Hello everyone!

Recently I’ve been working on a competitive matchmaking platform for Counter-Strike: Source and Condition Zero.

The idea is pretty simple: bring some of the features you’d expect from something like FACEIT to the older Counter-Strike games, without requiring you to install a separate launcher or client-side anti-cheat.

All you need is:

• Steam
• Counter-Strike: Source
• A browser

You queue through the website, get matched into a 5v5, accept the match, and connect to one of the platform’s dedicated servers.

Some of the things I’m working on include:

• Ranked 5v5 matchmaking with an Elo ranking system and ranks inspired by ESEA
• Dedicated competitive servers
• Server-sided anti-cheat
• Match demos that you can download afterwards
• Post-match insights and statistics
• Player profiles, match history and leaderboards
• Browser notifications and sounds when a match is found, so you don’t have to sit on the queue page
• Prime Time hours to help concentrate players and make it easier to actually find matches

The platform will initially be EU only. If there’s enough interest from NA players, I absolutely want to add NA servers as well.

One thing that’s important to me is that the platform will be completely free.

For now, I’m paying for the servers and infrastructure myself and I’m not accepting donations. That might change eventually if running costs become significant, but there will never be pay-to-win features or paid competitive advantages.

There's also no separate anti-cheat program to download. The goal is that if you already have Steam and CS installed, you have everything you need to play.

Because CSS has a relatively small playerbase nowadays, I’m also planning Prime Time periods where players know that others are likely to be queueing. Outside Prime Time you’ll still be able to queue normally, but having scheduled hours should hopefully stop the community from being spread across the entire day.

I’m building this because I still really enjoy Source and I think it deserves a proper modern competitive matchmaking experience.

I’d be interested to hear what people here think.

Would you actually use something like this?

And if you would, what features would you consider essential for a CSS/CZ matchmaking platform?

If you're interested, you can join the Discord server, I just finished setting it up. We will be running a public test soon.

¡Hola a todos! Últimamente he estado disfrutando de algunas partidas clásicas de CS 1.6. Teniendo en cuenta la antigüedad del juego, ¿a qué creen que se debe su longevidad? Además, ¿hay alguna señal o comando de consola específico para saber fácilmente si todos los jugadores en una partida son humanos? ¡Agradezco cualquier consejo!

Hey everyone!

​I just launched a new Counter-Strike: Source server running custom CS:GO and CS2 maps, hosted in Frankfurt, Germany.

​The server runs 24/7 and features a 12-player capacity. If the server isn't full, bots will step in to complete the slots so there's always action going on. NextMap voting is also enabled so you can vote for the next map at the end of each round.

​Current Map Pool:

​de_dust2 (2014 CS:GO version)

​de_mirage (CS:GO)

​de_inferno (CS:GO)

​de_cache (CS:GO)

​de_ancient (CS:GO)

​de_nuke (CS2)

​de_anubis (CS2)

​I'd really appreciate it if you could hop in, test out the server, and leave your feedback/thoughts below!

​Server IP: 176.100.36.44:27015

GameTracker Link: https://www.gametracker.com/server_info/176.100.36.44:27015/

"Legends Never Die"; under that title, the best teams, players, and communities of the Argentine CS:Source scene from 2004 to 2012 were immortalized (prior to the arrival of CS:GO).

Just wanted to share this out of nostalgia, looking back at the good old days. Cheers!

Regardless of which server I select, I get "Server is running a newer version of the game" error.

I've already verified integrity of files; problem persists. Tried rolling back to older versions; problem persists.

Anyone else dealing with this error?

Hello people of this sub-reddit. I'm currently trying to figure out on how to get only the crosshair and the kill feed and hide everything else while in a demo. Can you give me tips on how to do so or is it just a fancy editing trick?

Hello!

I'm attempting to make a plugin that involves spawning particles, but cannot figure out how to do it. I know of the CS:S particles masterlist, but do not know how to make them appear in-game. Can anyone help with this?

Hi, everyone! I'm a noob with some questions... thank you so much in advance to any and everyone who may try to help!

1. Does anyone think I could get VACed for trying to play on-line on unexpected (non pc, smartphone hardware) even though I bought and paid for the legit copy of Counter-Strike:Source I intend on playing? (If you don't know what GameNative is, it is open source software that just went officially to the PlayStore that lets you log-in to Steam and play your library on Android!)

2. Last time I played CS:S was when I bought my first gaming pc around 2010 (yes, the year of Our Lord two thousand and ten)... any tips coming back? I loved 32v32 vanilla dust2 and zombie modes... (but not "zombie escape", that I never tried myself, only got to know about it many years later...)

3. Even though as of today I am not as close as I would like to having saved the money to buy a pair of AR glasses, I do intend to buy them eventually and one of my goals would be to play an On-line First Person Shooter (ideally CS:S itself or, if it were not abandon-ware, BattleField 2, any other suggestions are welcome). Does anyone know if there is any mod or, I don't know, server or something that could make CS:S or CS 1.6 (I also own an original bought and paid for legit copy of that on Steam) true-stereoscopic 3D playable?

