Features

A comprehensive list of features included in Soccer Mod.

Match System

  • Start/Stop/Pause/Unpause matches with commands or menu
  • Customizable match settings:
    • Period length (default 15 minutes)
    • Break length between periods
    • Number of periods
    • Golden goal toggle for overtime
    • Forfeit vote system
  • Match event logging with automatic log file generation
  • Score control for referees
  • Ready check system before match start and after timeouts
  • Timeout system (!to) with ready checks to resume

Captain System

  • Auto Cap (!autocap / !pug) - Automated captain selection with server-wide voting
  • Captain voting - Players vote yes/no on proposed captain pairs
  • Auto-retry - Failed votes automatically try new captain combinations
  • First N Rule - Only first N players to join are eligible as captains
  • Knife fights (or other weapons) to determine pick order
  • Snake draft picking - Fair pick order with compensation picks
  • Positions menu (!pos) - Players indicate preferred positions during picking
  • Server lock - Automatic password protection during cap fights

Training Mode

  • Global ball cannon - Shoots balls for goalie training
    • Set position and aim
    • Adjust power, fire rate, randomness
  • Personal cannons - Each player can have their own cannon
  • Spawnable props:
    • Extra practice balls
    • Goal targets (single/multi mode)
    • Static and dynamic cones
  • Advanced training mode with password protection
  • Toggle goal triggers on/off

Referee Tools

  • Yellow cards - Warnings with visual indicator
  • Red cards - Player removal from match
  • Card management - Remove individual or all cards
  • Score manipulation - Adjust team scores manually

Sprint System

Customizable speed boost ability:

  • Duration - How long sprint lasts
  • Cooldown - Time between sprints
  • Speed multiplier - How fast players move
  • Auto-bind option to +use key
  • Client-side indicators:
    • Sound effect
    • Chat message
    • HUD timer (customizable position & color)
    • Defuse bar style

Skins System

  • Team skins - Different models for CT and T
  • Goalkeeper skins - Special GK variants
  • In-game skin changing via admin menu
  • GK toggle (!gk) - Players can switch to goalkeeper skin
  • One GK per team limit
  • Skin configuration via soccer_mod_skins.cfg

Stats & Ranking

  • Tracked statistics:
    • Goals, Assists, Own Goals
    • Saves (requires GK area setup)
    • Passes, Interceptions
    • Rounds won/lost
    • MVP awards
  • Two ranking modes:
    • Match ranking (competitive games only)
    • Public ranking (all play)
  • Database support for persistence
  • Customizable point values for each action
  • Top 50 leaderboards

WhoIS System

  • Player tracking across sessions
  • Name history - Tracks all names a player has used
  • Alias support - Players can set preferred display name
  • Connect announcements - “Known as: [alias]” for returning players
  • Admin commands:
    • !whois - Look up player info
    • !whois_history - View name history

Join/Leave Notifications

  • Chat notifications when players join or leave
  • Player count display (e.g., “11/12 players”)
  • “Ready to play!” message when server reaches capacity
  • Per-player preferences for chat and sound notifications
  • Admin controls for global toggle and volume

Server Management

  • Public mode settings:
    • Admin only (0)
    • Public cap/match access (1)
    • Full public menu (2)
  • AFK kicker during server lock
  • Hostname status updates showing match state
  • Class selection screen toggle
  • Duck-jump prevention toggle
  • Dead chat (cross-team communication when dead)
  • Damage sounds toggle
  • Killfeed toggle
  • Ragdoll handling options

Shout System

  • Customizable sound effects players can trigger
  • Shout modes:
    • Global (everyone hears)
    • Radius-based (nearby players only)
  • Cooldown settings (global and per-shout)
  • Volume and pitch control
  • Shout manager for adding/removing sounds
  • Per-client toggle to disable hearing shouts

Map Features

  • Per-map defaults for:
    • Period length
    • Break length
    • Team size (2v2, 3v3, 4v4, 5v5, 6v6)
    • Kickoff walls
  • Kickoff walls - Invisible barriers at kickoff
  • Grass replacer - Custom field textures
  • Automatic map orientation detection

Miscellaneous

  • Join order tracking (!lc / !late) with tolerance for reconnects
  • Admin online list (!admins)
  • Steam profile lookup (!profile <name>)
  • Spectate commands (!spec me/all/<name>)
  • Map reload (!maprr)
  • Match restart (!matchrr)
  • Configurable chat prefix and colors
  • MVP messages with star indicators
  • Overtime countdown warnings with sounds

This list may not be exhaustive. Soccer Mod is actively developed with new features added regularly. See the Changelog for recent additions.