Questions tagged [counter-strike]

Counter-Strike (CS 1.6) is a multiplayer tactical FPS by Valve Corporation, released in 2000. It was originally a Half-Life mod and is the first game in the Counter-Strike series. Do NOT use this tag for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) or Counter-Strike 2.

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Counter Strike 1.6 crashes when patching with UCP

I've installed Counter Strike 1.6 and when I open it; it works just fine. However when I attempt to patch it with UCP it shows this: Problem signature: Problem Event Name: APPCRASH Application ...
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In-game text not showing up

I recently Installed Counter Strike on Ubuntu 13.10, but some of the text doesn't show up. The menus are fine, but then I have stuff like this: I'm not running it under Wine or anything. Is this a ...
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How to read my own rank status in counter strike 1.6?

On screen there is a rank status displayed. How do I know my own status? NOTE: Displayed rank is not mine.
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How to find out which WAD (textures) files are in effective use by a BSP (map) file in CounterStrike 1.6?

With the following command... HLExtract.exe -p "fy_office.bsp" -e "root\fy_office.ent" ... is possible to find out which WAD files (textures) are listed as in use by a BSP (map) ...
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Is there any way to increase the bomb timer in Counter Strike 1.6?

I want to play as a Counter Terrorist against all bot Ts. So I want to increase the timer for the bomb going off. I want to increase it to lets say 120 secs before going off. Is there any way to do ...
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CS 1.6 error with sxe Injected

i am unable to play cs 1.6 with sxeInjected 11. Upon launching game it creates log file in cs installation folder with name sXe Injected.txt containing following text 2010/09/03 18:27:15 - 2010/09/...
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How to install MetaHookSv in Counter-Strike 1.6 Using a Non-Steam Scheme (Linux/Wine and MS Windows)?

How do I install MetaHookSv in Counter-Strike 1.6 Using a Non-Steam Scheme (Linux/Wine and MS Windows) I can't find any place where we have this information or even this consolidated and complete ...
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Keep Getting Reconnected to Same Server Time and Again

I installed the game today and everything went fine. And then I joined a server, played for a few minutes and quit. After about an hour or two, I again started the game and joined some other server. ...
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Condition Zero game "HD Models" option makes no difference at all

I have Condition Zero game installed using Steam. I also have Counter Strike 1.6 Both game have this option named "Enable HD Models if available: But it doesn't make any change at all in Czero. ...
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How to speed up your movement in counter strike?

I watched other players with some good skills: They move and shoot and their movement is so quick, that I can't aim on them. Can someone please confirm as to how I can move equally as fast?
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Games not smooth when I play while internet is connected

I noticed that my Counter Strike: Condition Zero game is not as smooth as when internet is not connected. I mean when I walk/run in game, the screen hangs (hang could be a wrong word here) for ...
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How to enable death notices in console of CS 1.6?

Recently I noticed that the death notices are not shown in my console. Normally, you see which bot/player killed which bot. But here it is only showing radio messages, and not death notices. I guess ...
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Did Swedes dominate Counter Strike and Counter Strike Global Offensive for years and why?

Did Swedish/Scandinavian teams dominate international tournaments in Counter Strike and Counter Strike Global Offensive for years? Given a population of 10/24 million inhabitants, I would assume that ...
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simulate a Enter key pressed on mouse click (ubuntu)

I am playing cs1.6 on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS using wine-5.0 (Ubuntu 5.0-3ubuntu1), but I have this weird problem of mouse click in the game, only with pistols and guns, whenever I fast click to shoot after ...
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Config keeps changing while online

Every time I connect to a CS1.6 server in Russia my keyboard configuration also changes. When I try changing it myself, it will not switch back. What do I do?
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CS GO vote map with custom map list

I'm hosting my own casual server in CS GO by basically just inviting a bunch of friends into my lobby and starting a 'practice with bots' game. Not using sourcemod or any other fancy ways to start a ...
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How to control a Counter Strike(CS 1.6) server which is hosted in a remote location?

I have been playing Counter Strike 1.6 for the last two years; however, it's still interesting to me. A week ago, I bought a dedicated CS 1.6 server which is hosted in a remote location. They didn't ...
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How do I use zbot in Counter-Strike 1.6?

I'm quite an old fan of Counter-Strike. 3 or 4 years ago I was able to play Counter-Strike 1.6 with the Condition Zero bot (also called zbot). This bot is quite awesome as it it well programmed and ...
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Play (any) counterstrike on LAN

We are a group of mid-thirties who didn't play since counterstrike 1.6 was a thing. Now we want to have a good old-fashioned lan party around counterstrike. What's nowadays the easiest way to get a ...
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How to enable one vs one death messages in Counter Strike 1.6?

How to enable the death list in counter strike 1.6? I mean the notices we get on top right corner like this: Steel >--------> Maverick Panther >-------> Fanatic I mean it shows which player killed ...
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Counter Strike 1.6 - How to modify the limit of grenade allowed to carry?

In counter strike 1.6, you can carry 1 grenade, 2 flash, 1 smoke. I want to carry more. Is there any way I can modify these numbers? Note: I just play with bots.
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Is there any particular technique to shoot down your opponent during Flash bomb in Counter Strike?

How are some players able to precisely shoot opposite team players during a Flash Bomb blast? Normally, it is impossible to see anything in the close proximity. But, it bemuses me that some players ...
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How is the shooting and hitting managed in common shooter online multiplayer games? [closed]

How is generally managed the shooting and hitting targets in online shooter games? How it is decided who is actually hit if two players are moving and shooting at each other? Is it decided by server ...
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How to whitelist CS 1.6 in ConfigServer Firewall

I have pretty much whitelisted all known steam ports but people still can't join my server when ConfigServer Firewall is active. Anybody knows how?
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What is the name of the knife?