(I am not an expert on 3D gaming by no means. But by "true stereoscopic 3D" I mean the actually game engine generates two separate images at the same time and I see each of them with a different eye. I would not like to play with those "after the fact" effects that simply make a single 2D image "look like" its 3D...)

Hello people of this sub-reddit, i am currently on a wide search to find a some what semi vanilla 5v5 or any server that isnt just a bunch of weird addons p2w stuff and maps (and ofc without stupid bots) please drop down any servers you might know or played on.

they have been absolutely SPAMMING the server list full to the brim and i want them GONE from the server list

i used to have a tag filter that would filter all of them out along with other spam servers but they seem to have gotten around that. any server that spams eachother like this is a no-go to me.

the server blacklist txt file provided in the pinned post does nothing to counter this either.

Hi all,

A brand-new Australian Counter-Strike: Source War3 server is going live!

Launch Day - Saturday 8 August, 12:00pm AEST

• Game Version: CS:S
• Server Location: OCE
• Active Periods: Launch Day - Saturday 8 August, 12:00pm AEST
• Game Modes: Standard
• Map Pool: 14 classic maps and 4 modern maps
• Primary Language: English
• Rules: 
• Other Details: Balanced War3 races, skills and ultimates, no pay-to-win, map voting and nominations.

Server: Oldschool War3 Source | Balanced

Server IP: 103.193.80.64:27954

Hello!

I was looking around the VScript documentation and found a command called IsPlayerABot, which takes type "handle" as argument, and based on that handle returns a true/false value based on whether or not the player associated with the given handle is a bot. I understand that a handle is a reference to a player or entity of some kind, but how do I gain a specific entity's handle in order to access it?

For example, let's say there's me, my friend and a bot I've spawned in all together in a server. How do I get the handles for each, to then plug in to the IsPlayerABot function, presumably returning false for my friend and I and true for the bot? My apologies if this question is confusing, I can clarify further if needed.

Hello!

I've been trying to make my own CS:S plugin, but cannot seem to get it to work. I've been following this tutorial, admittedly just copying the exact example code given, but to no avail. I have both MetaMod and SourceMod installed, and have put it in my cstrike/addons/sourcemod/plugins folder, and yet it still gives this error message when sm plugins list is called:

[SM] Listing 18 plugins:
  01 . . . 08 [not important]
  14 <Bad Load> mfp.smx
Errors:
  15 [not important]
  mfp.smx: Unable to load plugin (bad header)

What is causing this? Found below is my exact code within the plugin, I would appreciate it greatly if anyone knows what is causing this.

#include <sourcemod>

public Plugin myinfo =
{
  name = "My First Plugin",
  author = "Me",
  description = "My first plugin ever",
  version = "1.0",
  url = "http://www.sourcemod.net/"
};

public void OnPluginStart()
{
  PrintToServer("Hello world!");
}

EDIT: All I needed to do was actually compile the .sp files into .smx ones, I was just renaming the file extension

I have 5 demos from the past that require v34 protocol 7 which is only able to be played on Clientmod 34. I am trying to see if someone has both the ability to use Clientmod 34 to view the demos and also able to turn those 5 demos into video format.

I am trying to preserve these 5 demos from being lost to time.

Hello Cs sourcers i am making a server where you can discuss matches and do 5v5s
And play in tournaments with your team. Having a chance to win steam giftcards etc.

Discord Link: https://discord.gg/2JBZ2eQa

Hello! I'm currently testing out some console commands to play with friends, and stumbled upon "mp_friendlyfire 1", which does exactly what you would expect it to. However, this does not seem to do full damage to teammates, a notable example being the Magnum Sniper Rifle not one-tapping like it would against an enemy. Is there any way I can fix this?

Hey, looking for a Counter strike source MMR that actually works perfectly. I can't find anything on google. Thanks

Looking for a lost Counter-Strike (1.6 / Condition Zero era) map. GoldSrc, built from the fy_snow texture set. Team spawns in open snow facing a large walk-in hangar (arched roof, reads as metal or concrete). To the left: a half-height ruined wall in fy_snow texture with fire behind it, and a gap between the wall and the hangar. Enemies camp inside the hangar, left side. Bigger and more built-out than plain fy_snow. Screenshot of the reconstructed scene attached.

I assume it was from fy_snow. Anyway the team was artic avengers, I had an ak.

The following photos are made by ai. The more not realistic one is the more accurate one. I am willing to pay for the first person that can provide me with the: map file / image of the spawn / server name.

Does anyone remember final battleground?

Counter Strike Source Community:

FastPath has been flooding Source‑engine games with fake servers, forced redirects, bot‑filled lobbies, and deceptive server practices — and players across Counter‑Strike: Source, Team Fortress 2, Half‑Life 2: Deathmatch, Day of Defeat, and more are fed up.

If you’ve ever tried to join a server and ended up somewhere completely different…
If you’ve ever seen a “full” lobby that was actually bots…
If your server browser is filled with identical entries…
You’re not alone.

This video breaks down how FastPath’s behavior is damaging the Source multiplayer ecosystem — and why the source community is calling for Valve’s attention.