• is this up to date? my civserver binary (2.1.2, under debian) has no --auth or --guest, etc commands..

Ten minutes later...Edit

• ah ha, stupid debian doesn't compile their packages with the --enable-auth flag. I'll do

apt-get -t unstable build-dep freeciv-server
apt-get -t unstable source freeciv-server

• then edit the debian/rules file, add --enable-auth to the appropriate place in the configure line. save it and run

dpkg-buildpackage 

• install the resulting freeciv-server deb, and bam! authentication goodness.

Total newbie...sorry if this is double-posted, I'm not even sure how to work this TALK thing.... Edit

I understamd that you need to enter command-line server commands at the server prompt in order to work with mods, maps, etc. downloaded from this site...just can't figure out where the server prompt IS... I start up my freeciv program, and I just get the regular start new game/scenario/load saved/etc. menu. How do I get to the server prompt from there?

Basically I love freeciv, want to try mods and maps and all such goodies, have no idea how to go about it, and I mean from ABC step one kindergarten level of figuring out the process.

Also, ran across some mention in the map/mod descriptions that this actually permanently changes your game files...is there any way to use these things WITHOUT making permanent changes, just adding them as new options to the menus?