HLDS SERVER

Counter Strike 1.6 dedicated server installation on Windows XP tutorial -=D(2)N=-

In order to install a Counter Strike 1. 6 dedicated server, you need :

a.Windows XP, processor 1000 ghz, memory 256 ram

b. Connexion to internet

c. 300 - 400 MB free space on disk

You shall have to follow a few steps :

1. Connect to the internet

2. Download Click WOLF COMMUNITY the CS 1.6 Server Creator installer and unzipp it anywhere on disk.

3. Create an new directory on your disk and name it HLDS . It can be named anyhow but we shall use HLDS because it`s classic .

 4. Now doubleclick on installer.exe and when the selection window appeares you select the new directory HLDS . Hit OK and wait a few moments . A blue window will appear on screen displaying the scroll of the installation . At this point the installer downloads and installs all the server`s components in your HLDS directory. It can take some time to do it, depending on the internet connection , so have a little pacience .When the installer finishes his work , check out the HLDS directory and see if it has approximativly 315 MB .If it has , then everything it`s ok and if it hasn`t 315 MB you`ll have to repeat this step . Open the HLDS directory ; it should look like this 

       Now open the cstrike folder , that should look like this 

5. Next step is to set the server up for accepting non steam clients . In order to do that download you can use one ofe these methods:

5.1 Rcommended - Use Dual protocol method (47+48). Download Dproto 0.4.1+Fix.exe WOLF COMMUNITY, double click it and choose as installation folder, the main directory of your server (HLDS). Then go toHLDS\cstrike\addons\metamod, open plugins.ini and edit this line there:

win32 addons\dproto\dproto.dll

5.2 The old swds.dll No Stream patcher. Download it fron this link WOLF COMMUNITY . Double click the exe and chose as installation folder, the main directory of your server (HLDS).

If you want a Stem Only dedicated server, just skip this step !

6. Next step is to configure te server.cfg in order to make your server work on the internet . Go toHLDS\cstrike folder and open server.cfg with Wordpad or Notepad. Deleeverithing and paste this:

// server name

hostname "WOLF WaRzOnE Match Server"

// rcon passsword

rcon_password "______---_______"

/ Server Configs

sv_airaccelerate 10

sv_accelerate 5

sv_aim 0

sv_airmove 0

sv_bounce 1

sv_cheats 0

sv_clienttrace 1

sv_clipmode 0

sv_contact "www.Doncsaddons.webs.com"

sv_friction 4

sv_gravity 800

sv_logblocks 0

sv_maxspeed 320

sv_proxies 1

sv_rcon_maxfailures 2

sv_restartround 0

sv_stepsize 18

sv_send_logos 1

sv_send_resources 1

sv_stopspeed 75

sv_unlag 1

sv_maxunlag .1

fps_max 600

sv_unlagpush 0.0

sv_unlagsamples 1

sv_uploadmax 0.5

sv_voiceenable 1

sv_voicequality 2

sv_wateraccelerate 10

sv_waterfriction 1

// server cvars

mp_friendlyfire 0

mp_footsteps 1

mp_autoteambalance 1

mp_autokick 0

mp_flashlight 1

mp_tkpunish 1

mp_forcecamera 0

sv_alltalk 1

sv_pausable 0

sv_cheats 0

sv_consistency 1

sv_allowupload 1

sv_allowdownload 1

sv_maxspeed 320

mp_limitteams 2

mp_hostagepenalty 5

mp_allowspectators 1

mp_timelimit 9000

mp_chattime 10

sv_timeout 4444

// round specific cvars

mp_freezetime 2

mp_roundtime 3

mp_startmoney 4500

mp_c4timer 40

mp_fraglimit 0

mp_maxrounds 0

mp_winlimit 0

mp_playerid 0

mp_spawnprotectiontime 5

// bandwidth rates/settings

sv_minrate 25000

sv_maxrate 0

decalfrequency 0.5

sv_maxupdaterate 25

sv_minupdaterate 0

sys_ticrate 1200

mm_insane 0

// server logging

log off

sv_logbans 0

sv_logecho 0

sv_logfile 0

sv_log_onefile 0

// operation

sv_lan 0

sv_region 0

// execute ban files

exec banned_user.cfg

exec banned_ip.cfg

setmaster enable "1"

