Counter-Strike: Condition Zero is classic CS with first-class bots: Bomb Defusal (de_ maps) and Hostage Rescue (cs_ maps), and bots so a fresh server already has a game going. You deployed the server, so you are the admin. CZ uses GoldSrc RCON (UDP), which our web console now speaks, so you can run admin commands from the web console here or from the in-game console (~ key) with rcon.
How your friends join
- Open the console (~) and run:
connect IP:27015 - Or find it in the in-game server browser (Internet tab, or add by IP). Your server name starts with 2hours.gg.
If you set a Join password on deploy, friends add it first: password yourpass; connect IP:27015
Bots
Your server starts with 6 bots, and they make way as friends join. Raise bot_quota for bigger games. Tune them from the console:
rcon bot_quota 6- Target headcount: bots fill up to this many players and leave as friends join. Set 0 for a human-only match.
rcon bot_difficulty 2- Bot skill: 0 Easy, 1 Normal, 2 Hard, 3 Expert.
Admin from the in-game console
Open the console with ~, log in once with your RCON password (shown on the server card), and prefix each admin command with rcon:
rcon_password yourpassword- Log in as admin for this session.
rcon changelevel de_inferno- Switch map. de_ maps are Bomb Defusal, cs_ maps are Hostage Rescue.
rcon status- List connected players and bots, their ids and ping.
rcon mp_friendlyfire 1- Friendly fire on (1) or off (0).
rcon mp_timelimit 30- Minutes before the map changes (0 = no limit).
rcon kick <name>- Remove a player.
What ships built in
Every official map ships with the server, so nobody downloads anything. Custom maps need a FastDL host, which is not set up on this first release. The web console here speaks GoldSrc RCON (UDP), so you can run these commands from the browser or from the in-game console — both do the same thing.