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Zehra: /* Usage */ let's add in some of the types

2025-11-09T19:40:39Z

Usage: let's add in some of the types

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	{\|{{Prettytable}}		{\|{{Prettytable}}
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	\| {{Hl3}} \|'''~~Type~~'''		\| {{Hl3}} \|'''Use Case'''
	\| {{Hl3}} \|'''Description'''		\| {{Hl3}} \|'''Description'''
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	\| '''Public''' \|\| The standard servers made visibile to regular players. (Specific requirements can be made for players however.)		\| '''Public''' \|\| The standard servers made visibile to regular players. (Specific requirements can be made for players however.)
			\|-
			\|}

			The usage of the server types, which sometimes are the result of various configuration scripts and therefore are not really a specific type.

			{\|{{Prettytable}}
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			\| {{Hl3}} \|'''Type'''
			\| {{Hl3}} \|'''Description'''
			\|-
			\| [[Replay Server]] \|\| Most commonly used for viewing of events, league matches, or in general server administrative matters.
			\|-
			\| [[Rotation Server]] \|\| Usually created via a set of scripts to rotate through a selection of maps.
			\|-
			\| [[MapChange Server\|Mapchange Server]] \|\| Usually a combination of plugins and scripts to enable players to select a specific map from a collection.
	\|-		\|-
	\|}		\|}

Zehra: let's start the rewrite process

2025-11-09T19:09:55Z

let's start the rewrite process

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 BZFS is name of the [[BZFlag]] server application. It is a command line application that can either be run manually or started from within the game. The server supports a large list of [[BZFS Command Line Options|command line options]] that can be used. All BZFlag games are hosted on BZFS servers, there is no 'single player' game that is run with only a client.
-==Public Vs. Private Servers==
+=Usage=
-BZFS can be run in ether a public or private mode. Public servers are listed with the central [[List Server]] system and can take advantage of the [[Global Registration]] system for user management. Private servers will only be visible on the LAN they are started on. The in-game server menu can only start private servers.
+BZFS use cases tend to fall into one of the following:
 ==Command line options and Config files==

Loymdayddaud: typo fixes

2025-11-02T07:20:05Z

typo fixes

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	''This is an article specifically about the BZFS program. For general information on creating a BZFlag server, see [[Creating a server]].''		''This is an article specifically about the BZFS program. For general information on creating a BZFlag server, see [[Creating a server]].''

	BZFS is name of the [[BZFlag]] server application. It is a command line application that can ~~ether~~ be run manually or started from within the game. The server supports a large list of [[BZFS Command Line Options\|command line options]] that can be used. All BZFlag games are hosted on BZFS servers, there is no 'single player' game that is run with only a client.		BZFS is name of the [[BZFlag]] server application. It is a command line application that can either be run manually or started from within the game. The server supports a large list of [[BZFS Command Line Options\|command line options]] that can be used. All BZFlag games are hosted on BZFS servers, there is no 'single player' game that is run with only a client.

	==Public Vs. Private Servers==		==Public Vs. Private Servers==
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	==World Files==		==World Files==
	BZFS can read in [[BZW]] formatted map files and use them to define the 3d world the game is played in.		BZFS can read in [[BZW]] formatted map files and use them to define the 3D world the game is played in.

	==Plug-ins and the BZFS API==		==Plug-ins and the BZFS API==

Zehra: /* See also */ improved display of content

2016-12-01T01:38:42Z

Zehra: caps

2016-11-17T20:42:53Z

caps

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	''This is an article specifically about the BZFS program. For general information on creating a BZFlag server, see [[Creating ~~A Server~~]].''		''This is an article specifically about the BZFS program. For general information on creating a BZFlag server, see [[Creating a server]].''

	BZFS is name of the [[BZFlag]] server application. It is a command line application that can ether be run manually or started from within the game. The server supports a large list of [[BZFS Command Line Options\|command line options]] that can be used. All BZFlag games are hosted on BZFS servers, there is no 'single player' game that is run with only a client.		BZFS is name of the [[BZFlag]] server application. It is a command line application that can ether be run manually or started from within the game. The server supports a large list of [[BZFS Command Line Options\|command line options]] that can be used. All BZFlag games are hosted on BZFS servers, there is no 'single player' game that is run with only a client.

Blast: /* Command line options and Config files */

2014-07-08T02:15:16Z

Command line options and Config files

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	==Command line options and Config files==		==Command line options and Config files==
	BZFS uses ~~a large number of~~ [[BZFS Command Line Options\|command line options]] to set the various modes and options for a game. These options can be specified from the command line prompt of the host OS, or ~~via~~ a text file ~~that is called the 'Config'. BZFS does not ship with a standard config file, it is assumed that the user will make their own~~. The path (relative or absolute) to the config file is specified with the '''-conf''' option. ~~The file referenced by '''-conf''' must itself end with a newline or bzfs will complain that the file does not exist {{dubious}}~~		BZFS uses [[BZFS Command Line Options\|command line options]] to set the various modes and options for a game. These options can be specified from the command line prompt of the host OS or inside a plain text configuration file. The path (relative or absolute) to the config file is specified with the '''-conf''' option.

