Errors
Anleitungen zu CS 1.6 Server-Setup, Fixes, Plugin-Entwicklung und Administration.
Fix: Players Kicked for 'Invalid STEAM UserID Ticket'
The 'Invalid STEAM UserID Ticket' kick means the server rejected the client's Steam auth. Either allow non-Steam clients with Reunion/dproto, or fix the Steam auth path. Both covered.
Fix: 'Reliable channel overflowed' Disconnects
What 'Reliable channel overflowed' really means, which plugins and HUD/menu spam cause it, and how to stop the per-client netchannel from bursting past its buffer.
Fix: My CS 1.6 Server Doesn't Show in the Internet Server List
A methodical checklist for a CS 1.6 server that runs fine but never appears in the internet server browser: sv_lan, heartbeats, inbound UDP, NAT, and the master server.
How to Read a HLDS Core Dump with gdb
How to make HLDS produce a core file, load it in gdb, read the backtrace to find which module crashed the server, and turn that stack into an actionable culprit.
Fix: SteamCMD 'Timeout downloading' Errors
Why SteamCMD hangs with 'Timeout downloading. Retrying', the app 90 legacy-depot trap for CS 1.6, and the retry, platform and CDN fixes that finish the install.
Fix: ReGameDLL and ReHLDS Version Incompatibility Crash
Why the server crashes on boot after mixing ReHLDS and ReGameDLL builds, how the API version handshake works, reading the console banner and crash line, and how to get onto a matched set.
Fix: 'Couldn't open .wad' - Missing WAD Files for Clients
Why a custom map throws 'couldn't open' WAD errors, how a .bsp references texture WADs, putting the WADs where clients can download them, and embedding textures so they never miss.
Fix: dproto Installed but Non-Steam Clients Are Still Rejected
Why non-Steam players are still bounced after installing dproto, the HLDS vs ReHLDS split with Reunion, the dproto.cfg protocol and client settings, and confirming the module actually loaded.
Fix: amxx.cfg Overwrites My server.cfg Values
The execution timeline that makes amxx.cfg win over server.cfg, why your carefully set cvars keep reverting, and where to put a value so it is the last word.
Fix: Server Only Visible on LAN, Not on the Internet
Your server shows up on LAN but not in the internet list. Nine times out of ten it is sv_lan 1, a blocked UDP port, or the server never heartbeating the master. Full checklist.
Fix: 'PF_precache_model: Model overflow'
Why the engine aborts with PF_precache_model: Model overflow, how the fixed precache table works, and how to find and cut the plugin or map that blew the limit.
Fix: Non-Steam Players Can't Join My Server
Non-Steam clients get rejected at connect because your server has no non-Steam auth provider. Install and configure Reunion on ReHLDS or dproto on HLDS the right way.
