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This reference compares the stock configuration options in classic 3.2e MBMGEMSG.MSG and ge-next MPOGEMSG.MSG. The numbers and words below are distributed defaults, not a live BBS configuration. A dash means the option is absent, not necessarily that the gameplay feature is absent. ge-arena uses MPOGAMSG.MSG and is outside this two-column comparison. See Configuring Galactic Empire for editing and compilation, MBMGEMSG.MSG for the classic file, and Item and equipment configuration for indexed item and equipment values.

The names and values were checked against both MSG source files. Explanations summarize their purpose; linked articles cover gameplay behavior and changes that may require a new game or restart. The numeric bounds in the MSG file are validation limits, not a recommendation to use the extremes.

Access, display, and files

Option Purpose Classic default ge-next default Details
PLAYKEY BBS key for entry DEMO DEMO Access control. Allowed: 15 characters.
SYSKEY BBS key for SYS SYSOP SYSOP Sys command. Allowed: 15 characters.
REGNO Registration/identifier 00000000 Required in classic; optional startup identifier in ge-next. See Classic registration and security system. Allowed: 8 characters.
FRONTEND DATA pairing code — OFF ge-next only; see Data command. Allowed: ge-next 8 characters.
GEMNU BBS menu name Galactic Empire Galactic Empire MajorBBS 5.x only. Allowed: 30 characters.
GESEL BBS menu letter G G MajorBBS 5.x only.
FREEBIES Allow non-paying users 0 0 Legacy MajorBBS 5.x option; use BBS keys on later systems. Allowed: 0–1.
PROFON Profanity filtering YES NO lol
SHOWOPT GE log verbosity 0 0 Allowed: 0–5.
LOGFLG Extended trace log NO NO
OPTMENU Optional game-menu entry YES YES See MBMGEMNU.TXT.
OPTTXT Optional entry text Whats New! Release notes Allowed: 30 characters.
OPTCHR Optional entry key N N
SYSCMDS Enable SYS commands YES YES Sys command.
SYSONLY Restrict SYS to sysops YES YES Do not disable casually.
GEUSER User database filename MBMGEUSR.DAT MPOGEUSR.DAT Database files. Allowed: 40 characters.
GESHIP Ship database filename MBMGESHP.DAT MPOGESHP.DAT Database files. Allowed: 40 characters.
GEMAIL Mail database filename MBMGEMAL.DAT MPOGEMAL.DAT Database files. Allowed: 40 characters.
GEPLNT Planet database filename MBMGEPLT.DAT MPOGEPLT.DAT Database files. Allowed: 40 characters.
GESHIPCL Compiled class-table filename MBMGESHP.MCV MPOGESHP.MCV Ship class configuration. Allowed: 28 characters.
USEGEMSG In-game rather than BBS mail YES — ge-next uses in-game mail without this switch.
GEROSTXT Write text roster nightly — YES ge-next only; Scoring and rosters.

Players and galaxy

Option Purpose Classic default ge-next default Details
MAXPLRS Concurrent game players 30 32 Allowed: 1–256.
MAXLIST Roster entries displayed 10 10 Roster command. Allowed: 3–50.
MAXSHIPS Ships per player 8 45 In classic, allowing a player to own more than 15 ships can overwrite another channel's scan table during ship selection; see Classic bug: Ship-selection output overflow. ge-next paginates the list. Allowed: classic 1–50; ge-next 1–60.
MAXPLNTS Owned planets per player 20 200 Planet command. Allowed: 1–256.
MAXPLSE Generated bodies per sector 5 4 Does not cap sector 0 0 or wormhole destinations; Galaxy configuration. Allowed: 1–9.
SE100DAM Neutral-zone hostile-action penalty 10 10 Neutral zone. Allowed: 0–101.
TRANSOPT Transfer to unowned planets YES YES Transfer command.
PLANTOCK Minutes to cycle over planets 360 — Classic scheduler; replaced by PLANUPD. Planetary update cycle. Allowed: classic 1–32760.
PLANUPD Planet update passes per day — 4 ge-next scheduler; replaces PLANTOCK. Planetary update cycle. Allowed: ge-next 1–15.
PLODDS Planet generation divisor 3 3 Galaxy configuration. Allowed: 1–20.
WORMODDS Wormhole generation divisor 6 6 Wormholes. Allowed: 1–100.
NEBODDS Nebula generation factor — 3 ge-next only; Nebulas. Allowed: ge-next 0–10.
UNIVMAX Galaxy radius 300 300 Classic boundary has an edge error; ge-next treats ±300 as inclusive. Galactic perimeter. Allowed: 10–32000.
UNIVWRAP Wrap instead of edge barrier NO NO Galaxy configuration.
MAXPLREC Planet database size ceiling (KB) 32767 32767 Database files. Allowed: 10–32767.
S00PLNUM Sector 0 0 body count 6 6 See sector 0 0 configuration. Allowed: 3–9.

