NAME

       freeciv-mp-gtk2,  freeciv-mp-gtk3, freeciv-mp-gtk4, 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 ⟨https://www.freeciv.org/⟩

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.

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

              verbose   for fatal, error, 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/3.0/

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

       • .freeciv/scenarios/.control/modpacks.db

       • .freeciv/3.0/.control/modpacks.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 text 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  ⟨https://osdn.net/projects/freeciv/ticket/⟩
       .

MORE INFO

       See the Freeciv homepage ⟨https://www.freeciv.org/⟩ .

       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)