﻿CS 1.6 Kyntra 1.0.0 by RemedyDev
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Kyntra is a client for the Steam version of Counter-Strike 1.6. It adds a
customizable HUD, radar, scoreboard, server browser, connection screen, and more.
You need a copy of Counter-Strike 1.6 on Steam, the Steam Legacy branch, and Steam
running. Kyntra adds wsock32.dll to the Half-Life folder if you enable launching
from Steam.

Installation
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Installer: Run CS16-Kyntra-Setup-1.0.0.exe. Check the Counter-Strike 1.6 and
Steam Legacy status, choose where to install Kyntra, and select Install. The
installer can set up Steam Play and create shortcuts. To uninstall, go to
Windows Settings > Apps > CS 1.6 Kyntra, or run uninstall.exe from the Kyntra folder.

Portable ZIP:
1. Extract the ZIP to a folder such as Documents.
2. Open Steam.
3. Run kyntra_launcher.exe. It detects the Steam Half-Life folder automatically.
   If detection fails, set cs16_dir in kyntra.ini. For example:
   cs16_dir=D:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Half-Life

Updates
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Kyntra checks Cloudflare R2 for updates on startup. When a signed update is ready,
a prompt appears in the main menu. Restart applies it immediately. Later applies
it the next time you start Kyntra. The updater downloads changed files and
preserves your settings. Download installers and portable builds from the Kyntra
website.

Steam Legacy
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Kyntra requires the Steam Legacy branch of Counter-Strike 1.6. The installer
asks before changing the branch. To switch manually, open Counter-Strike
Properties in Steam, go to Betas, choose steam_legacy, and wait for the
download to finish. Uninstalling Kyntra leaves your selected branch in place.

Launching from Steam
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Select the Steam Play option in the installer, or in Kyntra open
Options > Game > Start from Steam and select Copy launch option. This installs
the wsock32.dll helper and copies -kyntra. Paste it into Counter-Strike's Launch
Options in Steam alongside your existing arguments. The Steam Play button now
starts Kyntra. Use -kyntrac in place of -kyntra to also open the Windows console.
Remove either option to return to the original game.

4:3 fullscreen scaling
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By default, Kyntra stretches fullscreen resolutions such as 1024x768 to fill
the monitor. To keep the original aspect ratio with black bars, add
-nostretchaspect to Steam Launch Options or to launch_args in kyntra.ini.

Your settings
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Kyntra stores these files in its own folder:

  kyntra_settings.cfg          Kyntra and server browser options
  kyntra_blacklist.txt         Blocked servers
  kyntra_favorites_order.txt   Favorites order
  custom\                     Custom sprites, sounds, skies, and other assets
  kyntra.log                   Log for troubleshooting

To restore the default CS settings, choose Restore CS original in Options >
Misc, or close the game and delete kyntra_settings.cfg. Installing an update
with the installer preserves your settings.

msvcp140.dll and vcruntime140.dll are the Microsoft Visual C++ runtime files
bundled alongside the launcher.

Antivirus
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The executable files are unsigned, and Kyntra hooks into the game to add its
features. An antivirus may flag this behavior. To report a suspected false
positive to Microsoft Defender, use https://www.microsoft.com/wdsi/filesubmission.
