StrikeLInk

StrikeLInk is a modern, cross-platform .NET library for integrating with Counter-Strike 2 and related Valve ecosystem services. It provides structured access to chat events, game state changes, client services, and Valve configuration formats, all using modern C# and .NET APIs.

📦 Available on NuGet as StrikeLInk

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✨ Features

• ✅ Modern C# targeting .NET 8, 9, and 10
• 🧩 Event-driven architecture
• 🎮 Counter-Strike 2 client & console integration
• 💬 Global & team chat handling
• 🗺️ Game state tracking (map, player, round)
• ⚙️ Valve config reader & writer (JSON-styled)
• 🌍 Cross-platform design Built on windows, untested on linux

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📦 Installation

Install via NuGet:

dotnet add package StrikeLInk

Or via the NuGet Package Manager:

Install-Package StrikeLInk

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🧠 Core Concepts

StrikeLInk is structured around services, events, and state integration. Consumers subscribe to events and invoke methods to interact with the game client.

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💬 Chat Service

Provides access to in-game chat messages and sending capabilities.

Events

• OnTeamChat
• OnGlobalChat

Methods

• SendChatAsync(NewChatMessage message)

public enum ChatChannel { Team, Global } public record NewChatMessage(ChatChannel Channel, string Message);

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🎮 Game State Integration

Track live game state changes through event-based updates.

Based on GameStateInteraction with help from this reddit post

Supported State Events

• Gsi Listener

  • Offers a base event OnPostReceived for all incoming GSI payloads

• Map State

  • MapState events

• Player State

  • PlayerState events

• Round State

  • RoundState events

These events allow real-time reactions to gameplay changes such as round transitions, player updates, and map changes.

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🧩 Client Services

🟦 SteamService

Provides access to Steam and CS2 client data.

Methods

• GetSteamPath()
• TryGetGamePath(int gameId, out string path)
• GetGamePath(int gameId)
• GetUserConfig(long? userId)
• GetGameLaunchOptions(int gameId)
• GetCurrentUserId()

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🖥️ ConsoleService (CS2 Console Integration)

Interact directly with the CS2 console and listen to runtime events.

Events

• OnLogReceived
• OnPlayerConnected
• OnMapJoined
• OnGlobalChatMessageReceived
• OnTeamChatMessageReceived
• OnUiStateChanged
• OnAddonProgress
• OnAddonFinished
• OnServerJoining
• OnServerConnected
• OnServerDisconnected

This service enables advanced automation, monitoring, and addon integration.

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⚙️ Valve Config Reader / Writer

A flexible configuration system built around JsonDocument-style APIs.

Supported Formats

• .vcfg
• .cfg
• .vdf
• .acf

Capabilities

• Read and parse Valve configuration formats
• Modify values using structured JSON-style access
• Write configurations back to disk safely
• Designed for tooling, modding, and automation