Appendix 1: BrettspielWelt commands

9. How to install and use BSW client
You can play in BrettspielWelt using a browser only but if you find yourself spending more time
there it definitely makes sense to install the BSW client program to your computer. Some good reasons:
- Game graphics loads faster
- You can save your nickname and password to a profile file and speed up start
- And most importantly: You can change language settings, tweak menus and keyboard combination
so that all necessary game commands, places and persons are easy to access.
You can install a BSW client to your computer from here:
http://www.brettspielwelt.de/Hilfe/Client/?nation=en
On first start it takes longer time to start the BSW client because it has load game updates from
server. If you experience any graphics problems, restart the client and try again. If the server status
is red on the client splash screen, the server cannot be contacted and you have to wait before it
comes online again.
You can adjust the client to fit your needs better by editing a file called brettspielwelt.prop in the
BSW client install directory. It makes sense at least to change the language to English and probably
also put your nickname and password in.
Some things you can change by editing brettspielwelt.prop
- Client default language (Nation = en)
- Your nickname and password (Name, Password)
- Start town/room (Room)
- Menus (Menu)
- Keyboard combinations (FKey)
- Size of client window (WinWidth, WinHeight) and it’s position on screen (WinPosX, WinPosY)
- Color of all message windows etc.
You can find more information about modifying the .prop file here:
http://brettspielwelt.de/Hilfe/Client/PropDatei/?nation=en
An important note about BSW client (this applies to browser version too) is that firewall port 7670
has to be open for the client to work. If you’re using shared network (NAT) every player has to use
registered nicknames.
10. BrettspielWelt town system
Brettspielwelt is organized around a medieval town theme. In the beginning you might be more
interested about pure gaming but after you have played a little bit it’s probably a good idea to learn
a bit more about the BSW town system. Towns are used to form communities in BSW.
When you register to BSW you become automatically a member of town called ARMfeld. Players
of ARMfeld are considered living in countryside and they don’t have any privileges or obligations
the players in towns have. It is not necessary to belong to any town to play in BSW so why should
you join a town?
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