:timekill:00000000:002D55:00000010:FFFFFFFF:Always play with Death PL1
:timekill:00000000:002EA9:00000010:FFFFFFFF:Always play with Death PL2
:timekill131:00000000:002D55:00000010:FFFFFFFF:Always play with Death PL1
:timekill131:00000000:002EA9:00000010:FFFFFFFF:Always play with Death PL2
(in old versions of mame, for example, mame .115 you've to use timek131 instead of timekill131 )
PD : If you want a 'select character' using xml, use these:
Note you can use two values per fighter (if you don't count death). For Rancid those values are 00 and 01; for Orion, 02 and 03..., for Matrix , 0E and 0F. -one is for default color and the second one is for another color (you can get that one pressing start button instead of punch/kick buttons) -
<cheat desc="Select Character PL1">
<parameter>
<item value="0x00">Rancid</item>
<item value="0x01">Rancid (another color)</item>
<item value="0x02">Orion</item>
<item value="0x03">Orion (another color)</item>
<item value="0x04">Thugg</item>
<item value="0x05">Thugg (another color)</item>
<item value="0x06">Wulf</item>
<item value="0x07">Wulf (another color)</item>
<item value="0x08">Leif</item>
<item value="0x09">Leif (another color)</item>
<item value="0x0A">Musashi</item>
<item value="0x0B">Musashi (another color)</item>
<item value="0x0C">Mantazz</item>
<item value="0x0D">Mantazz (another color)</item>
<item value="0x0E">Matrix</item>
<item value="0x0F">Matrix (another color)</item>
<item value="0x10">#Death</item>
</parameter>
<script state="run">
<action>maincpu.pb@2D55=param</action>
</script>
</cheat>
<cheat desc="Select Character PL2">
<parameter>
<item value="0x00">Rancid</item>
<item value="0x01">Rancid (another color)</item>
<item value="0x02">Orion</item>
<item value="0x03">Orion (another color)</item>
<item value="0x04">Thugg</item>
<item value="0x05">Thugg (another color)</item>
<item value="0x06">Wulf</item>
<item value="0x07">Wulf (another color)</item>
<item value="0x08">Leif</item>
<item value="0x09">Leif (another color)</item>
<item value="0x0A">Musashi</item>
<item value="0x0B">Musashi (another color)</item>
<item value="0x0C">Mantazz</item>
<item value="0x0D">Mantazz (another color)</item>
<item value="0x0E">Matrix</item>
<item value="0x0F">Matrix (another color)</item>
<item value="0x10">#Death</item>
</parameter>
<script state="run">
<action>maincpu.pb@2EA9=param</action>
</script>
</cheat>