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streu: The (host?) configuration is not generated until the game is mastered.

THost allows for hconfig to be run before the game starts. are you saying that PHost does not have that ability?

Of course PHost has this ability, and it's actually a good idea to configure the game before starting it.

However, this server works a little different. When the game starts, it builds the configuration from a default configuration and everything that's required by the ship list and all add-ons. It cannot be done earlier because these settings could all change until the game starts. To know this configuration beforehand, that process would have to be duplicated.

Here's the configuration file for the game started on my test server, which should be identical to the "real" one:

#
#  PHost 4 Configuration File -- Simple Version
#
#  This is a simple configuration file for starters. It contains only
#  the required parameters; all the little "unimportant" ones were left
#  out.
#
#  This configures a "standard" game with PBP build queue, all PHost
#  features on (except remote control which is confusing to many
#  beginners). The choice of battle type is done with the shiplist.txt
#  file.
#
#  This file does not contain a %PCONTROL section; add one if you wish
#  to have add-ons in your game. "complete.src" contains a pcontrol
#  section which you can copy.
#

% PHOST

#
#  Overall game characteristics
#

  GameName                        = Just a Second
  AllowRegisteredFunctions        = Yes
  ScoringMethod                   = Compatible
  NumShips                        = 500

  AllowPlayerMessages             = Yes
  AllowAnonymousMessages          = Yes

  CPEnableGive                    = Yes
  CPEnableAllies                  = Yes
  CPEnableRaceName                = Yes
  CPEnableRemote                  = No

# WraparoundRectangle is only used when AllowWraparoundMap is Yes.
# On a "flat" map, the map is as big as it is.
  AllowWraparoundMap              = Yes
  WraparoundRectangle             = 1000,1000,3000,3000

#
#  Player Preferences
#
#  Players can change these using CP commands. You can turn off the
#  "Language" command if you only have the plangeng.hst language file.
#  In "Language", the first element is the Host's choice of language.
#  All other settings are "No" (conservative defaults that work with
#  all clients).
#
  Language                        = English,English,English,English,English,English,English,English,English,English,English,English
  AllowMoreThan50Targets          = No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No
  FilterPlayerMessages            = No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No
  AllowMoreThan500Minefields      = No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No

  CPEnableLanguage                = Yes

#
#  Minefields
#

## General

  AllowMinefields                 = Yes
  AllowWebMines                   = Yes
  MineDecayRate                   = 5
  MaximumMinefieldRadius          = 200
  CPNumMinefields                 = 500

## Movement through Mines

  MineHitOdds                     = 1
  WebMineHitOdds                  = 5
  MineHitOddsWhenCloakedX10       = 5
  HullTechNotSlowedByMines        = 7

## Mine Sweeping

  MineScanRange                   = 250
  AllowMinesDestroyMines          = Yes

# Note that because Mine Sweeping happens after decay in PHost, the sweep
# ranges must be larger than in THost to yield roughly the same results.
  MineSweepRate                   = 4
  MineSweepRange                  = 5
  WebMineSweepRate                = 3
  WebMineSweepRange               = 3
  FighterSweepRate                = 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,15
  FighterSweepRange               = 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,80
  AllowColoniesSweepWebs          = No

### Ion Storms

  IonStormActivity                = 5
  IonStormsHideMines              = Yes

#
#  Planets (Production)
#

  RaceMiningRate                  = 70,200,100,100,100,100,100,100,100,100,100
  ProductionRate                  = 100,100,100,100,100,100,100,100,100,100,100

  StructureDecayPerTurn           = 1
  StructureDecayOnUnowned         = 1

  ColonistTaxRate                 = 200,100,100,100,100,100,100,100,100,100,100
  MaxPlanetaryIncome              = 6000

  ClimateLimitsPopulation         = Yes
  AllowEatingSupplies             = Yes
  ClimateDeathRate                = 3

  BorgAssimilationRate            = 100

#
#  Planets (Combat)
#

  GroundKillFactor                = 1,30,1,15,1,1,1,1,1,1,1
  GroundDefenseFactor             = 1,10,1,5,1,1,1,1,1,1,1

  FreeFighters                    = 0,0,1,1,1,1,1,15,0,0,0
  AllowPlanetAttacks              = Yes

#
#  Ships (Building)
#

  AllowPriorityBuild              = Yes
  BuildQueue                      = PBP
  BuildChangeRelativePenalty      = 100
  BuildPointReport                = Allies

  RecycleRate                     = 75
  AllowShipCloning                = Yes
  ShipCloneCostRate               = 300,300,200,200,2000,200,1000,200,200,300,200

## PBP Building
  PBPCostPer100KT                 = 250
  PBPMinimumCost                  = 500
  PBPCloneCostRate                = 200

## Ship Build Queue
# (The SBQ parameters are ignored when you use a PBP queue. We just
# show the defaults for a PAL queue.)
  SBQBuildPALBoost                = 1
  SBQNewBuildPALBoost             = 1
  SBQPointsForAging               = 1200
  SBQBuildChangePenalty           = 0
  SBQBoostExpX100                 = 0

