Game modes

MatchZy runs the server in one mode at a time. Admins switch with a chat command; the choice is remembered across map changes.

Mode	Command	Knife	Rounds	Money	Use it for
Match	.match	Yes	MR12 with overtime, can clinch	800	Competitive matches and pugs.
Scrim	.scrim	No	All 24 rounds played, no overtime	800	Scrims where both halves should be played out.
Hill	.hill	No	All 24 rounds played	16000	Full-buy rounds, e.g. retakes-style or aim sessions with teams.
Practice	.prac	-	Endless	Unlimited, buy anywhere	Learning lineups, spawns, executes.
Dryrun	.dry	No	Live-like rounds until stopped	16000	Running executes against bots or your team.
Sleep	.sleep	-	-	-	Idle server with nothing loaded.

Every mode executes its own cfg from cfg/MatchZy/ (live.cfg, scrim.cfg, hill.cfg, prac.cfg, dryrun.cfg, sleep.cfg, plus warmup.cfg and knife.cfg). Edit those files to change the rules.

Mode on startup

matchzy_autostart_mode decides what a fresh map starts in:

Value	Result
0	Sleep, nothing loaded.
1	Match warmup (default).
2	Practice.

The mode commands (.prac, .match, .scrim, .sleep, .exitprac) also set this value, so a practice server stays in practice after .map.

Match flow

flowchart LR
    W[Warmup + ready check] -->|everyone ready| K[Knife round]
    K --> S[Side choice: .stay / .switch]
    S --> L[Live]
    W -->|knife off| L
    L -->|map over| E{Series over?}
    E -->|no| W
    E -->|yes| X[Series end, back to warmup]

With a match config the veto runs before warmup. Scrim and hill skip the knife round.