OmegA mod
September 19, 2026 ยท View on GitHub
OmegA mod
OmegA is a mod for OpenArena designed to polish the original experience and add features for both competitive and casual gameplay.
It integrates improvements from different projects like Ratmod, Aftershock, and ioquake3.
List of some new cvars
Movement
| Cvar | Description |
|---|---|
pmove_aircontrol | Enables CPMA-style air control. |
pmove_autohop | Enables holding jump to hop continuously. |
pmove_doublejump | Enables double jump. |
Competitive
| Cvar | Description |
|---|---|
cg_brightPlayers | Enables bright player skins for better visibility. |
cg_damagePlums | Displays floating numbers indicating the damage dealt when hitting an enemy. |
g_easierPickup | Increases the item pickup hitbox height. |
g_itemDrop | Allows players to manually drop their current weapon or the flag if they are carrying one. |
g_startWhenReady | Waits for all players to type /ready to start the match (requires g_doWarmup). |
HUD
| Cvar | Description |
|---|---|
cg_transparentGun | Renders your weapon model transparent to have a better field of view. |
cg_drawItemPickup | Displays pickup item names. |
cg_timerWidth / cg_timerHeight / cg_timerX / cg_timerY | Adjusts timer size and position. |
cg_zoomAnim / cg_zoomAnimSpeed / cg_zoomToggle | Configures zoom. |
Weapons
| Cvar | Description |
|---|---|
g_gauntletDamage / g_lightningDamage / g_machinegunDamage / g_machinegunTeamDamage / g_railgunDamage | Configures weapon damage. |
g_grenadeSpeed / g_rocketSpeed | Configures projectile velocity. |
g_railgunFireRate / g_rocketFireRate | Configures weapon fire rate. |
g_guidedRockets | Enables guided missiles when you hold the attack button. |
g_plasmaBounce | Enables plasma orbs bouncing off walls instead of exploding on impact. |
g_railJump | Allows railgun jumping. |
g_teleportMissiles | Enables projectiles teleporting through portals. |
Misc
| Cvar | Description |
|---|---|
cg_ambient | Allows disabling ambient map sounds. |
cg_drawEmotes | Displays emote bubbles above player heads (requires binding keys). |
cg_thinLightningBolt | Renders a thinner lightning bolt. |
g_beheading | Enables railgun headshots that decapitate enemies (gives the "headshot" medal). |
g_weaponArena | Restricts the match to specific weapons. |
New assets
- Font
- Icons
- Models
- Music (can be heard in slimefac)
- SFX
- Skins
- Sprites
Building a pk3
Simply go to your terminal and type:
cd path/to/your/folder/
make
Links
- Mod DB page: https://www.moddb.com/mods/openarena-omega
- Custom OmegA-engine: https://github.com/Bishop-333/OmegA-engine
Donate
I develop in my free time. If you enjoy my mod or my engine, please consider supporting me with a donation!
- paypal.me/fatsakura