Counter-Strike 1.6

[tawdry fern]

Hi! I’ve opened a PR for a new port and am sharing it here for testing.

Port: Counter-Strike 1.6 (GoldSrc)
Target devices: R36S / K36-class (ArkOS-based)

Tested by me on:

• R36S clone
• ArkOS4Clone

Notes:

• Uses original Half-Life / Counter-Strike game data
• Controls are currently configured via userconfig.cfg

Happy to provide logs or make fixes if anything comes up.
Thanks!

CFW Tests:
[x] AmberELEC
[x] ArkOS
[x] MuOS
[x] ROCKNIX
-> [x] Panfrost
-> [x] Libmali
-> [ ] Adreno (Optional)
[x] Knulli (Optional)

Resolutions:
[] 480x320 (Optional)
[x] 640x480
[] 720x720 (RGB30) (Optional)
[] Higher resolutions (e.g., 1280 x 720)

Installation

1. Install this port via the autoinstall tool
   ( Copy the zip above to ports/autoinstall and then open PortMaster)

2. Buy the game on steam https://store.steampowered.com/app/10/CounterStrike/

3. Copy your valve folder into:

   /roms/ports/counter-strike/valve
   

4. Copy your cstrike folder into:

   /roms/ports/counter-strike/cstrike
   

5. Do not overwrite existing port files when copying game data.
   If prompted, choose Skip / Keep existing files.

6. Launch Counter-Strike from PortMaster.

[solid sable]

CFW Tests:
[] AmberELEC
[x] ArkOS
[] MuOS
[] ROCKNIX
-> [] Panfrost
-> [] Libmali
-> [ ] Adreno (Optional)
[] Knulli (Optional)

Resolutions:
[] 480x320 (Optional)
[x] 640x480
[] 720x720 (RGB30) (Optional)
[] Higher resolutions (e.g., 1280 x 720)

can you add this to your post?

Also instructions on how to install it?

If the testing is done then we can accept your PR

[silent hound]

Nice. This uses Xash right?

[solid sable]

from the gamefiles, yes

[tawdry fern]

i've updated the post with install instructions

[silent hound]

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[tawdry fern]

yes, it uses xash3d

[solid sable]

Installation
Install this port via the autoinstall tool
( Copy the zip above to ports/autoinstall and then open PortMaster)

Buy the game on steam https://store.steampowered.com/app/10/CounterStrike/

Copy your valve folder into:
/roms/ports/counter-strike/valve

Copy your cstrike folder into:
/roms/ports/counter-strike/cstrike

Do not overwrite existing port files when copying game data.
If prompted, choose Skip / Keep existing files.

I would say use that so people know where to buy the game and know how to install the port

[tawdry fern]

i don't see a way in discord to update the above zip, here is the zip with the install instructions.

[trim aurora]

Works on trimui smart pro perfectly 👍
(Firmware muOS)

[solid sable]

Ping me every time you update if you want, but for little updates to the metadata it's not important to make a new update

[compact plaza]

Woah this is cool, I'll have to give it a go when I get some time

[compact flame]

RG34XXSP MuOS ✅

[obsidian canyon]

Offline or online?

[tawdry fern]

Currently the default is offline "play with bots" but you can enable the "play online" menu option in userconfig.cfg ... i dont currently have a way to test "play online" (i dont have a wifi adapter/multiple devices) but this thread on reddit said online/lan worked. https://www.reddit.com/r/R36S/comments/1q9k8ca/cs_16_onlinelan/?share_id=7EcYbiFDFOFpqy005Egjr&utm_content=1&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_source=share&utm_term=1

[short fractal]

I assume this doesnt connect to official cs 1.6 server, or does it?

