Misc Tutorials

An honest map of where working AMX Mod X plugins, source code, and admin help actually live in 2026, how to vet what you download, and why the version and stack matter before you install anything.

ReGameDLL_CS is an open reimplementation of the CS game logic library that unlocks cvars like mp_maxrounds, fixes long-standing bugs, and exposes ReAPI hooks; here is what it is and when to run it.

Metamod is the GoldSrc plugin loader that sits between the engine and the game DLL, letting AMX Mod X and other plugins hook the mod without patching cs.so, plus how liblist.gam and plugins.ini wire it in.

The full path from your server heartbeating the Valve master to a player seeing you in the browser, the cvars and token that matter, and why a server goes missing from the list.

A plain explanation of AMX Mod X: where it sits above the engine, how Metamod loads it, what .sma/.amxx and modules are, and the config files that run it.

What the GoldSrc network protocol number means, why non-Steam clients often speak 47 while Steam clients speak 48, and how dproto or Reunion let a server answer both.

How Steam and non-steam CS 1.6 servers differ in client auth, SteamIDs, the master list and moderation — and what Reunion or dproto actually change.

What actually differs between the AMX Mod X release lines, which natives arrived when, why a plugin compiled for one branch can bad-load on another, and which version to run.

A straight comparison of Valve's original HLDS engine and the ReHLDS reimplementation: performance, security fixes, extra cvars, and how it fits with ReGameDLL and ReAPI.

The original AMX Mod versus the community fork AMX Mod X: why they are not source-compatible, which one is maintained, and what that means for the plugins you download.

A recap of the November 2023 25th Anniversary update to Counter-Strike, why it broke non-Steam clients and old server stacks, and what the steam_legacy branch rolls back to.

What Xash3D FWGS clients are, how they connect to a GoldSrc server, why they need dproto or Reunion tolerance, and how to label or restrict them.