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{{Navigation for Stendhal Top|GMs}}

{{Navigation for Stendhal GMs}}

* There is a folder <code>data</code> next to your stendhal-server-{{version}}.jar

* Inside that is <code>conf</code>, and inside that is a text file called <code>admins.txt</code>

* add the names of the admins to this file; one per line; end with newline

== What a GM on the official server actually does ==

Game administrators help with technical problems and account queries. Sometimes there are complicated cases of abuse to investigate, requiring in depth SQL knowledge. A secondary character to the main playing character is normally used as the GM character, as support queries can be answered outside of the game. They are mostly not visibly online in game because the support channel is monitored outside of game.

If you want to play the game and help other players at the same time, perhaps as part of the role play, then the [[Stendhal Helper Role]] is more appropriate. It is deliberately unofficial so that you can follow the guidelines as a normal player. You can start to do this already!

If you are still interested in answering the more technical or account related support questions and dealing with issues of abuse, we have produced a guide to inform you of what we expect from our GMs. If you are doing everything in the list below, we will notice and might one day ask you.

Please don't be fooled into thinking being a Game Master is fun, it's mostly a job and a responsibility. You must not use the power gained to profit your character or your friends' characters in game (or for that matter, anyone else!) To put it simply: if you want to be a GM simply because you want to cheat, then you are not suitable for becoming a GM. (See [[Stendhal:Administration#Required_adminlevel|Adminlevels]] for details). Again, mostly GMs are not visible in game.

Please describe, why you want to become a GM. You may get some ideas from this list:

* Been successful in following the guidelines at [[Stendhal Helper Role]]

* Be able to answer /support questions

** Contribute to this wiki by adding missing sections or fixing mistakes (you just need to create an account)

* Be trustworthy

* Be at least 18 years of age

* Understand enough of the game internals to investigate complex issues

* '''Si no puedes leer esta pagina entera entonces tampoco puedes ser administrador.''' (Español)

* '''Jesli nie potrafisz przetlumaczyc tej strony tak by ja przeczytac nie mozesz byc adminem.''' (Polski)

* '''Wenn du diese Webseite nicht übersetzen kannst, kannst du auch kein Admin sein. '''(Deutsch)

* '''Если вы не можете прочитать весь текст этой страницы, то и админом вы быть не можете. '''(Russian)

* Check [[Stendhal:Administration]] for update to GM commands

* Respect the others GMs (e.g. try not to interfere if they are already dealing with a support issues, unless they asked you for help themself) and expect the same respect from them. Demand respect from players

* Organize monster raids or other events or games, remember to announce the majority of these in advance using the website.

* Regularly check the [[Special:RecentChanges|recent changes]] to this wiki so that you can delete any spam that is created or fix changes made by others which have wrong information

* Update the Stendhal FAQ yourself if you think it is missing useful questions, as well as updating admin pages if any useful commands are missing.

* Solve the basic [[Database Query Exercise]] and the RPG specific [[Advanced Database Query Exercise]].

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