Creating C S 1.6 Server

This is one of the common error most of the non steam users are getting now day’s as one of the master server of steam is down and those most server admin’s get this error even after updating there server, but let me tell you guys this error wont affect your server as if you are adding other master server by using setmaster command then the players using those master server to get a list of online server will be able to see your server so don't worry just ignore the error and click on cancel and your server will still be listed on the net. Well here is the ip address of the servers which i am using just add these lines to your server.cfg

setmaster add 69.28.151.162
setmaster add 72.165.61.189
setmaster add 207.173.177.11
setmaster add 68.142.72.250
setmaster add hlmaster.jolt.co.uk
setmaster add 65.73.232.251:27040
setmaster add 65.73.232.253:27040
setmaster add 207.173.177.12:27010
setmaster add 207.173.177.11:27010

As you all know that all HLDS runs on default rates unless defined by the user in the server.cfg file located in the cstrike directory. When you run your server on default rates it requires much more bandwidth per user and causes lag if the number of user exceeds the available bandwidth, but what most of servers admin's don't know is that the server can perform really well if configured according to the bandwidth and the number of user can be increased, the only drawback of rates is that if configured too low the aim of the server becomes bad, by aim I mean that the user will not be able to aim properly as we are reducing the data that is transmitted between the client and the server so the accuracy of the server will overall decrease but this is much more better than lag and it also helps in using the available bandwidth more effectively. Before we start we should know what are the different rate and what does they define.

1. Rate : It is a client side command means that it will work only if entered on client (player) console. It defines the amount of data that can be sent to the server by the client or vice-a-versa at any instance.

2: cl_rate: It is a client side command. It defines the amount of data the client (player) can request from the server at any instance.

3: cl_cmdrate: It is a client side command. It defines the amount of data the client (player)  can send to the server at any instance.

4: sv_minrate: It is a server command means it will work only if entered in the server console or defined by the admin in the server.cfg file. It limits the minimum amount of data a client can request from the server at any instance.

5: sv_maxrate: It is also a server command. It limit the maximum amount of data a client can request from the user at any instance.

6: sv_maxupdaterate: It is a server command and it limits the maximum number of update a client can request from the server.

7: sv_minupdaterate: It is a server command and it limits the minimum number of updates a client can request from the server.

8: cl_updatrate : It is a client side command. It define the number of updates a client can request from the server per second.

Hi guys in this post I will be telling you about how to reduce lag of the server by running it on real time priority, as we know that every OS of Windows defines a priority for an application running so that it can effectively manage the resources thus it limits the CPU usage. If we increase the priority of our HLDS then we could use as much system resource as we can get and make our server more responsive and reduce lag in this method the over all CPU consumption rises. To set your server on real time all you have to do is open task manager (by pressing Ctrl+Alt+Del) then click on Process Tab then right click on "hlds" then go to priority and select Realtime.

This Application can be used to boost the server fps. As you know that the default fps of the server is 63 fps and thus by boosting the server fps we can make our server more responsive and thus reduce the ping as well as lag. Let me make it very clear that the server fps has nothing to do with the visual fps but it determines the number of time the server will check for input for user and thus increasing the responsiveness of the server. I have uploaded the file all you have to do is to download the zip file extract it and place it in C:\Program Files\Valve\HLServer\cstrike\addons (By default)

Then open the plugins.ini file located in

C:\Program Files\Valve\HLServer\cstrike\addons\metamod

And add the following line

win32 addons/booster/booster_mm.dll

After this open the server.cfg file locate in

C:\Program Files\Valve\HLServer\cstrike

And add the following line

exec addons/booster/booster.cfg

To download the file click on the following link.

http://w17.easy-share.com/1700909704.html

If you have successfully installed this plugin the your server can attain 512 fps or more depending on the hardware configuration.

Once the application is installed press windows and R key together that will open run window. Like one shown below.

Now just press enter and a Dos-window will open and let it complete actually that Dos-window is downloading the latest server from steam so let it complete if you close it you have to start again ... (not really it supports resume :) ) the screen shot is below.

Once a download complete congrats you now own a dedicated server. So there are two thing you can do either start your server and start playing on a very laggy untweak server or give some more time tweaking it and play on a nice lag free server.

Non Steam:

Guys the server you have now is a steam server and will only allow user having steam account to play on it and kick the rest so to make your server non steam you have to apply the patch i told you all to download in the requirement blog. So if you don't have it then please download it. All you have to do is to extract it and copy and paste in the server directory. This patch will allow no steam client to play on your server.

Now the number of user your server can support with out any lag depends on your upload speed if you run a larger server on a small upload speed it will result in lag and high ping/latency . The number of player you can accommodate on your server according to your bandwidth is given below.

Minimum System Requirement:

The minimum requirement for running a good server is 1 Gb RAM P4 processor (above 2.0 Ghz) and SATA hard disk for fast reaction of the server to the user and a fast Ethernet card (LAN card) 100/1000 (installed by default).

Hldsupdatetool:

You can download the hldsupdatetool.exe for steampowered.com

Windows HLDS Update Tool

Non Steam Patch:

This patch allows the players using counter strike without steam to play on your server this does not means that the steam players cant join your server after this patch both steam and non steam players can join your server. you can download it from here

http://tutorialecstrike.com/index.php?option=com_remository&Itemid=95&func=fileinfo&id=2

Now as you have everything we can start making our server.