[obsidian forge]

Sorry for bothering and asking a dumb question 😢 which button stands for purchase weapon from the beginning
Trimui SP muOS runs beautifully
local network gets potential

r36s doesn't have Wi-Fi actually it need dangle which is inconvenient

[tawdry fern]

Unfortunately, there is limited buttons on the r36s, but the d-pad is mapped to slots 1-4 and the back/select is slot10 (cancel), left stick click is buy menu... this is documented in the readme... controls are also currently adjusted in the userconfig.cfg... i am working on a radial menu to address this button limitation but it is not ready yet

[tawdry fern]

I would guess that it connects to official cs 1.6 servers... I didnt make any code changes to how online works, my device (r36s clone) does not have wifi, so i cant test that play online

[short fractal]

well I am largely unaware how the cs1.6 servers work these days, but would not there be a problem with a lack of anticheat on the client side?

anyway ✅ X55 Rocknix (both libmali and panfrost driver)

[tawdry fern]

Im not sure but i would imagine these are the same concerns with running cs 1.6 with xash3d on windows/linux

[short fractal]

I would probably just make a disclaimer in the readme and its gonna be fine

[short fractal]

✅ R36xx Amberelec

[unkempt tinsel]

I ran some tests on my R36S:

✅ ArkOS K36
✅ dArkOS
✅ Rocknix (libmali and panfrost)

Online mode seems to work well with the Wi-Fi dongle

[nimble tundra]

tried it on RG35xx H with muos, works perfectly

[solid sable]

You can do hotkeys on both Gptokeyb1 and Gptokeyb2

[compact flame]

Am I missing something? What buttons does the R36S lack that other handhelds have?

[short fractal]

he means in general.

[compact flame]

Oooh. Ok

[trim aurora]

Offline, haven't tested online yet

[compact flame]

Everytime I've played, theres nobody around. Not even bots.

[tawdry fern]

did you overwrite liblist.gam ? this file links to the yapb so file, so if you overwrote this, then yapb (bots) does not load

[obsidian canyon]

the bot are so good bruh

[tawdry fern]

lol yea, i probably need to default the difficulty to something easier but this can be adjusted in yapb.cfg 's yb_difficulty "3" ... or you should be able to just add yb_difficulty "3" to userconfig.cfg & override the yapb.cfg setting

*it's currently at yb_difficulty "3" (4 being the hardest, 3 was yapb's default)

[obsidian canyon]

i think i should set to 1 or 2

[primal kiln]

MLG era og bots 😂

It found about 10 servers for me, 6 of which were with people and actually playable. It even found a zombie server and downloaded the missing files.

The problem is the server search menu itself, because the settings (order, map type, number of players, etc.) seem to change on their own.

[compact flame]

I never saw it ask if I wanted to replace a file. So I don't think so?

So just find that liblist.gam file and replace it with the one that's in the original zip you posted?

[tawdry fern]

yea, it's in the cstrike folder

[rare meadow]

holy shit dude

you actually did it

this is so well done

condition zero?

[tawdry fern]

No — this is original Counter-Strike 1.6, not Condition Zero.

[tawdry fern]

Thanks

[obsidian canyon]

but condition zero files work too

i have test both 1.6 and cz

[tawdry fern]

There's currently no plans to support deleted scenes

[gusty sluice]

it works with this build cscz?

Also works with muOS Pixie on RG35XX-H

[gusty sluice]

i just need to download cscz from steam and it works?

[obsidian canyon]

I think so, have tested with cs cz files on my old hard drive

[obsidian canyon]

Maybe

But 1.6 and cz just look the same

[gusty sluice]

yeah... now the next part, metamod, amxx etc :))

i will test it today to see how it works, this is really woow

i see that it uses rehlds, nice

[compact flame]

files there. dunno why i dont see any bots. hm

i cant figur eout how to select team at the beginning of a game. pressing up is selects somethign for me but i cant go down to the options that are numbered 1-6

i cant enter the server list either to choose a MAP

it just stuck on random map and no mater which way i press my dpad, it just cycles through Adv. Options, Ok, and Cancel

aaaahhh i see now press down multiple tiomes ot get to it

but i still dont understand selecting team and appearance at the begiining

nothign higlights. it just selects somethign for me when i press the d psd in certian directions

but even selecitng a different map like supply station by Cryptrr or Dust by Johsnon, there is still nobody in the map with me. its just me running around alone. im connected to wifi

[tawdry fern]

Dpad Up = slot/option 1, right = option 2, down = option 3, left = option 4... select/back = option 10 (cancel)... you would need to change some button mapping in userconfig.cfg if you wanted other slots like 5, 6, 7, 8 ... you press the button for the menu option you want

