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To let both teams hear each other on a CS2 server, open Server settings, switch on Everyone hears everyone under Chat, bots and cheats, review, save and restart. The matching server commands are sv_alltalk 1 (players hear the enemy team) and sv_full_alltalk 1 (everyone, including spectators, hears everyone). sv_voiceenable 1 keeps voice chat switched on.

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How to enable all talk in the Game Panel

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Open Server settings

Open your server and click Server settings under COUNTER-STRIKE 2 in the sidebar.
2

Switch on the voice options

Under Rules > Chat, bots and cheats:
  • Everyone hears everyone: both teams can hear each other.
  • Dead players can talk to the living: dead players can speak to players who are still alive.
3

Review and save

Click Review and save, then Save changes.
4

Restart the server

Restart the server so the change applies.

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CS2 voice chat commands

For finer control, click Open server.cfg in Server settings and add the lines you need:
Save the file and restart the server. If you also use the switches in Server settings, don’t set the same line twice with different values: the last one in the file wins.

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Does CS2 have all chat for text?

Yes. Text chat is separate from voice: players use the say command (all chat) or say_team (team chat), usually through their chat keys. The server commands above only change voice.

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Voice chat doesn’t work for one player

These are player-side settings in CS2, not server settings:
  • voice_enable 1 turns voice chat on in the player’s game.
  • cl_mute_enemy_team 0 stops the game muting the enemy team.
  • cl_mute_all_but_friends_and_party 0 stops the game muting everyone except friends and party.
The player types these in their own developer console. See connect to a CS2 server to turn it on.

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Frequently asked questions

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How do I let the enemy team hear us in CS2?

Switch on Everyone hears everyone in Server settings, or add sv_alltalk 1 to server.cfg, and restart.

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Can spectators talk to players?

Yes, with sv_full_alltalk 1. Leave it off for matches, so spectators can’t call out positions.

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How do I turn voice chat off completely?

Add sv_voiceenable 0 to server.cfg and restart.

CS2 server guide

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Run custom configs

Switch settings with exec.

Disable bots

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File manager

Edit server.cfg in the panel.
Tested by the FREAKHOSTING team on our Game Panel on 29 October 2026 (Counter-Strike 2 with CounterStrikeSharp 1.0.378 and Metamod:Source build 1483). Steps may differ slightly if the game or its plugins change.

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Last Updated: October 2026