Unlike normal C4, they are not detonated with a timer, and will instead detonate after the players had left the Compound, destroying it completely. Planting the C4 at specific points on the map are objectives that the players must perform to proceed. In Counter-Strike: Global Offensive campaign Wildfire, in the storyline Co-op Strike mission " The Enemy Of My Enemy.", both players will be deployed with a C4. On bomb defusal and Demolition maps, it can be only planted at a bombsite. After a certain amount of time (45 seconds by default or 40 seconds under a competitive ruleset), the C4 will explode. Running with the bomb out is the same speed as with the knife in all games. In Global Offensive, if the bomb carrier stays idle for too long, the bomb will be automatically dropped.
However, doors can effortlessly move a dropped bomb. Some areas have invisible brush clips and triggers that prevent the bomb from being thrown into unreachable positions. The dropped bomb cannot be moved with explosions or when shot at. Except under specific circumstances where the game codes them to (such as in Weapons Course), Counter-Terrorists cannot pick up the bomb. In the radar, there is a red dot (in Counter-Strike 1.6 and Condition Zero) or the C4 icon in red and emitting a signal.įor balancing reasons, if the C4 is dropped, only a Terrorist can pick it up.
If dropped in Source games, a bright light can be seen flashing. The C4 can be dropped and picked up by other terrorists. If another Terrorist player picks up the dropped bomb, the HUD will say " (player name) picked up the bomb". In Source and Global Offensive, the scoreboard shows a bomb icon next to the name of the player carrying the bomb. If the bomb carrier is killed or if he has dropped the bomb, the HUD on a Terrorist player will show " (player name) dropped the bomb". In earlier games, when playing as a Terrorist or as a spectator, the scoreboard will show the word "Bomb" next to the name of the Terrorist carrying the bomb. In Counter-Strike: Source and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, the bomb will appear strapped to their back.
In Counter-Strike and Counter-Strike: Condition Zero, the Terrorist carrying the C4 will have a brown backpack on their back. However, if a human player is playing with bots, and the settings are set to "bots defer goals to humans", only human players will be given the C4. It is 91% composed of RDX (Research Development Explosive) and has a detonation velocity of 8,092 m/s (26,550 ft/s).Īt the beginning of the round, a random Terrorist will be given the C4. C4 (Composition C-4) is a plastic explosive with a clay-like malleable texture, making it a versatile explosive.