User Guide

[Chris Malloy]

Click the help button in game for rule related information.

Playing the game:
To move or attack with pieces simply drag the piece to where you want to move
(or where you want to attack).

AI:
The game comes with a couple preset AI setups and will pick one randomly each
time you play. To add new setups:

• Use the Editor to modify or create a new setup and save the file
• Open the Settings window in Stratego. Click on "Setup" near the AI section.
• Click File, then Open and select the file you created
  o Alternatively, you can type in the full path or the path relative to the
  stratego jar
• Click File, then Save

Skins:
The game comes with two skins. One is the default skin, the other is a larger
version of the default skin. To load a skin:

• Click file, then Load Skin
• Browse to the skins folder to select one of the stock skins, or select your own.

To create new skins:

• Create a zip file containing the images you wish to use
• Create a file named "cfg" and type in the filenames and their associations, as in: "type = file_name;"
• The associations can appear in any order, unlike previous versions
• Associations include: 1, 2, 3, ..., 9, Spy, Bomb, Flag, Background, Map
• For the toolbar: NewGame, Skin, Settings, Help, OnePlayer, TwoPlayer, Play, Open, Save, SaveAs
• You can also change the default colors: BackgroundColor, MapColor, WaterColor, RedColor, ActiveRedColor, BlueColor, ActiveBlueColor
• Note that the last skin loaded will become the default skin so long as it is accessible

Multiplayer:

• Start the server:
  o Pass the port number you would like to use as a single command line
  parameter
  o To use the default port, "10101", run the program with no command line
  parameters
• Start the client:
  o From the Stratego menu, select Two Player
  o Enter the IP the server is running on
  o Enter the port the server is running on
• Once both players are connected your pieces will appear on the screen
• When you have finished setting up the board click Play to start
  o If you have not finished placing your pieces the will be placed arbitrarily
  o Clicking play when your opponent has not finished placing their pieces will
  not start the game
• Red always goes first

Controlling the server:

• Start the server with a command line
• Enter 'help' to see a list of commands
• Some notable commands include:
  o i - Ignore:
  This command will toggle the ignore functionality. When ignoring, the server
  will not allow any new games to be started. Games in play will not be
  affected.
  o x - Close when there are no games being played:
  If the number of games currently in play ever drops to zero the server is
  terminated. This command is also a toggle.
  o p - Change the port:
  This command takes a single parameter which is the new port. If the requested
  port is unavailable, the server will enter ignore mode and inform the user.
  o a - Activate remote connection:
  Sets up the server to receive remote input. This may be done multiple times.
  This provides the same functionality as issuing commands from the terminal,
  but from any computer. This command takes multiple parameters, in this order:
• Privilege level: The acceptable input for this parameter is 'admin' or 'guest' only. The admin level provides almost all the functionality of actually being at the server. The guest level provided only read access.
• Port Number: The port to be open for remote input.
• Password: The password required to connect to this port.
  o d - Disconnect all remote connections:
  This will disconnect all remote controllers and close the servers that were
  hosting them. Of course, new remote server can still be created using the 'a'
  command. This command can only be executed locally.
  o r - Restart the server:
  This will close all games and automatically start accepting new connections.
  This has the same effect of manually terminating the server and running it
  again, except that all remote connections remain active.