Rules

Zaka CS 1.6 5v5 Competitive · version 1. These rules are applied automatically by the servers where possible and reviewed by referees where not.

5 v 5, roster of up to 6 (substitute or coach)
First team to 16 rounds wins. 15 rounds as T and 15 as CT per team.
Overtime: 6 extra rounds (3 as T and 3 as CT), start money $16,000, repeated until there is a winner.
Knife round decides sides. Start money $800. Round time 1:45.
First team to win the required number of maps (best of 3 = 2 maps, best of 5 = 3 maps).
Double-elimination final: the team with fewer lost games wins. If the winners-bracket team wins the first game the final ends with zero lost games.

de_dust2, de_inferno, de_nuke, de_train, de_tuscan, de_mirage, de_forge

Flashbangs: 2 · HE: 1 · Smoke: 1

Communication

Only the team leader may use public messages (messagemode 1), also when dead.
All other members use team messages only (messagemode 2).
The sixth player or coach may coach during freeze time only and must leave the tournament area if a referee asks.
A player may talk only while alive or when his whole team is dead. A player counts as dead when the screen has faded to black, or 3 seconds after he fell if it does not fade.
Allowed (TeamSpeak, Mumble, ...). The organisation is not responsible for installation or setup.

Setting	Allowed
`cl_updaterate`	101
`cl_cmdrate`	101
`rate`	25000
`fps_max`	0 to 101
`ex_interp`	0.01
`gamma`	1 to 3
`brightness`	1 to 3
`cl_shadows`	0 / 1
`cl_minmodels`	0 / 1
`cl_dynamiccrosshair`	0 / 1
`m_filter`	0 / 1
`hud_fastswitch`	0 / 1
Must stay default	cl_weather, mp_corpse_stay, mp_decals, max_shells, max_smokepuffs, fastsprites
Launch options	noforcemparms, noforcemaccel, noforcemspd, freq (anything else needs referee approval)
Video	Brightness 52%, vibrance 30%, contrast 50%, sharpening none, gamma 70%

Prohibited	Penalty
Binding duck to the scroll wheel	warning
Silent C4 installation (game bug)	warning
C4 must be planted at a viewable location	warning
Any flashbang bug use	warning; intentional: round loss up to disqualification
Personal models or skins	warning
Personal map textures	warning
Use of a sky box	loss by default
Cheat programs	disqualification and ban
Bug maps / map or program bug abuse	warning or loss by default
Scripts (silentrun, attack+use, ...)	warning
Speaking while alive with teammates alive, or contacting opponents	warning or loss of the competition
Public chat by a non-leader	warning
Client setting outside allowed values	warning
Launch option not on the approved list	warning
Video settings outside the limits	warning

Be ready 10 minutes before the scheduled time. After 5 minutes of waiting the absent team loses by default.
Before round 3 starts the match restarts. After round 3 the round continues after reconnect by unpausing.
If up to 3 players disconnect unintentionally the round score is discarded; the game is paused during freeze time until they reconnect.
Intentional disconnection is sanctioned by the organisation. Refusing to connect to the match server can cost the team a default loss.
Only the team leader or the coach can file a protest. A player who disagrees with a ruling must raise it with the referee before the match starts.
Demos are recorded automatically by the server; players do not record demos.
A team refusing an organiser-ordered rematch is disqualified.
These rules can be changed partly or totally by the organisation before a game starts.

Penalty ladder: warning → round loss → map forfeit → disqualification → ban