Game Rules Lists

This page enables you to create custom sets of game type rules/settings.  Each Game Rules List contains a list of game types for which you can individually specify rules or settings.

These Game Rules Lists are used specifically for Game Type Switching.  When MapMixer changes game type it needs to obtain a new set of rules for the new game type.  Otherwise you could imagine the situation where you are playing a Death Match with a goal score of 50 and you then switch to Capture The Flag - a goal score of 50 aint gonna go down too well :)  For this reason, MapMixer requires a list of Game Rules that it can call upon to obtain settings for the new Game Type.

You can make as many lists as you like, as you might like to create a list of game type rules for different styles of play.  In the Setup Configuration you can specify which List of Game Rules you wish to use.

Creating a List

A list consists of a number of game types which you add to the current list.  These game types appear on the bottom left of the screen where you can select a game type and click on the Add button.

An important question arises here: Why do I have to manually add game types - why not just simply have them permanently there all the time and I can choose which ones to modify?

To answer this question you have to look at the type of Map List that MapMixer will be using.  If you are using a Custom Map List (one that you created in the Map List Editor) in conjunction with Game Type Switching then you may add all the game types into your Game Rules List and MapMixer will use the ones it needs.  However, if you are having MapMixer automatically generate a map list using the Map List Source Type All Maps of Game Type(s) then you will only want to have the game types in the rules list that you intend to use.  This is because as soon as you enable Game Type Switching with this Map List Source type, MapMixer looks at the Game Rules List and loads all maps relevant for each Game Type Listed.  So if you had all the game types added in your Game Rules list then you're going to find you have a rather large map list (and one that takes a few seconds to generate).

Modifying the Game Type Rules/Settings

As soon as you add a Game Type to the list at the bottom left, its settings become available on the right hand side of the screen.  To modify each setting simply click on it in the list and a relevant control will appear at the bottom of the list with the settings name and current value.  Click on the game type listed on the left and alter it's settings on the right to your desired preference.

Randomisation
Each Game Rule can either be set to a specific value or randomised on use.

Checked Rules
Game Rules that are either on or off (eg Weapon Stay) can be given a probability percentage that they will be enabled.  After you enable this option, you will see a box to the right labelled with a percentage sign, enter a value from 1 to 100 to indicate the probability of this option being enabled.  Set the value to 100% to turn off any randomisation.

Numerical Rules
Game Rules that consist of a number appear with two edit boxes.  Normally you would just use the edit box on the left but if you wish to randomise the value then enter a maximum possible value in the right box.  Then MapMixer will randomly choose a value between (and inclusive) of these values when it uses this rule.  For example you might like the GoalScore to be from 20 to 40 in your DeathMatch Rule.

Note that when MapMixer uses the Game Rules, it chooses the random values then and they are not stored with that map in the current map list, so you could end up with a different value each time you play a map in your map list, if randomisation is used..

Saving a List

To save the currently displayed game rules list simply give it a name and click on save.

Deleting a List

To delete a list, simply select it from the drop-down list and click on delete.