Game comment?

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fstltna
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Game comment?

Post by fstltna »

Easy question I think: How do I set the comment for my server in the server list?
cazfi
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Re: Game comment?

Post by cazfi »

It used to be separate server command but was recently changed to a server setting in development branches.

S2_6:

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> help metamessage 
Command: metamessage  -  Set metaserver info line.
Synopsis: metamessage <meta-line>
Level: ctrl
Description:
  Set user defined metaserver info line. If parameter is omitted,
  previously set metamessage will be removed. For most of the time user
  defined metamessage will be used instead of automatically generated
  messages, if it is available.
S3_0:

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> explain metamessage
Option: metamessage  -  Metaserver info line
Description:
  User defined metaserver info line. For most of the time a user defined
  metamessage will be used instead of an automatically generated
  message. Set to empty ("", not "empty") to always use an automatically
  generated meta server message.
Status: changeable
Value: "", Default: ""
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Re: Game comment?

Post by dunnoob »

Good, I like settings better than commands, because they can be integrated into the settings section of a game.ruleset. This is only required for locked settings, everything else (including commands) could be handled in the xyzzy.serv file, but settings can be also queried in a script, e.g.:

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         init = server.setting.get( "topology" )

         if not string.find( init, "WRAPX|WRAPY" ) then
            radius_info( _("expected WRAPX|WRAPY|..., got %s"), init )
         end                           -- unsuited topology warning
I think settings can't be changed yet in a script. Background, I would like a "default AI skill level" setting. It exists internally and in saved games, reflecting the last "handicapped", "novice", "easy", "normal", "hard", "cheating", or (for debug versions) "experimental" command without arguments, but it would be nice to start with, say, "easy", upgraded to "normal" at "barbonset", upgraded to "hard" at turn TBD, and maybe upgraded to "cheating" at "single player builds spaceship" automatically (in a script.)
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