| Compatibility
Solitaire 4 Settings are NOT backward compatible with prior versions of Solitaire! Do not attempt to use your Solitaire 3 settings file in Solitaire 4.
Solitaire 4 uses integer based numbers for Pay Per Card (PPC) games instead of float based numbers as with previous verisons.
| Solitaire 3 |
Solitaire 4 |
0.05 = 5%
0.005 would not work |
5 = 5%
5.5 = 5.5% |
Game Settings
Solitaire game settings are the settings that set payout, type of game, number of deals, and score required to win if any. You may have up to 120 different settings in any game at any time.
There are 4 different ways your games can payout.
| Payout Methods |
| Method |
Description |
| Pay Per Card |
The original method of payout for Solitaire. Pay Per Card games pay the player a percentage of their original wager for each card they get to the foundations. |
| All or Nothing |
All or Nothing games pay the player a multiple of their original wager if they can get a set number of cards to the foundations. As the name implies, if they get less than the score required, they do not get paid anything. |
| Freeplay |
Freeplay games pay a set pot to the player for getting a set number of cards to the foundations. Freeplay games are free to the player to play. |
| Contest |
If set to Contest mode. The game will not payout anything upon completion of the game and will assume that you have attached a contest board or other device using the API which will handle payout. |
Game settings are made up of 6 different parts seperated by commas.
Example: Game,klondike,0,0,2.5,0
| Game Settings Parts |
| Game |
Game Type |
Number of deals
Ignored if not supported
0 for unlimited |
Payout Method
0 = Pay Per Card (PPC)
1 = All or Nothing (AON)
2 = Freeplay (FP)
3 = Contest Only |
Payout
Percent For PPC
Multiplier For AON
Pot Amount For FP
Cost For Contest |
Score Required To Win
Ignored for PPC
Ignored For
Contest |
| Game |
klondike |
0 |
0 |
2.5 |
0 |
The above example would be for a Klondike game with unlimited deals paying to 2.5% per card.
The Score required would be ignored becuase its a PPC game.
Settings Creator
We know that the above was a little confusing. To make it more simple you can use the tool below to create settings and copy them into your configuration file.
Other Settings
The settings below take effect for the entire system and are not game type specific :
| Other Settings |
| Setting |
Description |
Default Value |
| PayOptions |
A set of 4 numbers seperated by commas. These are the payin options available to your players. They will be adjusted down as needed to work mathematically with your settings. |
PayOptions,10,25,50,100 |
| Texture |
A UUID of a Texture file to be used for the backs of cards. See the Skins page for more infomation. Leaving it blank will have the game revert to the standard textures. |
Texture, |
| Stoploss |
The stop loss option will stop the game if the loss is greater than the amount shown. For instance if you want to stop the game if you lose more than L$20,000 you would set the stop loss setting to 20000. Setting the stop loss to 0 will disable the stop loss feature. The game will not stop until the player is done playing their current game. |
Stoploss,10000 |
| StoplossEffect |
The stoploss effect option gives you the option to disable a single game type vs the entire machine, if the top loss is triggered and this option is enabled, the gametype that triggered the stop loss will be shut down. This also changes how the stop loss is determined. Using this option uses the profit amounts from the different game types, if this option is disabled the game will use the combined profit/loss of all game types to determine stop loss. (0 = disabled, 1 = enabled) |
StoplossEffect,1 |
| StoplossOthers |
The Stoploss Others option allows you to have your other Solitaire games stop or disable a game type (depending on the stoplosseffect setting) if this machine hits it's stoploss. This option works with games in the same region or within 96 meeters. (0 = disabled, 1 = enabled)
|
StoplossOthers,0 |
| Messages |
The send messages to owner is for owners who do not want the instant messages sent to them when a player wins money from the game. If you do not wish to get this messages, set this option to 0, otherwise set it to 1. |
Messages,1 |
| PayForPlay |
Include In Pay For Play System If yes set this to 1, otherwise set it to 0. |
PayForPlay,0 |
APIChannel
APIPassword |
API Information used for third party addons, see Paso Clip or your addon developer for more info. |
APIChannel,
APIPassword, |
Default Configuration File
A copy of the default configuration file is available here.
If your question is not addressed here, you can also check out the Fourms and Message Boards or send an email to support@mootowngames.com. |
