Guide CS2 Weapon ID Grabbing — Entity Handle Alternative

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Still relying on m_pClippingWeapon to get the active weapon? It's fine, but there are cleaner ways to resolve what a player is holding by following the handle chain. This method is more robust for both internal and external projects when you need the exact m_iItemDefinitionIndex.

Weapon ID Extraction Logic

The flow is simple: grab m_pWeaponServices from the pawn, get the m_hActiveWeapon handle, and resolve it through the entity list to find the actual weapon entity. Once you have that, you just read the definition index from the attribute manager.

auto m_pWeaponServices = read<uintptr_t>(playerPawn + Offset.BasePlayerPawn.m_pWeaponServices);
auto activeWeaponHandle = read<uint32_t>(m_pWeaponServices + Offset.BasePlayerPawn.m_hActiveWeapon);
auto entityList = read<uintptr_t>(base + Offset.Client.dwEntityList);
uintptr_t weapon = GetEntityByIndex(entityList, activeWeaponHandle);
auto weaponID = read<uint16_t>(weapon + Offset.EconItem.m_iItemDefinitionIndex + Offset.AttributeContainer.m_Item + Offset.EconEntity.m_AttributeManager);

Resolving Entity from Handle

If you don't have a reliable GetEntityFromHandle helper yet, here is the standard logic to mask the handle and find the correct list entry in the CS2 entity list structure:

uintptr_t GetEntityFromHandle(uintptr_t entityListBase, uint32_t handle) {
    if (entityListBase == 0 || handle == 0xFFFFFFFF) return 0;
    uintptr_t listEntry = MemMan.ReadMem<uintptr_t>(entityListBase + 0x10 + 8 * ((handle & 0x7FFF) >> 9));
    if (listEntry == 0) return 0;
    uintptr_t entity = MemMan.ReadMem<uintptr_t>(listEntry + 0x70 * (handle & 0x1FF));
    return entity;
}

Spoiler: Weapon Name Map

If you want to display the weapon name in your ESP or console instead of just a raw ID, you can use this map. It covers everything from standard rifles to the newer knife models like the Kukri.

inline std::map<int, std::string> weapon_name_map = {
    {1, "deagle"}, {2, "elite"}, {3, "fiveseven"}, {4, "glock"}, {7, "ak47"},
    {8, "aug"}, {9, "awp"}, {10, "famas"}, {11, "g3sg1"}, {13, "galilar"},
    {14, "m249"}, {16, "m4a1"}, {17, "mac10"}, {19, "p90"}, {24, "ump"},
    {25, "xm1014"}, {26, "bizon"}, {27, "mag7"}, {28, "negev"}, {29, "sawedoff"},
    {30, "tec9"}, {31, "taser"}, {32, "hkp2000"}, {33, "mp7"}, {34, "mp9"},
    {35, "nova"}, {36, "p250"}, {38, "scar20"}, {39, "sg556"}, {40, "ssg08"},
    {42, "knife"}, {43, "flashbang"}, {44, "hegrenade"}, {45, "smokegrenade"},
    {46, "molotov"}, {47, "decoy"}, {48, "incgrenade"}, {49, "c4"},
    {59, "knife"}, {60, "m4a1_silencer"}, {61, "usp_silencer"}, {63, "cz75a"},
    {64, "revolver"}, {500, "knife"}, {505, "knife"}, {506, "knife"},
    {507, "knife"}, {508, "knife"}, {509, "knife"}, {512, "knife"},
    {514, "knife"}, {515, "knife"}, {516, "knife"}, {526, "knife"}
};

This setup avoids some of the issues seen with pClippingWeapon during certain animations or state changes. It's clean and relies on the engine's own handle system.

Anyone found a faster way to grab the attribute manager without that many offsets? Drop a comment below.