[tawdry fern]

you do not need to be connected to wifi to play with bots ... the files in the port zip should already be configured this way but you'll want to make sure that in cstrike/liblist.gam ... you have a line like this gamedll_linux "addons/yapb/bin/yapb.so" then you also have a cstrike/addons/yapb directory that contains a bin, conf, & data directories ... then in the cstrike/userconfig.cfg near the top there is exec addons/yapb/conf/yapb.cfg

*there is a liblist.gam file inside ports/counter-strike/valve (not included in the port zip but part of the game files copied here) too but this one is fine to leave as is, it's the one in ports/counter-strike/cstrike that you need to check

[gusty sluice]

I have downloaded cscz from steam and ... it doesnt work, it crashes after selecting the map

also in the .sh i have modified the -game cstrike to -game czero

Also deleted scenes has the option Play with Bots unavailable

[compact flame]

Pretty sure it's not condition zero?

[compact flame]

Ok. I'll have to recheck my files because I am not sure why I'm not getting bots to play against

[compact flame]

So you mean open liblist.gam?

[tawdry fern]

liblist.gam is a txt file, you can open it with notepad or another editor

[compact flame]

Okay and it needs to say this?

[gusty sluice]

i dont get it ... sry if i misspelled

[tawdry fern]

yea, liblist.gam should have a line inside of it that says gamedll_linux "addons/yapb/bin/yapb.so"

[obsidian canyon]

It work normally for me though

[compact flame]

Mine does not have the ";" in front of it does that need to be changed?

[compact flame]

Please Upload that file. Mine is different. I'll swap with yours

NVM. Making those changes fixed it!

That really felt like i was online.

Wow

How is your name assigned? Randomly generated?

[gusty sluice]

What build of the game is it? Or you just reused the bin files, because on rehlds it says that you can use it with cscz also... i will try it tomorrow again ..

[compact flame]

How do you know if it is a real online game? Do the bots put stuff in the chat?

[gusty sluice]

Yep, Yet Another PodBot can be configured to "speak", they are really funny ...

Also i could not find any Metamod that works on arm64... i tried metamod-r, metamod-p etc...

i want to play some respawn using metamod and amxmodx, also it needs some auto-aim, playing with a controller cs it's like trying to headshot a bird in the sky while you are half blind :))

[tawdry fern]

this uses cs16-client, regamedll_cs, yapb, xash3d

[gusty sluice]

ReGameDLL_CS is fully compatible with official mod CS 1.6 / CZero by Valve. All you have to do is to download binaries and replace original mp.dll/cs.so

for the https://github.com/Velaron/cs16-client i didnt found anything regarding czero...

anyway, i will test tomorrow more, it is really awesome but... it really needs some auto-aim, playing on a tiny screen is not that fun, i keep getting my ass served and i was playing for about 4h or so...

you can lower the difficulty of the bots but... then it feels like playing catch the rabbit =))

[obsidian canyon]

I lower it to 0 ((;

[tawdry fern]

Updated counter-strike.zip
Refactored launcher to use pm_start/pm_finish and pm_message, removing legacy boilerplate per review feedback.
No gameplay or data changes. @solid sable for vis

[primal kiln]

Should i reinstall with this files?

[tawdry fern]

Yes, please reinstall with the updated zip.
Launcher update only, no gameplay or data changes.

[wooden topaz]

@tawdry fern FYI this is working great for me, Knulli on an RGCubeXX, plays 720x720 native resolution automatically with no issues and I was able to edit controls via the usercfg to my liking

only thing you might want to know, your newest zip wouldn't install for me - portmaster gives an error that it's not meant for my device - but when I switched to the older zip it worked fine... no idea why

[short fractal]

"reqs": [
"1_analog"

maybe this doesnt work as it should

[tough folio]

Yo, I noticed you have to press B on that screen to install anyway (If you didn't already know that), instead of A, and it's working fine on my RG34XXSP with the latest muos. I'm surprised it isn't like X or Y or something because a lot of people are configured so that they skip it with what's usually a confirm button and would accept it by what's usually the cancel/back button. Working on trying to get the bots going right now.

