07-10-2003 23:26									#1
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Is there a way to get rid of the command line control? I want to run the freeciv-server on a real, remote server. That means the console-connection can't be used to control the server.

Additionally it would be nice to start the server automatically and let it continue with the last saved position.

	08-10-2003 20:51									#2
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You can do this to start a process and detach it from the shell:

civserver &

So to load a server eith a savegame or set of rules, you can do this:

civserver -r ruleset &
civserver -f savegame.gz &

The rule sets are just plain text files with one "set" command per line, e.g.:

normal
set aifill 6
set maxplayers 6
etc.

	10-10-2003 00:57									#3
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Thats the method I found too, but using it I have no possibility to modify game-settings afterwards (e.g. removing a user) because I have no access to the console?

It looks for me that the Freeciv-server doesn't really works like a real server software.

	10-10-2003 01:11									#4
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I think you can make a user connected to the server an admin of sorts, making it work the same was as most other game servers, but I don't know how this works.

	10-10-2003 01:39									#5
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I believe these are the commands you are looking for:

quote: > help firstlevel Command: firstlevel - Grab the 'first come' command access level. Synopsis: firstlevel Level: info Description: If 'cmdlevel first come' has been used to set a special 'first come' command access level, this is the command to grab it with. > help cmdlevel Command: cmdlevel - Query or set command access level access. Synopsis: cmdlevel cmdlevel cmdlevel new cmdlevel first cmdlevel Level: hack Description: The command access level controls which server commands are available to users via the client chatline. The available levels are: none - no commands info - informational commands only ctrl - commands that affect the game and users hack - *all* commands - dangerous! With no arguments, the current command access levels are reported. With a single argument, the level is set for all existing connections, and the default is set for future connections. If 'new' is specified, the level is set for newly connecting clients. If 'first come' is specified, the 'first come' level is set; it will be granted to the first client to connect, or if there are connections already, the first client to issue the 'firstlevel' command. If a connection name is specified, the level is set for that connection only. Command access levels do not persist if a client disconnects, because some untrusted person could reconnect with the same name. Note that this command now takes connection names, not player names.

	10-10-2003 03:15									#6
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Yes, these commands are exactly what I need! Thank you :-)