XMaps HUD Menu

XMaps In-Game HUD Menu

XMaps supports an in-game HUD Menu that you can use to switch game types, pick a map from any of your lists - Favourites or Extended - for any game type, or change XMaps' Map Selection on the fly. You can also add the map that's currently playing to your Favourites or any suitable Extended map list, and change most of XMaps options while UT is running.

Since the menus can hold a lot of options, the scroll buttons move the menus by a page at a time. A left-click on a scroll button moves its menu by a page, and a right-click moves it by a single item.

To use the HUD Menu in multiplayer games, you must be logged into UT as an Administrator. XMaps can do this for you if you use the Client Setup window. If you don't use the Client Setup window you'll have to log in manually using the adminlogin console command before you can open the HUD Menu. If you're running a server and want to control the way the Client Setup window automates admin login, check out the Client Options - Access window.

Opening and Closing the HUD Menu

To open the HUD Menu, use the key binding that you've assigned using the Client Setup window. The key bindings can also be set up using UT's Preferences - see Key bindings for more information.

When the HUD Menu opens, it will pause the current game if you have configured it to do so (in the Setup window, or by using the XMaps Options in the HUD Menu itself) so that you can browse the menu without worrying about getting killed ;-)

Use the Escape key or the Close option (at the top level of the menu) to close it.

Main Menu

Skip Map Skips to the next map in your XMaps settings.

Replay Map Restarts the current game to replay the current map.

Current Map List Shows the contents of your Extended map list for the current game type. Pick any map from the list, and XMaps will load it. You can also add the current map to the list.

Favourites Shows the contents of your Favourites for the current game type. Pick a map from the list, and XMaps will load it. You can also add the current map to your Favourites here.

Matching Map Lists Shows the names of all of your Extended map lists for the current game type, in alphabetical order. Pick one, and the contents of the map list will be displayed. Pick any map from the list, and XMaps will load it. You can also add the current map to any of the lists, and get XMaps to switch to any of the lists (to change the running Extended map list).

Game Types Shows all the game types XMaps knows about from your UT installation (see Game Types for more information). Pick one to get to the Game Type menu.

XMaps Options Opens the XMaps Options menu.

UT Rules Opens the UT Rules menu.

Game Type Menu

Switch to... Using this option will make XMaps switch to the selected game type; XMaps will pick the next map from your XMaps settings for the new game type and load it.

<Map Lists> XMaps shows the names of all the Extended map lists for the game type selected, in alphabetical order. Pick one, and the contents of the map list will be displayed. Pick any map from the list, and XMaps will switch to the correct game type and load the map you selected.

XMaps Options Menu

Access Level Allows you to change the Access Level setting for a server, and review the Client List.

Large HUD Font Make XMaps use a large font in the HUD Menu. This takes effect the next time you open the HUD Menu.

Map selection Allows you to change the Map Selection mode that XMaps is currently running in. This takes effect immediately so the next map selected will be picked according to the mode you select. The current mode is identified by an (x) to it's left in the menu.

Match players Turn Player Matching on or off. If Match players is on, you'll also be offered the Range matching sub-menu. This takes effect immediately, so the next map that gets loaded will use the new setting (on or off).

Pause for HUD Turn game pausing for the HUD Menu on or off.

Sort map lists Sort the HUD's map lists in either name order or playing order. The playing order is the order in which the maps would be played when XMaps is running in 'Extended Map List, in order' map selection mode.

Switch game types Turn Game Switching on or off.

Use Favourites Turn Use Favourites on or off.

Client Setup Open the Client Setup window. Only available in multiplayer games, when the client is not running on the same machine as the server.

As you may notice, these XMaps Options are simply another way of setting all the options from the XMaps Setup window.

UT Rules Menu

Frag Limit Frag Limit allows you to change the Frag Limit of a game, while it's running. Frag Limit is not available in Assault games. The change is immediate.

Capture Limit Capture Limit allows you to change the Capture Limit of a Capture the Flag game while it's running. This is only available in CTF games. The change is immediate.

Score Limit Score Limit allows you to change the Team Score Limit of a Domination game while it's running. This is only available in Domination games. The change is immediate.

Time Limit Time Limit allows you to change the Time Limit of a game while it's running. This is not available in Assault games, and once a game has started, the Time Limit cannot be changed from a non-zero value to zero. The change is immediate.

As you may notice, these XMaps Options are simply another way of setting all the options from the XMaps Setup window.

Skip Map	Skips to the next map in your XMaps settings.
Replay Map	Restarts the current game to replay the current map.
Current Map List	Shows the contents of your Extended map list for the current game type. Pick any map from the list, and XMaps will load it. You can also add the current map to the list.
Favourites	Shows the contents of your Favourites for the current game type. Pick a map from the list, and XMaps will load it. You can also add the current map to your Favourites here.
Matching Map Lists	Shows the names of all of your Extended map lists for the current game type, in alphabetical order. Pick one, and the contents of the map list will be displayed. Pick any map from the list, and XMaps will load it. You can also add the current map to any of the lists, and get XMaps to switch to any of the lists (to change the running Extended map list).
Game Types	Shows all the game types XMaps knows about from your UT installation (see Game Types for more information). Pick one to get to the Game Type menu.
XMaps Options	Opens the XMaps Options menu.
UT Rules	Opens the UT Rules menu.

Switch to...	Using this option will make XMaps switch to the selected game type; XMaps will pick the next map from your XMaps settings for the new game type and load it.
<Map Lists>	XMaps shows the names of all the Extended map lists for the game type selected, in alphabetical order. Pick one, and the contents of the map list will be displayed. Pick any map from the list, and XMaps will switch to the correct game type and load the map you selected.

Access Level	Allows you to change the Access Level setting for a server, and review the Client List.
Large HUD Font	Make XMaps use a large font in the HUD Menu. This takes effect the next time you open the HUD Menu.
Map selection	Allows you to change the Map Selection mode that XMaps is currently running in. This takes effect immediately so the next map selected will be picked according to the mode you select. The current mode is identified by an (x) to it's left in the menu.
Match players	Turn Player Matching on or off. If Match players is on, you'll also be offered the Range matching sub-menu. This takes effect immediately, so the next map that gets loaded will use the new setting (on or off).
Pause for HUD	Turn game pausing for the HUD Menu on or off.
Sort map lists	Sort the HUD's map lists in either name order or playing order. The playing order is the order in which the maps would be played when XMaps is running in 'Extended Map List, in order' map selection mode.
Switch game types	Turn Game Switching on or off.
Use Favourites	Turn Use Favourites on or off.
Client Setup	Open the Client Setup window. Only available in multiplayer games, when the client is not running on the same machine as the server.

Frag Limit	Frag Limit allows you to change the Frag Limit of a game, while it's running. Frag Limit is not available in Assault games. The change is immediate.
Capture Limit	Capture Limit allows you to change the Capture Limit of a Capture the Flag game while it's running. This is only available in CTF games. The change is immediate.
Score Limit	Score Limit allows you to change the Team Score Limit of a Domination game while it's running. This is only available in Domination games. The change is immediate.
Time Limit	Time Limit allows you to change the Time Limit of a game while it's running. This is not available in Assault games, and once a game has started, the Time Limit cannot be changed from a non-zero value to zero. The change is immediate.