// kick off a RNG check
megamek.common.Compute.d6();
// start server
try {
server = new Server(hd.serverPass, hd.port);
} catch (IOException ex) {
System.err.println("could not create server socket on port "
+ hd.port);
StringBuffer error = new StringBuffer();
error.append("Error: could not start server at localhost").append(