How to make a Counter Strike 1.6 Dedicated server

What do we need ?

HLDSupdatetool -> http://www.steampowered.com/download/hldsupdatetool.exe
NoSteamPatcher -> http://www.gameszone.ro/downloads/no-won-steam.zip
AdminMod + MetaMod -> http://ovh.dl.sourceforge.net/source....50.60-win.zip
StatsMe -> http://ovh.dl.sourceforge.net/source....3-cstrike.zip

Step 1

Create a dir were the server will be installed example C:\HLDS
Open hldsupdatetool.exe, click next , then I agree we will get to the destination folder, here

we press browse and select Local Disk C , then double click the HLDS folder. OK finish the

steps

Step 2

click Start , then Run , type "cmd" , in the command line type cd C:\hlds

Step 3

if you se in the command line C:\hlds , type hldsupdatetool.exe -command update -game valve

-dir .

what this does ? it just start downloading in to the server directory all the latest files

needed by the server to run it will download the latest server aplication.
After you se "HLDS installation up to date" in the command prompt we will install the Counter

Strike mod for the server

Like before at C:\hlds type hldsupdatetool.exe -command update -game cstrike -dir .

after the mod is downloaded the message "HLDS installation up to date

Patching the server to accept Non Steam Clients:
Open no-won-steam.zip wich you have downloaded extract everything in C:\HLDS

Server CFG
In C:\HLDS\cstrike there is a server.cfg file open it with wordpad delete everything in it and

paste the following cvars:
code:


At <HOSTNAME> we can type anything we what example "Jack's Counter-Strike Server"
<PASSWORD> is the rcon password for the admin to the server it is used to remote control the

server.

Installing Admin Mod

We have downloaded earlyer halflife-admin-2.50.60-win.zip wich we will extract it anywere and

double click on install_admin.vbs after wich it will ask us where to install. You will se

diferent targets , we are interested in C:\HLDS so we type the number of the target, it will

ask us what mod to install we are interesated in cstrike. OK and that's about it.

Installing StatsMe

we downloaded statsme-2.8.3-cstrike.zip extract everything in C:\HLDS\cstrike
Go to C:\HLDS\cstrike\addons\metamod open plugins.ini with wordpad and here add the next line

on top of the existing one :
Code:
win32 addons\statsme\dlls\statsme_mm.dll

Go to C:\HLDS\cstrike\addons\statsme open statsme.cfg with wordpad
At sm_menupassword modify r3wt with an other password (it's a must! or something won't work)

to make de /rank and /top10 work
open the same statsme.cfg at sm_storebyauth put 0 instead of 1

How to start the server using less resources

make a shorcut for C:\HLDS\hlds.exe on the desktop
on the desktop click the properties of the shortcut you will se at the target C:\HLDS\hlds.exe
we will just add this line ( note ! leav a space between C:\HLDS\hlds.exe and the code)
Code:
-console -game cstrike +ip External IP +sv_lan 1 +maxplayers +map de_dust2 -nomaster

example of target:

C:\HLDS\hlds.exe -console -game cstrike +ip 69.69.123.231 +sv_lan 1 +maxplayers 22 +map

de_dust2 -nomaster

To start the server just double click the shortcut hlds.exe

This is the basic Dedicated Server with Admin Mod and StatME

go to www.dcoo.com
or www.esai.cn
or www.okgogogo.com
or www.pcgames.com.cn
or www.tufe.cn
and download a server program from one of those sites.
I use the Dcoo one and it works excellent

with these instructions I ended up getting "invalid cd key" when i try to connect to the server.
you only specified that we should extract the nosteam but didn't give any way of applying it. can this be the issue? if not, how can i solve the cd key problem?

yeah same here with this all i m havin invalid cd key help plz fast.........................

If you get invalid key when joining in your own dedicated server. Open your dedicated server from original place and check box valve anti cheat and start your server then you can join your server

-maroof

I followed the instructions except when I check the cheat box and I try to enter my own game it still says invalid cd. Do you have any idea what's wrong and what do you mean by "Open your dedicated server from original place" please elaborate. Thank you

-andrew

If you ger error like: invalid cd code or slt, that means you don't have original cd key for it!!
IF you want it to work downlaod counter strike 1.6 server creator, and it works 100%!:)

-Expert

Dear,

I do use nonsteal cs client but i still got invalid cd key....anywork around for this ?
will -nocdkey works?

