Creating a Counter-Strike 1.6 INTERNET-Based Server (With AMX Mod X) [COMPLETE GUIDE with VIDEO]

After we recently discovered that people have difficulty creating an Internet-based Counter Strike 1.6 Server we decided to help you by devising our own complete guide:

UPDATE: Please see the updated guide here –> Creating a Counter-Strike 1.6 INTERNET-Based Server using SteamCMD (With AMX Mod X) [COMPLETE GUIDE with VIDEO] as Steam has rolled out a replacement to HLDSUpdateTool hence causing this guide to become unfunctional. 

Minimum System Requirements For Couter-Strike 1.6 Server:

1. Internet Connection of Speed 8Mb/s or Higher
2. 1.5 Ghz Processor
3. Windows XP, Vista or 7
4. 400Mb Disk Space

Step 1: Download the Server Creator Files we have compiled for you: Counter-Strike 1.6 Server Creation Files

Step 2: Go on My Computer, then to C:/ and create a new folder called HLDS .

Step 3: Extract the Counter-Strike 1.6 Server Creation Files you downloaded (using WinRar), open Counter-Strike 1.6 Server Creator and choose C:/HLDS as the directory for installation. Once the installation is complete a black CMD screen will open which will download the server files from the Half-Life Servers! This will take 10-15 minutes depending upon your Internet Speed.

Step 4: Once the installation is complete check that the HLDS Folder’s size is approximately 315-320 Mb! If not repeat Step 3

Step 5: If u want a Server which accepts both Steam and Non-Steam Players then you will have to patch it using the swds.exe in the files you downloaded! Double click swds.exe, chose C:/HLDS as the installation directory.

Step 6:  Now we have to Modify the server.cfg in order to make your server work on the internet . Go to HLDS\cstrike folder and open server.cfg with Wordpad or Notepad. Delete everything and paste this:

// server name
hostname “Server Name”

// rcon passsword
rcon_password “password”

// server cvars
mp_friendlyfire 0
mp_footsteps 1
mp_autoteambalance 1
mp_autokick 0
mp_flashlight 1
mp_tkpunish 1
mp_forcecamera 0
sv_alltalk 0
sv_pausable 0
sv_cheats 0
sv_consistency 1
sv_allowupload 1
sv_allowdownload 1
sv_maxspeed 320
mp_limitteams 2
mp_hostagepenalty 5
sv_voiceenable 1
mp_allowspectators 1
mp_timelimit 25
mp_chattime 10
sv_timeout 65

// bots
bot_quota 0
bot_quota_mode fill
bot_difficulty 2
bot_chatter off
bot_auto_follow 1
bot_auto_vacate 1
bot_join_after_player 0
bot_defer_to_human 1
bot_allow_rogues 0
bot_walk 0
bot_join_team any
bot_eco_limit 2000
bot_allow_grenades 1
bot_all_weapons
bot_allow_grenades 1
bot_allow_pistols 1
bot_allow_sub_machine_guns 1
bot_allow_shotguns 1
bot_allow_rifles 1
bot_allow_snipers 1
bot_allow_machine_guns

// round specific cvars
mp_freezetime 6
mp_roundtime 5
mp_startmoney 800
mp_c4timer 45
mp_fraglimit 0
mp_maxrounds 0
mp_winlimit 0
mp_playerid 0
mp_spawnprotectiontime 5

// bandwidth rates/settings
sv_minrate 0
sv_maxrate 0
decalfrequency 10
sv_maxupdaterate 60
sv_minupdaterate 10

// server logging
log off
sv_logbans 0
sv_logecho 1
sv_logfile 1
sv_log_onefile 0

// operation
sv_lan 0
sv_region 0

// execute ban files
exec banned_user.cfg
exec banned_ip.cfg

setmaster add 69.28.151.162
setmaster add 72.165.61.189
setmaster add 207.173.177.11
setmaster add 65.73.232.251:27040
setmaster add 65.73.232.253:27040
setmaster add 207.173.177.12:27010

Step 7: Replace Server Name with any name, e.g: The Techno Geeks! CS Server. And Replace RCON Password with any password of your choice.

Step 8: No go to HLDS\cstrike\liblist.gam , open it with Notepad and add this line at the end:

gamedll “addons\metamod\dlls\metamod.dll”

Step 9: CONGRATULATIONS! Server Installation Complete!

In order to switch on the server on, create a shortcut of hlds.exe file on your desktop and double click it. Edit the Server Name and chose your map, port and RCON Password(the one you set earlier in Step 6) and click Start Server. The hlds.exe file is located inside your main directory (HLDS).

The installer automatically installed Amx Mod X 1.8.1 on your server. Amx Mod X is probably the best Server plugin out there that can help you manage maps, kick/slay/ban/gag players, pause/restart server, manage cvars and other useful elements right from the game.

Step 10: To Make the Server INTERNET BASED you will have to do Port Forwarding, which means you will have to forward the Server Port through your router to the Internet, Port-Forwarding varies with every router, so message the Router Model and Company of your router to our Facebook page (Visit our Facebook Page HERE) or our Google+ page (Visit our Google+ Page HERE) and I will help you out in no time! You can also use the comments section below.

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