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How to fade to black on death in CS 1.6

Type mp_fadetoblack 1 in the server console and dead players see a black screen until the next round, so they cannot ghost.

mp_fadetoblack

Fades a player's screen to black after they die, until the next round.

mp_fadetoblack <0|1>

Examples

mp_fadetoblack 1

Black screen for dead players.

mp_fadetoblack 0

Let dead players spectate.

Values

ValueWhat it does
0Default Off
1 On

Arguments

0|1Required
1 fades dead players' screens to black.

What it does

With 1, dead players cannot watch the rest of the round, which prevents them from passing on enemy positions to living teammates. Common for matches and anti-ghosting setups.

Good to know

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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