Epic Fun Knife

Epic Fun Knife is a Knife Arena mod for Counter-Strike 1.6 where every knife has unique abilities and a distinct playstyle, now featuring a team deathmatch mode. Enhanced by supportive items, the mod transforms knife fights into fast-paced, unpredictable battles that reward creativity, teamwork, and quick thinking.

TODO: demo video

Controls

• MOUSE2 (attack2) – Activate primary ability
• E (use) – Activate secondary ability
• R (reload) – Activate third ability
• F (impulse 100) – Activate fourth ability
• T (impulse 201) – Toggle activation of the knife's primary ability on MOUSE2
• M (chooseteam) – Open main menu
• Z (radio1) – Open knife selection menu
• X (radio2) or N (nightvision) – Open item shop menu
• G (drop) – Open inventory menu
• C (radio3) – Quick camera change

Plugins list

The mod uses a modular architecture. You can disable unnecessary plugins in addons/amxmodx/configs/plugins-efk.ini, except for efk_core.amxx, which is required. Below is a brief description of each plugin.

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Plugin	Description
efk_core.amxx	Core module containing the main game logic
efk_unprecacher.amxx	Removes unused vanilla resources to avoid hitting precache limits
efk_knife_*.amxx	Knife plugin
efk_item_*.amxx	Item plugin
efk_statsx_sql.amxx	Manages and stores player stats in a database
efk_statsx_aes.amxx	Implements stats commands like /top15, /rankstats, etc.
efk_balancer.amxx	Automatically balances teams by number and skill level
efk_deathmatch.amxx	Dynamic game mode with respawns and a damage zone. The team with the most kills at round end becomes immune to the zone; the losing team loses respawn ability
efk_hats.amxx	Enables hat customization
efk_presents.amxx	Random chance to drop a gift with a random item after killing an enemy
efk_dominations.amxx	Domination system inspired by Team Fortress 2
efk_duels.amxx	Duel system inspired by Team Fortress 2
efk_sayme.amxx	Adds chat commands /me and /hp
efk_damage_table.amxx	Displays top players by damage dealt at the end of the round
efk_radioblock.amxx	Blocks "fire in the hole" radio commands
efk_nextclient_features.amxx	Adds special visual effects for NextClient users
addon_floating_damage.amxx	Damager
next21_save_spec_money.amxx	Preserves player money when switching to spectator team

Configuration

Stats

The mod uses a modified version of CSStatsX SQL for managing player statistics, implemented in efk_statsx_sql.amxx and efk_statsx_aes.amxx. Use the following cvars to configure it:

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CVar	Default	Description
efk_statsx_host	localhost	MySQL host address
efk_statsx_user	root	MySQL username
efk_statsx_pass		MySQL password
efk_statsx_db	amxx	Database name (MySQL or SQLite)
efk_statsx_table	efkstats	Table name in the database
efk_statsx_type	mysql	Database type (mysql or sqlite)
efk_statsx_create_db	1	Create table if it doesn't exist
efk_statsx_rankbots	0	Record stats for bots
efk_statsx_update	-1	How to update player stats in the database -2 at death and disconnect -1 at the round end and disconnect 0 at disconnect > 0 at the specified number of seconds and disconnect
efk_statsx_rankformula	4	Formula for rank calculation 0 kills - deaths 1 kills 2 skill 3 online time 4 kills + assists / 3 5 assists
efk_statsx_knives	1	Enable knives stats
efk_statsx_autoclear	0	Automatically remove inactive players from database
efk_statsx_cachetime	-1	Use the cache for get_stats -1 update at the end of the round or at the time of csstats_sql_update 0 disable cache
efk_statsx_autoclear_day	0	Automatically clear all stats on a specific day
efk_aes_top	*abcsfiel	Columns shown in /top columns
efk_aes_online	*anl	Columns shown in /online columns
efk_aes_assistans	*asdl	Columns shown in /assist columns
efk_aes_level	*al	Columns shown in /level columns
efk_aes_rank	bcs	Columns shown in /rankstats columns

Columns tags:
* - Rank
a - Name (only in /top15)
b - Kills
c - Deaths
d - Heal
e - Skill
f - Favorite Knife
h - Effectiveness
l - Level
k - K:D ratio
n - Online Time
s - Assists

Note: The MOTD supports up to 1534 characters, and chat messages are limited to 192 characters. If output is cut off, reduce the number of displayed columns or players (e.g., limit /top to 10 entries).

Hats

Hat configurations are stored in addons/amxmodx/configs/efk_hats.json (create the file if it does not exist). The syntax is similar to the Hats plugin, but includes a level field to restrict access by player level.

Config example:

{
	"EFK March 2025": {
		"model": "march2025_rc01.mdl",
		"tag": "b",
		"level": 4
	},
	"Santa": {
		"model": "santa_hat_v3.mdl",
		"tag": "s",
		"level": 0,
		"items": [
			"Red Santa",
			"Blue Santa",
			"Magenta Santa",
			"Cyan Santa",
			"Green Santa",
			"Yellow Santa"
		]
	},
	"Zed": {
		"model": "zed_v02.mdl",
		"tag": "n",
		"level": 21
	}
}

Requirements

• Metamod-R + ReHLDS or Metamod-P
• RegameDLL
• Amx Mod X 1.9.0+
• ReAPI
• NextClientServerApi

Deployment

• Clone repository with submodules:

git clone --recurse-submodules https://github.com/Next21Team/EpicFunKnife.git

• Install dependencies and download latest assets: npm i

Customize builder

Use .amxxpack.json configuration file

Build project

npm run build

Assets

Assets for the mod: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/4s941jrbeenkau96inph8/efk_assets.zip?rlkey=dth0ou65a4537jec7anubmolh&dl=1