Currently, players can select planet sizes using the
#PLANETS command when joining a game (if the GM
has enabled this in the ARE). Why not let them set
all their options, including race name when joining.
That way, players would have the correct race name
on turn 0, instead of defaulting to Nation_#. In
addition, players could turn the XML report on/off
and set other options to their liking.
This would require:
1) Modifying the ARE to accept options in the
registration email
2) Modifying the game creation file (.glx) to allow
setting options
3) Modifying the game creation code to set options
for players per the game creation file