pages within the game.
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
-.B \-d
+.B \-d
Debug mode. This will prevent the server from forking itself into the
background. It will also make it abort when it detects an internal
error. You normally want to use this flag if you are running
.BI \-e " configfile"
Use game configuration in \fIconfigfile\fR.
.TP
-.B \-h
+.B \-h
Help. Print brief usage information and exit.
.if \nw \{\
.TP
.SH DESCRIPTION
.B fairland
is a program which creates land and ore for Empire. It
-should be run after
-.I files
-has been run and before
+should be run after
+.I files
+has been run and before
.I emp_server
has been started. This is a land generator for empire that creates a
specified number of continents, and spaces them evenly accross the
get nearly any kind of map you want by choosing the right arguments.
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
-.B \-a
+.B \-a
mark the continents with a * so that you can tell them from the islands
.TP
.BI \-e " configfile"
Use game configuration in \fIconfigfile\fR.
.TP
-.B \-h
+.B \-h
Help. Print brief usage information and exit.
.TP
.B \-i
.TP
.B \-o
do not set the resources. If you use this flag, then you will need to
-run some other program (for example the
-.I ore
+run some other program (for example the
+.I ore
program) to set the resources.
.TP
.B \-q
Print version information and exit.
.SH OPERANDS
.TP
-.I nc
+.I nc
number of continents
.TP
-.I sc
+.I sc
continent size
.TP
-.I ni
+.I ni
number of islands (optional, default = nc)
.TP
-.I is
+.I is
average size of islands (optional, default = sc/2)
.TP
-.I sp
+.I sp
spike percentage: 0 = round, 100 = snake (default = 10)
.TP
-.I pm
+.I pm
the percentage of land that is mountain (default = 0)
.TP
-.I di
+.I di
the minimum distance between continents (default = 2)
.TP
-.I id
+.I id
minimum distance from islands to continents (default = 1)
.SH AUTHOR
Ken Stevens <chidren@empire.net>
.br
.SH DESCRIPTION
.B files
-creates all of the files which are required by
+creates all of the files which are required by
.B emp_server
to run a game. It will destroy all previous game data, so excercise
caution when running this program.
.B \-f
Clobber existing game data without asking for confirmation.
.TP
-.B \-h
+.B \-h
Help. Print brief usage information and exit.
.TP
.B \-v