The Specialists Server Hosting

Run your own server for the Half-Life action mod, with your start map, game modes and match rules set from one panel.

  • Deathmatch, Last Man Standing or The One
  • AMX Mod X plugins, one click away in the panel
  • Up to 32 players, no per-slot fees
  • Switch between 446 games for free, anytime*
From, per month
$2.49
Player slots
Unlimited
Uptime
99.9%
Money-back
3 days

Powering

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Tell us about your server and we'll recommend a plan.

Let's find your plan

No per-slot fees. Choose your own slot limit. To help us recommend the right plan for you, tell us how many friends are joining you!

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Best fit

Kung Fu1 GB RAM, 100% CPU

$2.99/mo

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Or build your own. Then choose where it runs and deploy.

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Billing

Secure Backups Included

Kung Fu

$2.99/mo

Billed monthly. Cancel any time.

  • Kung Fu plan $2.99
  • Secure Backups 30 GBFree
3-day money-back guarantee
Part of the Gamebox

Switch your The Specialists server to any of 445 other games, right from the panel, whenever you want!*

Included with

every plan

99.9%+ Uptime
Server Console
MySQL Database
(S)FTP Access
Secure Backups
Auto Restarts
DDoS Protected
No Per-Slot Fees
US & UK Locations
Automatic Install

Why host your Specialists server with Physgun?

Your start map, your modes and your rules, on a server you run from one panel.

ts_neobaroque · match live

Pick the power you need

Choose the CPU, memory and NVMe storage your server runs on, and add more when it grows.

Online · DDoS protected

Always online, always protected

Your server stays up when you log off, and it is protected from DDoS attacks.

Deploying server Installing The Specialists Server online

Installs itself

Order and the server installs the Half-Life server and The Specialists 3.0 on its own. Nothing to set up on your side.

Config Editorserver.cfg
GameplayRoundsWeaponsServer
Ammo LoadoutRealistic
Bullet Physics DetailMedium
Friendly FireOff On
Saved to server.cfgno file editing needed

server.cfg, without the typing

Match Rules in the Config Editor

Slow motion, time and frag limits, round and respawn times, ammo, bullet physics, friendly fire, voice quality and player speed, grouped and labelled in the panel.

  • Gameplay, Rounds, Weapons and Server groups
  • Turn slow motion on or off in one click
VS Codeserver.cfg - Physgun VS Code main
server.cfg mapcycle.txt motd.txt
1234
// your server, your rules
slowmatch 1
mp_friendlyfire 0
mp_fraglimit 50
Terminal
$ ssh server@physgun.com
✓ Connected, The Specialists container ready
$ physgun status
● running · ts_neobaroque

For the power users

SSH Access & VSCode

Connect with real developer tools and edit server.cfg, your map cycle or your message of the day directly. Or skip it and use the panel.

  • Full SSH access included
  • Edit files live in VSCode
Start Map
map namets_neobaroque
Restart
Now starting on ts_neobaroque

Start Map and Players

Set the server name, start map, max players and passwords. Your map cycle takes over after the first map.

Team DeathmatchFight in teams
Last Man StandingThe last one alive wins
The OneOne player gets special powerson

Game Modes

Turn on Team Deathmatch, Last Man Standing or The One in the panel, and the mode runs from the first map.

The SpecialistsVanilla
The Specialists (AMX Mod X)Plugins

AMX Mod X Plugins

Switch to The Specialists (AMX Mod X) in the panel to run plugins on your server.

The panel every Specialists server deserves.

One place for your whole server: name, start map, max players, passwords and game modes in the startup settings, a config editor for slow motion, rounds and weapons, schedules you set for restarts and backups, subusers for your admins, a file manager with SSH and VS Code, and every other universal tool.

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True Console & SSH Access - Physgun Panel

True Console & SSH Access

Accurate, blazing-fast output piped directly from the container. Paired with complete SSH access inside the Panel!

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The Specialists Server Hosting, Explained

What is The Specialists?

New to The Specialists?

What is The Specialists?

The Specialists is an action mod for Half-Life, inspired by Hollywood action movies such as Face/Off and The Matrix. You dive, slide and wall-run through gunfights, slow the action down with bullet time, and fight hand to hand with kung fu and melee weapons, in first or third person. Over 30 customizable weapons come with their own fire modes and attachments.

Stunts and Bullet Time.

Chain dives and flips for style points, and use slow motion to win the fight.

The One.

One player gets special powers, and everyone else tries to take them down.

What is The Specialists Server Hosting?

Why rent a server?

What is The Specialists Server Hosting?

A Specialists dedicated server keeps your gunfights online around the clock, without a PC left on at home. With Physgun you set the server name, start map, max players, passwords and game mode in the panel, match rules in the config editor, switch to AMX Mod X when you want plugins, and get full file access over SFTP and SSH for your map cycle and config files.

Always Online.

Your server stays up when you log off, so your group can play any time.

Full Control.

Pick your start map, modes and rules, and add plugins when you want them.

Questions, answered

Straight answers before you order. Still stuck? Real people are here around the clock.

Physgun

Up to 32 at once, and we never charge per player slot.

Yes. Deathmatch is the default, and you can turn on Team Deathmatch, Last Man Standing or The One for your server whenever you like.

Yes, just switch to The Specialists (AMX Mod X) in the panel's "Switch Game" tab!

Yes. The Half-Life server it runs on downloads updates each time it starts, so a restart brings the latest build.

Yes. You can set up a backup schedule in the panel, and secure backup storage is included in every Physgun server!

Yes, to any Gamebox game your server can run. Switching wipes the old game's files, and the panel offers to take a backup first.

Yes. Every Physgun server is protected from DDoS attacks.

Chicago, USA and London, UK. Pick the one closest to most of your players.

Yes. Every server has a 3 day refund guarantee.
Still stuck?

Ready to launch your Specialists server?

Pick your start map and modes, and your server stays up for gunfights when you log off.

  • 3-day money-back guarantee
  • Online in minutes
  • Real people, around the clock