cod1plus

cod1plus.so is the server-side half of COD1.6X: a 32-bit LD_PRELOAD module for the Call of Duty 1 (1.5) Linux dedicated server. It moves the server to the COD1.6X network (protocol 10, new master, client version gate), makes the server test the same player pose the clients draw (lean / swing / animation fixes), pushes fair-play cvar limits to every client, and binds the server to an FPSChallenge match.

Status: 1.6.5 - pairs with COD1.6X clients 1.6+. See CHANGELOG.md.

Installation

Prerequisites: a working Call of Duty 1.5 Linux dedicated server (cod_lnxded) with its 32-bit libraries, including libstdc++.so.5 (see docker/Dockerfile for a Debian recipe), glibc 2.34+ and curl.

1. Download cod1plus.so from the latest release: https://github.com/cod1plus/cod1plushookserver/releases/latest
2. Copy it next to cod_lnxded.
3. Launch the server with the module preloaded (this is the production line):

   exec env LD_PRELOAD=./cod1plus.so ./cod_lnxded +set dedicated 2 +set fs_homepath "$SERVER_DIR" \
     +set fs_game __rPAMv115b5 +set sv_punkbuster 0 +set net_ip 0.0.0.0 +set net_port 28960 \
     +set logfile 2 +set g_gametype sd +exec __autoexec.cfg +map mp_harbor

   The console must show [cod1plus] Loaded (version x.y.z) and [cod1reloaded] protocol -> 10.

Optional

• competitive.cfg next to cod_lnxded (start from competitive.cfg.example): cvar locks / ranges pushed to every client. Re-read live, no restart.
• ruleset.txt (see ruleset.txt.example): the PunkBuster ruleset id the 1.6.6+ clients enforce (~430 CoDBase rules, hosted in https://github.com/cod1plus/rulesets and downloaded by the clients). Default codbase-2023-05; write <id>@<version> to make connected clients re-download a bumped list, 0 for none. Re-read live. competitive.cfg overrides the list for the cvars it names.
• Master server: python3 master/cod1master.py (UDP 20510); master/cod1master.service is the systemd unit. Point game servers at it with COD1RELOADED_MASTER=<ip>.
• FPSChallenge match: add +match create <match_id> to the launch line; the module fetches the match config into matchdata.cfg (matchdata.cfg.example shows a hand-written one).
• PAM mod: the competitive mod the server runs (fs_game __rPAMv115b5) lives in its own repo: https://github.com/cod1plus/cod1pluspam

What's included

• Protocol 10, master repoint, client version / build gate (follows the client releases automatically).
• Lean / pose / swing sync and animation-index clamp: the server hits the pose the client draws, and "Player animation index out of range" no longer drops anyone.
• competitive.cfg -> sv_competitive systeminfo lock + embedded client ruleset (the PunkBuster replacement)
  • cheat gate (log or kick: cheat cvar names, or a client that fights the ruleset enforcement).
• g_useGear forced to 0, 40-tick snaps cap (set sv_fps 40 in the server cfg).
• Antilag (experimental, g_antilag cvar).

Configuration

Everything is an environment variable on the launch line; the defaults are the production values.

Variable	Default	Effect
COD1RELOADED_MASTER	87.106.7.52	master server to heartbeat to (ip[:port], port 20510)
COD1RELOADED_MIN_VERSION	16	minimum client version (16 = 1.6)
COD1RELOADED_ALLOW_UNVERSIONED	0	1 lets vanilla / unversioned clients connect
COD1RELOADED_MIN_BUILD	0 (off)	manual minimum client build, e.g. 10602
COD1RELOADED_MIN_BUILD_AUTO / _GRACE_H / _POLL_MIN	1 / 0 / 5	follow the client's latest release (needs curl); grace hours; poll minutes
COD1RELOADED_SNAPS_CAP	40	maximum snaps honoured
COD1RELOADED_COMPETITIVE / COD1RELOADED_COMPETITIVE_FILE	on / competitive.cfg	0 disables the cvar push and the ruleset; alternate file path
COD1RELOADED_RULESET / COD1RELOADED_RULESET_FILE	codbase-2023-05 / ruleset.txt	ruleset id when ruleset.txt is absent (0 = none); alternate file path
COD1RELOADED_CHEATGATE	log	0 off, log observe only, kick (drops on cheat cvars and persistent ruleset violations; probes and old clients are only logged)
COD1RELOADED_GEAR	unset	1 leaves g_useGear to the server cfg
COD1RELOADED_POSE_SYNC / _SWING_SYNC / _ANIM_CLAMP	on	0 disables the fix (debug only)
COD1RELOADED_ANTILAG	installed, inactive	0 = do not install; rcon g_antilag 1 activates it
COD1PLUS_MODE	live	dev skips the FPSChallenge match fetch
COD1MASTER_PORT / COD1MASTER_PUBLIC_IP / COD1MASTER_TIMEOUT	20510 / unset / 300	master server

Building from source

sudo apt-get install -y gcc-multilib     # 32-bit toolchain (WSL Ubuntu works)
sh scripts/build.sh                      # -> build/cod1plus.so

The script refuses to produce a module needing more than GLIBC_2.34: modern glibc (2.38+) silently rebinds strtol / sscanf to __isoc23_* symbols the game host does not have, so every file is compiled with -include src/glibc_compat.h - keep it. src/shared/ is a byte-identical copy of the client repo's file; change it in both places.

Local test server

• Docker: sh docker/run.sh [map] builds an i386 Debian image with libstdc++5 and runs your server folder (COD1_SERVER_DIR) with the freshly built module. Connect with /connect 127.0.0.1:28965.
• WSL smoke test: bash scripts/smoketest.sh 30 copies a server folder (COD1_SERVER_DIR), boots cod_lnxded with the module for 30 s and greps every module's install line. Exit 124 = still running = OK.

Release

1. Update CHANGELOG.md, commit, tag: git tag 1.6.6 && git push --tags (major.minor follows the COD1.6X client generation, patch is free).
2. On GitHub, Releases -> Draft a new release for that tag and publish it.
3. The Release workflow builds cod1plus.so with the tag compiled in and attaches cod1plus.so, competitive.cfg.example, ruleset.txt.example, matchdata.cfg.example and SHA256SUMS to the release (or run it by hand from the Actions tab for an existing tag).

License

GPL-3.0 - see LICENSE.