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setup.cmd installs the same DM/GunGame server natively on Windows 10/11 (no Docker or Python) into Documents\cs16, then helps set up how friends join (LAN, playit.gg, port forwarding, VPN). cs.cmd is the menu. Also: setup falls back to backup copies of the freely licensed mod downloads on this Gitea when a main site is down (tools/make-mirror.sh fills them), and the README is rewritten as a plain guide. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <[email protected]>
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# cs16-dm-server
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A Counter-Strike 1.6 deathmatch server you can set up without knowing anything about servers. It runs on a Windows PC (for playing with friends tonight) or on a Linux machine (for a server that's always on).
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What you get:
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- Free-for-all deathmatch: instant respawn, gun menu, no rounds. GunGame is one menu option away.
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- Bots that fill the server when it's empty and leave as people join.
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- Damage numbers, killstreak announcer, +HP per kill, rock-the-vote (`rtv`), `/rank` and `/top15`.
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- An all-time kill counter.
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- Players can join with the Steam version or a non-Steam client.
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## Windows
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You need 64-bit Windows 10 or 11 and about 1.5 GB of free space.
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1. Click **Download ZIP** on this page and unzip it (Downloads is fine).
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2. Double-click `setup.cmd`. Answer the questions or press Enter to keep the defaults. It downloads the game (about 600 MB) and starts the server in its own window. Say Yes when Windows asks for admin permission: that lets your friends through the firewall.
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3. Setup then asks how your friends will join and helps with that (see below).
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The server is installed in `Documents\cs16` (or `C:\Users\<you>\cs16` if your Documents folder is synced by OneDrive). From then on, double-click `cs.cmd` in that folder to start or stop the server, change the map or mode, set the bots, or see the kill counter. Closing the server window stops the server.
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Running `setup.cmd` again is safe: it keeps your settings. `setup.cmd -Update` also updates the game files.
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This was tested on Windows 10. Windows 11 should work the same way.
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## Linux
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For a server that stays on. You need an x86-64 machine (no Raspberry Pi: the game server is 32-bit x86), Docker with the compose plugin, `git` and `python3`. With 6 bots it uses about 10% of one core and 100 MB of RAM.
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```sh
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git clone https://git.userevolt.app/esef/cs16-dm-server.git
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cd cs16-dm-server
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./setup.sh # asks: server name, join password, port, mode, bots
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./scripts/install-cron.sh # optional: restarts a hung server, nightly backups
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```
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Run it as a normal user in the `docker` group, not as root. Then use `./cs` for the menu:
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```
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./cs menu
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./cs status who's on, map, mode
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./cs map de_inferno change map
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./cs mode gg GunGame (./cs mode dm goes back)
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./cs bots 6 fill up to 6 players with bots (0 = none)
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./cs kills kill counter
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./rcon server console
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```
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## How friends join
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Everyone opens Counter-Strike 1.6, presses `~` for the console and types `connect <address>`. Which address depends on where they are:
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| Where your friends are | What to do | They connect to |
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| Same house | nothing | the LAN address setup shows, e.g. `192.168.1.20:27015` |
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| Anywhere, easiest | free [playit.gg](https://playit.gg) account, add a **UDP** tunnel to `127.0.0.1:27015` | the address playit gives you, e.g. `name.ply.gg:12345` |
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| Anywhere, no extra app | forward **UDP 27015** on your router to this PC | your public IP, e.g. `203.0.113.5:27015` |
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| A fixed group | everyone installs Tailscale or ZeroTier | your VPN address |
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On Windows, setup walks you through these, and `cs.cmd` → 10 brings it back. Port forwarding doesn't work on some connections (mobile internet, many dorms, some fiber providers). If friends can't connect after forwarding, use playit.
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With playit, every player arrives from playit's address, so never ban by IP: it would kick everyone.
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More for players (Steam and non-Steam): [docs/PLAYERS.md](docs/PLAYERS.md).
