xblast
NAME
xblast - Multi-player blast the others game
SYNOPSIS
xblast -D[efault] -p[layer] n:m -d[isplay] <display>
-l[evel] n -o[ther] <list> -n[ame] <list> -r[random]
-q[uiet] -v[ictories] n -L[ives] -h[elp] -? -S[ave]
OPTIONS
-D[default] load default settings from ~/.xblast
-p[layer] n:m n # of players, m # of displays
-d[isplay] <display> specify your display
-l[evel] n Start at level n
-o[ther] <list> list of other players' displays
-n[ame] <list> list of all players' names
-q[uiet] no (bell) sound
-r[andom] random level order
-v[ictories] n n number of victories to win game
-L[ifes] n n number of lifes
-h[elp] or -? prints options and controls
-S[ave] save settings as defaulr
DESCRIPTION
The idea of the game is quite simple "There can be only one
...". So the aim is to blast away all the other players.
You can set the number of victorious matches required to win
the total game with the `-v` option. Use your bombs to
blast away the other players and certain blocks (e.g. the
?-Blocks in the 1st level). Under some of these blocks are
extras. In this release are the following extras:
o bomb increases the number of bombs you
can drop simultaneously
o flame increases the range of your bombs
o remote control remote ignition of your bombs
o skull infects you with a (random) illness.
o star makes you invincible
o button all bombs on the map explode
o moving bomb allows you to kick bombs
CONTROLS
The number keys 2,4,6,8 (preferably on the number pad) are
used to control the first player of each X-server. If you
press one of these keys the player starts walking in this
direction and stops only if he/she hits an obstacle or the
stop key 5 is pressed. In the latter case the player stops
in the middle of the next field. Furthermore you can change
the walking direction by using the direction keys. If the
key 0 is pressed a bomb is dropped in the middle of the
player's actual field. Be careful not to drop the bomb to
early, as you can block your own way with it (bombs are
always blocking the way). For performing special actions
like the Remote Ignition, press the PLUS or the RETURN key.
To kick bombs just run into it.
The second player of the X-Server uses the keys T, F, H, V/B
to walk, SPACE to bomb, TAB for special actions, G to stop.
If only one player uses an X-Server both controls will work
for him.
To quit the game press CTRL-Q.
LEVELS
1 Seek'n Destroy
2 Treasure Hunt
3 Shrinking World
4 XBomb 2000
5 Full Power Level
6 Hexagon Excitation
7 Running Man
8 Legoland
9 Paradise City
10 Hallowe'en
EXAMPLES
If you start xblast without any option an interactive setup
of game parameters is started.
xblast -p 2:2 -o X02:0 -n Tom Jerry With this options, you
have 2 players named Tom and Jerry on to different X-
servers, where you play on your default X-Server while the
other one is playing on a server named X02.
xblast -p 3:2 -d X17:0 -o X13:0 -v 2 -l 2 Now your have
three players on two servers X17:0 and X13:0, where player 1
and 3 are using X17 while player 2 uses X13. Furthermore the
game is won after winning two levels and is started at level
2
BUGS
If the programm doesn't react to any keypress, move the
mouse pointer outside the window and then inside again.
With certain X-Servers the control via number-pad doesn't
work. Try Num-Lock, the optional control or change your
Xmodmap. This should be fixed since release 1.0.
AUTHOR
Oliver Vogel - vogel@ikp.uni-koeln.de