NOTE: THESE RULES ARE NOT FINAL AND ARE TO BE UPDATED ASAP. SOME INFO MAY NOT BE UP TO DATE!


Clients allowed

fuhQuake v0.31 (Build 675) (eQuake package) with -ruleset smackdown -norjscripts
mQWCL 0.96+ with -noscripts
ezQuake v1514+ with -ruleset smackdown -norjscripts

In order for -ruleset smackdown to work you need the proper security module installed.


Maps and match procedure

Clans are allowed to play on the following maps:

Division 1: DM2, DM3, E1M2
Division 2: DM2, DM3, E1M2
Division 3: DM2, DM3, E1M2
Division 4: DM2, DM3, E1M2, CMT3, CMT4
Division 5: DM2, DM3, E1M2, CMT3, CMT4
Division 6: DM2, DM3, E1M2

Both clans make their choice of map before the first round starts. The second team to chose may NOT PICK THE SAME MAP as the first team and the third map will be the map that hasn't been played.

If clans can't agree on which clan will choose map first, use "/cmd random clan1 clan2". The clan that did not choose the first map will be the first clan to eliminate a map when it comes to the decider.

Regarding divisions with 5 maps: First there will be 5 maps to pick from even in the playoff or qualification matches. Secondly the 3rd map (the decider) in the regular season will be chosed by elimination from the remaining 3 maps. ie do not have to be one of tb3 and no map can be played twice.

Regarding playoff with with best of 5 (tb3) maps: Play first three maps like normal, ie all tb3. The 4th and 5th maps will be the same as the teams first picked and the team that is down by one map will play theire map first. ie the 3rd map may not be played twiced and no map can be played 3 times.


Server and minping settings

Choice of server should be suitable for both clans. If clans can't agree on server minping can be used (/cmd minping xx). The value for the minping must not be higher than the lowest pinging player in the highest pinging team, unless both teams agree otherwise. If the clan with lower ping wants, they can reroute via qizmos to raise their ping, and thus minping won't have to be used.
Admins can however change the rules if they think its unfair in some games!
so if u got ping problems call on an admin.


Scripting

EQL does not allow any movement scripting, such as kfjump or selfbuilt rocketjumping.


Clan Restrictions

A player may not change clans within EQL during a season.
A player can only play in 1 clan at the same time.
No team may add more then two players after the regular season have started. And all players has to be approved by the admins before they can play any games at all.
A clan can never manually switch divisions, they'll have to earn their way up or lose their way down.
In EQL4 a wildcard per division will be used so that we can move one team that for some special reason, deserves a slot in a different division. Regarding "new" clans that did not participate in EQL3, we will try to put them in the correct division right away, they will not all be in division 5.


W/O

If a team leaves WO twice it will be disqualified (removed from EQL). However teams wont be able to claim WO unless some very serious efforts have been made in trying to schedule the match.
A WO will give 3 points and a 3-0 win with 100-0 on each map.


Scoring and ranking

If a team win the first two maps then the match will end 3-0, otherwise it will end 2-1. To separate teams with equally many points, MW, ML & +/- are used (in that order).


Qualifying/relegation

Bottom2 teams in the regular season will automaticly be moved down one division the following EQL. Top2 teams in the regular season will be moved up one division.


Playoff

Top4 in each division goes to playoff with best of 5 games directly in the semis!
#1 vs #4 and #2 vs #3!


Season

A season is ~7-9 weeks long, ~2-4 weeks of playoff/qualifying.


Schedule

A game schedule will be released at least 1 day before a season starts, a clan have to play a certain amount of games and they will challenge everyone in their division once in the regular season and possible one more time in the playoff. We will provide a schedule where each team have one or two matches every week.


Reschedule

A team can reschedule each match once, ie: a match can only be rescheduled twice. To have a fairly up to date schedule teams may not reschedule to a earlier date within 24 hours before the original date and time. All matches have to be played within a week from the original date.


Match druration

Match shouldn't last longer than 2h. ie: this is the amount of time each clan has to book to play the game.
If for any reason the game isn't finished within 2h since scheduled time, clans may contact an admin to decide what follows.
Admin can either blame one team and give the other WO on remaining maps or let the team reschedule the remaining maps (see Reschedule paragraph)


Reporting Matches

In order for a match to be valid you'll need to have screenshots from each played map. The admins will be the ones who validates a match, so the match and points will not be added until it have been verified by a certified admin.


Fakenicking

Fakenicking is not allowed, even if the fakenicking player is listed on the clans roster but under a different nick. A player has to play with the nick he's listed as on the teams roster or else the clan will receive a warning. Using a fake nick in matches will be treated as using a unlisted player. The first time it happends the team will be warned and the second time the team will be disqualified (removed from EQL)


New players

No team may add more then two players after the regular season have started. And all players has to be approved by the admins before they can play any games at all.


Warnings and disqualification

To retain order in the league and prevent clans from cheating effectively we may issue warnings to teams if they misbehave in some way. When a team has received two warnings they will get disqualified from the league.