Server.ini

The file 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, Subgame2 will create settings for that arena and assign ownership to the creating player. If the player creating the arena is below the selected level, Subgame2 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)

Setting the value to 0 disables subarenas altogether.

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.

Subgame will create a new arena for entering players once an arena hits this population. This is different from the above setting in that users can still manually enter an arena with this population.

ArenaMinimumPlayers

Datatype: Count.

Minimum number of players in a public arena before subgame automatically sends a message advising players to move on.

SpawnKeepScores

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

Whether player-spawned arenas keep track of scores.

MaxArenas

Datatype: Count.

The maximum number of arenas subgame will allow.

MaxArenasMemory

Datatype: Bytes.

The maximum amount of memory subgame will allocate for arena data. Normally the default should suffice.

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.

RegisterKickShareware

Datatype: Boolean.

Should subgame kick shareware users in favor of registered users when server is full? (Leave set to 0.)

MaxSharewarePlayers

Datatype: Count.

Maximum number of shareware players allowed on server. Special Value: -1 = unlimited.

MaxPlayers

Datatype: Count.

Maximum total players allowed in zone.

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.

MenuKickOutDelay

Datatype: Hundredths of seconds.

Amount of time a player may take logging in before server disconnects client.

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.

PointUpdateDiff

Datatype: Points.

Number of points that will trigger a score update sent to clients.

JackpotBroadcastPoints

Datatype: Boolean.

If enabled, subgame will broadcast the jackpot points to all zones on the biller. Not recommended.

ServerLog

Datatype: Boolean.

If enabled, server will keep a text file log of events.

KeepAliveDelay

Datatype: Milliseconds.

Delay between keepalive packets sent to clients. Should not be changed.

DefaultLevelFile

Datatype: String.

Level file (such as _bzw.lvl) that zone will use for public arenas.

Port

Datatype: Short.

Game port that subgame will user. Keep it above 1000 to avoid interference with other networking applications. This needs to be different for every zone running on the same server.

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+.

ForceContinuumOnly

Datatype: Boolean.

Determines whether only Continuum users are allowed to play.

ServerIP

Datatype: IP Address.

WAN IP address of server computer. This can be found using http://www.whatismyip.com/ (easiest), ipconfig, or a router's status page.

CPU

These settings determine subgame's CPU usage. Usually it performs well, so these should not be changed.

If you don't want subgame to take large amounts of CPU use these settings (or similar):

ProcessMaxTime=4
SleepPerIteration=1
SleepTime=10

ProcessMaxTime

How long in CPU.

SleepPerIteration

Turns sleep on.

SleepTime

How long until next in CPU.

Permission

These settings restrict which clients may connect to your zone.

MinimumSecondsToLogin

Amount of time you must have played on your username in ?usage (in seconds)

PermissionMode

Datatype: Enumeration.

1. Only players with their username in permit.txt is allowed to enter
2. Players are allowed to enter, but must have their username in permit.txt to be able to play in a ship

Password

Passwords for various player levels. Change to your heart's content.

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.

ReconnectTime

Seems to have no effect.

AttemptTime

Datatype: Hundredths of seconds.

How long subgame will attempt unsuccessfully to connect to the biller before it gives up.

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.
• 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 April 2009, the following list is recommended:

sscentral.sscuservers.net,sscentral.trenchwars.org,ssdir.playsubspace.com,sharvil.nanavati.org

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 (see Server Configuration FAQ). You are advised not to use the "&" character inside the description, it displays incorrectly on some clients.

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.