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How to turn off auto team balance in CS 1.6

Type mp_autoteambalance 0 in the server console and the server stops moving players between teams. mp_autoteambalance 1 turns it back on.

mp_autoteambalance

Automatically moves players to even out the teams when one side has two or more extra players.

mp_autoteambalance <0|1>

Examples

mp_autoteambalance 0

Keep teams exactly as players chose them.

mp_autoteambalance 1

Balance teams automatically.

Values

ValueWhat it does
0 Off
1Default On

Arguments

0|1Required
1 turns automatic balancing on.

What it does

When one team has at least two more players than the other, the server announces an auto-team balance and moves players at the start of the next round. Set it to 0 for matches where teams must stay as picked.

Good to know

  • Balancing happens at round start, not in the middle of a round.

Run it on your server

On a SLASHPLAY server, type it in the Console tab of the server page; the reply shows right under it. A value set there lasts until the server restarts. To keep it, add the line to cstrike/server.cfg. New to this? Start a CS 1.6 server first.

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