NAME

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

SYNOPSIS

pioneers-server-console [ OPTIONS ]

DESCRIPTION

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

Pioneers is an implementation of the popular, award-winning "Settlers of Catan" board game for the GNOME desktop environment. 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.