[tough folio]

Is it sad I turned their difficulty down all the way and still can't take one down. I swear they take me down the literal second I'm in line of sight.

[slim pilot]

Should be analog_1

Won’t this game require 2 analog sticks though?

[short fractal]

and frankly, should not this be analog_2?

[slim pilot]

Haha same thoughts exactly

The irony is I played lan CS so much I don’t have it on my steam account :/

Haha shall it get it on a sale

[fluid grotto]

wtaf

[tawdry fern]

Thanks for the feedback, ill look into this & update port.json to analog_2 ... ill post an updated zip when its ready

[tawdry fern]

hey, here is the updated zip with port.json changed to analog_2 ... i also made a small update to the launcher. @solid sable for vis

[acoustic tinsel]

Is there any way to reduce the difficulty level of the bots?

[tough folio]

There's an option to clear the server and then when you add them back, there are the difficulty levels. There might be something in the config too

[tawdry fern]

In a hopefully near future release, the bot configuration will just be done through the menus but for now....

Primary config file:

/roms/ports/counter-strike/cstrike/addons/yapb/conf/yapb.cfg

Common options:

• yapb_quota — number of bots
• yapb_difficulty — skill level (0–4)
• yapb_autovacate — remove bots when humans join

[tawdry fern]

Hey, i was just curious on what you changed the controls to be?

[wooden topaz]

No worries! I am on the cubexx so I have stacked triggers/shoulder buttons, and it drives me nuts having R1 as primary attack rather than R2... but I get the default being the other way given how many handhelds have them in-line

I made a few other tweaks... I usually like L2 for reload for example. Hold on a sec and I'll copy what I did.

bind "LTRIGGER" "+reload"
bind "RTRIGGER" "+attack"

bind "A_BUTTON" "+use"
bind "B_BUTTON" "buyammo1; buyammo2"
bind "X_BUTTON" "+attack2"
bind "Y_BUTTON" "+jump"

bind "L1_BUTTON" "+speed"
bind "R1_BUTTON" "+duck"

[shut drift]

Hi, i am failing to launch either bot game or online. It loads for a second then back to menu.

Any help would be appreciated

I am using rg35xxh with knulli

[acoustic tinsel]

Did you end up replacing files when you copied the game to the port?

[shut drift]

I dont believe so. i skipped replacing them. How many of those files were there ? 2?

[acoustic tinsel]

cannot replace

[sterile jolt]

Is project broken on Knulli?

[sterile jolt]

Do you still need help?

[tough folio]

Working for this person:

#1463519747336568966 message

[sterile jolt]

👍

I will be testing playability on rg35xxh

[tough folio]

Hope it works for ya

[sterile jolt]

Yea

Also, do i just use newest version of counter strike 1 from steam?

[shut drift]

Yes still requiring help

[sterile jolt]

hold on i will try it on my rg35xxh to see if it can run properly on knulli

[sterile jolt]

Confirmed to be working on RG35XXH Cfw Knulli

[sterile jolt]

Can you show me a picture or footage what happens when you try loading a bot match

@shut drift I would be willing to help if you still need the assistance

[shut drift]

I am going to try re install steam files..

[sterile jolt]

i can share my installation of the port confirmed working if you want

[shut drift]

Ok thank you

[sterile jolt]

Im gonna make a google drive link and send it to you so check your dms soon

[tepid wraith]

Hey, mate! Can you send it to me too, please?

[sterile jolt]

Yeah sure

[tawdry fern]

if you're still having issues... there should be a session.log, if you can provide that to me i can take a look later & let you know what i think is happening

[sterile jolt]

I got it working for him so prob no need

[stone yacht]

nice, does it support online ?

[stone yacht]

yeah it doesn't work good with mine i cant start a new server with bots because i cant name the server which is required also why does it show the half-life cover and not the cs 1.6 one

[stone yacht]

i cant start on becuse i dont have a usb keyboard

[tawdry fern]

did you copy both the valve & cstrike directories ?

