From c5ecf465005314537ccc6173fc0b3dfd3a7b4a63 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Stijn Buys Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2010 01:12:25 +0000 Subject: updated documentation, added FIXME, corrected trivial compile error --- doc/manual.html | 15 ++++++++++----- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) (limited to 'doc/manual.html') diff --git a/doc/manual.html b/doc/manual.html index df74842..b932f52 100644 --- a/doc/manual.html +++ b/doc/manual.html @@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ Some commands are only available on a server, other commands are only available while running a client. If you are playing a local game, you are actually running your own local server and server commands will als be available through the client command console as well. +

+ Note: if your dedicated server has been build without curses support, the server console + will be disabled.

@@ -167,6 +170,7 @@ Flags: G=Game S=Shared
In this case you're not connected to a remote server but are, in fact, running your own, private server. You're both the player and the server administrator and you'll be able to execute any function.
+
Playing on a remote server
If you're connected to a remote server and you execute a function, the engine will first check if the function exists locally. The function you want to execute @@ -175,11 +179,12 @@ Flags: G=Game S=Shared send the command to the remote server. The remote server will check if the functions exists and has the game flag set. If this is the case, the function will get executed on the server.
+
Running a dedicated server
If you're using the dedicated server's command console, you can only execute - functions with the Shared flag set, and functions without the Game flag set. It doesn't - make sense or administrators to execute game functions, since they do not participate - as players in the game.
+ functions with the Shared flag set, and functions without the + Game flag set. It doesn't make sense for server operators + to execute game functions, since they do not participate as players in the game.

@@ -538,9 +543,9 @@ net average network traffic, bytes per second

Both the client and the dedicated server can parse command line - options. Any console command can be added to the command line with + sign. + options. Any console command can be added to the command line with the + sign.

- To start a client and connect to a remote server: + To start a client and immediatly connect to a remote server:

 osirion +connect remote.server.org
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