Most add-ons written for the Wisseman host work with PHost, too. All PHost versions for DOS, and PHost 3.x and later on all platforms, use the same file formats as the original host.
- PHost runs the auxhost1.ini, auxhost2.ini and auxbc.ini files in the same way HOST does. PHost does not run auxhostN.bat and auxhostN.exe, though.
- PHost does not automatically run the auxbatt.ini file. When you need that, you can easily configure it: set the parameter
Combat = Replace auxbatt.ini
in the pcontrol section in pconfig.src. - PHost does not support TacCom. TacCom generates a different TRN file format.
- Sphere is already built into PHost (AllowWraparoundMap). You should not use external Sphere-type programs with PHost.
- PHost versions 3.x and before treat nextturn.hst differently from the original host. Programs which need this file may not work reliably.
- Some add-ons need hconfig.hst, the HOST configuration file, to function. This applies to the Dan&Dave add-ons, for example. For those, you have to manually create that file using hconfig.exe.
