How do I change Ruleset
How do I change Ruleset
Hi I am new to Freeciv, how do I change the ruleset that Freeciv single player uses? I haven't managed to figure it out yet.
Re: How do I change Ruleset
Do you want to edit an existing one, or just play one of the others that come with the game installer?
If the answer is the latter - you can pick the ruleset from the new game screen on the right side of the window/panel.
Editing rulesets is a bit harder. You will find them in the data directory on windows and in the /usr/local/freeciv directory on Linux. Those locations are often read only so copying files is needed to really edit them without having to elevate privs.
The freeciv wiki might have some notes there. You can find the link from the main freeciv.org page.
If the answer is the latter - you can pick the ruleset from the new game screen on the right side of the window/panel.
Editing rulesets is a bit harder. You will find them in the data directory on windows and in the /usr/local/freeciv directory on Linux. Those locations are often read only so copying files is needed to really edit them without having to elevate privs.
The freeciv wiki might have some notes there. You can find the link from the main freeciv.org page.
Re: How do I change Ruleset
This should be obvious with gtk-, or qt-clients. sdl2-client does not have such a ruleset menu, so you need to change it by giving "/rulesetdir" command to the server via chatline.
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> /help rulesetdir
Command: rulesetdir - Choose new ruleset directory or modpack.
Synopsis: rulesetdir <directory>
Level: ctrl
Re: How do I change Ruleset
Yep, my question was regarding native freeciv. I am trying out the SDL2 version, so no ingame menu to change the ruleset.
Re: How do I change Ruleset
How do you change the ruleset in the SDL2 version of native Freeciv when there is no in-game menu available for that purpose?
Re: How do I change Ruleset
Either run server separately, and give "rulesetdir" -command directly to it (Try "help rulesetdir" first) OR command server via the client chatline. Prepend server commands with a "/" and chat will interpret them as such (and not chat to other players). E.g. in the pre-game screen chat you can say "/rulesetdir classic" to switch to classic ruleset.