gnocatan-server-console(6) - Linux man page
Name
Gnocatan-server-console - command-line game server for Settlers of Catan
Synopsis
gnocatan-server-console [ -a port ] [ -c AI count ] [ -g game name ]
- [ -k seconds ] [ -m metaserver ] [ -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.
- -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.
Author
This manual page was written by Steve Langasek <vorlon@debian.org>. Gnocatan 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 gnocatan distribution for a complete list of contributing authors.
See Also
gnocatan(6), gnocatan-server-gtk(6), gnocatanai(6)