Whether you are Counter Terrorist or Terrorist, the game chooses for you who you will be. So your choice doesnt matter because it needs to balance the game. Only thing you can do is select your character. In some mods, you will all be that same character as the others. As Counter Terrorist, you and your team's goal is to go through obstacles with traps thats going to be activated by the Terrorist (it should be noted in some mods roles can be switched between the 2, such as Terrorists being runners and Counter Terrorist as the trap user).

As Terrorist, your goal is to kill all Counter Terrorists (goals might be switched in some servers), using the traps. The only weapon you have usually is your knife. Failure to kill them will let them obtain their weapons at the finish line and shoot you down.

There are many different kind of obstacles you will face which all depends which map you are playing on. Failure to go through them including traps will get you killed instantly. You need to be aware of the enemy near the trap button. The whole point is going through them so you can win the round.

When you are selected to be the trap user, you have to watch out for their tricks because they can and will pressure you into pressing the button. When you do press it, you would have to wait before you can press again which unfortunately by the time when its ready, most of them are already passing through, its best you go to the next trap to prevent them from progressing further.

This is where you need to know the most of them all. How to win the round. When you go through obstacles, you usually need to pressure the trap user into pressing the button. When you do manage to trick the trap user, you can go through the obstacle. But do it quick, because theres no telling when they'll use it again if you take too long. Sometimes the trap can also kill you if you go too early depending which one. Observe your team, they usually know how to trick them. Tricks include strafing or moving forward and backward. Bunnyhops in some servers would work too (if its enabled).

As the trap user, you need to see through their tricks. They will do whatever it takes to force you to press the button. They might try to run through, in which if you press it too late they might survive and pass through. Watch carefully and get ready to activate the trap. If they manage to trick you, prepare to go to the next trap.

Here you will learn about obstacles that cant be performed by simply jumping and crouching. This is section is worth reading because sometimes you cant learn it by just watching. So heres how it works.

Sinking platforms: When you jump into the platform, you will notice it will start to sink down. Simply running and jumping wont help, because you wont have time to jump to another platform, which leads to your death. The best way to go through them is Bunnyhoping. Bunnyhop is when you press forward, press and hold the jump button and focus on using the strafe keys (sidesteps) while also letting go the forward key. You have to turn your mouse as you use the strafe keys. By default if you use A, you turn your mouse left, when you use D, you turn your mouse right. If you do it correctly, you will notice you will be going faster, which is enough to go through sinking platforms. Going downward on the slope also increases momentum, giving you more speed. Using this trick will help you progress if you do it right. Takes some time to practice.

Sliding obstacles: If you jump on them and start to slide down to your death, thats because this obstacle you cant go through by simplying jumping on to them. The basic way to go through is by Surfing. Surfing is when you jump on the slope and press the strafe key as you move your mouse, slightly similar to bunnyhop. In this case, if you are on the left side you use your right strafe while moving your mouse. If you are on your right side, you use your left strafe while moving your mouse. If do so correctly, you will be able to slide your way through at the end, which will help you progress. Its a very simple technique.

There are some obstacles that truly requires running and jumping but from a very far distance, but you need to do it at the right time. Sometimes strafing can help too which builds up a bit more speed (similar to Bunnyhoping). Bunnyhoping can help you on that problem, but you dont need really need it since its about timing your jumps, but can easily help you out if you master it. By the time you reach the end without bunnyhoping, you will barely make it, just by crouching in the end.

The purpose of this mode is to go through obstacles and kill your enemy. While as the trap user you do whatever it takes to win by killilng them with traps. Never let them reach the finish line if you dont want to get killed by them. Theres nothing more I can give, its a simple but fun mode.

Good luck surviving!