HOW TO CREATE A COUNTER STRIKE 1.6 SERVER Part 5: Install Meta mod

            In this part we will learn how to install Meta mod in our Counter-Strike server. Meta mod is an important modification for HLDS server. It will help us to install various plugins in our server. Now we have to download Meta mod from Meta mod’s official website.  Click here to visit Meta mod’s official website or click here to visit download page. Now we have to download latest version Meta mod, click on the version name a new page will appear then select a mirror from where the files will be downloaded. By using the same method download AMX Mod X Base & Counter-Strike Addon.

            Now we will install Meta mod, but before that we have to study the Directory structure.

            ---cstrike                      - game directory of Counter-Strike.

    |--addons                 - this is where Server addons go

                    |--metamod          - this is where Metamod goes. Metamod is necessary to run AMX Mod X

                        |--dlls               - this is where Metamod's binaries go

                    |--amxmodx          - this is where AMX Mod X goes

                        |--dlls               - amxmodx_mm.dll should go here

                        |--modules       - Where modules are stored (_amxx.dll or _amxx_i386.so etc)

                        |--plugins          - Where plugins are stored (.amx or .amxx)

                        |--scripting       - Where example source code and the compiler/assembler are stored

                            |--include     - Where include files for source code is stored

                            |--compiled - Where the compiler batch file stores .amxx output

                        |--doc               - This documentation is kept here

                        |--data             - Binary data, for example saved stats, language caches etc.

                            |--lang          - Dictionary text files for AMX Mod X ML features (multi lingual)

                        |--configs         - Configuration files

                        |--logs              - AMX Mod X log files

Now go to the folder where you downloaded ‘metamod-1.21.1-am.zip’ file. You need Winzip or Winrar software to open this zip file. I hope you have already installed any one of them. If you don’t have any one of them please install that. Right click on zip file & choose ‘Extract files’ option. A new window will appear select your server’s cstrike folder & press ok. Now go to ‘metamod’ folder. Create a file * named ‘plugins.ini’. Go back to cstrike folder. Open file named ‘liblist.gam’ (in cstrike folder) using Notepad. If you are a windows user find the line gamedll "dlls\mp.dll" and you have to replace the line to gamedll "addons\metamod\dlls\metamod.dll”, Linux users have to find the line gamedll_linux "dlls/mp_i386.so" and this line will be replaced with the line gamedll_linux "addons/metamod/dlls/metamod.so" save & close the file. Now restart your server. Your Meta mod is ready to use. 




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* Now I will discuss about the easiest method which I’ve found to create plugins.ini file for windows users. Open Notepad Go to File option then select Save as option. A new window will appear. Change save as type to All Files & in File name field write plugins.ini, set save location to metamod folder & click on save.