pioneers-server-console - Man Page
command-line game server for Pioneers
Synopsis
pioneers-server-console [ Options ]
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
Application options
-g,--game-title 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.
- --filefilename
Load the ruleset in the file filename.
- -p,--port port
Use port port for player connections.
- -P,--players num
Start a game for num total players (including computer players).
- -v,--points points
Specify the number of "victory points" required to win the game.
- -R,--seven-rule[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.
- -T,--terrain[0|1]
Choose a terrain type: 0 for the default, or 1 for random terrain.
- -c,--computer-players num
Start up num computer players.
- --version
Show version information.
Metaserver options
- -r,--register
Register with a metaserver. The metaserver to use can be overridden with the -m option. Default metaserver: pioneers.debian.net
- -m,--metaserver metaserver
Register this server with the metaserver at the specified address.
- -n, --hostname hostname
Use this hostname instead of the hostname reported by hostname(1).
Miscellaneous options
-x,--auto-quit Automatically exit after a player has won.
- -k,--empty-timeout secs
Automatically stop the server if no one has connected after secs seconds.
- -t,--tournament mins
Tournament mode: add AI players after mins minutes.
- -a,--admin-port port
Listen for administrative commands on port port.
- -s,--admin-wait
Don't start the game immediately; wait for a command on the admin port (-a) instead.
- --fixed-seating-order
Give players numbers according to the order they enter the game.
- --debug
Enable debug messages.
Environment
The default settings of the server can be influenced with the following three environment variables:
- PIONEERS_METASERVER
The hostname of the metaserver when no metaserver 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
- /usr/share/games/pioneers/computer_names
A list of names the computer player can use
Author
This manual page was written by Steve Langasek <vorlon@debian.org>, and updated by Roland Clobus <rclobus@rclobus.nl>. 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)
Referenced By
pioneers(6), pioneersai(6), pioneers-editor(6), pioneers-metaserver(6), pioneers-server-gtk(6).