[TuT]How to decrease the lag in your Counter-Strike 1.6 server[For newbies]

[Nympho]

Variant One. Without installing anything.

• Run your server (hlds.exe).
  
• Open Task Manager (CTRL+ALT+Delete)
  
• Tab Processes>Find your server (hlds.exe). Click with right button Set Priority>High.
  

Variant Two. Metamod -P.

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Metamod is a plugin/DLL manager that sits between the Half-Life Engine and an HL Game mod, allowing the dynamic loading/unloading of mod-like DLL plugins to add functionality to the HL server or game mod. Metamod-P is enhanced version of Metamod. It has dynamic link-entities and automatic detection of Mod DLL and other improvement to allow it work with future Half-Life Engine updates and new Mods and updates.

• Download Metamod P. (See links below)
  
• Put metamod.dll in cstrike/addons/metamod/dlls.
  

Variant Three. Adding Ping Boosters to Metamod.
Actually ping booster is a simple program (.dll). It improves ping rates and settings.

Here is some boosters.
* mmtimer - Recommended!
* WINHL-Booster
* Ping Booster
* Booster Lite

How to install mmtimer?
- Create a folder "mmtimer" in cstrike/addons and copy the content from folder "bin" in cstrike/addons/mmtimer
- Open addons/metamod/plugins.ini and add:

Code:

win32 addons\mmtimer\mmtimer.dll
linux addons/mmtimer/mmtimer_i386.so

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The optimal settings (CVARs) are sys_ticrate 1100 and mm_insane 0.

Downloads
Metamod P (Windows/Linux)

Ping Booster

WINHL Booster

MMtimer