setmaster add 69.28.151.162

setmaster add 69.28.151.162:27010

setmaster add 69.28.151.162:27011

setmaster add 72.165.61.189

setmaster add 72.165.61.189:27010

setmaster add 72.165.61.189:27011

setmaster add 207.173.177.11

setmaster add 207.173.177.11:27010

setmaster add 207.173.177.12

setmaster add 207.173.177.12:27010

setmaster add 68.142.72.250

setmaster add 68.142.72.250:27010

setmaster add 68.142.72.250:27011

setmaster add 65.73.232.251

setmaster add 65.73.232.251:27040

setmaster add 65.73.232.252

setmaster add 65.73.232.252:27040

setmaster add 65.73.232.253

setmaster add 65.73.232.253:27040

setmaster add hlmaster.jolt.co.uk

setmaster add 69.28.158.131:27010

setmaster add 209.197.20.34:27010

setmaster add 69.28.140.247:27010

setmaster add 69.28.140.245:27010

setmaster add 209.197.4.186:27010

setmaster add 69.28.151.162:27010

setmaster add 69.28.158.131

setmaster add 209.197.20.34

setmaster add 69.28.140.247

setmaster add 69.28.140.245

setmaster add 209.197.4.186

setmaster add 69.28.151.162

setmaster add 188.40.40.201:27010

setmaster add 209.197.20.34:27010

setmaster add 209.197.4.186:27010

setmaster add 68.142.72.250:27010

setmaster add 69.28.140.245:27010

setmaster add 69.28.140.247:27010

setmaster add 69.28.151.162:27010

setmaster add 69.28.158.131:27010

setmaster add 72.165.61.136:27010

setmaster add 72.165.61.189:27010

setmaster add 72.165.61.190:27010

setmaster add 95.65.64.90:27010

setmaster add 188.40.40.201

setmaster add 188.40.40.201:27011

setmaster add 72.165.61.136:27010

setmaster add 69.28.151.162:27010

setmaster add 69.28.151.162:27013

setmaster add 188.127.246.99:27000

setmaster add 72.165.61.136:27011

setmaster add 72.165.61.151:27013

setmaster add 72.165.61.151:27011

setmaster add 72.165.61.189:27011

setmaster add 72.165.61.151:27014

setmaster add 72.165.61.136:27015

setmaster add 72.165.61.151:27012

setmaster add 72.165.61.151:27015

setmaster add 72.165.61.136:27014

setmaster add 67.132.200.140:27012

setmaster add 88.40.40.201:27010

setmaster add 68.142.72.250

setmaster add 72.165.61.190

setmaster add 63.251.143.218

setmaster add 65.73.232.251:27040

setmaster add 65.73.232.253:27040

setmaster add ns1.antisteam.ru

setmaster add ns2.antisteam.ru

setmaster add ns4.antisteam.ru

setmaster add 65.73.232.251

setmaster add 65.73.232.253

setmaster add 83.99.253.152

setmaster add 213.239.209.221

setmaster add 188.134.26.232

setmaster add 208.179.202.69

setmaster add 207.173.177.11

setmaster add 207.173.177.12

setmaster add 216.52.220.16

setmaster add 69.28.151.178

setmaster add ns1.zoneedit.com

setmaster add ns2.zoneedit.com

setmaster add ns3.zoneedit.com

setmaster add ns4.zoneedit.com

setmaster add ns5.zoneedit.com

setmaster add ns18.zoneedit.com

setmaster add ns19.zoneedit.com

setmaster add pr00f.oo.lv

setmaster add 72.165.61.185

setmaster add 72.165.61.186

setmaster add 72.165.61.187

setmaster add 72.165.61.188

setmaster add 69.28.156.250

setmaster add 88.142.64.164

setmaster add 68.142.64.165

setmaster add 69.28.145.170

setmaster add 69.28.145.171

setmaster add 69.28.145.172

setmaster add 208.111.158.52

setmaster add 208.111.158.53

setmaster add 208.111.171.82

setmaster add 208.111.171.83

setmaster add 68.142.91.34

setmaster add 68.142.91.35

setmaster add 68.142.91.36

setmaster add 208.111.133.84

setmaster add 208.111.133.85

setmaster add 68.142.116.178

setmaster add 68.142.116.179

