Creating a Universe from the Command Line
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Use the following command to create a new game/universe without using Stars! setup dialogs:
stars!.exe -a game.def
game.def has the following format:
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Game Name
Universe Size (0-4) Density (0-3) Starting Distance (0-3)
Maximum Minerals (0/1) Slow Tech (0/1) BBS Play (0/1) .... (other check boxes)
Number of Players, only humans allowed (1-16)
Pathnames to race files
VC # of planets (0/1) Percent of planets (20-100)
VC Tech (0/1) Level (8-26) Fields (2-6)
VC Score (0/1) Score (1000-20000)
VC Exceeds nearest (0/1) (Percent (20-300)
VC Production (0/1) Capacity (10-500)
VC Capital Ships (0/1) Number (10-300)
VC Turns (0/1) Years (30-900)
VC Must Meet (0-7) Minimum Years (30-500)
New universe file name
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The following is a sample game.def file:
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Tour of Duty
3 2 2
0 0 0 0 1 1 1
4
c:\stars\play\game.r1
c:\stars\play\game.r2
c:\stars\play\game.r3
c:\stars\play\game.r4
1 60
1 26 4
0
1 150
0
1 100
0
2 150
c:\stars\play\game.xy
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