CSO #1 Server Updates

🔥 Server Update — Salamander & Spawn Protection Fixes

We’ve just pushed a new update with several fixes and improvements!

🛡️ Spawn Protection — Fixed

As many of you know, we introduced a 5-second protection period for zombies & humans after they spawn.

However, there were a few issues with the protection system:

🟡 AFK zombies could remain highlighted with the yellow glow even after the 5-second protection period had ended.

💬 The protection messages appearing in chat — telling players how long they had to wait before attacking — could become quite annoying.

💥 This was especially noticeable when attacking multiple zombies with grenades or grenade-type weapons, where the messages could appear repeatedly.

These issues have now been fixed.

The protection system should now correctly end after the intended 5 seconds, including the visual glow, without unnecessary chat spam.

🔥 Salamander Rework

The Salamander has been replaced with a new and improved version.

The Salamander is a flamethrower designed for close-range combat. It sets enemies on fire, causing them to continue burning for several seconds. Its effective range is limited to approximately 10 meters, and it cannot be used underwater. Damage also decreases with distance.

🔗 Salamander Reference

⚔️ Advantages

Large magazine capacity

High damage

Very effective against zombies

Enemies continue burning after being hit

Lightweight

No recoil

Large amount of reserve ammunition

⚠️ Limitations

High price

Fire does not hit instantly like conventional bullets

Cannot be fired underwater

Low stun and knockback against zombies

Cannot shoot through walls

Cannot kill enemies with a headshot

Limited effective range

🔧 Salamander & Plugin Fixes

🛡️ Salamander can no longer damage zombies while they have Spawn Protection

🧟 Salamander can no longer damage zombies affected by Madness

🎯 Salamander WeaponList sprite has been fixed, no longer M249 sprite applies

🌊 Salamander cannot be fired underwater

📦 P W models are handled in a single model

⚙️ FM_UpdateClientData is not used

⚙️ EngFunc_FindEntityInSphere is not used

🔥 The Salamander is now ready for battle!

Thanks for playing and helping us find and fix these issues. ❤️

🎉 CSOMOD — New Features & Quests

🏆 Tournament Updates

SVIP has been added to the Tournament System

Tournament rewards and participation have been updated to support the new SVIP system.

VIP's cant join to SVIP tournaments.

📜 New Suggested Quests

Two new quests have been added based on community suggestions:

🧟 Deal Damage as Zombie — Brain Eater

Deal damage to Humans while playing as a Zombie.

🔗 Quest Suggestion — Forum

👹 Kill Humans as Boss — Fear My Power

Kill Humans while playing as a Boss.

🔗 Boss Kills — Forum

🆕 Other New Quests

🔥 More Ways to Earn

These new quests provide additional ways for players to earn Money and EXP while encouraging active gameplay across different roles, weapons, and play styles.

Good luck completing them! 🧟‍♂️🔪

🚀 Server Engine Upgrades

We have completed a major upgrade of the software stack powering our Counter-Strike 1.6 server.

The server is now running newer versions of ReHLDS, ReGameDLL, Metamod-R, ReAPI and AMX Mod X, bringing the server environment up to date with the latest versions in our stack.

📋 Changelog

⚙️ ReHLDS

3.14.0.857 → 3.15.0.907

The core Half-Life server engine has been upgraded to ReHLDS 3.15.0.907.

🎮 ReGameDLL

5.28.0.756 → 5.30.0.831

The Counter-Strike game DLL has been upgraded to ReGameDLL 5.30.0.831.

🔌 Metamod-R

1.3.0.149 → 1.3.0.174

Metamod-R has been upgraded to 1.3.0.174.

🧩 ReAPI

5.26.0.338 → 5.29.0.35

ReAPI has been upgraded to 5.29.0.35.

🛠️ AMX Mod X

1.9.0.5249 → 1.10.0.5486

AMX Mod X has been upgraded from 1.9.0.5249 to 1.10.0.5486.

📊 Scoreboard Improvements

Alongside the engine upgrades, we have also made several improvements to the in-game TAB scoreboard.

🟢 Latency / Ping

The Latency (Ping) value displayed on the scoreboard has been fixed and is now displayed correctly.

❤️ HP & 💰 Money

The scoreboard now additionally displays:

Score

Deaths

Latency

HP

Money

This provides more useful information directly from the scoreboard without needing to rely on other HUD elements.

⚠️ Important: Client Version Required

If you cannot see the new HP and Money fields, please make sure that your Counter-Strike 1.6 client is up to date.

This is particularly important for Non-Steam clients.

Older client builds may not support the new scoreboard fields, meaning HP and Money will not be visible even though the server is correctly configured.

