Basics of CS1.6 Server Hosting and Terms

What is Half-Life and What is Counter Strike,
Half-Life is the actual platform of the game and its modifications are Counter Strike, Day of Defeat, Natural Selection etc...

What is the difference between CS1.6 and CZero or CSCZ,
CS1.6 is a Mod for Half-Life and So is CZero but the difference is development of the game. Very similar to development of source version, this too is a version of the game.

What are AMX Mod X, Clan Mod, and Admin Mod,
These are the administration tools for administrating the game server easily. These are to be used by the Server Administrator and other need not worry about these.

What is Console and what are Commands,
Commands are sent to the server to change something in the game. Console is the window from which these commands can be sent to the server. AMX Mod X, Admin Mod and other mods help the administrators minimise their effort in giving these commands.

What is HLDS,
HLDS is the dedicated server for any Mod of Half-Life. Listen server is one which can be started by a user directly joining in the game.

What is HLTV,
HLTV is an application which lets the users around the world to see a Clan Game or a League Match live through the Internet. This helps in increasing the number of spectators. The HLTV joins the game as a spectator does, but it will show some 1000 more players the same game. This HLTV has a with or without delay kind of option too.

What is Rcon,
Rcon is remote control for the console running in one computer to control it from another computer. For this the rcon password entered in the two computer must be same, and the client can control the server console.

To know about any of these clearly, see the posts in the blog.

Maps for Clan Matches de_dust2 de_inferno de_nuke de_train de_cbble de_cpl_mill

The most played maps in clan matches are de_dust2 de_inferno de_nuke de_train de_cpl_mill. The reason for this is the simplicity and and the number of routes connecting Bomb Site 1 to Bomb Site 2. The number of routes connecting Bomb Site 1 and 2 are very important and it decides how the map is benefiting CTs or Ts. The optimal number of routes between the two Bomb sites is the key. It should not be more and nor it should be less.

Also the difference in the distances between the two bomb sites will matter a lot. If one of the routes is too short and other is too long, no CT prefers to go from the longer route. This is how to matters.

While designing a map (it can be done with Valve Hammer Editor) you never need to worry about these parameters, but the final map whether it will be a good map or not depends on its own parametrise.

Also the visibility and simplicity will matter a lot. The maps which have the out door visibility are preferred more than roaming around inside a building.

Obviously, the two Bomb Sites should be near to the CTs than Ts.

de_dust2:
Has outdoor view, simple and not many Boxes and stuff. Just some simples open routes and some elevations. Three openings into the bomb sites. Good cover in the Bomb Sites. No ladders.

de_inferno:
Has outdoor view, not too simple and little extended routes. Some closed routes and Hall Ways. Small and Less number of rooms. Four and Three openings into the bomb sites. Good Cover in the Bomb Sites. Some small and large Corridors and Balconies. Some roofs.

de_nuke:
Long routes at the beginning and a wide route at the left of CTs. two bomb sites are indoor places with good cover and camping spots. Four inlets into each bomb sites.

de_train:
Advantageous to those who ever are in the bombsites not because of the cover but because of the visibility. Good sniping points. Good for snipers.

de_cbble:
The two Bombsites are very near to the CTs. Advantageous to cover both with out any loss of time travelling from one site to other. One wide opening from T spawn to CT spawn and a narrow indoor routes on the both sides, one leading to A and other leading to B.

de_cpl_mill:
Bombsites are just beside CT spawn. The better part is the tunnels which lead to both the bombsites with diversions inside the tunnel itself. Good cover in both the bombsites with not too many camping spots.

How to install Amx Clan Match Deluxe plugin for cs1.6

AMX Clan Match Deluxe allows you to host a clan match server which will guide the players on its own. It runs over AMX Mod X. Its features include,

1. Main Menu for the Plugin
2. Game Type selection menu via Max Rounds, Max Time, Max Score
3. Menu of Config Selection for Loading
4. Reads the given Clan Tags.
5. Game setup with a single command apart from menu.
6. Warmup Round
7. Starts the knife round when everyone says ready
8. Auto Knife in Knife Round
9. Menu for team selection for Winners of knife round.
10. Score Display at the bottom of the screen.
11. Auto team swap for half-time.
12. Scoring by addition of previous score after half time.
13. Winner annoucement.

