pioneers-server-console(6)

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NAME

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

10       pioneers-server-console [ OPTIONS ]
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DESCRIPTION

14       This manual page documents briefly the pioneers-server-console command.
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16       Pioneers is a computerized version of a well known strategy board game.
17       The goal of the game is to colonize an island.  The  players  play  the
18       first  colonists hence the name pioneers. It uses a client/server model
19       for networked play of between two and eight players.  This program pro‐
20       vides a console-only server that pioneers clients can connect to.
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OPTIONS

24   Application options
25       -g,--game-title  game  title  Load the ruleset specified by game title.
26       The title can be found in the *.game files. You need quotes for  titles
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30              Load the ruleset in the file filename.
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32       -p,--port port
33              Use port port for player connections.
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35       -P,--players num
36              Start a game for num total players (including computer players).
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39              Specify the number of "victory points" required to win the game.
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41       -R,--seven-rule[0|1|2]
42              "Sevens  rule":  Specify gameplay behavior when a player rolls a
43              seven.  A value of 0 (the default) means that  rolling  a  seven
44              always  moves  the  robber.  A value of 1 requires the player to
45              re-roll if a seven is rolled on the first two turns.  A value of
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48       -T,--terrain[0|1]
49              Choose  a  terrain type: 0 for the default, or 1 for random ter‐
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59   Metaserver options
60       -r,--register
61              Register with a metaserver.  The metaserver to use can be  over‐
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66              Register this  server  with  the  metaserver  at  the  specified
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70              Use  this  hostname  instead  of  the hostname reported by host‐
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75       -x,--auto-quit Automatically exit after a player has won.
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78              Automatically stop the server if no one has connected after secs
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88              Don't  start  the  game  immediately;  wait for a command on the
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ENVIRONMENT

99       The default settings of the server can be influenced with the following
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102       PIONEERS_METASERVER
103              The  hostname  of the metaserver when no metaserver is specified
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107              The hostname of the server.  If it is not set, the  hostname  is
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111              The  path  to  the game definition files.  If it is not set, the
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116       /usr/share/games/pioneers/*.game and $XDG_DATA_HOME/pioneers/*.game
117              Game definitions
118       /usr/share/games/pioneers/computer_names
119              A list of names the computer player can use
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AUTHOR

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