The definitition for each OPTIONS= option resides in include/optlist.h as of February 2020 in 3.7 WIP. Boolean and compound options are combined into a single allopt[] array. To add an option: 1. Add an entry to include/optlist.h, using the NHOPTB macro for a boolean on/off option, or NHOPTC macro for a compound option. The list of options is kept in alphabetical order. When the list of options is processed during the compile of options.c, the following will be automatically generated and included in options.c: i) an optfn_xxxx function prototype (xxxx is the option name). ii) an opt_xxxx enum value for referencing that option index by name throughout options.c (xxxx is the option name). iii) an initialization of an element in the allopt[] array, at index opt_xxxx from step ii (xxxx is the option name). 2. Create the optfn_xxxx() function in options.c. Failure to do that will result in a link error of "undefined function optfn_xxxx." The functions are in options.c in alphabetical sequence by function name. The skeletal template for an optn_xxxx() function is: int optfn_xxxx(optidx, req, negated, opts, op) int optidx /* the index of this option opt_xxxx */ int req; /* the request ID from core functions */ boolean negated; /* will be true if opt was negated */ char *opts; /* points to the complete opt string */ char *op; /* points to value portion of opt string */ { if (req == do_init) { return optn_ok; } if (req == do_set) { /* do option set processing for the option */ /* if successful, return optn_ok; */ /* if unsuccessful, return optn_err; */ } if (req == get_val) { /* return the current val of option in supplied opts buf */ if (!opts) return optn_err; Sprintf(opts, "%s", fakefunction_to_get_xxxx_value_goes_here); return optn_ok; } if (req == do_handler) { /* this is optional. If the option needs its own special handling after the doset menu, do it here or call a function to do it. The naming convention for such a function in options.c has been handler_xxxx(), but the function does not need to reside in options.c */ return optn_ok; } return optn_ok; } 3. NOTE: If you add (or delete) an option, please update the short options help (option_help()), the long options help (dat/opthelp) and also the Guidebooks. Here's some information about the req ID's passed to optfn_xxxx() functions. Each optfn_xxxx() function can be called with a req id of: do_init, do_set, do_handler or get_val. req do_init is called from options_init, and if initialization or memory allocation or other initialization for that particular option is needed, it can be done in response to the init req req do_set is called from parseoptions() for each option it encounters and the optfn_xxxx() function is expected to react and set the option based on the string values that parseoptions() passes to it. req get_val is passed a buffer from its caller that the optfn_xxxx() is expected to fill with the current value of the opton. req do_handler is called during doset() operations processing in response to player selections, most likely from the 'O' option-setting menu. The do_handler req is only called for options that were marked as supporting do_handler in the option definition in include/optlist.h