Skulltag offers many different options to allow you to configure the appearance and behavior of Skulltag to work just like you like it. The menu system gives you access to setting many of these options.

New Game

Loads up a new game in single player mode. You get to pick from three scenarios, including:

   * Hell on Earth - The original Doom II levels
   * The Mortal Conflict - Featuring the new Skulltag deathmatch levels
   * Tournament of the Damned - The new Skulltag levels in the "skulltag gameplay" mode.
   * The Impending Nightmare - Featuring Skulltags new game mode Invasion
     **If you are in a network game, the network game will end at this point.

Multiplayer

The multiplayer menu contains many new options for geared towards multiple player play. With the new in-game browser, you can dynamically join an leave multiplayer games. With the skirmish menu, you can set up your own multiplayer-like games.

   * Skirmish
     The skirmish menu will allow you to run a single player game in a way that emulates a multiplayer game. You can choose your gameplay mode, level, bots that will play with you, along with a slew of other options.

         o Level - Sets the level that the skirmish game will begin on.
         o Game mode - Sets the gameplay mode that the skirmish game will be in.
         o Timelimit - Sets the timelimit (in minutes) for deathmatch and team games (CTF, ST, etc.)
         o Fraglimit - Sets the fraglimit for deathmatch games.
         o Pointlimit - Sets the pointlimit for team games.
         o Skill - Setting for the skill level of the game.
         o Botskill - Setting for the bots' skill level.
         o Bot Setup - Brings up a menu that allows you to add bots to your skirmish game.
         o Gameplay Options - Brings up the dmflags menu.
         o Start Game! - Begins the skirmish game with the above settings. 

   * Browse Servers
     The in-game browser allows you to browse for active Skulltag servers on the Internet, and on your LAN. With this, you can dynamically join and leave these games at your leisure!

   * Player Setup
     This menu allows you to configure how your player appears to players in the game. You can configure your name, skin, as well as many other options.

   * Spectate
     This command will send you to spectator mode if you're in a game. You can also use the "spectate" command in the console.

   * Call Vote
     This command allow you to call a vote to change the map, fraglimit, pointlimit and more. Must have 2 or more players to call a vote.

   * Join Game
     This command will make you attempt to join a game if you're spectating. If a duel is in progress, this will place you in line to duel next. You can also hit your "use" button in the game to do this.

   * Allow Skins
     Option to allow yourself, and other players to use skins. You can chose to turn only cheat skins off, or all skins off with this option.

   * Allow Medals
     Option to allow yourself to view medals awarded to yourself, and other players.

   * Allow Icons
     Option to allow yourself to view various icons above other players' heads.

   * Allow Taunts
     Option to allow yourself and other players to taunt.

   * Identify Target
     Option to display the name of the player your crosshair passes over.

   * Server Password
     Sets the password that you will use when you join a passworded server. If the server has a password set, this password must match that server's password!

   * Join Password
     Sets the password that you will use when you attempt to join a game from the spectators. If the server enforces a join password, and you do not have the correct join password set, you can watch a game from the spectators, but you cannot join it.

   * Start as Spectator
     Option to start as a spectator when you join a server.

   * Connection Type
     Sets your connection type. The higher the connection type, the more bandwidth will be used during your game, and also the game will "sync up" better. Cable is recommended, but if you ping tends to spike when a lot of bandwidth is being used during a game, you may want to lower it.

   * Don't Restore Frags
     Allows you to toggle the option of restoring your frags if you leave a deathmatch game and re-enter.

Options

The options menu allows you to configure your keys, controllers, sound, as well as a whole bunch of other options.

   * Configure Controls
     Allows you to configure your key bindings.

   * Mouse Options
     Allows you to set a bunch of options related to the mouse, including sensitivity.

   * Joystick Options
     Allows you to configre your joystick.

   * Gameplay Options
     Allows you to configure the dmflags of your game. You can also configure the team damage here.

   * Compatibility Options
     Allows you to configure game options related to maintaing the logic of older versions of the Doom engine.

   * Sound Options
     This menu allows you to set various sound related options, including volume, MIDI device, etc.

   * Display Options
     This menu allows you to set various display options, including brightness, blood brightness, etc.

   * Set Video Mode
     Allows you to set the video display mode.

   * Reset To Defaults
     Reset all options to original defaults.

   * Reset To Last Saved
     Reset all options to the last options saved on exit.

   * Go To Console
     This one is self explanatory

Load Game

Loads a previously saved game.

Save Game

Saves your game. You can then load it back at a later time.

Quit Game

Ends your current game, along with the program.