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## When something goes wrong
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- **Setup stopped with an error.** Fix what it says (usually the internet connection) and run it again. It continues where it stopped.
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- **Friends can't connect, but you can.** On Windows, run `cs.cmd` → 10 → 1 and accept the admin prompt so the firewall lets them in. If they're not in your house, check the playit tunnel or the port forward.
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- **"Unable to initialize Steam" (Windows).** Start the server from `cs.cmd`, not by opening `hlds.exe` directly.
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- **The server window closes right away, or setup says files are missing.** Your antivirus probably removed a file. Allow the install folder in it and run `setup.cmd` again.
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- **The port is taken.** Setup offers the next free port. Your friends then need that port in the address.
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## Settings
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Windows keeps them in `settings.txt`, Linux in `.env` (same names). After a change, restart the server (`cs.cmd` → 7 on Windows, `./cs apply` on Linux).
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| Setting | Default | |
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| `CS_HOSTNAME` | `CS 1.6 Deathmatch` | name in the server browser |
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| `CS_PASSWORD` | empty | join password; empty = anyone can join |
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| `CS_MAXPLAYERS` | `16` | |
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| `CS_PORT` | `27015` | game port (UDP) |
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| `CS_MAP` | `de_dust2` | first map, then `mapcycle.txt` |
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| `CS_MODE` | `dm` | `dm` or `gg` on the first install; after that the menu remembers it |
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| `CS_BOTS` | `6` | bots fill the server up to this many players; `0` = none |
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| `CS_BOT_DIFFICULTY` | `2` | `0` easy to `4` expert |
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| `CS_NAME` | `cs16` | Docker container name (Linux only) |
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Anything else goes in `hlds/cstrike/custom.cfg`, which setup never overwrites. It has examples inside (time limit, alltalk, HP per kill, sounds).
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| | Deathmatch | GunGame |
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| Respawn | 0.7 s, 2 s spawn protection | 1 s |
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| Weapons | gun menu on spawn | glock, pistols, shotguns, SMGs, rifles, M249, HE, knife; 2 kills per level |
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| Map time | 20 min | 30 min, 30 s knife warmup |
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Both are free for all, with spawn points for the 11 stock maps in the default mapcycle. Admins, custom maps, fast downloads and backups: [docs/ADMIN.md](docs/ADMIN.md). How it's put together: [docs/HOW-IT-WORKS.md](docs/HOW-IT-WORKS.md).
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## Updating
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Linux: `git pull && ./setup.sh` (add `--update` to also update the game). Windows: download the new ZIP and run its `setup.cmd`; it updates your existing install. Your settings, passwords, admins, mapcycle, `custom.cfg`, stats and kill counter are kept.
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## Credits
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Setup downloads these from their own projects. Each file is checked against a pinned checksum; some have a backup copy on this Gitea in case their site is down.
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- [ReHLDS](https://github.com/rehlds/ReHLDS), [ReGameDLL_CS](https://github.com/rehlds/ReGameDLL_CS), [Metamod-R](https://github.com/rehlds/Metamod-R), [ReAPI](https://github.com/rehlds/ReAPI), [ReUnion](https://github.com/rehlds/ReUnion)
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- [AMX Mod X](https://www.amxmodx.org)
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- [CSDM-ReAPI](https://github.com/wopox1337/CSDM-ReAPI)
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- [YaPB](https://github.com/yapb/yapb)
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- [GunGame by Avalanche](https://github.com/fysiks1/amxx-gungame_cstrike)
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- DM spawn points from [CSDM 2.1 by Arkshine](https://github.com/Arkshine/CSDM)
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- Announcer sounds from [hpoon/HLDS-CS1.6](https://github.com/hpoon/HLDS-CS1.6)
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Counter-Strike belongs to Valve. The game files come from Steam (SteamCMD, anonymous login). The scripts, configs and plugins here are MIT licensed ([LICENSE](LICENSE)).
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