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

pioneers-server-console [ -a port ] [ -c AI count ] [ -g game name ] [ -k seconds ] [ -m metaserver ] [ -n hostname ] [ -P player count ] [ -p port ] [ -R [0|1|2] ] [ -r ] [ -s ] [ -t minutes ] [ -T [0|1] ] [ -v points ] [ -x ]

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.

-a port

Listen for administrative commands on port port.

-c num

Start up num computer players.

-g name

Load the ruleset specified by name.

-k secs

Automatically stop the server if no one has connected after secs seconds.

-m metaserver

Register this server with the metaserver at the specified address.

-n hostname

Use this hostname instead of the hostname reported by hostname(1).

-P num

Start a game for num total players (including computer players).

-p port

Use port port for player connections.

-R [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.

-r

Register with a meta server. The meta server to use can be overriden with the -m option.

-s

Don't start the game immediately; wait for a command on the admin port (-a) instead.

-T [0|1]

Choose a terrain type: 0 for the default, or 1 for random terrain.

-t mins

Tournament mode: add AI players after mins minutes.

-v points

Specify the number of "victory points" required to win the game.

-x

Automatically exit after a player has won.

The default settings of the server can be influenced with the following three environment variables:

PIONEERS_META_SERVER

The hostname of the meta-server when no meta-server 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.

/usr/share/games/pioneers/*.game Game definitions

This manual page was written by Steve Langasek <vorlon@debian.org>, and updated by Roland Clobus <rclobus@bigfoot.com>. 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.

pioneers(6), pioneers-server-gtk(6), pioneersai(6), hostname(1)