CS 1.6 mapcycle.txt Builder

Build your HLDS server map rotation from official CS 1.6 maps organized by prefix, or add custom map names. Reorder with up/down controls, then download mapcycle.txt and maplist.txt ready to drop into your cstrike/ folder.

Official Maps

de_ Bomb Defusal
cs_ Hostage Rescue
as_ Assassination
es_ Escape
fy_ Fight Yard

Add Custom Map

Map Rotation 0 maps

No maps in rotation yet. Select maps above or add custom ones.

Generated Files

mapcycle.txt
// Add maps above to build your rotation

Place in cstrike/mapcycle.txt — one map per line, server cycles through in order.

maplist.txt
// Add maps above to build your rotation

Place in cstrike/maplist.txt — used by HLDS for the map vote menu (amx_votemap).

HLDS Setup Reference

mapcycle.txt Server rotates through maps in this file in order. HLDS reads it fresh each map change. Place in cstrike/.
maplist.txt Map list used by AMX Mod X vote commands and other plugins. Same format as mapcycle.txt.
mp_mapcyclefile CVAR pointing to the cycle file — default is mapcycle.txt. Set in server.cfg to use a different filename.
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