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how do custom sprays work in cs 1.6?
Pretty much the same way they did in CS 1.5, however there are a few extra steps you need to take.

Working in your cstrike directory:
    » Take your pldecal.wad, make a copy called tempdecal.wad.
    » You now have pldecal.wad AND tempdecal.wad.
    » Right click on each file, go to properties, and check "Read Only."
    » Delete custom.hpk and custom2.hpk (1 or both files may exist).

If you want to be sure which servers are currently set up properly for custom sprays in CS 1.6, after joining:

If developer 1 is set in your console, you will see the following set of messages multiple times if multiple sprays are being processed:

If custom sprays work on the server you should see a message similar to this:

    » Requesting tempdecal.wad from server
    » Custom resource propagation...
    » Decompressing file !MD59fb77d7d881d72aabd07760daff26c3e (2839 -> 6296)

If custom sprays are not working on the server the following message will appear:
    » Requesting tempdecal.wad from server
    » Custom resource propagation...
    » Error: server failed to transmit file 'customization'

If you have developer set to 0 (default) in console you will see the following messages:

If custom sprays are working:
    » Requesting tempdecal.wad from server

If custom sprays are not working:
    » Requesting tempdecal.wad from server
    » Error: server failed to transmit file 'customization'

(Thanks to RaptorRage and peagle for the info)

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