gearhead - roguelike mecha role playing game
gearhead is a roguelike adventure game involving giant
mechas and a post-apocalyptic but recovering world.
A list of key bindings can be viewed with the h key during
play. Menus can be navigated with arrow keys and enter. Walking into an
object generally does the expected thing (use, talk or attack). The action
names listed can be used to redefine the keys in a configure file.
- a - Attack
- Attack.
- A - AttackMenu
- Attack, choosing the weapon or body part from a list.
- B - PartBrowser
- Examine the individual components of the player character.
- C - CharInfo
- Show character information.
- e - Equipment
- View character's equipment.
- E - Eject
- Eject from a mecha.
- H - FieldHQ
- Examine mechas and allies.
- i - Inventory
- View inventory.
- l - Look
- Look around.
- L - LearnSkills
- Learn new skills by spending accumulated experience.
- m - Messages
- Review all current adventure memos, news and email.
- Q - QuitGame
- Quit the game. Does not save the game.
- r - RunToggle
- Toggle running on or off.
- R - Recenter
- Recenter the game display on the character.
- S - Search
- Search the area for secrets and enemies.
- t - Talk
- Initiate a conversation with an NPC.
- T - Telephone
- Call an NPC.
- u - UseScenery
- Uses stationary scenery such as doors or computers.
- V - History
- Show past game messages.
- X - SaveGame
- Saves the game. Does not quit the game.
- Z - Rest
- Take a break for one hour of game time.
- . - SwitchGears
- Toggle the movement mode (e.g. flying, walking).
- [ - TurnLeft
- Turn to left.
- ] - TurnRight
- Turn to right.
- keypad keys 1-9 - Stop, Dir-NorthWest, etc.
- Move around or stop.
- + - FullSpeed
- Move forward at full speed.
- = - NormSpeed
- Move forward at normal speed.
- - - Reverse
- Move backwards.
- <, > - Enter, Enter2
- Enter scenery.
The following keys are usable when selecting a target.
- / - CalledShot
- Toggle the Called Shot option while selecting a target.
- > - SwitchBv
- Toggle the Burst Fire option while selecting a target.
- ; - SwitchTarget
- Switch to next visible enemy when selecting a target.
- /etc/gearhead.conf
- System-wide configuration file.
- $HOME/.gearhead/gearhead.conf
- User specific configuration file. If this is present the system-wide
configuration file is not read.
gearhead was written by Joseph Hewitt
<pyrrho12@yahoo.ca>.
This manual page was written by Kari Pahula
<kaol@debian.org>, for the Debian project (but may be used by
others).
nethack(6). More documentation for gearhead can be
found in the /usr/share/doc/gearhead directory.