If you grew up in the early 2000s in a cyber cafe (or "LAN center" for our Western friends), you know the drill. The school bell rang, you ran to your favorite corner PC, and you booted up followed by Counter-Strike 1.6 .

At its core, (often abbreviated as CSX V9) is a non-Steam, heavily modified single-player and LAN-based version of Counter-Strike 1.6 . Developed by a passionate modding team (commonly associated with the Counter-Strike Xtreme series), V9 is the ninth major iteration of this mod.

: A "stealth" mode where one team is nearly invisible and uses only melee weapons. Deathmatch & Team Deathmatch : Fast-paced modes with instant respawns. Human vs. Alien