You can get the plugin from in the downloads section of this blog mostly it is there. Or else you can directly go to the website alliedmods.net and you can find it forums. Or just go with the keyword amx clan match deluxe keyword in the google.

Setting up Amx Clan Match Deluxe,

1. Download the package
2. Extract the package
3. Relate the folders of package with the CS1.6 installation. They will be same.
4. Just copy and paste the folders into your installation of CS1.6
5. Go to scripting folder in amxmodx of addons.
6. run compile.exe
7. You will get a new file in the folder compiled with the name amx_clan_match_deluxe.amxx or what ever it is.
8. Paste this in the plugins folder of amxmodx.
9. Open cstrike\addons\amxmodx\configs\plugins.ini
10. Add the file name what ever it is at the end ex: amx_clan_match_deluxe.amxx
11. Save the file and Start the game.

You can get the menu in the amxmodmenu at the end, or you can directly get it by typing amx_clan_matchmenu or what ever it is, in the console.

The command directly with out the use of menu is

amx_match (Cts_Tag) (Ts_Tag) (Max_rounds/Max_time/Max_Score) (Config to load) (RecDemo/RecNone)

For other topics and AMX Mod X and Plugins, go through the other posts.

Counter Strike 1.6, CS:Condition Zer Settings for LAN Play and Clan Matches and HLTV

For normal LAN play you can directly start a listen server with following settings

For reducing lag,

• fps_max 100
• Video Resolution 1024x768
• Video Depth 32 Bit
• Video Mode OpenGL
• Freechase cam
• Spectate anyone

If you are using 16 bit video, it is called as 16 bitting where you can see the people through the smoke. It is better to practice with 32 bit video.

How players join through LAN,

When you are on a Local Area Network, If you start a Server people will be able to join your server from servers searched under the LAN tab. If they start any HLTV you will get the HLTV proxies in the same LAN tab.

HLTV:

HLTV is a very efficient tool for hosting a HLTV Proxy which allows others to watch a Clan Match into which they are not directly allowed to spectate as a normal spectator.

1. Each HLTV Proxy allows some hundreds of spectators.
2. HLTV Recorded Demos have Multipoint view so that you can record videos in multipoint views of a single instant.

Clan Matches:

Settings in Clan Matches include,

• Friendly Fire 0ff
• Round Time 2
• C4 timer 35
• Locked Chase cam
• Spectate Team Mates only
• tkpunish off
• idle kick off
• auto kick off
• Gravity 800
• water acceleration constant

Clan Match Rules include

• Maximun rounds
• Maximum time
• Win limit etc

Better to use all the settings for practice matches same as the settings in clan matches.

A best Plugin for hosting Clan Matches is AMX Match Deluxe. Current Version is 8.11.

CS1.6 GUIs

• PGS GUI
• CPL GUI
• SK GUI
• ESWC GUI

These are some GUI which you can download and add to your cs1.6 installation to set the setting automatically.

All the settings are stored in config files. Some config files are shown below,

• Config.cfg - main config for Cstrike present in Cstrike folder
• Userconfig.cfg - Additional config for Cstrike present in Cstrike folder
• amxx.cfg - Main config for AMX MOD X present in addons\amxmodx\configs\ folder

Plugin For Practice

There is a plugin for practicing headshots. This will allow only headshots and no other hits are valid. The player gets hit only for a headshot. Install this. Search "install addons" in site search for that page.

Downloads:

• AMX Match Deluxe - Clan Match Plugin - http://forums.alliedmods.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=17394&d=1182746512
• GUIs - http://www.fpsbanana.com/guis/games/3
• Aim Prac Plugin - http://www.amxmodx.org/plcompiler_vb.cgi?file_id=769

ClanMod - an Addon for Metamod

ClanMod is graetly simple and very easy to use mod for maintaining Listen Servers.

Installation of ClanMod:
ClanMod installation is very simple,

1. Extract the ClanMod package
2. Paste the Foldr in the addons folder
3. Add a line to the plugins.ini files of the Metamod in the Metamod folder
4. Line looks like this "win32 \clanmod\dlls\clanmod_mm.dll"
5. Also you need to create an Admin.
6. For this see the documentation.