Thanks

dont know if youll respond to this but will this server be availible on condition zero cause i tend to like that better if so how do i change it to condition zero

hi i did exacly as you said but i got this error

fatal error - dedicated server

couldn't allocate dedicated server ip port 27015

How do you make server with this?
How To Make A Counter Strike 1.6 Dedicated Server

Replying to tejana Hi,
How to create server with this website? And I don't know how to speak or write any chinese words. Thanks

-reply by Ruben

hey thanks i think this really helped me. i gonna try and look whether it works. i have a better understanding now thanks!

Replying to toxic_bombthats because you shouldnt delete the server.Cfg info I mean the stuf in it what he has says is wronge you cant even let people join you just should leave it ;) I think that wil help if I doenst work then you should download counter-strike server creater and do it again

-reply by fearless

Why when I make a server I can not public it on web-stite
How To Make A Counter Strike 1.6 Dedicated Server

Why I can not do my server public my server to Gametracker.Com

When I want to add my server IP it says please check public IP not private IP

-reply by Merton

server problems
How To Make A Counter Strike 1.6 Dedicated Server

Hi, I used counter strike server creater...And it worked great but the thing is that it is using my lan IP so when I sent the server IP to my friends house it would not let him connect if anyone knows how I can make it public please help

Thank You very much

players ten
How To Make A Counter Strike 1.6 Dedicated Server

Replying to iGuest hello I had the same problem too. You can solve this problem by steeing max players from 24 to 10 and then go to your server console and write down. Sv_lan 0 press enter, then write down Clientport 27015 press enter, then write down Sv_region 3 if your in europe otherwise write 225 press enter. And now your server is an internet server. Every body can join it if you need more help contact me at don-sedighi hotmail.Com

error : Could not establish connection to Steam servers
How To Make A Counter Strike 1.6 Dedicated Server

When I try to create my server in consol menu an error appears "Could not establish connection to Steam servers" why is it so? can anyone explain this?

-question by swapnil

i have a problem every time i try to get inside the server it says that ''valve validation rejected''

as much as how much i'd love to host one, this looks like a whole load of crap work i need to do lol.

plus i'm consistently running torrents, couldn't afford to waste my bandwidth on potential script kiddies trying to nuke me.

when in cmd
How To Make A Counter Strike 1.6 Dedicated Server

When I am in cmd and I type hldsupdatetool.Exe -command update -game valve

-dir and all the other things like that it says: no installation directory supplied or previously set.

What to do now?

-question by wiliaz

Dedicated Server
How To Make A Counter Strike 1.6 Dedicated Server

"Invalid cd key" means either you have checked out the box "vale anti-cheat secure"

Donot write the line after the target in the shortcut and try to run at different port I.E. 27005, 27115 etc.

-reply by Salahuddin

forgot the dotHow To Make A Counter Strike 1.6 Dedicated Server

Replying to iGuestHey Friend..You forgot the little dot '.' after the -dirI was forgetting it also.. This little dot says that the directory is this one you are at the moment.. =)

question..How To Make A Counter Strike 1.6 Dedicated Server

 I made the server successfully and when I added it to 'favorites' with the IP adress, it appeared..

but the problem which occured is that it says that,

"this server is using a newer protocol (48) than your client (47). You should check your client for updates."

I guess this server is made for Counter Strike Source instead of Counter Strike Condition Zero.

=(

Any Help??

Why my sever is not working Help i did everthing but it didnt work HELP!!!!!!!How To Make A Counter Strike 1.6 Dedicated Server

OK as I said I did everything then at the end it says "Couldn't allocate dedicated sever IP port 27015" That is what it says plzz does any one know the answer plzzz answer back!

0_0

-question by Noway

"hi I did exacly as you said but I got this errorfatal error - dedicated servercouldn't allocate dedicated server ip port 27015"

IF you got that message it means you didn't provide and outgoing ip address for the comp that the server is being run on.When you insert the code after C:HLDS in the properties of the HLDS shortcut you have to insert your IP after it says +ip in the code

-reply by Richard

Does this work on Vista? Because it didn't for me.

everything is working great but I'm unable to access the RCON to set admin values, such as granting admin rights. I type in my rcon passwored and then when I type rcon again is says there's no rcon.

-question by Richard

What do we have to after double click HLDS.exe???How To Make A Counter Strike 1.6 Dedicated ServerReplying to d3mentialI have update each and everything according to your instructions but still its not working.-reply by Zeeshan Riaz

man try to change port to 27015 to 27016 I do that it works properly

-reply by MOOZE AZZY

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