In Counter Strike: Global Offensive, we know there are a lot of knives. For example: Karambit knife, Butterfly Knife, Bayonet Knife, etc. But what is the name of this knife from an older version of ...
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Counter Strike Condition Zero Mac Dedicated Server with Steam

I just purchased counter strike condition zero from steam, and now I want to host a public server over which my friends can connect from different places over the internet. For that I tried ...
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Counter strike 1.6 / condition zero - add Headshot, double kill,... sound

I really like the sound effect: headshot, double kill, multi kill,... some thing likes this. How can I add these effect to my Counter strike 1.6 or condition zero game?
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Counter strike 1.6 / condition zero - spawn immediately after death

Currently, when I play counter strike with bots, if my character dies, I'll have to wait until the match ends, maybe the reason is the mode of the map is defusing Bomb or rescuing hostages, so how can ...
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Playing Counter Strike 1.6 on Wirless LAN

We have a LAN made up of multiple computers connected via Wifi and we use to play CS on this LAN, there is a proxy server (SQUID) between us and internet. We are unable to play CS multiplayer any ...
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Is there a way that I don't get the c4 explosive every time in counter strike?

I don't want the explosive, every time when I become terrorist. There should be turn of every player to get the explosive. Is there a way to do that?
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How do I make a mod for Counter-Strike 1.6 or Half-Life 1? [closed]

Is there a boilerplate mod that I can download? Can I separate the mod folders from the game folders so that it's easy to keep track of what content I added? What kind of formats are the content ...
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Does the original Counter-Strike have "official" servers?

Does CS have official Valve servers as CS: Global Offensive? When searching for servers I find countless community servers using custom game modes (I can't change 'game' filter), sounds, textures and ...
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How to find "STEAM only" Counter-Strike 1.6 and Source servers?

Both games are good, though I love 1.6 better. One thing ruins all the gameplay. Non-steam players (more than 70% of them are cheating.) They can't be banned, can't be checked. Is there a way to ...
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Can the players see the enemy in CounterStrike?

I was watching a Counter Strike match today and noticed that the enemy figures were outlined in the view. Can the player see this, or is it just for the benefit of spectators? If the player can see ...
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cross-hair problem when viewing as a third person

I have followed this solution so I can play in 3rd person view. Now the problem is that my crosshair is showing at the back of the player not in front of the gun or player, how can I fix this?
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How can I show my Counter-Strike server in the "find servers" list?

I bought Counter-Strike (the original) from Steam, downloaded the game and opened it. After doing so, I clicked on "Find Servers" and saw some listed servers there. I want to list my server here. I ...
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Server PC hangs, and then the client PCs hang as well, when playing CS 1.3 through LAN

I am currently using Counter Strike 1.3 and there are more than 4 players playing. We get connected through the connect <<IP>> command, but while playing the game, sometimes the PC hangs (...
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How to stop being redirected to other servers in CS 1.6?

I have been playing CS 1.6 in a particular server for a long time. The problem started just from today evening. Suddenly I observed everytime I connect to that particular servers address, I am ...
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IS CS 1.6 compatiable with reverse proxy based DDOS protection

My CS 1.6 game servers are getting DDOS-ed. I have since then purchased a reverse proxy based DDOS protection which supports both TCP and UDP ports. But I have not been able to setup the game properly....
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Absent window in CS 1.6 [closed]

I recently installed CS 1.6 from third party applications, It worked fine for the first time but then I later added some skins then it didn't work then after uninstalling and re-installing the game, ...
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Player in-voice sounds in counter strike 1.6 demos

I'm playing old counter strike demos (1.5/1.6) on my steam copy of CS 1.6 using the compLexity player. Everything works nicely, except for the fact that the sound of the players speaking on the HL ...
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How can I set Bot names by team?

I know how to change names of bots but is there a way in which I could write names of bots separately for terrorists and c.terrorists so the names don't jumble up. I also want to ask about, in the ...
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Etymology of announcing headshots, double kills, multi kills, etc [closed]

I used to think that the origin of headshot, double kill, multi kill,... feature come from cross fire - an online game. Thanks to this answer, I re-think about the origin of this feature. I see that ...
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What is the console command to join a team in CS 1.6?

I'm a regular player of some CS 1.6 servers, and to make the joining process easier I'm looking for a console command that allows me to join a team through console, the idea behind that is to ...
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Counter strike 1.6 - Add/Edit spawn points to existing maps

I found an article tell how to do this You can do this with a tool called bspedit You can see the list of spawn point entities there, which you can change the x,y,z origin to move or you can ...
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Difference between game server and vps [closed]

I see some game hosting sites which h offer price per slot. And if I want to run 1 cs 1.6 server of 32 slots then price is approximately 15$ , and server runs 24/7 on minimum 4gb ram , good CPU speed ...
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Why do some pros play in 4:3?

When i see footage from some CS:GO lan event i notice that a lot of the professional players play in 4:3 on a 16:9 screen with black bars on the sides. Why do they prefer 4:3 over 16:9? Is there any ...
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Couldn't connect to a CS1.6 LAN server via the internet

To make it clear, I am going through each step. Firstly, four of my friends are connected with routers and with a different ISP. They are using protocol 47, CS1.6 and Windows XP. On the other hand, I ...
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What are those persian texts on CS series?

I have been playing Counter Strike series since I was a child. I was used to play the cracked version of CS 1.6 and the CS Source which I had downloaded from Iranian websites. So I thought the Iranian ...
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How to fast scope and fire in cs 1.6?

I have been trying to improve my awp skills and found some cool tips on the internet already. I am much better with awp these days, but I still suck when compared to some of the guys who I play ...