Server.ini

server.ini is the initialization file for subgame that controls all of the global settings. Individual arena's settings are stored in arenaname.cfg. The following are the various sections in the server.ini.

Validation

See Validation.

Custom

These settings configure custom arenas. (I think?)

ArenaMode

Datatype: Enumeration.

This controls the ownership of private arenas. By "own a new subarena", it means that if the selected level of player creates a new subarena with ?go, and the arena does not have settings associated yet, subgame will create settings for that arena and assign ownership to the creating player. If the player creating the arena is below the selected level, subgame will still create settings for the arena, but will not grant ownership.

1. Any player can own a new subarena.
2. Mods+ can own a new subarena.
3. Smods+ can own a new subarena.
4. Sysops can own a new subarena.
5. Special: New subarenas will just use spawn.cfg. (That is, a new cfg must be placed in the server directory manually to give an arena its own settings.)

Arena

These settings configure default arena settings.

ArenaMaxPlayers

Datatype: Count.

Number of players allowed in any arena. (This can be overridden in the Misc Settings for an arena.)

ArenaDesiredPlayers

Datatype: Count.

Number of players subgame will try to put in each public arena.

ArenaMinimumPlayers

Datatype: Count.

Minimum number of players in a public arena before subgame starts closing it down.

SpawnKeepScores

Datatype: Boolean (1=yes,0=no).

MaxArenas

Datatype: Count.

Comms

Communication (networking) settings.

MaxQueueToLogin

Datatype: Count.

Maximum number of clients waiting to login. Any that try when this limit is exceeded will receive the message "The server is busy handling other login requests. Please try again in a few moments. If problem persists, seek help at the Tech Support Forums found at www.subspacehq.com".

FlushTime

Datatype: Milliseconds.

Subgame will queue position packets for this amount of time before sending them. Setting this too high will severly lag your zone.

BandwithIdleTime

Datatype: Seconds.

Subgame will stop sending position packets to a spectator after this time of inactivity. Useful for saving bandwidth.

SelectTime

Datatype: Milliseconds.

Time delay subgame should wait for incoming packets before continuing on. This is recommended over CPU:SleepTime.

Misc

Miscellaneous settings. (Some of these should really go elsewhere.)

DisableSharewareNames

Datatype: Boolean.

Disables the ability for demo players to have customized names. The default displayed name will just be "~Demo".

DisableSharewareShips

Datatype: Boolean.

Disables the ability for demo players to use ships 5-8.

DisableSharewareScores

Datatype: Boolean.

Disables the ability for demo players to retain their scores between sessions. Note: Scores will always be disabled if the players do not have a name.

NoAntiInSafe

Datatype: Boolean.

If enabled, subgame will ignore AntiWarp of a player in a safe zone.

LockFreqs

Datatype: Boolean.

Determines whether locking an arena locks freqs as well as ships. (1.34.3+)

PositionDataAccess

Datatype: Enumeration.

Determines staff level that will receive extra position data when speccing. Useful if Misc Settings#ExtraPositionData is disabled.

• 0=Sysop (default)
• 1=SMod+
• 2=Mod+

AlertCommand

Datatype: Comma-delimited list.

If a player types any of these commands preceeded by a '?' followed by a message, subgame will send the message to all online staff. This is a replacement to the BanG ?cheater command. (1.34.3+)

AllowPubScorereset

Datatype: Boolean.

If enabled, players in public arenas may use the ?scorereset command.

AllowPvtScorereset

Datatype: Boolean.

If enabled, players in private arenas may use the ?scorereset command.

TimerDropFlagTerritoryRadius

Datatype: Tiles.

All flags dropped when timer expires (non-neutral) will drop this radius from the ship, overriding Flag Settings#FlagTerritoryRadius. This is useful for respawning neuted flags (set FlagTerritoryRadius to 0). Special value: 0 = always use FlagTerritoryRadius.

ShipTypeSwitchResetPeriod

Datatype: Milliseconds (?).

Determines length of time for Security Settings#MaxShipTypeSwitchCount. Special Value: 0 = disabled.

CheckWeapons

Datatype: Boolean.

If enabled, any of the following conditions will trigger a security violation. The checks do not apply to SMod+.

