Tutorials

A no-filler reference to the server cvars that matter on a public CS 1.6 server: identity, networking, rates, downloads, logging and security, with sane values.

Configure rcon_password on a CS 1.6 server the right way, harden it with ReHLDS failure-limit cvars, and stop leaking the password to your own admins.

Build interactive menus with menu_create, menu_additem and menu_display, handle selections and paging, and destroy menus so they do not leak.

Pawn is not C, and the differences bite: no real strings, one numeric type with tags, and forwards instead of a main(). A concise, correct primer for admins writing their first AMXX plugin.

Why hlds_linux caps at 100 server FPS, how sys_ticrate, the kernel timer and -pingboost interact, and the safe ways to raise and hold a stable server FPS.

The 2023 25th Anniversary update broke many CS 1.6 servers and clients. Update your ReHLDS/ReGameDLL/Metamod-r/AMXX/Reunion stack, and use steam_legacy where needed.

Why clients get 'STEAM validation rejected' connecting to a CS 1.6 server, and how to fix it on both Steam-only and non-Steam servers, including the 25th Anniversary fallout.

What every HLDS launch flag actually does: the difference between dash parameters and plus cvars, and the ones that matter for port binding, master-list visibility, and performance.

Install the current AMX Mod X 1.10 on a ReHLDS + Metamod-r server, get the modules right, and verify with amxx version and amxx plugins.

Install AMX Mod X 1.9 — the safe default for CS 1.6 in 2026 — on top of Metamod: file layout, plugins.ini, admins, modules and verification.

How to pack multiple instances onto one box: per-core pinning, sane fps caps, separate configs and ports, the performance governor, and watching aggregate CPU, RAM and bandwidth.

How Linux CPU frequency governors work, why ondemand costs a game server latency, and how to set the performance governor so the core runs at full clock continuously.