some questions on dom2 text game server

[Gandalf Parker]

Originally posted by liga:
Is important where to put the different directives, i.e. I have to put the #computerplayers before or after the --Province section ...

No you can put them anywhere. I just put them at the end.

I suppose that -- are comment ...

Actually I think that anything not starting with a # is a comment but we all started using -- early on.

Is the structure of this file explained somewhere on the manual ... if taht is true I'll wait my original CDs

the #commands are in a PDF file called mapedit that comes with the full game.

What I really want is to find an easy way to run, on a linux machine, one or two games for 3-4 players (and 3-4 AI controlled computer) ... I need to run the server in text mode becouse I can't export the DISPLAY ...

Me too. In fact I was one of the loudest requestors (possibly the only one) for a text-only host mode.

Here are the scripts I use. One to create the game and one to switch to a hosting mode.
nohup dom2 -ST --port 7011 -g FunGame --indepstr 7 --mapfile Pangaea.map >/dev/null 2>fungame.err &
nohup dom2 -ST -q --nonationsel --port 7011 -g FunGame >/dev/null 2>fungame.err &

By the way, the 2>game.err thing doesnt work right now but it will in the patch.

I have ssen that in the dominions2demo folder (on Linux) there is a maps foldere with the 2 maps (eye.map and aran.map) ... I have tried to add new maps but I'm not able to seen (I suppose is a limit of the demo Version).

Hmmm not that I know of. Im pretty sure I added maps to the demo when I was using it.

Can I copy eye.map in eye1.map and run from command line using --mapfile eye1.map ?

Yes I think so.

Finally, when does the game start ? as soon as all the open slot are taken by players and all teh players have done the turn ?

The players screen has an option to start the game where they are choosing their nations.

If you wanted info on starting a game using uploaded files, let me know.