The Duelers mod started out life as FFAMod and had a similar set of features as JediMod/JediPlus. The first key new feature of FFAMod was to support multiple duel types in a FFA context. As things developed, it became clear that the real focus of this mod was to enhance the dueling experience of the JK2 free for all game type while also providing many of the cool features of other mods. This focus on duelling will remain and expand as the Duelers mod is developed. There are two major modes for Duels. The first mode is an unorganized mode in an FFA type game. Folks just hang out and duel as they wish. The second mode is the organized tournament mode where duelers battle each other sequentially. The unorganised dueling mode allows you to select your opponents as you wish and when you wish. You do not have to wait for the completion of a current duel to start another duel. You can also watch other folks duel without the need to "spectate". A large disadvantage of this mode has been that you could not have more than a just a saber duel -- e.g. no throwing and no force powers. Duelers mod solves this problem by allowing the combatants (rather than the server admin) to decide what type of duel they wish to have. Duelers mod also enhances this with full interference free duel support. You can experience your duels as if you and your opponent were alone on the current map. The organised dueling mode provides a tournament environment where everyone has to duel against the best dueler. A large disadvantage of this mode is that duelers have to wait for their turn in the sequence. Duelers mod solves this problem by using the same non-interference code as developed for the unorganized duelling mode to support multiple simultaneous duels in a tournament style. In short, duelers implements new logic for the Tournament mode (gametype 3). This new logic maintains a ladder of players based on their current score and automatically sets up matches between players who are "close" to each other on the ladder. This works just like a standard sports ladder where you must challenge and defeat players close to you to earn the right to play (or become) the best player. For full details on just what this means and how the new Tournament mode works, read the Tournament section in the User Info area. This documentation package is intended for users, server administrators and coders. See the appropriate section for details that interest you. This mod is open source. If you are interested in the source code, see the information in the Coder section. You can take my mod and modify it to make it work the way you want to. If you do, I have only three requests: Give credit where credit is due to other authors. Don’t call your mod Duelers mod (too confusing). If you think the change will be generally popular, feed it back to me and I will incorporate it into the “official” mod, if I can. If you would like to suggest a feature or better yet, to feed me some code that implements your idea, feel free to contact me, Lee Oattes (oattes@not4hire.net)