ClanMod Documentation: http://docs.unitedadmins.com/clanmod/en/

You will get the required inforamtion there. The following information is for Clan Matches and Stuff.

I have tried to get the support for the Clan Matches. I was not able to host the clan matches perfecttly. In my view a good Clan Match Mod, should contain the each every step as indicated below.

1. Should take the clan tags of CT and T
2. Should start the match with a warmup mode and then with a knive round
3. It must guide all the way through the game.
4. When someone wins, it should show the Motd and stop the game.
5. It should ask for the map cycle.
6. It should show the complete statistics after the Clan Match.
7. The statistics must include weapon stats also.

Many of these features are possed by AMX Clan Match Deluxe Plugin. It has a Menu which guides us everything.

you can download the AMX Clan Match Deluxe Plugin here http://forums.alliedmods.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=17394&d=1182746512

Hope you will make everything simpler than what you were doing before.

AMX Clan Match Deluxe Plugin Installation and Usage for Counter Strike 1.6

AMX Match Deluxe is a plugin for CS1.6 and CS:Condition Zero for hosting a clan match in the server. This plugin has a config loaded when the match starts which will setup all the settings for a aclan match.

I am trying the simplest possible explanation.


How to Install:

1. AMX Match Deluxe plugin can be downloaded from forums of alliedmoderators and the download link is here : Download
   
   
2. This package works on AMX MOD X 1.75 or more. So Download the latest version of AMX MOD X link is : Download (See AMX MOD X Installation page of this blog for complete help on AMX MOD X installation)
   
   
3. Install AMX MOD X. This Mod is must.
   
   
4. Now, in your package you see some files. Extract the package, and put the files and folders in corresponding folders of the game installation.
   
   
5. Note these Points 6-7:
   
   
6. If you have game installed in C:\Program Files\Valve... then you will find two folders by the name CSTRIKE and CZERO in the Valve folder.
   
   
7. Now, when you install AMX MOD X, the installation will create a ADDONS folder in CSTRIKE or CZERO, into which ever you install it.
   
   
8. The AMX Match Deluxe Package which you have downloaded also contains the ADDONS folder. Just put the folders accordingly in the installed ADDONS folder.
9. Compiling the Source:

1. Now, after finishing copying complete package, you need to compile the source. You might have already pasted a file named amx_match_deluxe.amxx in the plugins folder under Addons>Amxmod. This is enough some times. But many times you need to compile the source and replace the plugin with the plugin you got after compiling.
   
   
2. How to Compile the Source:(See compiling amx sources page of this blog for complete help on Compiling AMX MOD X plugin sources)
   
3. You have the source named amx_match_deluxe.sma, Now you might have already placed it in the scripting folder of amxmod folder.
   
4. Now, run the compile.exe in the scripting folder. The output will be present in COMPILED folder of SCRIPTING folder.
   
5. Place the output(.amxx file) in PLUGINS folder of amxmod.
   
6. Finalizing:

1. Now that you have finished all. Last step is letting the amx know that there is a plugin called amx_match_deluxe.amxx and running it.
   
2. This is done by adding a small line "amx_match_deluxe.amxx" in the plugins.ini file under CONFIGS Folder of amxmod. To disable add ";" before the line like this ";amx_match_deluxe.amxx" in plugins.ini file.
   
3. Start the Game.
   

Usage of AMX Match Deluxe:

1. Type the command "amx_match CTname Tname mr10 ecup recboth" in the console. Now the server starts the match plugin and locks the game with some password. So type this only after everyone has joined the game. The game name is changed to "CTname Vs Tname Clan Match"
   
2. Here mr10 in the comands means maximum rounds are 10 as ct and 10 as t. who ever wins the highest rounds win.
   
3. Here CTname is name of ct clan, and Tname is t clan.
   
4. There would a worm up round.
   
5. There would be a knive round.
   
6. The game can also be set to maximum time "mt" in place of mr10.
   
7. Read the readme now, and you will understand everything.
   

This Clan Match plugin from AMXX is really cool to use. It shows the number of games won by each team in the bttom left corner. And it will also show the clan names at top left corner.

Mostly I will add a screenshot of the game, sooner or later.