Can you download counterstrike for free?

Answer 1

Yes you can. You can create the server for free but if you want to join it you have to buy the Game CS1.6 . Any one who is having this original game can join this server

1. Download this HLDS tool according to ur OS

Windows http://storefront.steampowered.com/download/hldsupdatetool.exe

Linux http://storefront.steampowered.com/download/hldsupdatetool.bin

2. Install the update tool in x:\HLServer.

3. Open a terminal (Start>Run>cmd).

4. Use directory traversal and go to your HLServer directory (CD \HLServer).

5. Type in "HldsUpdateTool" (or just "h" then cycle tab through the files until you got the exe) or ./steam for Linux users then a space then enter -command update -game . Replace with the game you want to host, be it "cstrike", "dmc", "dod", "ricochet", "tfc", "valve", "Counter-Strike Source", or "hl2mp". Enter -dir x:\hlserver afterwards and then press enter and let it rest. A correct example would be: HldsUpdateTool -command update -game cstrike -dir c:\hlserver

6. If it worked so far, it should now be installing the files needed to run the server.

7. It downloads around 320MB.

8. After the installation is finished your Half life dedicated server is ready to run.

Now go to the installed folder x:\hlserver . Ok what you have to do is just execute hlds.exe. Select the game as Counter-Strike. Give name to your server. Select the map. Select the network as internet if u want it to be online or Lan. Set the max no of players according to your Internet connection. Set the UDP port as 27016. RCON password anything don't leave blank. Check Secure(valve Anti-cheat). Click start server. A window opens, go to console and type "sv_lan 0" without quotes.

Now your server is ready. If it didnt work Unblock hlds.exe from firewall and add an exception to UDP port 27016.

Sometimes the ports in modem or router is blocked u have to unblock it i.e. portforwarding. To learn how to do that check this link http://www.portforward.com/..

After portforwarding your server will work..

To make it pirated i.e. to let all the non steam players to play in your server apply the nosteam patch .. http://www.tutorialecstrike.com/patch_server.HTML

Then start the server.

Answer 2

Yes, you use the HLDSupdatetool to gather all the requird files. Then you port forward to allow access to your server from the internet. You then configure your server and start it up.

To create your own free counter strike server, you must run it yourself. You need atleast a dsl connection or you will run into lag. First you must open up the port that you want to run the server from on your router, then you can click create server in the game to run a listen server. If you are interested in running a dedicated server then you should download the hlds update tool,install it and type in the following.

CD c:\Program Files\HLserver\

Or wherever you installed it

hldsupdatetool.exe -command update -game "Counter-Strike Source" -dir .

This will download the content and then you can simply run the program by double clicking srds.exe in the cstrike folder.

AnswerYes, you can download the Half-Life Dedicated Server Update Tool and use it to obtain all the required files for the server.

You could also start a listen server.

Just remember to do port-forwarding to make your server accessible from the internet.

If you want to make a temporal server which is faster and easier you create a server, then once you are in you go to console (if you don't know how to press ~ and it will take you there, if nothing happens go to options < keyboard < advanced > toggle console, and then press ~) and you type in "sv_lan 0", press submit, and you are ready to go

AND NOTE: you need to have atleast 1-2GB disk space left on your disk :(

Answer 3

Yes But Its Cracked and illegal

And it doesn't have a registration's code so NO

Answer 4

Download HLDSupdatetool.exe. Use it to gather all the required files. Then start the server.

Answer 5

Install a game client such as Garena,in which u can host free servers from the game itself.

Answer 6

Not legally.