diff --git a/src/component/config_strings.cpp b/src/component/config_strings.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3d991f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/component/config_strings.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,148 @@
+#include <stdinc.hpp>
+#include "loader/component_loader.hpp"
+
+#include "gsc.hpp"
+#include "scripting.hpp"
+
+#include <utils/hook.hpp>
+
+namespace config_strings
+{
+	namespace
+	{
+		bool reserved_config_strings[600]{};
+		std::uint32_t hudelem_config_strings[1024]{};
+
+		bool is_string_reserved(const std::uint32_t string_index)
+		{
+			if (string_index >= 600)
+			{
+				return false;
+			}
+
+			return reserved_config_strings[string_index];
+		}
+
+		unsigned short get_scr_const_()
+		{
+			return *reinterpret_cast<unsigned short*>(0x1C8DF80);
+		}
+
+		std::uint32_t get_config_string()
+		{
+			auto index = 0;
+			const auto scr_const_ = get_scr_const_();
+			for (auto i = 1; i < 600; i++)
+			{
+				const auto string_value = game::sv_configstrings[i + 469];
+				if (string_value == scr_const_ && !reserved_config_strings[i])
+				{
+					index = i;
+					break;
+				}
+			}
+
+			if (index == 0)
+			{
+				throw std::runtime_error("out of config strings");
+			}
+
+			reserved_config_strings[index] = true;
+			return index;
+		}
+
+		utils::hook::detour scr_free_hud_elem_hook;
+		void scr_free_hud_elem_stub(game::game_hudelem_s* hud)
+		{
+			const auto _0 = gsl::finally([&]
+			{
+				scr_free_hud_elem_hook.invoke<void>(hud);
+			});
+
+			const auto index = hud - &game::g_hudelems[0];
+			const auto string = hudelem_config_strings[index];
+
+			if (string != 0)
+			{
+				hudelem_config_strings[index] = 0;
+				reserved_config_strings[string] = false;
+				game::sv_configstrings[string + 469] = get_scr_const_();
+				game::SV_SetConfigString(string + 496, nullptr);
+			}
+		}
+
+		__declspec(naked) void g_localized_string_index_stub()
+		{
+			__asm
+			{
+				add esp, 4
+				pushad
+				lea ecx, [ecx - 469]
+				push ecx
+				call is_string_reserved
+				test al, al
+				jz not_reserved
+
+				pop ecx
+				popad
+				push 0x52D95E
+				retn
+
+			not_reserved:
+				pop ecx
+				popad
+
+				cmp eax, edx
+				push 0x52D958
+				retn
+			};
+		}
+	}
+
+	class component final : public component_interface
+	{
+	public:
+		void on_startup([[maybe_unused]] plugin::plugin* plugin) override
+		{
+			utils::hook::jump(0x52D953, g_localized_string_index_stub);
+			scr_free_hud_elem_hook.create(0x52B0F0, scr_free_hud_elem_stub);
+
+			scripting::on_shutdown([&]
+			{
+				std::memset(reserved_config_strings, 0, sizeof(reserved_config_strings));
+				std::memset(hudelem_config_strings, 0, sizeof(hudelem_config_strings));
+			});
+
+			gsc::method::add("settextunlimited", [](const game::scr_entref_t ent, const gsc::function_args& args)
+				-> scripting::script_value
+			{
+				if (ent.classnum != gsc::class_hudelem || ent.entnum >= 1024)
+				{
+					throw std::runtime_error("not a hudelem");
+				}
+
+				const auto text = args[0].as<const char*>();
+				const auto hudelem = &game::g_hudelems[ent.entnum];
+
+				hudelem->type = 1;
+				hudelem->flags |= 1;
+
+				if (hudelem_config_strings[ent.entnum] == 0)
+				{
+					const auto index = get_config_string();
+					hudelem->text = index;
+					hudelem_config_strings[ent.entnum] = index;
+				}
+				else
+				{
+					hudelem->text = hudelem_config_strings[ent.entnum];
+				}
+
+				game::SV_SetConfigString(hudelem->text + 469, text);
+				return {};
+			});
+		}
+	};
+}
+
+REGISTER_COMPONENT(config_strings::component)
diff --git a/src/game/structs.hpp b/src/game/structs.hpp
index 6e8c861..8fc16da 100644
--- a/src/game/structs.hpp
+++ b/src/game/structs.hpp
@@ -426,4 +426,18 @@ namespace game
 	};
 
 	static_assert(sizeof(client_s) == 0x78698);
+
+	struct game_hudelem_s
+	{
+		unsigned int type;
+		char __pad0[128];
+		unsigned int text;
+		char __pad1[28];
+		unsigned int flags;
+		char __pad2[12];
+	};
+
+	static_assert(offsetof(game_hudelem_s, text) == 132);
+	static_assert(offsetof(game_hudelem_s, flags) == 164);
+	static_assert(sizeof(game_hudelem_s) == 180);
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/game/symbols.hpp b/src/game/symbols.hpp
index 7cd2c13..e407ae0 100644
--- a/src/game/symbols.hpp
+++ b/src/game/symbols.hpp
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ namespace game
 	WEAK symbol<void(int clientNum, int type, const char* command)> SV_GameSendServerCommand{0x573220};
 	WEAK symbol<void(int arg, char* buffer, int bufferLength)> SV_Cmd_ArgvBuffer{0x5459F0};
 	WEAK symbol<void(client_s* drop, const char* reason, bool tellThem)> SV_DropClient{0x570980};
+	WEAK symbol<void(unsigned int, const char*)> SV_SetConfigString{0x574BD0};
 
 	WEAK symbol<void(unsigned int notifyListOwnerId, unsigned int stringValue, VariableValue* top)> VM_Notify{0x569720};
 	WEAK symbol<unsigned int(unsigned int localId, const char* pos, unsigned int paramcount)> VM_Execute{0x56DFE0};
@@ -76,10 +77,12 @@ namespace game
 
 	WEAK symbol<scr_classStruct_t*> g_classMap{0x8B4300};
 
+	WEAK symbol<game_hudelem_s> g_hudelems{0x1A39E00};
 	WEAK symbol<gentity_s> g_entities{0x1A66E28};
 	WEAK symbol<unsigned int> levelEntityId{0x208E1A4};
 
 	WEAK symbol<dvar_t> sv_maxclients{0x1BA0E4C};
 	WEAK symbol<int> svs_clientCount{0x4B5CF8C};
 	WEAK symbol<client_s> svs_clients{0x4B5CF90};
+	WEAK symbol<unsigned short> sv_configstrings{0x20FA3AE};
 }