--- /eressea/server/bin/run-eressea.cron	2020-12-12 15:09:21.000000000 +0000
+++ /eressea/run-eressea.sh	2020-12-07 21:09:58.000000000 +0000
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 #!/bin/bash

+# this script is based on run-eressea.cron
+# differences to original
+#   it is possible to run a turn with empty orders
+
 eval "$(luarocks path)"
 GAME=$1
+ENABLE_EMPTY_ORDERS=$2
 (
 [ "$ENABLED" == "no" ] && exit
 [ -z "$ERESSEA" ] && ERESSEA="$HOME/eressea"
@@ -27,8 +32,10 @@

 "$BIN/create-orders" "$GAME" "$TURN"
 if [ ! -s "$ERESSEA/game-$GAME/orders.$TURN" ]; then
-  echo "server did not create orders for turn $TURN in game $GAME"
-  exit 2
+    if [ "$ENABLE_EMPTY_ORDERS" != "yes" ]; then
+      echo "server did not create orders for turn $TURN in game $GAME"
+      exit 2
+    fi
 fi

 "$BIN/backup-eressea" "$GAME" "$TURN"