In-Game Voting/Referee Menu

Beginning with Coliseum2 1.9, an in-game voting menu is available to make voting options easier to know and select.  Furthermore, if you have the appropriate referee and/or Team Captain roles, the in-game menu also allows you to administer the commands available under those roles in a fun and easy to use GUI environment.  As if that wasn't enough, when playing on a dedicated server, a mini-console is available right on the menu itself that behaves exactly like the console but allows you to enter chats and commands without having to take your eye off the action.

 

Bringing Up the Vote Menu:

The Vote Menu option is available as the 2nd option in the in-game menu, after pressing escape, between the Teams and Add Bot menu items.

The Vote menu can also be brought up directly by using the command ui_vote.  Simply bind a key to this command and press this key during play to bring up the vote menu.

Command:  ui_vote

Example:  bind v "ui_vote"
Pressing the "v" key anytime during play will bring up the vote menu.

 

Vote Menu Layout and Options:

There are only menu items and sub items for the most popular functions.
Other commands and chats may be entered using the traditional drop down or mini-console.

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Submenu Item Usage:
Where multiple sub menu options are offered, only one at a time can be selected and acted upon.  Selected the desired sub menu item to highlight it and an Accept button will appear on the lower right corner for you to click.  Where a list box displays multiple items (players, maps, variables, etc.) highlight the desired entry and then click on the action for that entry and then click Accept.

Using The Mini-Console:
The mini-console, available only when connected to a dedicated server, behaves exactly like the regular console.  That is, commands are enter preceded with a slash "/" and all other entries are chat messages.  The mini-console command entry or chat message cannot exceed 255 characters in length, including spaces and color control characters (^).  To clear the current command entry, simply use the backspace key or click on Clear to the right of the mini-conole.

There is a command buffer that holds the last 25 commands entered.  To cycle through the buffer, make sure that the mini-console has focus and press the up and down arrow keys.

Press enter to send the command or chat to the server.

Multiple Role Behavior:
When a player has multiple roles (ex: referee and team captain), a menu command will automatically be executed under the highest role valid for that command.  When no immediate permissions are available, the menu command will be issued as a callvote.

When issuing a callvote with the menu, upon clicking Accept to cast the vote--the Vote Menu will automatically disappear, taking you back into the game.  When issuing an immediate action command (i.e. referee locking teams), the action will be effective upon clicking Accept but the Vote Menu will remain to allow for additional commands.

 


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