NAME
gnocatan-server-console - command-line game server for Gnocatan
SYNOPSIS
gnocatan-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 ]
DESCRIPTION
This manual page documents briefly the gnocatan-server-console command.
Gnocatan 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 gnocatan clients can connect to.
OPTIONS
- -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.
ENVIRONMENT
The default settings of the server can be influenced with the following three environment variables:
- GNOCATAN_META_SERVER
-
The hostname of the meta-server when no meta-server is specified on the command-line.
- GNOCATAN_SERVER_NAME
-
The hostname of the server. If it is not set, the hostname is determined by hostname(1).
- GNOCATAN_DIR
-
The path to the game definition files. If it is not set, the default installation path will be used.
FILES
/usr/share/games/gnocatan/*.game
Game definitions
AUTHOR
This manual page was written by Steve Langasek <[email protected]>, and updated by Roland Clobus <[email protected]>. Gnocatan was written by Dave Cole <[email protected]>, Andy Heroff <[email protected]>, and Roman Hodek <[email protected]>, with contributions from many other developers on the Internet; see the AUTHORS file in the gnocatan distribution for a complete list of contributing authors.
SEE ALSO
gnocatan(6), gnocatan-server-gtk(6), gnocatanai(6), hostname(1)