Index: server/civserver.c
===================================================================
--- server/civserver.c	(revision 12345)
+++ server/civserver.c	(working copy)
@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@
       srvarg.log_filename = option;
     else if ((option = get_option("--gamelog", argv, &inx, argc)))
       srvarg.gamelog_filename = option;
+    else if ((option = get_option("--players", argv, &inx, argc)))
+      srvarg.players_filename = option;
     else if (is_option("--nometa", argv[inx])) {
       fc_fprintf(stderr, _("Warning: the %s option is obsolete.  "
 			   "Use -m to enable the metaserver.\n"), argv[inx]);
Index: server/srv_main.h
===================================================================
--- server/srv_main.h	(revision 12345)
+++ server/srv_main.h	(working copy)
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
   /* filenames */
   char *log_filename;
   char *gamelog_filename;
+  char *players_filename;
   char load_filename[512]; /* FIXME: may not be long enough? use MAX_PATH? */
   char *script_filename;
   char *saves_pathname;
Index: server/plrhand.c
===================================================================
--- server/plrhand.c	(revision 12345)
+++ server/plrhand.c	(working copy)
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <stdarg.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
 
 #include "diptreaty.h"
 #include "events.h"
@@ -2331,5 +2332,23 @@
 
   check_for_full_turn_done();
 
+  {
+    FILE *f = fopen(srvarg.players_filename, "w");
+    if (f)
+    {
+      const char *yes = "Yes", *no = "No";
+      fprintf(f, " Player\tAlive\tAI\tTurn Done\n");
+      players_iterate(p) {
+        fprintf(f, "%s\t%s\t%s\t%s\n%s",
+          p->name,
+          p->is_alive          ? yes : no,
+          p->ai.control        ? yes : no,
+          p->turn_done         ? yes : no,
+          ""
+        );
+      } players_iterate_end;
+    }
+  }
+
   send_player_info(pplayer, NULL);
 }