How to Use CS2UTIL to Find a Smoke or Nade Lineup

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CS2UTIL organizes its utility guides by map, so the fastest way to find a lineup is to pick the map you're playing, then click the specific nade position on the 2D map to open its throw instructions and video. This works for smokes, flashes, molotovs, and HE grenades across Dust2, Mirage, Inferno, Nuke, Ancient, Anubis, Train, Cache, Overpass, and Vertigo. You don't need to know the lineup name in advance — you can browse visually or filter down to a specific area or team.

Step-by-step: finding a lineup

  1. Select a map. Choose from the map collection (Dust2, Mirage, Inferno, Nuke, Ancient, Train, Cache, Anubis, Overpass, Vertigo) to load that map's utility lineups.
  2. Select a nade. Pick a nade type from the 2D map. Each nade has multiple throw positions, so the same smoke or flash may be shown from several standing spots.
  3. Zoom and navigate. Use the control buttons in the top-right corner or your mouse wheel to zoom in and out. On mobile, use two fingers to zoom or drag the map.
  4. Open the lineup. Click a nade position on the map to view detailed throw instructions and a video.
  5. Filter if you already know the spot. Use the filter page to narrow lineups by a specific area or team instead of scanning the whole map.

What you'll see on a lineup detail page

Each detail page includes metadata that tells you how to execute the throw. The site's FAQ explains the key fields:

Field What it means
Jump Throw Whether you need to jump while throwing. "Yes" means it's a jump throw.
Air Time Time in seconds from preparation to release. Longer times may require timing or waiting for a specific moment.
Mouse Button Which mouse button to use — typically left, right, or a combination.
Movement Type How you should be moving when you throw.

Read these before you practice, since a jump throw or a long air time changes how you set up the throw.

Practical tips for using the tool

  • Start with common spots. The site highlights frequently used lineups like a fast window smoke, an A-Short pop-flash, Banana nades to stop a T-side B rush, and an Outside cross smoke to cross to Secret safely. These are good first lineups to learn per map.
  • Use the filter when you're mid-game. If you know you need utility for one area, filtering by area is faster than zooming around the full 2D map.
  • Check multiple throw positions. Because each nade has several positions, pick the one that matches where you'll actually be standing.
  • Practice the timing. Air Time and Jump Throw flags exist because these throws aren't all simple standing throws — expect to rehearse the release timing.

Related features on the site

Beyond lineups, CS2UTIL also hosts pro player profiles (settings and profiles for players like donk, ZywOo, NiKo, Twistzz, ropz, and s1mple) and pro crosshair codes you can copy directly, such as:

  • s1mple: CSGO-xJae6-kBbNJ-DmqQ8-SpOsZ-LYqhH
  • ZywOo: CSGO-ks5ud-iW7Uu-M8zEO-un7hb-5bq3B
  • Twistzz: CSGO-rAP9j-NWCBz-esDKK-SNzcw-5RGOP
  • NiKo: CSGO-LfLx8-qLdT9-SzbBn-fHv3O-e3c7L
  • donk: CSGO-psEMK-Du32G-FxrTr-rmRuZ-VqnkP
  • device: CSGO-q6V25-QEBHr-ahOJi-bzYJO-PiKPJ

These are separate from the nade guides but useful if you're setting up your config alongside learning utility.