xkoules.6

.TH KOULES 6 "28 Jul 1995" "Linux" "games"

.SH NAME
xkoules \- Action game for X11

.SH SYNOPSIS
xkoules [-SxslMmpdh]

.SH KOULES FROM THE TOP:
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                \\   /           /   \\        X           O
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                                         . . . .
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                                        .   .   .
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                        H A V E
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                          FUN
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                           !


.SH DESCRIPTION
.B Koules
is an action game. The mission is to bounce all koules fighters from your 
sector

.SH "OPTIONS"
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.B \-h 
for help
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.B \-s 
for small display(320x250)
for slow machines
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.B \-l 
for large display(640x480)
default size
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.B \-m 
for monochrome displays
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.B \-b 
for black and white mode
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.B \-p 
use private colormap
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.B \-y 
Synchronize with X
use only for debugging
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.B \-f
Disable palette fading
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.B \-d 
Disable sound support
Game will run faster.
.TP
.B \-x 
Disable X11 pointer
Use game's own cursor when standard X11's cursor is blinking
.TP
.B \-M 
DISABLE shared memory support
Slow down the game. Use only if shared memory support crashes.
.SH "Network options"
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.B \-C<host> 
run koules as network client
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.B \-S 
run koules as network server
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.B \-P<port> 
select port. Default is:12345
    Use this in case that some other program is already using this port.

.SH "Server options"
.TP
.B \-W
run server in width mode-support for 320x200 svgalib and OS/2 clients.
    Use this in case that server is refusing your clients.
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.B \-L<level>
select level for server
.TP
.B \-D<number> 
select dificulty for server:
     0: nightmare
     1: hard
     2: medium(default and recomended)
     3: easy
     4: very easy
.TP
.B \-K 
run server in deathmatch mode
.SH "Points:"
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  Bounce something         :  +1
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  Eat extension            :  +10
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  Eat thief                :  -30
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  Eat friend               :  +30
.B  At end of level
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  every live               :  +20
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  every lost level         :  -100
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.B  In deathmatch mode
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  every destroyed concurrent:  +100

.SH PORTABILITY

The program is written in ANSI C and uses the X11 graphics
library.

.SH BUGS/LIMITATIONS

Joystick is supported only on Linux.

.SH SEE ALSO
http://www.paru.cas.cz/~hubicka/koules/English/koules.html

.SH AUTHOR
Jan Hubicka

.B email:
hubicka@paru.cas.cz
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.B smail:
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       Jan Hubicka
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       Dukelskych bojovniku 1944
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       Tabor 39001
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       Czech Republic