With the exception of the Third and current, Sixth Editions, the default setting for RuneQuest has been the world of Glorantha.

The original rules contained a map of an area called Dragon Pass, a region offered as the default setting for adventures.

Players could take on any number of possible roles in the setting but the default was to act as hired agents of the Pan Galactic corporation in exploring the Frontier and fighting the aggressive incursions of the alien and mysterious worm-like race known as the Sathar.

" Most published supplements for Traveller deal in some way with a default setting called the " Third Imperium ", ( sometimes referred to as the Official Traveller Universe ( OTU )), but the main rules are generic enough so that a campaign can be played in any setting the referee chooses.

Within a short time, however, a default setting was crafted to take advantage of all aspects of those rules, which has come to be known as the Official Traveller Universe ( OTU ), also known by the primary political entity in the setting, The Third Imperium.

For instance the default setting was " Milieu 0 ", set about 1200 years prior to the time period laid out in the original Traveller.

On modern UNIX-like systems ( that comply with SUSv3 specification in this respect ), the following special case applies: if the parent explicitly ignores SIGCHLD by setting its handler to ( rather than simply ignoring the signal by default ) or has the flag set, all child exit status information will be discarded and no zombie processes will be left.

The default position of every signal is therefore " danger ", and therefore a positive action — setting signals to " clear " — is required before a train may pass.

In 2000, after two years of work and playtesting, WotC released the 3rd edition of D & D, and defined a default setting for the game for the first time.

At Gen Con 2007, WotC announced that the 4th edition of Dungeons & Dragons would be released the following spring, and Greyhawk would no longer be the default campaign setting under the new rules system.

It includes the Thyatian Empire, which could be compared to Byzantine Empire ; the Grand Duchy of Karameikos ( which includes the town of Threshold, the default setting of many classic D & D adventures ), comparable to medieval southeastern Europe ; the Principalities of Glantri, which is similar to medieval western Europe, ruled by wizard-princes ; the Ethengar Khanate, a Mongol-like society ; the merchant-run Republic of Darokin, which is based somewhat loosely on the mercantile states of Medieval Italy ; the Emirates of Ylaruam which have an Arabic flavor ; the Heldannic Territories, ruled by an order of religious Knights devoted to the Immortal Vanya, similar to the Teutonic Knights ; the Atruaghin Clans, which have an Amerindian feel ; the nation of Sind, based on India during the rule of the Mughals ; the Northern Reaches Kingdoms of Ostland, Vestland, the Soderfjord Jarldoms, based on Scandinavian kingdoms at various periods of history ; the Dwarven nation of Rockhome ; the elven Kingdom of Alfheim ; the Halfling lands of the Five Shires ; and the Alphatian Empire, ruled by wizards and other spellcasters.

In cooler climates, the default setting of the reversing valve is heating.

The default setting in warmer climates is cooling.

The game's default setting is the fictional Night City located between Los Angeles and San Francisco on the west coast of the United States ( near San Jose, California ).

Most screens are set to " shop " mode by default, which draws at least twice the power ( around 500 – 700 watts ) of a " home " setting of less extreme brightness.

Although disabled by default in Firefox 3. 0, ICC v2 and ICC v4 color management could be enable by using an add-on or setting a configuration option .< ref > The value can be set to " true " in the " about: config " file of Firefox since version 3.

In many systems, this is chosen on the basis of the default locale setting on the computer it is read on.

The default mod is Liero 1. 0, also called Classic, which is roughly equal to the basic setting in original Liero.

On top of this, several player-created mods are included in the standard game packs, some of which are more popular than the default setting.

In all instances, season, preaseason and Pro Bowl, unless the player ( or players ) edit the Team Data beforehand ( setting plays and starters ), the default team depth chart and play selection would be used.

* Some channels disrespect the English soundtrack default setting and start with a Polish soundtrack when first turned on.

From release 2. 9. 0 on, support for gnutella and G2 are no longer compiled in by default as both plugins are buggy and currently unmaintained ; however, it is still possible to compile them in by making the appropriate setting in the configuration file.

Released in 1989, it has been distributed widely as the shell for the GNU operating system and as the default shell on Linux and.

Bunsen burner flames depend on air flow in the throat holes ( on the burner side, not the needle valve for gas flow ): 1. air hole closed ( safety flame used for lighting or default ), 2. air hole slightly open, 3. air hole half open, 4. hole almost fully open ( roaring blue flame ).

Depending on how competently the user-written software has been integrated into default application packages, many users may not be aware of the distinction between the original packages, and what has been added by co-workers.

For example, it can rely on the user's settings, either browser-wide or specific for a given document, or it can pick a default encoding based on the user's language.

SBCL does not use an interpreter by default ; all expressions are compiled to native code unless the user switches the interpreter on.

* Equitable charge, confers a right on the secured party to look to a particular asset in the event of the debtor's default

The default state of the clutch is engaged-that is the connection between engine and gearbox is always " on " unless the driver presses the pedal and disengages it.

In Windows Vista and Windows 7 ClearType is turned on by default.

In Microsoft Office 2007 and later versions, Internet Explorer 7 and later versions and Windows Live Messenger, ClearType is also turned on by default, even if it is not enabled throughout the operating system.

Commodore chose not to use the upper five tracks by default ( or at least to use more than 35 ) due to the bad quality of some of the drive mechanisms, which did not always work reliably on those tracks.

* 1978 – Cleveland, Ohio becomes the first post-Depression era city to default on its loans, owing $ 14, 000, 000 to local banks.

A hosts file still exists on most modern operating systems by default and generally contains a mapping of " localhost " to the IP address 127. 0. 0. 1.

* Before the first assembly on a newly setup RDOS system, the macro assembler ’ s default symbol definitions need to be configured using the following command: < tt >< u > mac / s nbid osid nsid paru </ tt ></ u >

Third parties can use publicly available derivative prices as educated predictions of uncertain future outcomes, for example, the likelihood that a corporation will default on its debts.

To obtain new money to head off default on the government's loans, the king called an Assembly of Notables in 1787.

The 1985 crisis coincided with a default ( then called a " standstill ") on foreign debt by the apartheid government.

When the BDG appeared likely to win the election by default, the Gabonese military toppled M ' Ba in a bloodless coup on 18 February 1964.

When the BDG appeared likely to win the election by default, the Gabonese military toppled M ' Ba in a bloodless coup on February 18, 1964.

Groups of variables can also be set to default types based on the initial letter of their name by use of the, etc., statements.

Venizelos was forced to default on Greece's national debt in 1932, and he fell from office after the 1932 elections, being succeeded by a monarchist coalition government led by Panagis Tsaldaris of the People's Party.

This led to a crisis of confidence, indicated by a widening of bond yield spreads and risk insurance on credit default swaps compared to other countries, most importantly Germany.

There are widespread fears that a Greek default on its debt would have global repercussions, endangering the economies of many other countries in the European Union, threatening the stability of the European currency, the euro, and possibly plunging the world into another recession.

" By default, American individualists had no difficulty accepting the concepts that " one man employ another " or that " he direct him ," in his labor but rather demanded that " all natural opportunities requisite to the production of wealth be accessible to all on equal terms and that monopolies arising from special privileges created by law be abolished.