Banning/Replacing: Weapons, Ammo, Armor/Health/Items and Powerups

Coliseum2 server admins may choose to ban any items from their servers or replace them with a more desirable item. This feature is useful for setting up a weapon specific game like Pro-Rocket or Rail Arena.

Banning/Replacing Weapons

Each weapon is represented by a bit flag and the appropriate variable may be set with the a bit flag to make it spawn as another weapon. To ban a weapon, set the variable of that weapon to zero(0).

> CVAR Name | Default |  | Description (Set to another weapon flag to replace)
> g_spawngauntlet | 1 |  | Spawn indicator for gauntlet.
> g_spawnmgun | 2 |  | Spawn indicator for machine-gun.
> g_spawnsgun | 4 |  | Spawn indicator for shotgun.
> g_spawnglaunch | 8 |  | Spawn indicator for grenade launcher.
> g_spawnrlaunch | 16 |  | Spawn indicator for rocket launcher.
> g_spawnlightning | 32 |  | Spawn indicator for lightning gun.
> g_spawnrail | 64 |  | Spawn indicator for rail gun.
> g_spawnplasma | 128 |  | Spawn indicator for plasma gun.
> g_spawnbfg | 256 |  | Spawn indicator for BFG weapon.

> Weapon Bit Flag | Value
> Gauntlet | 1
> Machine-gun | 2
> Shotgun | 4
> Grenade launcher | 8
> Rocket launcher | 16
> Lightning gun | 32
> Rail gun | 64
> Plasma gun | 128
> BFG weapon | 256

> Example: To spawn all grenade launchers with the lightning gun, set g_spawnglaunch "32". To ban the BFG, set g_spawnbfg "0".

Banning/Replacing Ammo

Each ammo is represented by a bit flag and the appropriate variable may be set with the a bit flag to make it spawn as another ammo. To ban an ammo, set the variable of that ammo to zero(0).

> CVAR Name | Default |  | Description (Set to another ammo flag to replace)
> g_spawnbullets | 1 |  | Macnine-gun ammo.
> g_spawnshells | 2 |  | Shotgun ammo.
> g_spawngrenades | 4 |  | Grenade launcher ammo.
> g_spawnrockets | 8 |  | Rocket launcher ammo.
> g_spawncells | 16 |  | Plasma gun ammo.
> g_spawnbattery | 32 |  | Lightning gun ammo.
> g_spawnslugs | 64 |  | Rail gun ammo.
> g_spawnbfgammo | 128 |  | BFG ammo.

> Ammo Bit Flag | Value
> Bullets | 1
> Shells | 2
> Grenades | 4
> Rockets | 8
> Cells | 16
> Duracell | 32
> Slugs | 64
> BFG ammo | 128

> Example: To spawn all bullets as rockets, set g_spawnbullets "8". To ban the BFG ammo, set g_spawnbfgammo "0".

Banning/Replacing Armor, Health & Items

Armor, health and items bit flags have been combined into one set so that server admins may have more flexibility. Each item is represented by a bit flag and the appropriate variable may be set with the a bit flag to make it spawn as another item. To ban an item, set the variable of that item to zero(0).

> CVAR Name | Default |  | Description (Set to another item flag to replace)
> g_spawnshard | 1 |  | Spawn indicator for armor shards.
> g_spawnarmorcombat | 2 |  | Spawn indicator for combar armor.
> g_spawnarmorbody | 4 |  | Spawn indicator for body armor.
> g_spawnhealthsmall | 8 |  | Spawn indicator for small health.
> g_spawnhealth | 16 |  | Spawn indicator for regular health.
> g_spawnhealthlarge | 32 |  | Spawn indicator for large health.
> g_spawnhealthmega | 64 |  | Spawn indicator for mega health.
> g_spawnteleporter | 128 |  | Spawn indicator for teleporter.
> g_spawnmedkit | 256 |  | Spawn indicator for medikit.

> Item Bit Flag | Value
> Armor shard | 1
> Combat armor | 2
> Body armor | 4
> Health, small | 8
> Health, regular | 16
> Health, large | 32
> Health, mega | 64
> Teleporter | 128
> Medikit | 256

> Example: To spawn all armor shards as body armor, set g_spawnshard "4". To ban the Teleporter, set g_spawnteleporter "0".

Banning/Replacing Powerups

Each powerup is represented by a bit flag and the appropriate variable may be set with the a bit flag to make it spawn as another powerup. To ban a powerup, set the variable of that powerup to zero(0).

> CVAR Name | Default |  | Description (Set to another powerup flag to replace)
> g_spawnpwquad | 1 |  | Quad powerup
> g_spawnpwbattle | 2 |  | Battlesuit powerup
> g_spawnpwhaste | 4 |  | Haste powerup
> g_spawnpwinvis | 8 |  | Invisibility powerup
> g_spawnpwregen | 16 |  | Regeneration powerup
> g_spawnpwflight | 32 |  | Flight powerup

> Powerup Bit Flag | Value
> Quad powerup | 1
> Battlesuit powerup | 2
> Haste powerup | 4
> Invisibility powerup | 8
> Regeneration powerup | 16
> Flight powerup | 32

> Example: To spawn all Quad powerups as Regen, set g_spawnpwquad "16". To ban the Invisibility, set g_spawnpwinvis "0".

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