Referee system is a some kind of lightweight-rcon functionality - means trusted players can directly execute allowed set of server commands Allowed set of referee commands is stored in g_referee cvar, multiple values is allowed by comma-separation, for example: set g_referee "map_reatart,map,kick,forceteam,lock,unlock" Referee password(s) is stored in refereePassword cvar, multiple values is allowed by seimcolon-separation, for example: set refereePassword "password1;password2;password3" To use referee privileges player should login first via command: \ref Where should be one of the passwords stored in refereePassword cvar After successful login you will get corresponding message ("XXX is now a referee!") and your status will be highlighted by yellow color on scoreboard. So now you can execute allowed commands (\kick for example) directly i.e. like rcon-holder. Also you will be able to spec all locked teams, your timeout can't be interrupted by usual players, etc. To leave referee status just type: \unref