pioneers-server-console

Langue: en

Version: 384922 (fedora - 01/12/10)

Section: 6 (Jeux)

NAME

pioneers-server-console - command-line game server for Pioneers

SYNOPSIS

pioneers-server-console [ -a port ] [ -c AI count ] [ -g game title ]
      [ -k seconds ] [ -m metaserver ] [ -n hostname ]
      [ -P player count ] [ -p port ] [ -R [0|1|2] ] [ -r ] [ -s ]
      [ -t minutes ] [ -T [0|1] ] [ -v points ] [ -x ]

DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the pioneers-server-console command.

Pioneers is a computerized version of a well known strategy board game. The goal of the game is to colonize an island. The players play the first colonists hence the name pioneers. It uses a client/server model for networked play of between two and eight players. This program provides a console-only server that pioneers clients can connect to.

OPTIONS

-a port
Listen for administrative commands on port port.
-c num
Start up num computer players.
-g game title
Load the ruleset specified by game title. The title can be found in the *.game files. You need quotes for titles with spaces.
-k secs
Automatically stop the server if no one has connected after secs seconds.
-m metaserver
Register this server with the metaserver at the specified address.
-n hostname
Use this hostname instead of the hostname reported by hostname(1).
-P num
Start a game for num total players (including computer players).
-p port
Use port port for player connections.
-R [0|1|2]
"Sevens rule": Specify gameplay behavior when a player rolls a seven. A value of 0 (the default) means that rolling a seven always moves the robber. A value of 1 requires the player to re-roll if a seven is rolled on the first two turns. A value of 2 means the player always re-rolls.
-r
Register with a meta server. The meta server to use can be overriden with the -m option. Default meta sever: pioneers.debian.net
-s
Don't start the game immediately; wait for a command on the admin port (-a) instead.
-T [0|1]
Choose a terrain type: 0 for the default, or 1 for random terrain.
-t mins
Tournament mode: add AI players after mins minutes.
-v points
Specify the number of "victory points" required to win the game.
-x
Automatically exit after a player has won.

ENVIRONMENT

The default settings of the server can be influenced with the following three environment variables:
PIONEERS_META_SERVER
The hostname of the meta-server when no meta-server is specified on the command-line.
PIONEERS_SERVER_NAME
The hostname of the server. If it is not set, the hostname is determined by hostname(1).
PIONEERS_DIR
The path to the game definition files. If it is not set, the default installation path will be used.

FILES

/usr/share/games/pioneers/*.game and $XDG_DATA_HOME/pioneers/*.game
Game definitions

AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Steve Langasek <vorlon@debian.org>, and updated by Roland Clobus <rclobus@bigfoot.com>. Pioneers was written by Dave Cole <dave@dccs.com.au>, Andy Heroff <aheroff@mediaone.net>, and Roman Hodek <roman@hodek.net>, with contributions from many other developers on the Internet; see the AUTHORS file in the pioneers distribution for a complete list of contributing authors.

SEE ALSO

pioneers(6), pioneers-server-gtk(6), pioneersai(6), hostname(1)