Setting	Type	Default	Range / options	What it does
Draw first impact + First impact	Toggle + color	On, light blue	—	Marker of the first surface
Draw second impact + Second impact	Toggle + color	On, lilac	—	Marker after the first penetration
Draw third impact + Third impact	Toggle + color	On, orange	—	Marker after the second penetration
Draw fourth impact + Fourth impact	Toggle + color	On, pink	—	Marker after the third penetration
Draw fifth impact and beyond + Fifth impact and beyond	Toggle + color	On, mint green	—	All deeper markers

FAQ

The markers don't appear. The feature is off by default — turn it on in the page header. Markers are drawn only while you are alive and holding a weapon that fires bullets.

I don't see the damage to an enemy behind a wall. The label appears only if the calculated bullet path goes through a player. Check that "Player damage labels" is on and that "Maximum penetrations" is not lower than the number of walls in the way.

Too many markers on the screen. Lower "Maximum penetrations" or turn off unneeded depths in the "Impact colors" section.