Tutoriels

What CPU steal time is, how to read the %st field in top and vmstat, why an oversold VPS lags exactly at peak, and what you can actually do about it.

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 practical pass-by-pass checklist for keeping a CS 1.6 map fast and inside engine limits: NULL, func_detail, VIS, hint brushes, texture scale and clip hulls.

How to make a de_ map's bomb sites work: the brush func_bomb_target versus the point info_bomb_target, the func_buyzone the Ts need, and info_map_parameters to control bomb rules.

How ReHLDS, ReGameDLL, Metamod-r, AMX Mod X, and ReAPI stack up, why the install order matters, and how to verify the whole chain.

Build a Deathrun server on AMX Mod X: install the manager plugin, load deathrun maps, and tune the activator, traps and round flow for the mode.

How to install the Call of Duty MW mod for CS 1.6: the AMX Mod X modules it needs, placing the plugin and its resources, choosing an XP save backend, and getting levels and perks working.

How CS 1.6 server toplists and vote-reward systems work, how to rank higher by rewarding in-game votes, delivering the reward by SteamID, and the pitfalls that get a server delisted.

What GameTracker's server rank actually measures, how sustained player activity and user votes feed it, why padding fails, and the honest levers that move you up the list.

What server boosting actually does, why fake players fill a server but do not retain real ones, and how to combine an initial push with the content that turns joiners into regulars.

Why your sv_maxrate and sv_maxupdaterate seem to have no effect, which of these cvars need ReHLDS/ReGameDLL, the min/max interplay, and how to confirm clients actually get the rate.

Why server FPS collapses as the server fills, how sys_ticrate and the fps_max cap interact, the -pingboost and -sys_ticrate startup options, and how to diagnose whether it is CPU, a plugin, or the timing loop.