Cooperative:

In standard Cooperative mode, players play together against enemies. Optionally, you can allow/disallow players to accidentally harm each other (friendly fire).

You can play custom levels of your choice, or play an entire game together, from the beginning to the end.

Optionally, you can allow items (health, weapons, ammo) to be picked by all players, so they don't have to split them.

Deathmatch-Scorematch:

Deathmatch on score. For each item you pick up your own value is raised by the value of that item (shown when picked up). Also, your value slowly increases with time, faster if you are standing still than if you are moving. When you kill someone, his value is added to your score, and half of his value is added to your value.

In short, the longer you live, the more items you pick up, and more you kill, the more valuable you will be for the one who kills you. So, it is not worth killing people who just respawned. Let them live longer and build their value up.

Also, if you kill yourself, your value is deducted from your own score.

A Scorematch game can be set on a time limit or score limit base. Person with highest score at the end wins.

Deathmatch-Fragmatch:

This is standard Deathmatch mode. For every kill, you get one frag more; if you kill yourself, you loose one frag. A Fragmatch game can be set on a time limit or frag limit base. Person with most frags at the end wins.

Other Game Types and Game Modifications

When you are joining a game, in the server browser you will be able to see all servers, including the ones that might be running some game modification that you do not have installed. When you choose to connect to a server running a mod that is not currently activated in your game, the game will ask you if you want to automatically switch over and play that mod.

If you try to connect to a server that is running some mod that you do not have installed, you will be pointed to a web page where you can download updates for it (if the mod is free).

Note that, besides custom mods, some servers might be running custom, user-made maps. If you don't have such a map, you'd need to download it too. For information on map downloads visit http://www.croteam.com.

Join Game

To join a Network game:

• Go to menu: Network->Join Game
• Choose to 'Search LAN' or 'Search Internet' to list available servers and select a server from the list. If no servers show up, try pressing 'Refresh'. If you know exact address of the server you want to connect to, you can instead choose 'Specify Server' and then type in the address.
• Choose proper connection settings, depending on what kind of connection you have. (modem, ISDN, LAN)
• Choose player(s) to play on this computer.

If you select 'Observer' you cannot play, but you can watch other players.
Normally, you just select one player.
If you choose more than one player under 'Number of players', you can play in Split-Screen mode. Make sure you set up proper commands for each player.

• When ready, hit Start.

Start Server

To host a LAN/Internet Game:

• Go to menu: Network>Start Server
• Choose type of game to play: Cooperative, Scorematch, or Deathmatch, and difficulty: Tourist, Easy, Normal, Hard or Serious.
• Select level to start playing from.
• Choose maximum number of players allowed to join a game.
• If you choose 'Wait for all players', game will not start until all players join.
• You may adjust game rules under 'Game Options'
• Press Start.
• Choose player(s) to play on this computer:

If you select 'Observer' you cannot play, but you can watch other players.
If you select 'Dedicated' you cannot play on the server computer. This improves game performance for other players.
Normally, you just select one player to play on the server.
If you choose more than one player under 'Number of players', you can play in Split-Screen mode on the server. Make sure you set up proper commands for each player.

• When ready, hit Start.

By default, all servers are visible both on the Internet and in the LAN. If you have your Internet connection on, players on the Internet will see your server and be able join.

Quick Load

In Network mode, Quick Load can be performed by the server only.

Load

In Network mode, Load can be performed by the server only.