Tutoriels

How to use mtr to find where packets are actually being dropped on a game server's path, read per-hop Loss% correctly, and tell real network loss from server-side choke.

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.

The exact folder layout for shipping a CS 1.6 map over FastDL: the bsp, its res manifest, external wads, models, sounds and sky, mirrored under cstrike.

How BSP decompilers reconstruct a .map from a compiled GoldSrc map, why the result has off-grid vertices, lost entity keyvalues and damaged brushwork, and the ethics of only decompiling your own maps.

A precise breakdown of metamod/plugins.ini: the win32 vs linux platform columns, relative paths, and why it is not AMXX's plugins.ini.

Run HLDS under a dedicated unprivileged user, set the right ownership, and use a systemd unit that drops privileges — the correct, secure way to host CS 1.6.

A step-by-step CS 1.6 dedicated server install on Debian 12 (bookworm): enabling i386, installing the 32-bit libraries HLDS needs, downloading the game files with SteamCMD, and first launch.

Exactly which files hold your CS 1.6 server's identity — configs, admins, bans, stats, plugins, maps — how to archive them, restore onto a new box, and verify nothing was lost.

A practical comparison of renting a managed CS 1.6 game server versus running your own on a VPS, covering control, cost, DDoS protection, tickrate, and which fits your situation.

A realistic breakdown of the cost of running a CS 1.6 server -- VPS, FastDL, DDoS protection, domain, and your time -- and where the money actually goes as you scale.

Why raising sys_ticrate does not raise the server FPS shown by stats, the HLDS loop limitation behind it, and why ReHLDS is the real fix for a stable high tickrate.

Why a CS 1.6 server that runs fine on boot degrades after days of uptime, how memory growth and log bloat cause it, spotting a leaking plugin, and setting up a scheduled restart to stay ahead of it.