Freeciv 2.0.0 server commands

---- ===start - Start the game, or restart after loading a savegame.===
Synopsis:
start

Level: ctrl

Description:

This command starts the game.  When starting a new game, it should be used
after all human players have connected, and AI players have been created (if
required), and any desired changes to initial server options have been made.
 After 'start', each human player will be able to choose their nation, and
then the game will begin.  This command is also required after loading a
savegame for the game to recommence.  Once the game is running this command
is no longer available, since it would have no effect.
---- ===help - Show help about server commands and server options.===
Synopsis:
help
help commands
help options
help 
help 

Level: info

Description:

With no arguments gives some introductory help.  With argument "commands" or
"options" gives respectively a list of all commands or all options. 
Otherwise the argument is taken as a command name or option name, and help
is given for that command or option.  For options, the help information
includes the current and default values for that option.  The argument may
be abbreviated where unambiguous.
---- ===list - Show a list of players or connections.===
Synopsis:
list
list players
list connections

Level: info

Description:

Show a list of players, or a list of connections to the server.  The
argument may be abbreviated, and defaults to 'players' if absent.
---- ===quit - Quit the game and shutdown the server.===
Synopsis:
quit

Level: hack

---- ===cut - Cut a client's connection to server.===
Synopsis:
cut 

Level: ctrl

Description:

Cut specified client's connection to the server, removing that client from
the game.  If the game has not yet started that client's player is removed
from the game, otherwise there is no effect on the player.  Note that this
command now takes connection names, not player names.
---- ===explain - Explain server options.===
Synopsis:
explain
explain 

Level: info

Description:

The 'explain' command gives a subset of the functionality of 'help', and is
included for backward compatibility.  With no arguments it gives a list of
options (like 'help options'), and with an argument it gives help for a
particular option (like 'help ').
---- ===show - Show server options.===
Synopsis:
show
show 
show 

Level: info

Description:

With no arguments, shows all server options (or available options, when used
by clients).  With an argument, show only the named option, or options with
that prefix.
---- ===score - Show current scores.===
Synopsis:
score

Level: ctrl

Description:

For each connected client, pops up a window showing the current player
scores.
---- ===wall - Send message to all connections.===
Synopsis:
wall 

Level: hack

Description:

For each connected client, pops up a window showing the message entered.
---- ===vote - Cast a vote.===
Synopsis:
vote yes|no [vote number]

Level: info

Description:

A player with info level access issuing a control level command starts a new
vote for the command.  The /vote command followed by "yes" or "no", and
optionally a vote number, gives your vote.  If you do not add a vote number,
your vote applies to the latest command.  You can only suggest one vote at a
time.  The vote will pass immediately if more than half of the players vote
for it, or fail immediately if at least half of the players vote against it.
 If one full turn elapses the vote may pass in any case if nobody votes
against it.
---- ===debug - Turn on or off AI debugging of given entity.===
Synopsis:
debug [ player  | city   | units   | unit  ]

Level: ctrl

Description:

Print AI debug information about given entity and turn continous debugging
output for this entity on or off.
---- ===set - Set server option.===
Synopsis:
set  

Level: ctrl

Pregame level: info

---- ===team - Change, add or remove a player's team affiliation.===
Synopsis:
team  [team]

Level: ctrl

Pregame level: info

Description:

Sets a player as member of a team. If no team specified, the player is set
teamless. Use "" if names contain whitespace. A team is a group of players
that start out allied, with shared vision and embassies, and fight together
to achieve team victory with averaged individual scores.
---- ===rulesetdir - Choose new ruleset directory or modpack.===
Synopsis:
rulesetdir 

Level: ctrl

Pregame level: info

Description:

Choose new ruleset directory or modpack. Calling this
 without any arguments will show you the currently selected ruleset.
---- ===metamessage - Set metaserver info line.===
Synopsis:
metainfo 

Level: ctrl

Pregame level: info

---- ===metatopic - Set metaserver topic line.===
Synopsis:
metatopic 

Level: ctrl

Pregame level: info

---- ===metapatches - Set metaserver patches line.===
Synopsis:
metapatch 

Level: hack

---- ===metaconnection - Control metaserver connection.===
Synopsis:
metaconnection u|up
metaconnection d|down
metaconnection ?

