Mars Explorer is, in my opinion, one of the best games in existence, and no doubt the best free game, so thank you Aubrey for making this.  A lot of this is due to user input as well, so I thank all the contributors of worlds/vehicles etc as well.

One of the things that makes Mars explorer so successful is its extreme versatility, there are A LOT of ways to play.

In this topic, I have compiled a list of every game mode I have heard of, as well as a few that I invented myself, if you want anything to be added to the list, just post or PM me.

Hopefully this will help you make the most of Mars Explorer.

All of them CAN BE PLAYED in 2.11 and require no updates to work.

NOTE: Not all worlds mentioned are implemented, but they should be somewhat well known.

FREE FOR ALL:

Quarry:  Classic Mars Explorer gameplay, everyone shoots at the quarry, who is green.  When someone hits the quarry with either a laser or their vehicle, they become the quarry.  Points are scored by shooting others while you are the quarry.

Ideal Settings:  There are really no bad settings for this style, but generally they are somewhat near the default.

Best Played At: Freestyle, Unity Island, Fort Boxy

NQS: Shoot at players who are not the quarry.

Ideal Settings: Mostly same as Quarry.  It can also be fun with laser hits respawn.

Best Played At: Flyclub’s Platforms, Skirmish Central

Dogfight:  Quarry with jets.

Ideal Settings:  Jets only

Best Played At:  Unity Island

Tank Tag:  Tanks chase each other around and hit each other.

Ideal Settings:  No lasers, tanks only

Best Played At:  Freestyle, Unity Island

Hide and Seek:  The quarry is hidden, and the goal is to find them and then go hide somewhere...

Ideal Settings:  No Minimap, Camoflague badges on, For really hard games turn fog all the way up.

Best Played At:  Skirmish Central, Bagel’s Tower(Community World), Neon’s Space Cube, Calyx’s Megacity, Forge's Citadel, Iron Forge's Embassy, Kirby's Labyrinth

ORGANIZED/SOMEWHAT ORGANIZED/TEAM:

Cano King:  Tanks try to push each other off an elevated area.

Ideal Settings:  Tanks only, no lasers.

Best Played At:  Freestyle, Kirby’s Labyrinth, Bagel’s Tower(Community World)

Land Race:  Race around a well marked course.  Can be either point to point or with laps.

Ideal Settings:  Buggies are best for this, but it can also be played with other vehicles.  Some people also say no wings.

Best Played At:  Lava Racer, Foxholes, FlyClub’s Xorb Race, Dvo’s Stunt Parkway, Kirby’s Tower, MRC Race World,

Air Race:  Race through rings and see who can go through them the fastest.  Can be in order or not.  Also can be to see who can get to a certain height first in a buggy.

Ideal Settings:  Only works with Jets and Buggies

Best Played At:  First style: nowhere yet, Second style: Neon/Dvo Ultimatum, Neon’s Infinity.

Long Jump:  Go off a jump and see who can go the farthest.

Ideal Settings:  Buggies or hovers, best with speed all the way up.

Best Played At:  Bagel’s Skate Park

HORSE:  One player does a stunt of some sort, then others follow and try to do the same stunt, if they mess up, they get an H, and so on.

Ideal Settings:  Best with buggies

Best Played At:  Dvo’s Stunt Parkway, Bagel’s Skate Park, GTR’s Stunt World?

Tank Soccer:  Tanks try to hit an immobile buggy into one of two goals.

Ideal Settings:  2 Teams of tanks, all the same color, one buggy that can be either a bot that can neither fire nor drive, or a dummy player, RORBS enabled, and the buggy has a XORB.

Best Played At:  Dvo’s Stunt Parkway, Tank Soccer World

Capture the Flag:  The most anticipated game mode now has a way to play without Aubrey having to do anything.  Two teams of 4 each take a side, flags can be, similar to Tank Soccer, immobile buggies with Xorbs.  The goal is to get the other Team’s flag to your side.

Ideal Settings:  This MUST have laser hits respawn, NO Exceptions.  4 players same color on a team.  2 dummy players that are buggies with xorbs for flags.  (One problem, what if someone shot the flag, I guess we could just make it against the rules to shoot a flag.) Some versions require there to be one player on each vehicle per team.

Best Played At:  There is, as of yet, no world for this, but I am currently working on one, and I might have a basic version out today or tomorrow.

Jailbreak:  Buggies try to escape an enclosed area, while tanks try to stop them by shooting them back to the respawn point.

Ideal Settings:  Buggies and tanks only, laser hits respawn.  Works best with around 6 tanks, 4 buggies.  Buggies cannot shoot.

Best Played At:  Fort Boxy, Dvo’s Stunt Parkway

MarsyBot:  Buggies grab a spot on the MarsyBot and jets try to shoot them off.

Ideal Settings:  Jets at max firepower, no lasers for buggies.

Best Played At:  Dvo’s Stunt Parkway

Jets vs. Tanks:  Jets try to hit tanks off a tower, similar to Cano King and MarsyBot.

Ideal Settings:  No lasers, Jets and Tanks only.

Best Played At:  Freestyle, Bagel’s Tower(Community World)

INDIVIDUAL:

Target Practice:  Shoot at bots that can’t shoot.

Ideal Settings:  Anything

Best Played At:  Anywhere

Exploration:  Explore the great many worlds available in Mars Explorer and discover secrets, glitches etc.

Ideal Settings:  Anything

Best Played at:  Anywhere