Xtreme Arena is a fast paced mod with more frags than you can shake a BFG at! Frags o' plenty is the name of the game. Turn those gibs on and get in there!

Some of the stand out features include alternate fire modes like the Mini Nuke and the Telefrag Gun, a new user interface (menu system), lag compensation, spawn protection, weapon disabling, and tons of other options to make your XA server the way YOU want it.

Below is a complete list of features. These are in comparison to "vanilla" Q3.

Server Side

• No self damage
• No falling damage 
• Starting health 300 
• Health regenerates below 300 
• Max armor is 200 with no countdown
• Instant weapon switching
• Optional spawn protection
• Alternative fire modes for all weapons
• Gauntlet will increase your running speed by 50%
• Bouncy weapons can be turned off by admins
• Armor gives more protection
• Optional full lag compensation (Unlagged)
• Server admins can disable any weapon
• The amount your health regens each second can be adjusted with g_regenHealthAmount
• Powerups respawn every 90 seconds
• Haste boosted by about 65%
• The Battlesuit offers more protection
• Powerups are not dropped when fragged
• Instagib Mode - can be turned on and off with g_instagib. "1" is on "0" is off.
• Excessive mode - can be turned on and off ith g_excessive. "1" is on "0" is off.
• Splash damage added to Lightning Gun
  (makes weapon jumping possible)
• Default g_speed changed to 350 
• Tourney map rotation "sv_tourneyMapRotate" "1" to turn rotation on, "0" to turn it off. 
• Black names support. e.g. ^0w0rM will show in all black.
• Add bots to locked servers
  (password check recoded to allow bots in) 

Client Side

• There's now a completely overhauled menu system that gives you far greater control over your config from the menu without having to remember all the commands.
• You can now monitor your speed with a built in speedometer. Set cg_drawSpeed to "1" to display.
• With cg_drawMiniScoreboard you can now turn off your HUD scoreboard. 1 is on (default) 0 is off.
• Clients have the ability to opt out of lag compensation with "cg_delag".
• Lag compensation can be adjusted or used only with specific weapons.
• Mini Scoreboard - Scores are on screen at all times, in the bottom right corner.
• HUD changes including removal of ammo meter, and rearranging of other displays.
• Regen sound disabled
• Id's newer textures are used for rail, rockets and plasma. These can be turned off with "cg_oldRail 1", "cg_oldRockets 1", and "cg_oldPlasma 1"