Tutoriels

What the sound-precache limit is in GoldSrc, why plugins that precache too many sounds crash the server, and how to find and trim the offender so the map loads.

Why a Zombie Plague server sits in an endless standard round with no infection, the plugin load order and cvars that gate the mode, and how to read the AMXX log to find the real cause.

Why an AMXBans command appears to work in-game yet writes nothing to the database: the MySQL module, the amxbans SQL config, load order, and table-prefix mismatches.

What hud_fastswitch actually changes, why every competitive player sets it to 1, and how it interacts with weapon slots, the knife bind and quick-switch scripts.

Why the CS 1.6 internet server browser shows zero servers, and how to fix master-server, filter and region problems from the client side.

Configure J.A.C.K. for Counter-Strike 1.6 from scratch: the game configuration, FGD, WAD texture list, compile tool paths and where compiled maps land.

How AMX Mod X password- and name-based admin entries in users.ini work, the setinfo field clients use, and why SteamID auth is safer on public servers.

What is actually worth backing up on a CS 1.6 server — configs, ban lists, admin lists and the stats database — and a cron + rsync routine that keeps versioned copies off the box.

Enable the stock AMX Mod X mapchooser end-of-map vote, tune the extend and ratio cvars, control the candidate map pool, and stop it fighting with nextmap and RTV.

How the AMX Mod X csx module and its stats plugins build a ranking from live play, where the csstats.dat file lives, the say /rank and /top15 commands, and how to tune what shows on death.

Why CS 1.6 throws a missing WAD error on connect or map load, where the standard WAD files live, and how to recover the ones a bad install or custom map deleted.

How to print colored chat text from an AMX Mod X plugin using client_print_color on 1.9+, the ^x03 team-color trick, and the SayText fallback for 1.8.2.