• Bullet fired with level > [ship]MaxGuns + [Flag]FlaggerGunUpgrade
• Bouncing bullet fired and [PrizeWeight]BouncingBullets is 0 and [Cost]Bounce is 0
• Bomb fired with level > [ship]MaxBombs + [Flag]FlaggerBombUpgrade
• Prox bomb fired and [PrizeWeight]Proximity is 0 and [Cost]Prox is 0
• Bomb fired with shrap > [ship]ShrapnelMax
• Bomb fired with bouncing shrap and [PrizeWeight]BouncingBullets is 0 and [Cost]Bounce is 0
• Mine is fired and [ship]MaxMines is 0
• A prize is picked up and [PrizeWeight] of that prize is 0
• Stealth is turned on and [ship]StealthStatus is 0
• Cloak is turned on and [ship]CloakStatus is 0
• XRadar is turned on and [ship]XRadarStatus is 0
• Anti-Warp is turned on and [ship]AntiWarpStatus is 0
• Player uses UFO

CheckFastBombing

Datatype: Bitfield.

• 1 - Send sysop alert when fastbombing is detected
• 2 - Filter out fastbombs
• 4 - Kick fastbombing player off

FastBombingThreshold

See above.

LocalChat

Datatype: Comma-delimited list.

Listed chat channels are local to the zone.

ForceObsceneCheck

Datatype: Boolean.

Forces players to have obscene checking on.

NoFlagRewardLimit

Datatype: Boolean.

Disables the default reward multiplier limit of 2 for Flag Settings#FlagRewardMode.

AllowVIEClients

Datatype: Boolean.

Determines whether VIE SubSpace users are allowed to enter zone at all.

StaffChat

Datatype: Comma-delimited list.

These chat channels are only joinable by Mods+.

Password

SysopPassword

EnergyPassword=

SuperModeratorPassword

VIPPassword= //Change all to what you want

Billing

Configures subgame's interaction with the biller.

LogMessages

Datatype: Boolean.

Enables "logging" of commands to the biller. It is recommended to turn this off, as it normally just wastes bandwidth.

IP

Datatype: IP/DNS address.

The address of the biller. If you are running the biller on the same computer as subgame, set this to localhost.

Password

Datatype: String.

The password to connect to the biller. Normally, this should be the same as subbill.ini's Misc:Password.

ServerName

Datatype: String.

The name of the zone that will be sent to the biller upon connection. This will also be sent to the directory server.

Port

Datatype: Integer.

The port to connect to the biller, which should be equal to subbill.ini's Misc:Port.

ServerId

Datatype: Integer.

The ServerID sent to the biller. This is not often used and should be equal to Misc:Port.

GroupId

Datatype: Integer.

The group this server will join on the biller. This has to do with group operators, and is recommended to leave set to 1

ScoreId

Datatype: Integer.

The ScoreID of the server which the biller will use to identify your server between connections. This should normally be the same as Misc:Port.

Advertise

These settings control subgame's built-in advertisement capability. To use advertisements, just create bitmaps in the SS Palette and save them in the subgame directory as ad0.bmp,ad1.bmp, etc. Prefix the name with "s_" to send to shareware players, with "r_" to send to registered players, and "b_" to send to both. For example, "b_ad0.bmp". Subgame will then randomly pick advertisements to display to players.

SendMode

Datatype: Sum (bitfield).

Determines when advertisements are sent.

• 1 = send them when the player enters the zone only.
• 2 = send them when player dies.

DisplayMode

Datatype: Enumeration.

• 0 = at top of screen behind all other graphics.
• 1 = at top of screen on top of all other graphics.
• 2 = floating around like a backdrop.

Duration

Datatype: Milliseconds.

Length of time an advertisement is displayed. Special Value: 0 = always on.

Directory

These settings configure subgame's interaction with the directory server.

IP

Datatype: IP/DNS list.

List of directory servers subgame will send its entry to. As of 24 May 2005, the following list is recommended:

sscentral.ds98.com,sscentral.subspace.inet.fi,sscentral.subspacehq.com

Description

Datatype: String.

This description will be sent to the directory server to be associated with your zone. Include an ss:// DNS address to have Continuum keep your IP up to date.

NamePassword

Datatype: String.

The password associated with the zone's server prefix. All zones with the same prefix must have the same NamePassword or the Directory server will not list them.

Port

Datatype: Integer.

Leave this set to 4991.