How to Record/Play a Demo in Counter-Strike: Source

To record a demo in Counter-Strike: Source you have to be in-game. When in game open your console by pressing the "~" key and type in this command:

record <demoname>

Example:

record firstgame

To stop the recording of the demo just type "stop" (without the quotes) in the console. The demo will be completed and saved in the steam\steamapps\accountname\counter-strike source\cstrike folder, named "<demoname>.dem".

Also the demo name CAN NOT have spaces between the words. For example if you type in "record first game" in the console, the demo will actually get saved as "first.dem". Everything you typed after the space will be gone.

To playback your demo (the demo has to be in the cstrike folder) type this command in the console:

playdemo <demoname>

Example:

playdemo firstgame

Happy fragging.