XPILOTS(Requires XPILOTS(RequiressUDP/IP andtThe X Window System)
NAME
xpilots - XPilot/UX Multiplayer gravity war game server
SYNOPSIS
xpilots
[-map map-file] [-robots number] [-rawmode] [-noquit] [-
help] [-version]
DESCRIPTION
This manual explains the following topics:
- Setting up a server.
- Owner-only commands.
- Creating new maps.
Complete coverage of the game basics and how to connect to a
server are given in the manual pages for xpilot().
Options
This section only describes the main options. For a list of
all options, try xpilots-help.
-map map-name This option allows you to select the map you
will use for this server. If it is omitted,
you will have to manage with a computer
generated random map. For instructions on
how to create a map, see below. For example
if -map blackhole or the equivalent -map
blackhole.map is passed as command line
arguments, the server will try to locate a
file called blackhole.map in the current
directory, or in a predefined directory
(default is
/usr/local/games/lib/xpilot/maps/).
-help Prints a short help, including the supported
commandline options.
-version Prints the current version.
-noquit If this option is specified, xpilots won't
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quit when the last human player exits.
-rawmode If this option is specified, xpilots doesn't
go to sleep when there are no human players
logged into the game. The noquit option must
be specified for this to have any effect
after the first player joins the game.
-robots number Tells the server that you want number robots
instead of the default - number-of-bases/2.
A value of -1 will fill the entire server
with robots. Note however that there will
always be room for one new player, the robots
will be kicked out of the game to accomodate
for new players, they will also enter the
game when there is space for them.
Prompt options (owner only)
If you are the owner of a server you have successfully
connected to (with xpilot()), you have several special
commands available, all of which applies to the current
server only:
m Send a message to the players.
k Kick a player out of the game. Currently,
this command does not stop the player from
re-joining the game. Hopefully, however, he
or she would have learned their lesson.
l Lock/unlock the game. This prevents other
users from joining the game.
d Shutdown/cancel shutdown. This command will
ask for a reason and a shutdown delay (in
seconds) and transmit these to the server. A
timer will appear showing how much time is
left before the game goes down. If you don't
specify a delay, you will be canceling an
already initiated shutdown.
WARNINGS AND BUGS
See xpilot().
AUTHORS
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XPilot was developed by Bjxrn Stabell <bjoern@xpilot.org>
and Ken Ronny Schouten <ken@xpilot.org> from the University
of Tromsx, and Bert Gijsbers <bert@xpilot.org> from the
University of Amsterdam.
CREDITS
See the provided CREDITS file.
COPYRIGHT & DISCLAIMER
XPilot is Copyright ) 1991-1998 by Bjxrn Stabell, Ken Ronny
Schouten, Bert Gijsbers & Dick Balaska. XPilot comes with
ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; for details see the provided LICENSE
file.
FILES
/*.map Miscellaneous maps.
/usr/lib/X11/log Log file.
SEE ALSO
xpilot(), xset(1), emacs(1)
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