Counter Strike Source RCON commands
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Using RCON Commands
RCON stands for Remote Console. This article is a guide on using RCON on Counter Strike Source servers. RCON should be given to 1 admin for every 10 player slots on a server.
A tool to simplify RCON use is HLSW - http://www.hlsw.org/download/mirrors/69
Log into RCON
In order to use RCON, you need to access the console in game using the ~ button. Once open, you need to set the RCON password on your computer before you can send commands to the server. Simply enter "rcon_password mypass". To check and make sure it worked, type rcon status. If you get a printout of server status, youre logged into RCON!
RCON Commands List
Before you can use commands, you should know what a CVAR is. CVAR stands for control variable. CVARs consist of 2 parts, the control item, and the setting for that item. For settings, 0=off and 1=on, and some accept any number (time limits, and start money).
Example: mp_friendlyfire 1 The mp_friendlyfire is the control item you are setting, and you are setting it to 1 (on).
RCON Player Management Commands
| rcon kick (name) | kicks player with certain username (for long ones, cut and paste from console) |
| rcon banid (time) (ID#) | Ban a player with a certain ID (found in rcon status) for a time in minutes. |
| rcon status | Prints the servers status, and players status in console |
RCON Map Timelimit Commands
| mp_maxrounds 30 | Sets the maximum rounds played to 30 |
| mp_winlimit 60 | Sets the map to change at a team winning 60 rounds |
| mp_timelimit 35 | Sets the timelimit before a new map is played |
| mp_fraglimit 50 | Sets the max frags a player can have before a map change |
RCON Server Operation Commands
| rcon sv_alltalk 1 | Allows all users to hear eachother over voice chat. |
| rcon mp_friendlyfire 1 | Sets friendly fire on. Players can injure teammates. |
| rcon mp_hostagepenalty 12 | If this many hostages are killed, the player is kicked. |
| rcon sv_password fishy | Sets the server join password to fishy. To turn off, sv_password "" |
| rcon mp_flashlights 1 | Turns on the ability for people to use flashlights. |
| rcon mp_restartgame 5 | Restarts the map, including kills money and scores. |
| mp_roundtime 1.75 | Sets the timelimit for each round in minutes. |
| mp_startmoney 16000 | Sets the money each player starts with to 16000 |
| mp_fadetoblack 1 | When a player dies, he cannot see the rest of the round. |
mp_buytime .5 |
Sets the time you can buy items after round starts in minutes. |
| mp_tkpunish 1 | Kills team killers at start of the next round. |
| mp_autoteambalance 1 | Automatically balances teams. |
| mp_limitteams 2 | Sets the max # of players difference between the teams. (One team can have a max of X more players than the other team) |
| mp_c4timer | Sets the time the bomb beeps before boom in seconds. |
| mp_footsteps | Sets if players can hear footsteps |
| mp_freezetime | Sets time you are frozen at spawn before you can move in seconds. |
| mp_chattime | Sets the time the scores are shown at the end of the map in seconds. |