setmaster add 207.173.176.161:27010

setmaster add 78.60.235.56:27010

setmaster add 69.28.140.247:27010

setmaster add 69.28.140.246:27010

setmaster add 67.132.200.140:27010

setmaster add 72.165.61.189

setmaster add 68.142.64.164:27010

setmaster add 69.65.19.116:27010

setmaster add 72.165.61.151:27010

setmaster add 178.170.144.2:27010

setmaster add 216.207.205.98

setmaster add 216.207.205.99

setmaster add 85.26.177.168

amx_gamename "**WOLF**"

8. No go to HLDS\cstrike\liblist.gam , open it with Notepad or Wordpad and add this line:gamedll "addons\metamod\dlls\metamod.dll"


9. In order to turn the server on, create a shortcut of hlds.exe file on your desktop and double click it. Edit the Server Name and chose your map, port and RCON Password and click Start Server. Thehlds.exe file is located inside your main directory (HLDS).

The installer automatically installed Amx Mod X 1.8.1 on your server. Amx Mod X helps you to administrate your server ( change maps, set up cvars, kick players) and shows the game statistics .

To see if it runs properly go to the server console and type meta list . If the message recived is:

AMX Mod X - RUN

..then everything it`s OK.

This is pritty much it. Have Fun !

CS SERVER LAG SETTING And Server Setting

After installing Windows xp I noticed a slight increase in network latency in several online

games. It wasn’t a big deal – I’m talking 200-300ms, but this is on a connection that was reliably < 100ms in the past. Beyond the obvious settings in Windows or on your router, here’s a list of tweaks that may help quite a bit. It involves disabling Nagle’s algorithm, also commonly known as TCP no delay, which is basically an optimization of network traffic that tries to reduce overall packet volume but can cause extra latency in the connection. This should work on Windows 7 or Vista, though the same principle can probably applied to other operating systems as well.

From a command prompt (usually in All Programs -> Accessories -> Command Prompt) run “regedit”

Browse toHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\Tcpip\Parameters\Interfaces

Browse the items under interfaces until you find one that has an IPAddress entry matching the network interface you want to affect (typically LAN IP addresses start with 192.168 or 10.0); note that if your IP address is automatically assigned by a DHCP server you may need to look for a matching DhcpIPAddress instead of IPAddress

Right-click on the interface and select New > DWORD (32-bit) Value, name it “TcpAckFrequency”

Right-click the new TcpAckFrequency value and select Modify, enter 0“ 1 ? (Hexadecimal radio button should be selected)

Right-click on the interface and select New > DWORD (32-bit) Value, name it “TCPNoDelay”

(note that TCP is all uppercase this time – that’s intentional)

Right-click the new TCPNoDelay value and select Modify, enter 0 “ 1 ? (Hexadecimal radio button should be selected)

Verify that both TcpAckFrequency and TCPNoDelay now show up in the adapter’s property list with types REG_DWORD and values 0×00000001 Resatrt u r System Exitregedit and reboot (reboot is necessary for the changes to take effect!)

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\MSMQ\Parameters select New > DWORD (32-bit) Value, name it “TCPNoDelay” 0×00000001

This decreased my ping in most games from 200-300ms to 50-60ms, which matches the latency I would see via a tracert to the game’s server.