Tournament Mode

Overview

The tournament mode plugin provides a basic system for competitive games. It waits for players to be ready before starting the game, and synchronises spectator team names/scores to all spectators, including those that join late or have to rejoin.

A rough version of the plugin was contributed by GhoulofGSG9.

This plugin only works in Natural Selection 2. It will not load in NS2: Combat.

Config

The default config file should look like this:

{
    "CountdownTime": 15,
    "ForceTeams": false,
    "EveryoneReady": false
}

The file should be called “TournamentMode.json” and should be placed in the directory defined as your plugin config directory (default is config://shine/plugins).

Option	Description
CountdownTime	Sets how long to wait after both teams are ready before the game should start.
ForceTeams	Sets whether to rejoin a player onto their team if they reconnect.
EveryoneReady	Sets whether everyone on both teams needs to ready up, or only the commanders.

Commands

Command	Chat Command	Arguments	Description
sh_ready	!ready or !rdy	N/A	When run by the commander of the team, sets the team to ready.
sh_unready	!unready or !unrdy	N/A	When run by the commander of the team, sets the team to not ready.
sh_setteamnames	!teamnames	<Marine Name> <Alien Name>	Sets the team names for plugin messages and for syncing to all spectators.
sh_setteamscores	!scores	<Marine Score> <Alien Score>	Sets the team scores and syncs them to all spectators. You do not need to run this at the end of a round.