Level: hack

Description:

'metaconnection ?' reports on the status of the connection to metaserver.
'metaconnection down' or 'metac d' brings the metaserver connection down.
'metaconnection up' or 'metac u' brings the metaserver connection up.
---- ===metaserver - Set address (URL) for metaserver to report to.===
Synopsis:
metaserver 

Level: hack

---- ===aitoggle - Toggle AI status of player.===
Synopsis:
aitoggle 

Level: ctrl

Pregame level: info

---- ===take - Take over a player's place in the game.===
Synopsis:
take [connection-name] 

Level: info

Description:

Only the console and connections with cmdlevel 'hack' can force other
connections to take over a player. If you're not one of these, only the
 argument is allowed
---- ===observe - Observe a player or the whole game.===
Synopsis:
observe [connection-name] [player-name]

Level: info

Description:

Only the console and connections with cmdlevel 'hack' can force other
connections to observe a player. If you're not one of these, only the
[player-name] argument is allowed. If the console gives no player-name or
the connection uses no arguments, then the connection is attached to a
global observer.
---- ===detach - detach from a player.===
Synopsis:
detach 

Level: info

Description:

Only the console and connections with cmdlevel 'hack' can force other
connections to detach from a player.
---- ===create - Create an AI player with a given name.===
Synopsis:
create 

Level: ctrl

Pregame level: info

Description:

The 'create' command is only available before the game has been started.
---- ===away - Set yourself in away mode. The AI will watch your back.===
Synopsis:
away
away

Level: info

Description:

The AI will govern your nation but do minimal changes.
---- ===novice - Set one or all AI players to 'novice'.===
Synopsis:
novice
novice 

Level: ctrl

Pregame level: info

Description:

With no arguments, sets all AI players to skill level 'novice', and sets the
default level for any new AI players to 'novice'.  With an argument, sets
the skill level for that player only.
---- ===easy - Set one or all AI players to 'easy'.===
Synopsis:
easy
easy 

Level: ctrl

Pregame level: info

Description:

With no arguments, sets all AI players to skill level 'easy', and sets the
default level for any new AI players to 'easy'.  With an argument, sets the
skill level for that player only.
---- ===normal - Set one or all AI players to 'normal'.===
Synopsis:
normal
normal 

Level: ctrl

Pregame level: info

Description:

With no arguments, sets all AI players to skill level 'normal', and sets the
default level for any new AI players to 'normal'.  With an argument, sets
the skill level for that player only.
---- ===hard - Set one or all AI players to 'hard'.===
Synopsis:
hard
hard 

Level: ctrl

Pregame level: info

Description:

With no arguments, sets all AI players to skill level 'hard', and sets the
default level for any new AI players to 'hard'.  With an argument, sets the
skill level for that player only.
---- ===experimental - Set one or all AI players to 'experimental'.===
Synopsis:
experimental
experimental 

Level: ctrl

Pregame level: info

Description:

With no arguments, sets all AI players to skill 'experimental', and sets the
default level for any new AI players to this.  With an argument, sets the
skill level for that player only. THIS IS ONLY FOR TESTING OF NEW AI
FEATURES! For ordinary servers, this option has no effect.
---- ===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.
---- ===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.
---- ===timeoutincrease - See "help timeoutincrease".===
Synopsis:
timeoutincrease    

Level: ctrl

Pregame level: info

Description:

Every  turns, add  to timeout timer, then add  to
 and multiply  by .  Use this command in concert
with the option "timeout". Defaults are 0 0 0 1
---- ===endgame - End the game. If players are listed, these win the game.===
Synopsis:
endgame 

Level: ctrl

Description:

This command ends the game immediately and credits the given players, if
any, with winning it.
---- ===remove - Fully remove player from game.===
Synopsis:
remove 

Level: ctrl

Pregame level: info

Description:

This *completely* removes a player from the game, including all cities and
units etc.  Use with care!
---- ===save - Save game to file.===
Synopsis:
save
save 

Level: hack

Description:

Save the current game to file .  If no file-name argument is
given saves to "m.sav[.gz]".
To reload a savegame created by 'save', start the server with the
command-line argument:
    --file 
and use the 'start' command once players have reconnected.
---- ===load - Load game from file.===
Synopsis:
load
load 

Level: hack

Description:

Load a game from . Any current data including players, rulesets
and server options are lost.
---- ===read - Process server commands from file.===
Synopsis:
read 

Level: hack

---- ===write - Write current settings as server commands to file.===
Synopsis:
write 

Level: hack

---- ===rfcstyle - Switch server output between 'RFC-style' and normal style.===
Synopsis:
rfcstyle

Level: hack

---- ===serverid - Simply returns the id of the server.===
Synopsis:
serverid

Level: info