## Acquiring PALs
# The idea behind a PAL queue is that you have to destroy 2N kt mass
# to be granted a N kt priority build.
  PALDecayPerTurn                 = 0
  PALPlayerRate                   = 100
  PALCombatAggressor              = 0
  PALAggressorPointsPer10KT       = 2
  PALOpponentPointsPer10KT        = 2
  PALAggressorKillPointsPer10KT   = 8
  PALOpponentKillPointsPer10KT    = 8
  PALCombatPlanetScaling          = 80
  PALCombatBaseScaling            = 120
  PALShipCapturePer10Crew         = 0
  PALRecyclingPer10KT             = 10
  PALBoardingPartyPer10Crew       = 0
  PALGroundAttackPer100Clans      = 0
  PALGloryDevice                  = 0
  PALGloryDevicePer10KT           = 10
  PALGloryDamagePer10KT           = 2
  PALGloryKillPer10KT             = 8
  PALImperialAssault              = 0
  PALRGA                          = 0
  PALPillage                      = 0
  PALIncludesESB                  = No
  PALShipMinekillPer10KT          = 4

## Ships (Movement)

  AllowNoFuelMovement             = No

## Ships (Missions)
  AllowBuildFighters              = No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,Yes,Yes,Yes

  AllowDeluxeSuperSpy             = Yes
  AllowRebelGroundAttack          = Yes
  AllowSuperRefit                 = Yes
  AllowHiss                       = Yes

  AllowExtendedMissions           = Yes
  AllowBeamUpClans                = Yes
  AllowBeamUpMultiple             = Yes

## Cloak
  CloakFailureRate                = 0
  CloakFuelBurn                   = 5
  DamageLevelForCloakFail         = 21
  AllowCloakedShipsAttack         = Yes
  AlternativeAntiCloak            = Yes
  AntiCloakImmunity               = No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No

## Rob
  RobCloakedShips                 = No
  RobFailureOdds                  = 5

## Tow
  AllowOneEngineTowing            = No
  AllowBoardingParties            = Yes
  TowedShipsBreakFree             = Yes
  AllowTowCloakedShips            = No
  AllowAlternativeTowing          = Yes

## Scanners
  ScanRange                       = 300
  SensorRange                     = 250
  DarkSenseRange                  = 200
  ExtendedSensorSweep             = Yes

# Ships (Combat)

  AllowFedCombatBonus             = Yes

#
#   Wormholes
#

  AllowWormholes                  = Yes
  WrmVoluntaryTravel              = Yes
  WrmTravelCloaked                = No
  WormholeUFOsStartAt             = 51

% phost

AllowAlternativeCombat = Yes
AllowEngineShieldBonus = Yes
AllowESBonusAgainstPlanets = Yes
BayLaunchInterval = 2
BayRechargeBonus = 1
BayRechargeRate = 40
BeamFiringRange = 25000
BeamHitBonus = 12
BeamHitFighterCharge = 460
BeamHitFighterRange = 100000
BeamHitOdds = 70
BeamHitShipCharge = 600
BeamRechargeBonus = 4
BeamRechargeRate = 4
CloakedMineTravelSafeWarp = 2
CloakMineOddsWarpBonusX100 = 5
CrewKillScaling = 30
DamageLevelForChunnelFail = 11
EModBayRechargeBonus = 0,0,0,0
EModBayRechargeRate = 4,8,5,0
EModBeamHitBonus = 2,2,3,5
EModBeamHitFighterCharge = 0,0,0,0
EModBeamHitOdds = 4,4,5,8
EModBeamRechargeBonus = 0,0,1,1
EModBeamRechargeRate = 0,1,1,2
EModCrewKillScaling = -3,-6,-9,-12
EModEngineShieldBonusRate = 2,4,6,8
EModExtraFighterBays = 0,0,1,1
EModFighterBeamExplosive = 0,0,0,0
EModFighterBeamKill = 0,0,0,0
EModFighterMovementSpeed = 0,0,0,0
EModHullDamageScaling = 0
EModMaxFightersLaunched = 2,4,4,4
EModPlanetaryTorpsPerTube = 0,0,0,0
EModShieldDamageScaling = 0
EModShieldKillScaling = 0
EModStrikesPerFighter = 0,0,0,1
EModTorpHitBonus = 1,2,3,4
EModTorpHitOdds = 1,2,3,5
EModTubeRechargeBonus = 1,1,2,3
EModTubeRechargeRate = 1,2,3,5
EngineShieldBonusRate = 20
EPTrainingScale = 55,48,55,55,80,52,55,48,71,67,67
ExtraFighterBays = 3,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0
FighterBeamExplosive = 9
FighterBeamKill = 9
FighterFiringRange = 3000
FighterKillOdds = 10
FighterMovementSpeed = 300
FireOnAttackFighters = Yes
HullDamageScaling = 20
MaxFightersLaunched = 30
MaxShipsHissing = 10
MeteorShowerOdds = 2
MineTravelSafeWarp = 2
PlanetaryTorpsPerTube = 0
PlanetsHaveTubes = No
RamScoopFuelPerLY = 1
RGANeedsBeams = Yes
RoundGravityWells = Yes
ShieldDamageScaling = 40
ShieldKillScaling = 0
ShipMovementSpeed = 100
StandoffDistance = 10000
StrikesPerFighter = 5
TorpFiringRange = 30000
TorpHitBonus = 13
TorpHitOdds = 50
TowStrengthDistanceScale = 9
TowStrengthEngineScale = 1
TubeRechargeBonus = 7
TubeRechargeRate = 30
WrmScanRange = 150