Tutoriais

Why non-steam clients can claim an admin's SteamID, how Reunion's SteamIdHashSalt closes the hole, and how to authenticate admins so they cannot be impersonated.

Pull a player's SteamID live with status and amx_who, extract it from server logs, understand the non-Steam cases, and use it to ban with persistence.

When every non-Steam player shares one id, admin access and bans by SteamID collapse. Fix it with sv_lan 0 and a correct Reunion SteamIdHashSalt and client-id modes.

How amx_who and the engine status command list connected players, where each shows the SteamID and userid, and how to use them to target moderation actions.

The reliable way to grant admin in AMX Mod X: find the player's SteamID, add a users.ini line with account flags ce, reload, and verify — plus the amx_addadmin shortcut.

Why non-Steam players share STEAM_ID_LAN or get colliding IDs even with Reunion loaded, how the SteamIdHashSalt and cid modes work, why Reunion refuses to load without a long salt, and how to verify stable IDs.

The 'Invalid STEAM UserID Ticket' kick means the server rejected the client's Steam auth. Either allow non-Steam clients with Reunion/dproto, or fix the Steam auth path. Both covered.

Why players show as STEAM_ID_PENDING and never validate, how Steam auth works on a CS 1.6 server, and the sv_lan, connectivity and non-Steam fixes that let them in.