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CSS RCON Commands
on Friday 13 October 2006
by kremit

Using RCON Commands

RCON stands for Remote Control. 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, downloadable here:

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).

Player Management Commands

rcon kick	kicks player with certain username (for long ones, cut and paste from console)
rcon banid	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

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

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.

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