NAME

xkoules - Action game for X11

SYNOPSIS

xkoules [-SxslMmpdh]

KOULES FROM THE TOP:

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H A V E
FUN
!

DESCRIPTION

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

OPTIONS

-h: for help
-s: for small display(320x250) for slow machines
-l: for large display(640x480) default size
-m: for monochrome displays
-b: for black and white mode
-p: use private colormap
-y: Synchronize with X use only for debugging
-f: Disable palette fading
-d: Disable sound support Game will run faster.
-x: Disable X11 pointer Use game's own cursor when standard X11's cursor is blinking
-M: DISABLE shared memory support Slow down the game. Use only if shared memory support crashes.

Network options

-C<host>: run koules as network client
-S: run koules as network server
-P<port>: select port. Default is:12345
Use this in case that some other program is already using this port.

Server options

-W: run server in width mode-support for 320x200 svgalib and OS/2 clients.
Use this in case that server is refusing your clients.
-L<level>: select level for server
-D<number>: select dificulty for server:
0: nightmare
1: hard
2: medium (default and recommended)
3: easy
4: very easy
-K: run server in deathmatch mode

Points:

Bounce something : +1
Eat extension : +10
Eat thief : -30
Eat friend : +30 At end of level
every live : +20
every lost level : -100
In deathmatch mode
every destroyed concurrent: +100

PORTABILITY

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

BUGS/LIMITATIONS

Joystick is supported only on Linux.

AUTHOR

Jan Hubicka

email: hubicka@paru.cas.cz

smail:
Jan Hubicka
Dukelskych bojovniku 1944
Tabor 39001
Czech Republic