Руководства

High ping, choke and loss have different causes and different fixes. Learn to read net_graph, set your rates correctly, and tell a server problem from a connection problem.

Your server runs fine but nobody can find it in the internet browser. This is the complete, ordered checklist for making a CS 1.6 server appear in the master list.

Use SQL_ThreadQuery to run MySQL queries off the main thread so a slow database never stalls the game, with correct handle lifetime and error handling.

Install the legacy AMX Mod X 1.8.2 base and CS module on a CS 1.6 server, set up admins, and know exactly what you give up by staying on 1.8.2.

Why AMX Mod X does not recognise your admin - SteamID vs name-based auth, Reunion/non-Steam IDs, account flags, and the amx_reloadadmins step - diagnosed the way admins actually break.

The 'No subscription' error on app 90 almost always means you logged into SteamCMD with a personal account instead of anonymous. Here is the correct install command and the other causes.

HLDS is a 32-bit binary and modern 64-bit Linux ships none of its runtime. Here is the exact i386 package set for Debian, Ubuntu, and RHEL, plus how to diagnose which one is missing.

Let non-Steam CS 1.6 clients connect: Reunion on ReHLDS or dproto on HLDS, the mandatory SteamIdHashSalt, and how admin identification changes when SteamIDs are not real.

Some clients get 'This server is using a different protocol' because CS 1.6 has two engine protocols, 47 and 48. Understand which client uses which and accept both with dproto.

A practical comparison of Metamod-r and Metamod-P for CS 1.6 servers: performance, ReHLDS compatibility, plugin support and how to switch safely.

How to pin an HLDS or ReHLDS instance to a specific CPU core with taskset for better cache locality, and why it matters most when packing many servers on one box.

How the Linux timer tick historically limited HLDS fps, why CONFIG_HZ_1000 mattered, and how modern high-resolution timers and ReHLDS changed the picture without eliminating jitter.