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.