====== Settings and reachcfg ======

===== REACH.CFG =====

''REACH.CFG'' in the game folder holds the settings for **new** games. It is plain text, ''Key = Value'', one per line; lines starting with '';'' are notes. A game already running keeps the settings it began with; change those with reachcfg option 9 (below).

^ Setting ^ Default ^ What it does ^
| ''GameName'' | Ember Reach | The game's name, shown to players (up to 39 letters) |
| ''Days'' | 60 | Game length in days; 0 = no last day |
| ''JoinDays'' | 10 | The last day new houses may join; 0 = any day |
| ''MaxHouses'' | 12 | Most houses in a game, computer houses included (2 to 25) |
| ''SystemsPerHouse'' | 8 | Map size: star systems per house (5 to 12) |
| ''Hollow'' | 2 | The Hollow: 0 off, 1 low, 2 normal, 3 high |
| ''DominionVictory'' | Yes | Win early with 60% of the worlds for 3 days |
| ''RelicVictory'' | Yes | Win early by holding every relic |
| ''LastHouseVictory'' | Yes | Win early by being the last house left |
| ''AutopilotAfter'' | 7 | Days a player can be away before their house goes on autopilot |
| ''DissolveAfter'' | 21 | Days away before the house leaves the game |
| ''ComputerHouses'' | Varro, Ostrel | Computer houses that join each new game (names, comma separated; blank = none) |
| ''PeaceDays'' | 10 | Days the computer houses leave a new player alone; 0 = no peace |
| ''Difficulty'' | Normal | How the computer houses play: Easy, Normal or Hard |
| ''AutoRestart'' | Yes | Start a new game the night after one ends |
| ''DailyReset'' | No | Start a brand-new game every night (for testing only) |
| ''NewsFile'' | Yes | Write ''NEWS.TXT'' each night |

If the file is missing, ''ermaint new'' writes one with the defaults.

===== reachcfg =====

Run ''reachcfg'' in the game folder (or give the folder: ''reachcfg /sbbs/xtrn/reach/''). It locks the game while it changes anything, so it is safe to use while players are on.

^ Option ^ What it does ^
| 1 | Settings for new games: everything in REACH.CFG, with S to save |
| 2 | Houses (player editor): name, player, ore/fuel/influence, autopilot, remove a house |
| 3 | Add a computer house to the running game |
| 4 | Send a notice to the players |
| 5 | News and standings |
| 6 | Hall of Fame |
| 7 | Start a new game now (the old one is kept as OLDGAME.DAT) |
| 8 | End the running game now |
| 9 | Change the running game: name, last day, joining, the Hollow, victories, autopilot and dissolve days, peace days and difficulty |
| Q | Quit |

Every change to the running game is written to ''MAINT.LOG''.