	See ~~http://wiki~~.~~bzflag~~.~~org/Sample_conf~~		See the [[Sample_conf\|sample configuration]] for some examples of command line options. However, it is recommended that you create a configuration file from scratch, and test it every few lines. This will help in the case of configuration errors as you will have only modified a few lines that introduced the error.

	==World Files==		==World Files==

71.246.192.232: /* Command line options and Config files */ ref

2014-07-08T01:49:30Z

Command line options and Config files: ref

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	BZFS uses a large number of [[BZFS Command Line Options\|command line options]] to set the various modes and options for a game. These options can be specified from the command line prompt of the host OS, or via a text file that is called the 'Config'. BZFS does not ship with a standard config file, it is assumed that the user will make their own. The path (relative or absolute) to the config file is specified with the '''-conf''' option. The file referenced by '''-conf''' must itself end with a newline or bzfs will complain that the file does not exist {{dubious}}		BZFS uses a large number of [[BZFS Command Line Options\|command line options]] to set the various modes and options for a game. These options can be specified from the command line prompt of the host OS, or via a text file that is called the 'Config'. BZFS does not ship with a standard config file, it is assumed that the user will make their own. The path (relative or absolute) to the config file is specified with the '''-conf''' option. The file referenced by '''-conf''' must itself end with a newline or bzfs will complain that the file does not exist {{dubious}}

	~~It may or may not be possible to put comments in the file, starting with an unspecified character(s)~~.		See http://wiki.bzflag.org/Sample_conf

	~~It is not documented whether the options must be one per line, or can all be packed.~~

	~~It is not documented whether the options must start with "-" as they would on the command line or not.~~

	~~It is not documented what happens if an option is specified multiple times.~~

	~~Not even one example is provided~~.

	==World Files==		==World Files==

71.246.192.232: /* World Files */

2014-07-08T01:48:05Z

World Files

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	==World Files==		==World Files==
	BZFS can read in [[BZW]] ~~formated~~ map files and use them to define the 3d world the game is played in.		BZFS can read in [[BZW]] formatted map files and use them to define the 3d world the game is played in.

	==Plug-ins and the BZFS API==		==Plug-ins and the BZFS API==

71.246.192.232: /* Command line options and Config files */ Added list of what this section is useless without. Will try to find some answers and also add them.

2014-07-08T01:47:36Z

Command line options and Config files: Added list of what this section is useless without. Will try to find some answers and also add them.

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	==Command line options and Config files==		==Command line options and Config files==
	BZFS uses a large number of [[BZFS Command Line Options\|command line options]] to set the various modes and options for a game. These options can be specified from the command line prompt of the host OS, or via a text file that is called the 'Config'. BZFS does not ship with a standard config file, it is assumed that the user will make their own. The ~~full~~ path to the config file is specified with the '''-conf''' option. The file referenced by '''-conf''' must itself end with a newline or bzfs will complain that the file does not exist.		BZFS uses a large number of [[BZFS Command Line Options\|command line options]] to set the various modes and options for a game. These options can be specified from the command line prompt of the host OS, or via a text file that is called the 'Config'. BZFS does not ship with a standard config file, it is assumed that the user will make their own. The path (relative or absolute) to the config file is specified with the '''-conf''' option. The file referenced by '''-conf''' must itself end with a newline or bzfs will complain that the file does not exist {{dubious}}

			It may or may not be possible to put comments in the file, starting with an unspecified character(s).

			It is not documented whether the options must be one per line, or can all be packed.

			It is not documented whether the options must start with "-" as they would on the command line or not.

			It is not documented what happens if an option is specified multiple times.

			Not even one example is provided.

	==World Files==		==World Files==

67.248.158.215 at 23:58, 22 May 2011

2011-05-22T23:58:57Z

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	''This is an article specifically about the BZFS program. For general information on creating a BZFlag server, see [[Creating A Server]].''		''This is an article specifically about the BZFS program. For general information on creating a BZFlag server, see [[Creating A Server]].''

	BZFS is name of ~~the~~ the [[BZFlag]] server application. It is a command line application that can ether be run manually or started from within the game. The server supports a large list of [[BZFS Command Line Options\|command line options]] that can be used. All BZFlag games are hosted on BZFS servers, there is no 'single player' game that is run with only a client.		BZFS is name of the [[BZFlag]] server application. It is a command line application that can ether be run manually or started from within the game. The server supports a large list of [[BZFS Command Line Options\|command line options]] that can be used. All BZFlag games are hosted on BZFS servers, there is no 'single player' game that is run with only a client.

	==Public Vs. Private Servers==		==Public Vs. Private Servers==

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	==See also==		==See also==
	[[BZFS Command Line Options]]		* [[BZFS Command Line Options]]
			* [[BZFS API]]
	[[BZFS API]]		* [[Plug-ins]]
			* [[Sample conf\|Sample Config File]]
	[[Plug-ins]]

	[[Sample conf\|Sample Config File]]

	[[Category:Server]]		[[Category:Server]]