[Expendable77]

Hello guys i am new member of AlliedModders

and i want to start understanding the counter strike world and all stuffs

and i have some questions i hope you answer me

if i want i buy a zombie mod to put it in my server

should i buy sma ?

or buy amxx?

or buy zp files?

or buy the ressources?

i hope you guys answer me because i don't wanna be scammed and thanks in advance

[ddhoward]

SMA files are what are used to make the AMXX. It is essentially illegal under United States law (because it's against the AM license) to give out the AMXX without also offering the SMA.

Ideally, you should recieve the SMA, open it up in Notepad and look for anything fishy, and compile it into an AMXX file yourself.

[Expendable77]

so you're telling me if i want to buy any cs 1.6 mod and wanted to put it in my cs 1.6 server i need the sma

and what do you mean about looking for anything fishy ? and compiling it to amxx ?


and should i bought sma +amxx of the mod or what ?

[eyal282]

Originally Posted by ddhoward SMA files are what are used to make the AMXX. It is essentially illegal under United States law (because it's against the AM license) to give out the AMXX without also offering the SMA. Ideally, you should recieve the SMA, open it up in Notepad and look for anything fishy, and compile it into an AMXX file yourself.

Since you look understanding I'd like to share how I work things out:

I give a person the AMXX or install it myself, he looks at the plugin, he pays me X money and then I send him the SMA. That's acceptable that I only hand out AMXX first, to avoid being scammed right?

[headline]

Originally Posted by eyal282 That's acceptable that I only hand out AMXX first, to avoid being scammed right?

no

[asherkin]

Originally Posted by eyal282 Since you look understanding I'd like to share how I work things out: I give a person the AMXX or install it myself, he looks at the plugin, he pays me X money and then I send him the SMA. That's acceptable that I only hand out AMXX first, to avoid being scammed right?

No, have them test it on your server.

[Expendable77]

thank you guys so much for help i understand now what that mean sma and amxx

but when i want to open an amxx plugin or an sma file i got a message please find in net for a program to open this amxx or sma please tell me what i should dowland and thanks in advance

[HamletEagle]

Search how to compile plugins. SMA files are what you need, this are the files with the code.
AMXX files are the compiled SMA files which you can generate yourself with a compiler.

Do not ever buy only amxx files. If you want some changes to the plugins you bought and you only got the amxx file then it is impossible.

[Expendable77]

thanks for answers HamletEagle and ddhoward

but i still have questions, since i am noob and don't have a big knowledge in cs 1.6 and i don't wanna be scammed for real guys

can you show me how sma look and how amxx looks ?

and how to compare between sma and amxx ?

and if it possible show me screen shoot please guys i am really afraid of being scammed because i wanna start learning the world of cs 1.6 and thank you in advance guys ^^

[GlobalPlague]

Why you want to buy mod? Cant you just download the mod and start a server with it? If you are new, be sure your server will not be successful from the first time.

.sma files are files that contain the code (the functions of the plugin) - server dont need sma files. When you compile the sma file, it becomes amxx file. The amxx file is used by the server. To write sma file, you need scripting knowledge.