Old Reload System

Small CounterStrikeSharp plugin for CS2 servers.

The newer CS2 reload/ammo behavior can feel strange on community servers that want the older reserve-ammo rhythm. This plugin keeps a server-side ammo pool per player and weapon, then keeps reserve ammo synced so reloads feel closer to the old style.

It is intentionally simple: no config, no database, no chat spam, no menu. Load it and play.

Latest

v4.9.1 is a small stability release:

• Added a clean loaded/unloaded guard for the tick listener.
• Avoids touching player/entity state while CS2 is shutting the entity system down.
• Skips bad player/weapon states instead of spamming the server console.
• Keeps the public package the same: copy addons, load the plugin, play.

What It Does

• Tracks ammo per player by SteamID.
• Tracks each supported weapon separately.
• Restores full reserve ammo on spawn.
• Restores full reserve ammo when a player buys a supported weapon.
• Watches active weapon ammo every tick.
• When the clip goes up after a reload, it subtracts that amount from the saved reserve pool.
• If the reload tries to take more bullets than the saved pool has, it clamps the clip and fixes the weapon state.
• Keeps m_pReserveAmmo synced for the client.
• Does not use a database.
• Does not add player commands.

Install

Download the release zip and copy the addons folder into your server csgo folder.

Final path:

csgo/addons/counterstrikesharp/plugins/OldReloadSystem/

Load it:

css_plugins load OldReloadSystem

Unload it:

css_plugins unload OldReloadSystem

Files

The repo has:

• addons - ready server package.
• src - source project.

The release zip only needs the addons folder.

Supported Weapons

Ammo pools are built in for the normal CS2 weapon list:

ak47, m4a1, m4a1_silencer, usp_silencer, hkp2000, glock,
p250, deagle, revolver, fiveseven, tec9, cz75a, elite,
awp, ssg08, scar20, g3sg1, galilar, famas, aug, sg556,
mp9, mac10, mp7, mp5sd, ump45, p90, bizon,
nova, xm1014, mag7, sawedoff, m249, negev

If a weapon is not in the list, the plugin leaves it alone.

Build

Requirements:

• .NET 8 SDK
• CounterStrikeSharp API package

Build:

dotnet build src/OldReloadSystem/OldReloadSystem.csproj -c Release

Output:

src/OldReloadSystem/bin/Release/net8.0/OldReloadSystem.dll

Server Notes

This plugin works best as a quiet gameplay fix. It does not need a config because the ammo values are already in the source. If you want custom reserve values, edit GetFullAmmo() in OldReloadPlugin.cs, rebuild, and replace the DLL.

After replacing the DLL on a running server:

css_plugins unload OldReloadSystem
css_plugins load OldReloadSystem

Why It Exists

Some fixes are better when they stay small. I wanted old reload behavior back without adding another panel, command system, database table, or config file. This is just the reload patch, kept clean.

Maximus