X-Git-Url: https://plomlompom.com/repos/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=SERVER_COMMANDS;h=6efdcf08dcdf071dd157828ca0adf0b7c37527b8;hb=516ec572e8bb5ea43546edba7d21fed5936cd717;hp=1cd9a311b3478d8ecd2753264f596c06768b4733;hpb=d8143f05add023ec94dec4725c85811b3da22471;p=plomrogue diff --git a/SERVER_COMMANDS b/SERVER_COMMANDS index 1cd9a31..6efdcf0 100644 --- a/SERVER_COMMANDS +++ b/SERVER_COMMANDS @@ -4,15 +4,16 @@ Command reading and writing Normal mode ----------- -In normal mode, the server on start up checks for the existence of ./savefile -and, on success, reads all commands from it. If no savefile exists, commands -from ./confserver/world are read instead – and written to the file ./record. +In normal mode, the server on start up checks for the existence of ./save and, +on success, reads all commands from it. If no save file exists, commands from +./confserver/world are read instead – and written to the file ./record_save. Afterwards, the command "MAKE_WORLD" with the current Unix time as argument is -interpreted (and also written to ./record). +interpreted (and also written to ./record_save). In any case, from then on, further commands are read in from ./server/in. New commands must be appended to the file – which is what the client does. All -commands from ./server/in except meta commands are also written to ./record. +commands from ./server/in except meta commands are also written to +./record_save. Every fifteen seconds, if any turns have passed, ./savefile is written – with a list of all god commands necessary to recreate the current world state. On each @@ -22,15 +23,15 @@ written to ./server/out. Replay mode ----------- -In replay mode, commands from ./record are read. If a turn number is given as an -argument, the file is read until the given turn is reached, or, if the turn -number is higher than the last turn of the recorded play, the last turn. If no -turn number is given as argument, the record file is replayed until turn 1 is -reached. Meta commands in ./record are not understood. +In replay mode, commands from ./record_save are read. If a turn number is given +as an argument, the file is read until the given turn is reached, or, if the +turn number is higher than the last turn of the recorded play, the last turn. If +no turn number is given as argument, the record file is replayed until turn 1 is +reached. Meta commands in ./record_save are not understood. From then on, ./server/in is also read. Meta commands sent by the client are interpreted normally, but any player and god command merely furthers reading of -./record by one line and is otherwise ignored. +./record_save by one line and is otherwise ignored. Command list ============