Favourite Maps

The Favourite Maps feature allows you to place your favourite maps into the current session's map list by adding them at a regular interval. This way you are more likely to play maps that you really like, especially if MapMixer is set to automatically create the map list using all available maps.  It is activated in the main setup and configured in the Favourite Maps page.

Note that currently the Favourite Maps feature is not available when manually switching game types.

Specifying Your Favourite Maps

The first thing that you need to do is build a map list or map lists of your favourite maps.  There are two basic ways you can do this.

Single Map List
You can create a map list that contains any number of maps and game types.

Map List For Each Game Type
Alternatively you might like to create a favourites map list for each game type, eg one for DeathMatch, Capture the Flag etc...

You can then pick either of the two ways to let MapMixer decide where to source favourite maps from.  Which option you choose will depend on how you intend to use the Favourite Maps feature.

Note that you can use the console command AddToFav when you are playing a map to add it to a corresponding map list called "Favourites (???)", eg "Favourites (Bombing Run)".  You can also use the console command addtolist to add a map to a specific list.  You could use the "Favourites (???) naming convention or you could use your own.

Using Favourite Maps

Favourite maps are added to a session map list by either replacing or inserting a map every so often.

Each map's game type is taken into consideration when either inserting or replacing maps using the Favourite Map List(s).  The resultant game type for each map depends on how MapMixer is configured.

Considering the Options

The three things you have to consider when deciding upon how you want the Favourite Maps option to work are:

1. Single Map List or Game Type Map List sources for the Favourite Maps.
2. Game Type Switching
3. Replace Maps option

These options, together, decide what the resultant game type of a favourite map will be that is either inserted or replaced in a position in the list.

Here's how the options work with each other:

Auto Game Type Switching Enabled

Single Map List source for Favourite Maps
Game Type comes from the current map in the Favourites Map List, whether Favourites are inserted or replacing a map.

Game Type Lists source for Favourite Maps

Replace Maps option Enabled
Game Type comes from the map being replaced.

Replace Maps option Disabled
Game Type is randomly chosen from the Game Type Lists and the appropriate Favourite's source selected.

Auto Game Type Switching Disabled

Replace Maps option Enabled
Game Type comes from the map being replaced.

Replace Maps option Disabled
Game Type is the default game type of the session map list