NAME

       freeciv-mp-gtk4,  freeciv-mp-gtk3,  freeciv-mp-qt,  freeciv-mp-cli  -  Custom  content installers for the
       Freeciv game

SYNOPSIS

       freeciv-mp-XXX [ -d|--debug level ] [ -h|--help ] [ -i|--install URL ] [ -L|--List URL  ]  [  -p|--prefix
       directory ] [ -v|--version ]

DESCRIPTION

       Freeciv  is  a  free  turn-based  multiplayer strategy game, in which each player becomes the leader of a
       civilization, fighting to obtain the ultimate goal: To become the greatest civilization.

       Players of Civilization II® by Microprose® should feel at home, since one  aim  of  Freeciv  is  to  have
       compatible rules.

       Freeciv  is  maintained by an international team of coders and enthusiasts, and is easily one of the most
       fun and addictive network games out there!

       This is the custom content installer program - see also freeciv-server(6) freeciv-client(6) .

       This program allows users to select and  download  add-on  content  ("modpacks")  for  Freeciv  from  the
       Internet,  either  from a list maintained by the Freeciv team, or by using a URL obtained by other means.
       It takes care of installing the files in the correct place under  the  user's  home  directory  for  this
       version of Freeciv; it does not install anything for system-wide use.

       freeciv-mp-cli  is  a  version  of  the  modpack  installer usable from command line. By default it lists
       modpacks from the default list or from list specified with --List. One can then run it  again  by  giving
       appropriate URL from the list for --install parameter.

       This  manual  page only lists the command line arguments. For details regarding the operation of freeciv-
       mp-XXX see README.modpack_installer in the Freeciv distribution, and  the  documentation  at  the Freeciv
       website

OPTIONS

       All  options  have  a  short  form (single hyphen and single letter) and a long form (double hyphen and a
       complete word); their effects are identical.

       -d level, --debug level
              Sets the amount of debugging information to be logged.  Acceptable values for the level are:

              fatal     for fatal messages only.

              error     for fatal and error messages.

              warning   for fatal, error and warning messages

              normal    for fatal, error, warning and normal messages (default).

              verbose   for fatal, error, warning, normal, and verbose messages.

       -h, --help
              Prints a short summary of the command line options.

       -i URL, --install URL
              Automatically install modpack from a given URL.

       -L URL, --List URL
              Gets modpack list from given URL, rather than the standard location on the Freeciv team's servers.

       -p directory, --prefix directory
              Installs modpacks under given directory hierarchy.

       -v, --version
              Prints the version number and exits.

FILES

       freeciv modpack installer installs files to the following subdirectories of the user's home directory (or
       another directory specified with --prefix), as appropriate:

       • .freeciv/scenarios/

       • .freeciv/3.1/

       The modpack installer maintains a record of installed modpack names and versions in these files:

       • .freeciv/scenarios/.control/mp.db

       • .freeciv/3.1/.control/mp.db

       This information is used for display, and for deciding whether any new modpacks' dependencies are already
       satisfied. It is not used by the other Freeciv programs, and can fairly safely be removed if it gets  out
       of  sync  with  the actual state of installed modpacks. These are sqlite files whose format is subject to
       change.

ENVIRONMENT

       freeciv modpack installer accepts these environment variables:

       HOME   Specifies the user's home directory.

       http_proxy
              Set this variable accordingly when using a proxy.

       LANG  or  LANGUAGE
              Sets the language and locale on some platforms.

       LC_ALL  or  LC_CTYPE
              Similar to LANG (see documentation for your system).

       USER   Specifies the username of the current user.

BUGS

       Please report bugs to the Freeciv bug tracker .

MORE INFO

       See the Freeciv homepage .

       Updates and new info is first posted there.

AUTHORS

       The Freeciv Team <freeciv-dev AT freelists.org>.

SEE ALSO

       freeciv-server(6) freeciv-client(6)

                                                  May 13th 2021                                       FREECIV(6)