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

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

27       -a port     Listen for administrative commands on port port.
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29       -c num      Start up num computer players.
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31       -g game title
32                   Load  the ruleset specified by game title. The title can be
33                   found in the *.game files. You need quotes for titles  with
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36       -k secs     Automatically stop the server if no one has connected after
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40                   Register this server with the metaserver at  the  specified
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43       -n hostname Use this hostname instead of the hostname reported by host‐
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46       -P num      Start a game for  num  total  players  (including  computer
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49       -p port     Use port port for player connections.
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51       -R [0|1|2]  "Sevens  rule":  Specify  gameplay  behavior  when a player
52                   rolls a seven.  A value  of  0  (the  default)  means  that
53                   rolling  a  seven  always  moves  the robber.  A value of 1
54                   requires the player to re-roll if a seven is rolled on  the
55                   first  two turns.  A value of 2 means the player always re-
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58       -r          Register with a meta server.  The meta server to use can be
59                   overriden  with  the  -m  option.  Default meta sever: pio‐
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65       -T [0|1]    Choose  a  terrain type: 0 for the default, or 1 for random
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68       -t mins     Tournament mode: add AI players after mins minutes.
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70       -v points   Specify the number of "victory points" required to win  the
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ENVIRONMENT

77       The default settings of the server can be influenced with the following
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80       PIONEERS_META_SERVER
81              The hostname of the meta-server when no meta-server is specified
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85              The  hostname  of the server.  If it is not set, the hostname is
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89              The path to the game definition files.  If it is  not  set,  the
90              default installation path will be used.
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FILES

94       /usr/share/games/pioneers/*.game
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AUTHOR

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