100 lines
2.5 KiB
Groff
100 lines
2.5 KiB
Groff
.TH EMP_CLIENT 6
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.SH NAME
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empire \- Empire client
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.B empire
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[
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.B \-k
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]
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[
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.B \-u
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]
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[
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.BI \-2 " outfile"
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]
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[
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.I country
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[
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.I password
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]
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]
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.br
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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.B empire
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is a bare bones client to connect to the Empire server. Empire is a
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global economic/political/military simulation game wherein players,
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representing national governments, make "real-time" decisions
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concerning resource allocation, national goals, international
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diplomatic efforts, etc. Extensive records are kept for all players.
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.PP
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WARNING -- This game is not only addictive but often peels back
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the thin veneer of civilization that hides the maniac within.
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.SH OPTIONS
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.TP
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.B \-k
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If someone else is connected to your country, kill their connection.
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.TP
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.B \-u
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Use UTF-8 rather than ASCII character set.
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.IP
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This requires server version 4.2.21 or later, and a terminal that
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understands UTF-8.
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.TP
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.BI \-2 " outfile"
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Append log of session to \fIoutfile\fR.
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.SH OPERANDS
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.TP
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.I country
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The name of your country in the game.
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.TP
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.I password
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The password for your country in the game.
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\fIWarning:\fR the password passed here is visible to other users on
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the same machine!
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.SH ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
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The following environment variables affect the execution of the
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client:
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.TP
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.I EMPIREHOST
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Specifies the host to connect to, i.e. where the server runs.
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.TP
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.I EMPIREPORT
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Specifies the port number or service name to connect to.
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.TP
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.I COUNTRY
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The name of your country in the game.
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.TP
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.I PLAYER
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The password for your country in the game, also known as your
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representative.
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.TP
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.I LOGNAME
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Your user name.
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
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\fIemp_server\fR(6).
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.SH AUTHORS
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.nf
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Primary Author is Dave Pare (mr-frog@scam.berkeley.edu)
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Secondary authors/contributors may include:
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James Anderson (jwa@k.cs.cmu.edu)
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Jeff Anton (anton@postgres.berkeley.edu)
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Markus Armbruster (armbru@pond.sub.org)
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Phill Everson (everson@compsci.bristol.ac.uk)
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Steven Grimm (koreth@ucscb.UCSC.EDU)
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Lewis R. Jansen (lrj@helios.tn.cornell.edu)
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Mike St. Johns (stjohns@edn-vax.arpa)
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Ron Koenderink (rkoenderink@yahoo.ca)
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Nick Lai (lai@cs.ucla.edu)
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Shelley Louie (slouie@cory.berekely.edu)
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Steve McClure (ionica@empire.cx)
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Chris Metcalf (metcalf-christopher@yale.arpa)
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Dave Muir Sharnoff (muir@cogsci.berkeley.edu)
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Keith Muller (muller@sdcc7.ucsd.edu)
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Chuck Musciano (chuck@trantor.harris-atd.com)
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Jeff Okamoto (okamoto%hpccc@hplabs.hp.com)
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Julian Onions (jpo@computer-science.nottingham.ac.uk)
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Kurt Pires (kjpires@ic.berkeley.edu)
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Jim Reuter (reuter@decwrl.dec.com)
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Peter Vukovich (peterv@monet.berkeley.edu)
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Jeff Wallace (jeffw@scam.berkeley.edu)
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John Yockey (johny@verinet.com)
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