1v1.LOL Modes: 1v1 Clash, Battle Royale, Practice and Custom

1v1.LOL has more modes than its name suggests. The version on this site is the 1v1.LOL RELOADED revival of the Chapter 2 client, and its Change Mode menu is split into Practice, Casual Modes, Trophy Modes and Custom Games. This post goes through what is behind each heading, using the client's own menu text and the revival's description of what is running now.

Trophy modes: 1v1 Clash and Battle Royale

These are the matchmade modes where you win and lose trophies. The revival lists two as the main ones:

• 1v1 Clash is the ranked duel: one opponent, no teams, no zone. It is the mode the revival's guide tells new players to start with.
• Battle Royale is the Chapter 2 headline mode, for up to 16 players. You land, open loot crates by standing near them, pick up weapons, health and shields, and keep moving as the zone shrinks. The game warns you with "Zone Shrinking In" and "You are in the storm! RUN!" messages, and the end screen tells you your placement.

Ranked play uses divisions that the client names Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, Champion and Elite, each with three steps (Bronze 1 to Elite 3). Your profile tracks 1v1 victories, BR victories, total kills and a kill/death ratio.

What you can find in Battle Royale

The client's item list includes the 9mm Pistol, Auto Pistol, Desert Eagle, Burst AR, SCAR, Micro SMG, Tactical SMG, Pump Shotgun, Automatic Shotgun, The Shorty, Sniper Rifle, Automatic Sniper and Flamethrower, plus Healing Potions, Shield Potions, ammo and building materials. Not every item has to appear in every match, but those are the names you will see when you pick something up. In Duos, a teammate who goes down is knocked rather than eliminated straight away.

Practice

A new player is asked to play one practice battle before the full game opens up; that practice battle is a Battle Royale. The client's mode list also includes Free Build, Aim Trainer and BR Practice, and the revival describes a bots match that plays at normal pace with no pressure. If the connection drops, the game offers a Practice Offline button.

Custom games

Custom games are played inside a party and the menu marks them "Only in party mode". The revival says eight custom modes are available, including 1v1, Zone Wars, Box Fight, Deathmatch and Zombies. Zone Wars is the battle-royale-style one with a shrinking zone, for 2 to 8 players. Box Fight puts everyone in a tight space where edits matter more than big builds. Zombies is a survival mode against waves.

Parties

To play with friends, open Play With Friends and either create a party or join one with a party code. The revival says a party can hold up to 16 players and that the party leader starts the match for everyone. The game also notes that all players must be on the same game version.

Which to pick

• Learning the controls: Free Build or Aim Trainer.
• Learning to fight a builder: 1v1 Clash.
• A longer game with loot: Battle Royale.
• Playing with a group of friends: a party and a custom game such as Zone Wars or Box Fight.

The list of live modes comes from the 1v1.LOL RELOADED site, which runs the servers this build connects to.