pioneersai(6)

1pioneersai(6)                    Games Manual                    pioneersai(6)
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NAME

6       pioneersai - AI player for Pioneers
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SYNOPSIS

10       pioneersai [ -s server ] [ -p port ] [ -n name ]
11            [ -a algorithm ] [ -t milliseconds ] [ -c ]
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DESCRIPTION

15       This manual page documents briefly the pioneersai command.
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17       Pioneers is a computerized version of a well known strategy board game.
18       The goal of the game is to colonize an island.  The  players  play  the
19       first colonists hence the name pioneers. This is an AI player implemen‐
20       tation that can take part in Pioneers games.
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OPTIONS

24       -s server   Connect to a pioneers game running on server.
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26       -p port     Connect to a pioneers game running on port.
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28       -n name     Specify name of AI player. Leave absent for a random name.
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30       -a algorithm
31                   Specify algorithm of AI player. The only possible value  is
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35                   Time  to  wait  between  turns, in milliseconds. Default is
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38       -c          Do not chat with other players.
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ENVIRONMENT

42       The default settings of the AI can be  influenced  with  the  following
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46              The  path  to the file with player names.  If it is not set, the
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FILES

51       /usr/share/games/pioneers/computer_names
52              A list of names the AI can use
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AUTHOR

56       This manual page was written by Jeff Breidenbach <jab@debian.org>,  and
57       updated  by  Roland Clobus <rclobus@bigfoot.com>.  Pioneers was written
58       by Dave Cole <dave@dccs.com.au>,  Andy  Heroff  <aheroff@mediaone.net>,
59       and  Roman  Hodek <roman@hodek.net>, with contributions from many other
60       developers on the Internet; see the AUTHORS file in the  pioneers  dis‐
61       tribution for a complete list of contributing authors.
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