[stone yacht]

o forgot the cstrike one

[stone yacht]

yea i did it now but i still cannot load any maps when i try the game crashes

[compact flame]

Why is this labeled as Ready To Run on the PM website if you have to include your own files to play it?

[tawdry fern]

Oh no, ill update the port.json

[tawdry fern]

What device and OS are you running?

Also could you share the session.log after it crashes? It’ll be in the main Counter-Strike port directory.

[stone yacht]

i am running rocknix nightly 2026225 and here:

[compact flame]

I've had major issues with ports using nightly

Reccomend stable

[stone yacht]

what the latest stable release ?

or nah ill stay on rocknix

i mean nightly

[compact flame]

The latest stable is 20250517

https://github.com/ROCKNIX/distribution/releases

[stone yacht]

okay maybe updating to stable might hel[

[stone yacht]

or no i still run a test version of the game from discord myba a full portmaster version might help

[tawdry fern]

do you know how much RAM your device has?

[stone yacht]

2 GB of LPDDR4X RAM why? it can run half-life 1 + opposing force and blue shift

[tawdry fern]

oh ok, 2gb should be more than enough. it works fine on my r36s with 1gb ... the session.log showed xash3d exited with code 137 ... [Launcher] Engine exited with code: 137 ... when i tried google searching this, seemed to indicate a possible out of memory issue.

[stone yacht]

so anymore ideas of how to fix my game ?

[tawdry fern]

i don't think this is the problem you're having but the only idea i have right now would be trying to change the launcher (Counter-Strike.sh) where it says ... -ref gles2 ... to -ref soft ... and see if it works with software rendering instead

[solid sable]

Rocknix Panfrost only got GLES3.1 maybe that's a problem

[sterile flame]

@tawdry fern
TrimUI Smart PRO
CFW: Crossmix-OS

I've already been informed about the root cause of the problem; crossmix-os uses "ash". I'm just envious that you're aware of it, no need to reply or anything. Thank you for your progress.

[blazing lotus]

Yeah, but we're actively not putting any development work towards a lost cause.

So the statement is still valid, supported cfw to get proper support

[stone yacht]

i tried libmali and panfrost so i dont think thats the case

[stone yacht]

i tried that and it launched only thing is now my graphics look uhh like a ps1 game and lags so maybe let me change it baxk to gles 2 because today it actually launched a map

[north parcel]

I did this, but all characters are with black skins, i don't know how to solve it. Anyone can help me?

[tawdry fern]

does everything else work correctly? could you check your ROMS\ports\counter-strike\cstrike\models\player directory ... this is what the contents of mine looks like

[north parcel]

Now i already installed Crossmix OS on the Trimui sd card. I think i will try Counter Strike on one R3xx console with ArkOS, and if the same problem happen again, i will check the models/player folder. Thanks anyway.

[full blade]

/crossmix

[stuck meteor]

Crossmix is not supported due to a multitude of issues. For more info on the details, see: #💡｜porting-talk message
For better port support, please switch to a supported custom firmare, such as Knulli or muOS.

[chrome saddle]

Hey everyone! A huge thank you to the author of this port, @tawdry fern! On my $50 Anbernic RG40XX-H, the game runs just great (a stable 70-100 fps, compared to 17-20 in Jedi Academy 😅 ). This might be a stupid question, but how do I buy sniper rifles or body armor, for example? And how do I drop weapons? I haven't figured it out. Most likely, there's no way; there just aren't enough keys 🥲

[obsidian forge]

Yeah no Num 5 key no O key, bot shoot me on sight I am devastated

[chrome saddle]

You can lower the difficulty level in the config file. Of course, bots won't stop shooting because there's not enough aim for this! 😄 I set difficulty to "1" simply because I assumed "0" meant bots that don't shoot or react to anything (like in Quake 3), but maybe I was wrong.

[obsidian forge]

Even when I sneak to the high tower in Train map they immediately find me and shoot with bulletstorm 😢

[chrome saddle]

Yeah, the same happens to me! At close range, they take down quickly, but at long range, there's a chance to aim and shoot em.

[pale pawn]

Is there a way to setup Zbot somehow?

[tawdry fern]

no, this port uses yapb bots