NPCs, ship systems, and weapons

Option Purpose Classic default ge-next default Details
NUMSHIPS Additional NPC ship slots 30 — Classic-only setting; ge-next uses class-table allocations. Allowed: classic 0–500.
MAXDROID Droid slot ceiling 6 — Classic loads this setting but never uses it to limit Droid creation; class-table counts determine allocation. ge-next has no separate option. Allowed: classic 0–500.
TOOCLOSE NPC proximity threshold 2500 2500 Cybertrons. Allowed: 1–32000.
CYBGOLD Maximum Cybertron gold 1200 1200 Cybertrons. Classic accepts 0 but divides by it when creating a new Cybertron, which can crash the module; see Classic bug: CYBGOLD zero crashes Cybertron creation. ge-next skips the gold roll at 0. Allowed: 0–32000.
HYPDST1 Cybertron hyperwarp upper threshold 25 30 Cybertrons. Allowed: 1–32000.
HYPDST2 Cybertron hyperwarp lower threshold 10 20 Cybertrons. Allowed: 1–32000.
CATTKD Cybertron attacks on Droids setting — 5 ge-next only; Droids. Allowed: ge-next 0–10.
GCNUM Neutral-zone faction code — 7 ge-next only; Factions. Allowed: ge-next 0–8.
TORFACT Torpedo lock divisor 40 40 Torpedoes. Allowed: 1–50.
TDAMMAX Torpedo damage cap 35 35 Torpedoes. Allowed: 1–100.
TORPSPED Torpedo movement speed 2441 2441 Torpedoes. Allowed: 1–10000.
MISFACT Missile lock divisor 21 21 Missiles. Allowed: 1–50.
MDAMMAX Missile damage cap 25 35 Missiles. Allowed: 1–100.
MISLSPED Missile movement speed 1212 2441 Missiles. All missiles in classic travel at this speed, in ge-next this value is modified by missile charge. Allowed: 1–10000.
MISENGFC Missile charge-to-flux divisor 100 — Classic only; ge-next uses direct flux withdrawal. Missiles. Allowed: classic 1–2000.
IDAMMAX Ion cannon damage cap 50 50 Ion cannon. Allowed: 1–100.
NUMMINES Active mine cap 12 18 Mines. Allowed: 1–200.
USRMINES Mine cap per user 3 3 Mines. Allowed: 1–200.
MNDAMMAX Mine damage cap 75 75 Mines. Allowed: 1–200.
DECODDS Decoy intercept odds 11 11 Decoys. Allowed: 1–20.
REPAIRRT Spontaneous repair rate 6 6 Maintenance. Allowed: 1–50.
HPFIRDST Hyper-phaser distance factor 5 5 Smaller means more reach. Hyper-phasers. Allowed: 1–20.
HPDAMMAX Hyper-phaser damage cap 50 40 Hyper-phasers. Allowed: 1–200.
PFIRDST Phaser distance factor 5 5 Smaller means more reach. Phasers. Allowed: 1–20.
PDAMMAX Phaser damage cap 50 40 Phasers. Allowed: 1–200.
PHATOWRP Minimum phaser mark for warp targets 5 3 5 in distributed classic, 3 in ge-next. Phasers. Allowed: 0–20.
JAMTIME Initial jammer duration counter 3 3 Jamming. Allowed: 1–10.
CLENGUSE Cloak flux use per update 7500 5000 Cloaking. Allowed: 1–32000.
MENEAT Men consume food — YES ge-next only; Planetary update cycle.

Scoring, teams, and planets

Option Purpose Classic default ge-next default Details
MAILDAYS Mail retention days 3 3 Allowed: 1–7.
STRTCASH Starting cash, in thousands 100 100 Cash. Allowed: 1–32000.
SCRBONUS Top-player kill bonus 1000 200 Classic and ge-next calculations differ; Scoring and rosters. Allowed: 1–32700.
SCRFACT Loser score deduction factor 35 35 Classic truncates the award to whole hundreds before applying the percentage, so the deduction can be smaller than advertised or zero for awards below 100 points. ge-next multiplies before dividing. Scoring and rosters. Allowed: 1–100.
CHGLOSER Loser cash penalty percentage 2 2 Scoring and rosters. Allowed: 0–100.
SHOWDOC Captured-document odds — 5 ge-next only; Combat. Allowed: ge-next 0–10.
TEAMBONU Team score bonus per member, ×100 5 5 Teams. Allowed: 0–32000.
TEAMMAX Maximum team membership 10 10 Teams. Allowed: 0–32000.
PLTVDIV Planet inventory scoring divisor 10000 10000 Scoring and rosters. Allowed: 1–201288837.
PLTVCASH Points per million planet cash 10 10 Scoring and rosters. Allowed: 1–201288837.
PLATTRF1 Defending troop effect on attacking fighters 18 18 Attacking planets. Allowed: 5–100.
PLATTRF2 Defending fighter effect on attacking fighters 100 100 Attacking planets. Allowed: 5–1000.
PLATTRF3 Attacking fighter effect on defending fighters 55 55 Attacking planets. Allowed: 5–1000.
PLATTRT1 Defending troop effect on attacking troops 125 125 Attacking planets. Allowed: 5–1000.
PLATTRT2 Attacking troop effect on defending troops 35 35 Attacking planets. Allowed: 5–1000.

Sector 0 0 planet definitions

S00PLNUM sets the number of defined bodies in sector 0 0. Each S00Pn group has DEF (enabled), NM (name), OWN (owner), TYP (normal planet, Zygor, Tahanian Station, or wormhole), X/Y (position), and ENV/RES (quality). Definitions are sequential; do not skip an index. Stock body 1 is Zygor, body 2 Tahanian Station, and body 3 the Enforcer Planet. Classic defaults use *EMPIRE* as the owner; ge-next uses *Galactic Command*. The configured names do not automatically rewrite text elsewhere in the MSG/help files. See Galaxy configuration and Neutral zone.

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