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diff -Nurd -Xfreeciv/diff_ignore freeciv/server/stdinhand.c spyoncmds/server/stdinhand.c
--- freeciv/server/stdinhand.c	Sun Aug 19 01:06:08 2001
+++ spyoncmds/server/stdinhand.c	Mon Aug 20 00:26:58 2001
@@ -1093,7 +1093,7 @@
       )
   },
 
-  {"endgame",	ALLOW_CTRL,
+  {"endgame",	ALLOW_HACK,
    "endgame",
    N_("End the game."),
    N_("This command ends the game immediately.")
@@ -1102,8 +1102,12 @@
    /* TRANS: translate text between <> only */
    N_("remove <player-name>"),
    N_("Fully remove player from game."),
+   /*
    N_("This *completely* removes a player from the game, including "
       "all cities and units etc.  Use with care!")
+    */
+   /* note: cannot be used once game has started due to problems with
+      player renumbering - make it ALLOW_HACK once this is repaired - rp */
   },
   {"save",	ALLOW_HACK,
    /* TRANS: translate text between <> only */
@@ -1409,8 +1413,10 @@
   if (send_server_info_to_metaserver(1,0)) {
     notify_player(0, _("Open metaserver connection to [%s]."),
 		  meta_addr_port());
+    /*
     cmd_reply(CMD_METACONN, caller, C_OK,
 	      _("Metaserver connection opened."));
+    */
   }
 }
 
@@ -1423,8 +1429,10 @@
     server_close_udp();
     notify_player(0, _("Close metaserver connection to [%s]."),
 		  meta_addr_port());
+    /*
     cmd_reply(CMD_METACONN, caller, C_OK,
 	      _("Metaserver connection closed."));
+    */
   }
 }
 
@@ -1476,8 +1484,10 @@
   } else {
     notify_player(0, _("Metaserver infostring set to '%s'."),
 		  srvarg.metaserver_info_line);
+    /*
     cmd_reply(CMD_METAINFO, caller, C_OK,
 	      _("Metaserver info string set."));
+    */
   }
 }
 
@@ -1493,8 +1503,10 @@
 
   notify_player(0, _("Metaserver is now [%s]."),
 		meta_addr_port());
+  /*
   cmd_reply(CMD_METASERVER, caller, C_OK,
 	    _("Metaserver address set."));
+  */
 }
 
 /***************************************************************
@@ -1587,8 +1599,10 @@
   pplayer->ai.control = !pplayer->ai.control;
   if (pplayer->ai.control) {
     notify_player(0, _("Game: %s is now AI-controlled."), pplayer->name);
+    /*
     cmd_reply(CMD_AITOGGLE, caller, C_OK,
 	      _("%s is now under AI control."), pplayer->name);
+    */
     if (pplayer->ai.skill_level==0) {
       pplayer->ai.skill_level = game.skill_level;
     }
@@ -1606,8 +1620,10 @@
       assess_danger_player(pplayer);
   } else {
     notify_player(0, _("Game: %s is now human."), pplayer->name);
+    /*
     cmd_reply(CMD_AITOGGLE, caller, C_OK,
 	      _("%s is now under human control."), pplayer->name);
+    */
 
     /* because the hard AI `cheats' with government rates but humans shouldn't */
     if (!game.is_new_game) {
@@ -1687,8 +1703,10 @@
 
   pplayer->ai.control = 1;
   set_ai_level_directer(pplayer, game.skill_level);
+  /*
   cmd_reply(CMD_CREATE, caller, C_OK,
 	    _("Created new AI player: %s."), pplayer->name);
+  */
 }
 
 
@@ -1718,8 +1736,10 @@
   sz_strlcpy(name, pplayer->name);
   server_remove_player(pplayer);
   if (caller==NULL || caller->used) {     /* may have removed self */
+    /*
     cmd_reply(CMD_REMOVE, caller, C_OK,
 	      _("Removed player %s from the game."), name);
+    */
   }
 }
 
@@ -2377,8 +2397,12 @@
   if (pplayer) {
     if (pplayer->ai.control) {
       set_ai_level_directer(pplayer, level);
+      /*
       cmd_reply(cmd, caller, C_OK,
 		_("%s is now %s."), pplayer->name, name_of_skill_level(level));
+      */
+    notify_player(0, _("Game: Player '%s' now has skill level '%s'."),
+		pplayer->name, name_of_skill_level(level));
     } else {
       cmd_reply(cmd, caller, C_FAIL,
 		_("%s is not controlled by the AI."), pplayer->name);
@@ -2388,12 +2412,18 @@
       pplayer = get_player(i);
       if (pplayer->ai.control) {
 	set_ai_level_directer(pplayer, level);
+	/*
 	cmd_reply(cmd, caller, C_OK,
 		  _("%s is now %s."), pplayer->name, name_of_skill_level(level));
+	*/
       }
     }
+    /*
     cmd_reply(cmd, caller, C_OK,
 	      _("Setting game.skill_level to %d."), level);
+    */
+    notify_player(0, _("Game: AI players now have skill level '%s'."),
+		pplayer->name, name_of_skill_level(level));
     game.skill_level = level;
   } else {
     cmd_reply_no_such_player(cmd, caller, name, match_result);
@@ -2586,11 +2616,13 @@
       char *reject_message = NULL;
       if (!settings[cmd].func_change || settings[cmd].func_change(val, &reject_message)) {
 	*(op->value) = val;
+	/*
 	cmd_reply(CMD_SET, caller, C_OK, _("Option: %s has been set to %d."), 
 		  settings[cmd].name, val);
-	if (sset_is_to_client(cmd)) {
-	  notify_player(0, _("Option: %s has been set to %d."), 
+	*/
+	notify_player(0, _("Option: %s has been set to %d."), 
 			settings[cmd].name, val);
+	if (sset_is_to_client(cmd)) {
 	  /* canonify map generator settings( all of which are int ) */
 	  adjust_terrain_param();
 	  /* send any modified game parameters to the clients --
@@ -2615,9 +2647,11 @@
       if (!settings[cmd].func_change_s
 	  || settings[cmd].func_change_s(arg, &reject_message)) {
 	strcpy(op->svalue, arg);
+	/*
 	cmd_reply(CMD_SET, caller, C_OK,
 		  _("Option: %s has been set to \"%s\"."),
 		  op->name, op->svalue);
+	*/
 	if (sset_is_to_client(cmd)) {
 	  notify_player(0, _("Option: %s has been set to \"%s\"."), 
 			op->name, op->svalue);
@@ -2692,6 +2726,10 @@
     cmd_reply(cmd, caller, C_FAIL,
 	      _("You are not allowed to use this command."));
     return;
+  }
+  if (commands[cmd].level > ALLOW_INFO) {
+    /* this command will affect the game - inform all players  */
+    notify_player(0, "%s: '%s'", caller ? caller->name : "(server prompt)", str);
   }
 
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