(9/19/94)
     
          					Robert Forsman sez
     
HOW TO SET UP A PARADISE LEAGUE SERVER:
     
     Compile the server.  If you have a working server already, you're
     good to go.  There are no special options to turn on to configure a
     league tournament server.
     
     Instead of invoking listen with "listen -p 2592" start two of them:
     
          % listen -H -p 3333
          % listen -A -p 4444
     
     These processes automatically invoke ntserv with the proper
     arguments and ntserv then invokes the daemon with the correct
     arguments.  A daemon running in league mode does NOT use the .sysdef
     file.  Any necessary adjustments will be made by the League Council
     (you can modify sysdefaults.c or shipvals.c if you REALLY want to
     change something, but we discourage it).
     
     People can connect to the port of their choice and they will be
     forced onto the home or the away team.
     
     Once in the game players have a number of commands available to
     them.  To access these commands send yourself a message starting with
     the word "league" (or any abbreviation down to "le").
     
     One player will be captain and declare himself so by issuing the
     command "league captain".  The captain's next duty is to name his team
     with "league teamname *string*".
     
     The away team has first choice of empires.  To choose an empire the
     captain issues the command "league *shortname*".  The available
     empires are FED, ROM, KLI, and ORI.  The home team then chooses an
     empire.
     
     Once empires are chosen both captains issue the command "league
     start", everyone explodes, and the game enters the warmup.  After 1
     minute of warmup everyone explodes again and the game begins
     ("commence scumming, you twinks!").
     
     Other commands are available under the league prefix.  Some of them
     are restricted to captains.  Here is a section I put in my MOTD once.
     I've got my roommate working on flashy graphics.
     
HOW TO USE THE CONTROLS FOR LEAGUE PLAY.
     
     You can use a league control by sending a message to yourself
     beginning with "league" (or any abbreviation down to "le").  The
     following commands are usable by any peasant:
     
     "league help"     gives you a short refresher on available league
                       commands.
     
     "league captain"  makes you the captain of your team.  "league
                       captain 0" will unmake you captain.
     
     "league info"     tells you about each team.
     
     "league time"     tells you how much time the game is configured for.
                       Overtime is not yet implemented.
     
     "league home" and "league away" can be used to defect to another
                       team.
     
THE FOLLOWING COMMANDS ARE RESERVED FOR TEAM CAPTAINS:
     
     "league pass"     can be used to pass the first choice of empire to 
                       the other team.  Away has the first choice of
                       empire when the server starts.
     
     "league start"    signifies your team is ready to start.  If you
                       decide you are NOT ready to start, use "league
                       start 0".  You need a team name, a team captain
                       and an empire to start.
     
     "league teamname whatever" names your team `whatever'.
     
     "league empire"   (where empire is "ind", "fed", "rom", "kli", or
                       "ori") sets your team's empire to that empire.
                       Ind actually stands for no choice of empire and
                       allows your opponents to choose that empire.
     
     "league time regulation overtime" (where regulation and overtime are
                       integers) sets the time in minutes of each period
                       of the tournament.  Overtime is not yet implemented.
     
     "league home pnum" and "league away pnum" allow the captain of a team
                       to throw a player off his own team.
     
     "league galaxy"   resets the galaxy with a new planetary
                       configuration.