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Connecting with Your Community

Automated in-game advertisements are indispensable tools for expanding your community and communicating essential information to your player base. Whether you are promoting a Discord invitation, advertising VIP membership packages, or notifying players of scheduled maintenance, consistent and well-formatted messages ensure your announcements reach every active participant. The FREAKHOSTING Game Panel allows you to easily manage these automated scripts to maintain a professional and informative environment.

Difficulty

Beginner

Time

5 Minutes

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Technical Infrastructure

In the Counter-Strike 2 environment, automated broadcasting is managed through the CounterStrikeSharp framework.
1

Verify Prerequisites

Ensure that both Metamod:Source and CounterStrikeSharp are correctly initialized on your server.
2

Deploy Advertisement Plugin

Acquire a compatible CSS “Advertisements” plugin from a reputable repository and upload it to your server’s plugins directory.

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Configuration Logic

The behavior of your announcements is governed by a JSON-based registry, typically located at /addons/counterstrikesharp/plugins/Advertisements/advertisements.json. 
[
  {
    "Message": "{Green}[FREAKHOSTING] {White}Join our Discord at discord.gg/freakhosting",
    "Type": "Chat",
    "Interval": 180
  },
  {
    "Message": "Interested in VIP? Type !vip in chat!",
    "Type": "Center",
    "Interval": 600
  }
]

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Strategic Placement & Timing

The Chat type displays messages in the standard text box. This is ideal for sharing long-form information like rule lists or community links that players can reference during their session.

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Stylized Formatting (Colors)

CS2 supports advanced color tags within chat messages. using tags such as {Red}, {Blue}, {Gold}, {Green}, and {Default} allows you to highlight your brand name or critical keywords, making your announcements significantly easier to read and more engaging for new players.

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Last Updated: January 2026 | CS2: Communication active.