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Beginner Video guide Updated October 8, 2026

Counter-Strike 1.6 servers on SLASHPLAY

What a SLASHPLAY Counter-Strike 1.6 server is: the classic game on de_dust2 with 16 slots, one-click Steam joining, and what each size costs.

Written by Jonathan, Co-founder of SLASHPLAY Jonathan on LinkedIn

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SLASHPLAY runs dedicated servers for the original Counter-Strike 1.6, the version the whole series grew from. Deploy one, and your friends join with one click from Steam or by pasting a connect line into the game console. It runs only while you play, and stopping it saves your configs, maps and addons.

Quick facts

VersionCS 1.6 Vanilla: the game as Valve ships it
Starting mapde_dust2
Players16 slots
Sizes and costSMALL 3 tokens an hour ($0.03), MEDIUM 6, LARGE 12, XLARGE 24
Addressname.slashplay.gg:port
How to joinLaunch in Steam, or connect in the developer console
Join passwordOptional, off by default
Game-specific tabNone

What it costs

A SMALL server (1 CPU, 2 GB) costs 3 tokens an hour ($0.03), the same as every other game, and it’s plenty for a full 16-player server. The deploy window shows the exact price next to every size. See Server sizes.

What you can change

There are no one-click match controls for CS 1.6. You run it the classic way:

  • The Console tab sends server commands, such as changelevel de_inferno or mp_timelimit 30. As you type, it suggests commands from the Counter-Strike list. That list is built for CS2, so not every suggestion exists in 1.6. See CS 1.6 console commands, or look up any single command in the full Counter-Strike 1.6 command list.
  • The file manager (Advanced → Files) gives you the game folder. The cstrike/cfg, cstrike/maps and cstrike/addons folders are part of every save, so custom configs, maps and addons like AMX Mod X survive a stop and restore. Anything else you upload is kept too. See The file manager.
  • A join password keeps strangers out. Turn it on from the General tab. See Join passwords.

Where to start

  1. Start a Counter-Strike 1.6 server: deploy, join, invite friends, stop.
  2. Counter-Strike 1.6 console commands: maps, round settings, bans, custom maps and a server.cfg that sticks.
  3. AMX Mod X on Counter-Strike 1.6: admin commands and plugins, installed by hand.
  4. Start, stop and restore to understand saves and costs.

In this section

Beginner Video Start a Counter-Strike 1.6 server Deploy a Counter-Strike 1.6 server on SLASHPLAY, join it from Steam or the console, invite your friends and stop it again when you're done. Intermediate Counter-Strike 1.6 server console commands The CS 1.6 server commands worth knowing: maps, round and freeze time, money, friendly fire, team balance, kicks and bans, custom maps and a lasting server.cfg. Advanced In the works AMX Mod X on Counter-Strike 1.6 What AMX Mod X and Metamod are, why CS 1.6 servers use them, and how they fit on SLASHPLAY: upload into cstrike/addons, point the game at Metamod, restart.