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Forum thread on the development progress of HB

Commands

• All commands are prefixed with !.
• Use help <command> to get details on a command.
• Parameters in <angular brackets> are required, those in [square brackets] are optional. | means "or" - A|B means "A or B".
• Command use chat is not forwarded on to other players.

Lobby

General commands

• help [command]

Shows explanatory text like this, silly.

• start

Starts the game when all players have lit up.

• close

Closes the game - no more players will be able to join.

• reopen

Reopens the game - allows more players to join.

(aliases: open)

• kick <player name>

Remove the specified player from the game.

(aliases: boot)

• version <name>

Sets the game version to use.

Valid game versions are:

* Normal

* Batty

* Fast (1.5x speed)

* Test

Team commands

• worms [team number] <worm count>

Sets the number of worms.

If a team number is not specified, the count is set for all teams.

• colour <team number> <colour>

Sets a team's ally colour (you only need to specify the first letter).

Valid colours are:

* Red

* Blue

* Green

* Yellow

* Magenta (aliases: Pink)

* Cyan

(aliases: color)

• handicap [team number] <+|x|->

Sets a team's energy handicap.

If a team number is not specified, the handicap is set for all teams.

• remove <team number>

Removes a team.

If a player is being disruptive it will probably be easier to !kick them.

Map/scheme commands

• map [filter]

Selects a random map from the map pool, or generates a random landscape.

filter is a mask for colour maps, and the texture for generated maps (e.g. "Fruit" or "Cheese").

• wmdb <map number>

Downloads and sends a map from WMDB.

You must specify the map number (from the URL).

• wsdb <scheme number>

Downloads and uses a scheme from WSDB.

You must specify the scheme number (from the URL).

• schemes

Displays available schemes.

• load <scheme name>

Loads a different game scheme.

• reset

Resets the game scheme.

Game options

• energy <number>

Sets worms' initial energy level.

(aliases: en, life)

• rounds <number>

Sets the number of victories required to win the match.

(aliases: ro)'

• wormselect [on|off]

Toggles worm select.

(aliases: ws, select, sel)

• teleport [on|off]

Toggles initial teleport.

(aliases: tp, tele)

• artillery [on|off]

Toggles artillery (anchored) mode.

(aliases: an, anchor)

• stockpiling <on|off|anti>

Sets stockpiling options:

* On (new ammo on each round)

* Off (restock ammo on each round)

* Anti (one set of ammo for the whole game)

(aliases: sp)

• donorcards [on|off]

Toggles donor cards.

(aliases: dc, donor)

• falldamage [on|off|<value>]

Toggles fall damage.

(aliases: fd, falldamage)

Time options

• turntime <seconds>

Sets the turn time.

Use inf[inity] for infinite turn time.

(aliases: tt, turn)

• roundtime <minutes>

Sets the round time in minutes.

(aliases: rt, round)

• roundtime <seconds>s

Sets the round time in seconds.

(aliases: rt, round)

• weaponretreat <seconds>

Sets the weapon retreat time in seconds.

(aliases: wr)

• roperetreat <seconds>

Sets the rope retreat time in seconds.

(aliases: rr)

• turndelay <seconds>

Sets the hotseat delay time in seconds.

(aliases: td, hotseatdelay, hotseat, hd)

• showtime [on|off]

Toggles round time display.

(aliases: st)

Crate options

• weaponcrates <percentage>

Sets chance of weapon crates.

(aliases: wc, weaponcrate)

• utilitycrates <percentage>

Sets chance of utility crates.

(aliases: uc, utilitycrate)

• healthcrates <percentage>

Sets chance of health crates.

(aliases: hc, healthcrates, healthcrate, firstaidcrates, firstaidcrate)

• crateenergy <number>

Sets health gained from health crates.

(aliases: ce, firstaid, fa)