# ReGameDLL_CS: reconstructing the Counter-Strike server GameDLL

> ReGameDLL_CS reconstructs the Counter-Strike server GameDLL from the original HLDS Linux library using its embedded DWARF debug information. The replacement mp.dll or cs.so supports Counter-Strike 1.6 and Condition Zero and adds an extended API and gameplay settings.

- Type: Case study
- Targets: Game
- Category: Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-09
- Original resource: <https://github.com/rehlds/ReGameDLL_CS>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/rehlds/ReGameDLL_CS/blob/70307312cde05cec5d73a3d3a384b4bdac3d5fe2/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/regamedll-cs-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/regamedll-cs-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/regamedll-cs-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** Use with Counter-Strike 1.6 or Condition Zero server installations.
- **Limits:** Plugins that analyze original HLDS binary code may fail because the replacement is not binary-compatible.
- **License:** MIT license.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/rehlds/ReGameDLL_CS/blob/70307312cde05cec5d73a3d3a384b4bdac3d5fe2/README.md>

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