More uses for Max Active Players

The tourny game types I posted previously are based on the Player Options : Max Active Players setting in custom Slayer games. But, you can also change just about any game to play like this. A few ideas:

A multiplayer game of Oddball where only two players are active at a time. 1-v-1 is one of my favorite way to play Oddball, but this would allow more people in the game.

A King of the Hill game like this would definately change your strategy. It might be better to breifly leave the hill to kill your opponent than just squat there and wait for them to come to you..

A Juggernaut match where the juggie only has to worry about one person a time. Might want to reduce the number of power ups that Juggernaut has. You'd also avoid those machine-gun juggie changes:

New Juggernaut!
New Juggernaut!
New Juggernaut!
New Juggernaut!

I'm going to have to try a few of these out and post the results.

Elimination Tournaments

In a previous post, I'd described a way to set up a sort of tournament in a custom Slayer game. One way tweak this is to set a limit on the number of lives each player has. So, it becomes an elimination tournament.

Thinking about calling a 1v1 touney w/ elimination "Royal Rumble". In the WWF, the royal rumble would start with two men in the ring and then send another person in every two minutes. In this game type, two players would start the match and fight until one was fragged. Then another player jump in. Who ever was left at the end of the match would win.

See this post for additional uses for the Max Active Players setting.

Slayer : Megadeth

AKA "How many bodies can you jam into a small space?"

This game type is just for thrills. FFA slayer with random weapons, grenades and no shields with ghosts and turrets thrown in just to be completely absurd.

Match Options

• Number of Rounds=1
• Score to Win Round=100
• Round Time Limit=10 minutes
• Rounds Reset Map=Off
• Resolve Ties=Off

Player Options

• Max Active Players=16
• Lives Per Round=Unlimited
• Respawn Time=3 seconds
• Suicide Penalty=None
• Shield Type=Off
• Motion Sensor=On
• Active Camo=Off
• Extra Damage=On
• Damage Resistance=Off

Team Options

• Team Play=off
• Team Scoring=N/A
• Team Changing=N/A
• Friendly Fire=N/A
• Respawn Time Modifier=N/A
• Betrayal Penalty=N/A
• Force Even Teams=N/A

Vehicle Options

• Vehicle Respawn Time=Map Default
• Primary Light Vehicle=Ghost
• Secondary Light Vehicle=Ghost
• Primary Heavy Vehicle=None
• Banshee=Off
• Primary Turret=Random
• Secondary Turret=Random

Equipment Options

• Starting Weapon=Random
• Secondary Weapon=Random
• Starting Grenades=On
• Weapons On Map=Random Set
• Weapon Respawn Time=Map Default
• Grenades On Map=On
• Overshields=Off
• Active Camouflage=Off

Slayer Options

• Bonus Points=On
• Suicide Point Loss=Off
• Death Point Loss=Off

Values

• Fun