💿 Non-Steam Client

You can download our updated CSOMOD Non-Steam client here:

https://dl.csomod.com/

The client available there is built with a newer client version and supports the variables required for the new scoreboard fields.

✅ Upgrade Completed

The upgraded components are now active on our server.

We will continue monitoring the servers and plugins following the upgrade to ensure everything remains stable and compatible.

Thank you for playing on CSOMOD! ❤️

💰 Donate System Update

We rebuilt the money donation system. It’s faster, clearer, and harder to abuse.

What’s new

Quick donate menu
Open the donate option (menu 8, or type /donate) and pick an amount in one click: 10,000 / 50,000 / 100,000 / 250,000 / All my money, or choose Custom amount to type your own.

Better player list

• You can now see each player’s current money in the list.
• Players who can only receive part of your amount show (max X$).
• Players who can’t receive money (limit reached, or blocked, see below) are greyed out.

No more surprise amounts
Before, donating 250,000$ to a player who was close to their money limit could send a smaller number without telling you. Now you get a message explaining how much they can receive and what their limit is. If the receiver is close to their limit, the plugin sends only what fits, and you are charged only for the amount that actually arrived.

Confirmation for big transfers
Donations of 100,000$ or more ask “Are you sure?” before sending, so you don’t send money to the wrong player by mistake.

Donation notifications
The receiver now hears a sound and sees a HUD message: +250,000$ from PlayerName. You also get a HUD message when your donation goes through.

Chat command improvements

• Type donate <name> <amount> or /donate <name> <amount> in chat.
• Names with spaces now work, with no quotes needed: donate Itz A 250000.
• Use all instead of a number to send everything: donate PlayerName all.
• Type just /donate to open the menu, or /donate 5000 to choose who gets 5,000$.

New rules

• Cooldown: 5 seconds between donations, the same for the menu and the chat command.
• Minimum: 100$ per donation.
• Same IP: you can’t donate between players on the same IP. This stops money being moved between accounts. If you share a connection with a friend and need an exception, ask an admin.

Fixed

• Wrong amounts when donating through menu 8.
• Names with special characters or spaces not being found in the chat command.
• Player names can no longer recolor the chat or menus.

Enjoy, and report any bugs to the admins. 🎮

🛒 Buy Menu

• Real prices: VIP and Steam discounts now show in the menu, so the price you see is the price you pay. Prices turn red when you can't afford them, and locked items show [Need L:x].
• Live stock: limited items show how many are left, like [Stock 1/1]. When someone grabs one, it turns grey and shows [Taken by Name] until the next round.
• Clear messages: if a purchase fails (item already taken, level too low, not enough players, limit reached, buy time over), the game now tells you exactly why.
• Level in the menu: your level and XP progress are shown right under the buy menu title.
• Buy time warning: you get a chat reminder a few seconds before the weapon buy time ends.
• Wallet-full warning: if your money is at the limit and income is being lost, you are told so you can spend it.
• Safer shopping: expensive items can ask for confirmation before the money leaves your account.
• Weapon pickup hint: if a dropped weapon needs a higher level than yours, you now get a message instead of nothing happening.

⭐ Levels & Rewards

• Level-up rewards: every level you gain pays you money, and every 10th level pays a much bigger bonus.
• Type /level to see your level, XP progress, XP to next level, your current XP multiplier and your money. It now also shows the next item you will unlock and the level it needs.
• Cleaner chat: level-up messages go to you, and only milestone levels are announced to everyone.
• Fairer XP: VIP, night mode and server XP events now apply the same way to kills, damage and infections. XP for damage counts the health actually taken, so overkill hits no longer give extra.

💰 Round Bonuses

• Round summary: at the end of every round you get a personal recap in chat: damage, kills, infections and money earned.
• Survival bonus: for humans still alive when the round ends.
• MVP bonus: the human who dealt the most damage and the zombie with the most infections each get a reward, announced in chat.
• Comeback bonus: a team that keeps losing rounds in a row earns a growing extra payout.
• Fairer damage money: you are paid for the health you actually took, not for overkill.
• Headshot bonus: a headshot kill pays extra money.
• Kill streaks: kill or infect several in a row without dying and earn a growing bonus. Big streaks are announced to everyone.
• First blood: the first kill of the round pays a bonus and is announced in chat.
• Assist bonus: damage an enemy a lot and a teammate finishes them? You still get paid.
• Type /roundtop (or /rtop) to see the best players of the current round.

🔧 Fixes

• Once-per-map items can no longer be bought again by leaving and rejoining.
• Items limited to once per map now work correctly.
• Old buy menus left open can no longer buy weapons after the buy time is over.