How the fudge do you load a game!!!!

[CornMaster]

I had this awesome game going and I saved it. Now I can't figure out how to load it again!!! I'm using the Windows native 1.11.4

And I still might write a front end program in VB too!!! It's very fustrating trying to figure out all the commands. Would you host this program on your site?

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[Thue]

quote: Originally posted by CornMaster on 11-02-2000 09:51 PM I had this awesome game going and I saved it. Now I can't figure out how to load it again!!! I'm using the Windows native 1.11.4

Just start the server as
civserver -f savegame.sav.gz
(note, this is how the server is started, on the DOS command prompt, not a command inside the server.)

quote: And I still might write a front end program in VB too!!! It's very fustrating trying to figure out all the commands. Would you host this program on your site?

Yes, we would. But I think someone already made some kindof utility; I haven't tested it as I don't have windows: http://arch.freeciv.org/freeciv-dev-.../msg00118.html

[CornMaster]

Could I have all the command line codes that can be used for launching the game? As well as any internal commands? These will really help me out, so I don't have to figure them out myself.

I wrote a program for Quake 2 that will be just like this one and it works really well.

Can you e-mail the info to dacornmaster@hotmail.com
Thanks

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"I'm too out of shape for a long fight so I'll have to kill you fast"
"The best meats' in the rump!"
I AM CANADIAN!
CornEmpire Index
My Civ 2 Scenario Page.

[Thue]

To see the available commands when starting almost any unix program you try
civserver --help
or
civserver -h
In this case both will work


Inside the server try writing "help commands", "help set" and "show". Generelly "help *" is your friend .


If I were to write an interface for the server I would not write a wrapper, but add an interface to the actual program. It should be optional to compile with terminal interface or graphical interface, managed the same way as you can compile the client with severel very different GUIs. This would make the program simpler and easier to keep up to date I think. Remember that the command interface is not completely stable across releases...

*completely ignorig the request for mailed information.*
[This message has been edited by Thue (edited November 03, 2000).]

[CornMaster]

I hoped you had a huge master list of commands that you would have wanted to e-mail to me. But this will work too I guess. I'm trying to find a way to interface with the program but in VB that's tough.

What I do with Quake 2 is write .bat files and excute them. This allows Quake 2 to start with proper command line options. I was going to do the same thing with Freeciv. Not the best way to manage it but it's ok. Anyway. Where can I get a nice Freeciv Logo? Is it part of the game in the graphics folder? If not you can e-mail it to the same address. And if you want any copyright info included in the program e-mail that too. (I'll get an e-mail from you yet.)

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"I'm too out of shape for a long fight so I'll have to kill you fast"
"The best meats' in the rump!"
I AM CANADIAN!
CornEmpire Index
My Civ 2 Scenario Page.

[Thue]

Yes, integrating with the server may be hard when coding in VB...

Actually running the server with "-r batfile" will execute the commands in the file "batfile", as you will also see from "civserver --help". Civserver will also execute commands in the ~/.civserverrc file I think, as custumary for unix programs, but I guess that isn't relevant for windows.
For the ultimate list of commands, you may try http://www.freeciv.org/lxr/source/server/stdinhand.c

For a freeciv logo, one is displayed by the client on start, so I guess it is in the data/ directory of the freeciv src download. Further graphics are at http://www.freeciv.org/graphics/ . There may also be some not yet put on that page in ftp://ftp.freeciv.org/freeciv/incoming

[Thue]

quote: Originally posted by CornMaster on 11-03-2000 09:40 AM And if you want any copyright info included in the program e-mail that too.

Freeciv is distributed under the GPL license.

[Thue]

On modifying the actual server code: maybe you shouldn't try, because unless you are an experienced unix programmer it doesn't have much chance of being accepted into CVS, and then whats the point... So go make your bat files

btw, did wincivgo have anything you could use?

[CornMaster]

I'm at work now so no way to test it but I'll take a look later. But it's a .zip.gz or something. I can't unzip that. But I'll try.

If you can get on a windows machine I think you will like the program. The Quake 2 one is pretty cool too. I like it anyway. It's a little clumsly but I think I can over come that now. (I have another month of programming experance since then.)

I will also offer the code freely to any other programmer who want's to convert it to another platform. And take on the monolithic effort of converting VB to anything else.

I wish I knew something other than VB!!!!

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"I'm too out of shape for a long fight so I'll have to kill you fast"
"The best meats' in the rump!"
I AM CANADIAN!
CornEmpire Index
My Civ 2 Scenario Page.