What Does MapMixer Do With Maps?

MapMixer takes control of the map list after the game is started.  This happens according to the configuration settings.

A Map List can either be user-created or automatically generated at session start using all maps of a game type(s).

MapMixer always works with a pre-determined map list, whether it is manually created or automatically created. This provides the ability to navigate forwards and backwards through the map list in a predictable way, even when the map list is shuffled.

You have the option to always initialise the map list at the start of a session or use the previous session's map list, so you can continue where you left off.

Map List Shuffling

By enabling this option in the configuration the map list will be shuffled when starting a new game. 

Navigating Through a Map List

MapMixer provides a simple way to navigate through the map list in-game via three configurable keys in the standard keyboard controls setup in the UT2003 Settings Menu.  Even though these are really just mutator console commands and can be manually assigned like any other console command, they are listed in this menu for easy access.  The following functions are provided in this menu.

Navigate Forwards
By pressing this key you can bring up on-screen the name of the next map in the map list.  You can keep pressing this key and it will move forwards through the current map list.

Navigate Backwards
By pressing this key you can bring up on-screen the name of the previous map in the map list.  You can keep pressing this key and it will keep moving backwards through the current map list.

Switch
This will switch to the next map in the map list.  If you have previously used the Navigation Keys (above) to move around the map list then the last shown map will be the next map chosen. Here are some examples:

Example One
A map starts and you don't feel like playing it and you want to skip to the next map.  Simply press the Switch key and MapMixer will jump to the next map in the list, taking all connected clients.

Example Two
You are in the same situation as example one but you want to be sure what the next map is before you switch to it.  In this case, instead of pressing the Switch key immediately, you can press the Navigate Forwards key to see what the next map is in the list.  If that map is still not what you're after, press the Navigate Forwards (or Backwards) key until you find one that you like.  Now at this point you can press the Switch key to travel to this map.

If you deselect Auto Map Advance in the configuration, then you can manually switch maps at the end of a level by navigating through the list and finding that map you want, stopping MapMixer from automatically switching maps.  This provides a way of taking a breather between matches and making sure that the next map in the list is acceptable.

Every map in a MapMixer map list is associated with a game type.  If you enable Game Type Switching in the Configuration then you can change game types throughout a map list.  If Game Type Switching is inactive then the game type chosen when the session begun will be the game type for the whole map list.