bill@newbreedsoftware.com
http://www.newbreedsoftware.com/supertux/
-Version 0.0.5
+Version 0.0.6 (in development)
-December 17, 2003
+December 26th, 2003
NOTICE! THIS GAME IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION!
The program accepts some options:
--disable-sound - If sound support was compiled in, this will
- disable it for this session of the game.
+ disable it. You can also turn on/off sound
+ during the game.
+
+ --disable-music - This option disables music. However, you can
+ still turn it on/off later in the game.
--fullscreen - Run in fullscreen mode.
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Press [RETURN] or a joystick firebutton to begin a game.
- Press [ESCAPE] to quit.
+ Press [ESCAPE] or choose [Quit] to quit.
+
+ Use arrow keys to move between menu's items. Press [RETURN] or [SPACE] to validate
+ your choice.
Note: If you're playing Super Tux in a window, you can also use
your window manager's close option (usually an "X" button on the window's
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
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- |SCORE 1230 TIME 128 DISTROS 93 |
- |HIGH 100 |
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+ |SCORE 1230 TIME 128 DISTROS 93 |
+ |HIGH 100 |
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Pausing
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- NOT IMPLEMENTED
-
- To pause the game, you can press either the [TAB] or [P] key.
- To unpause, press one of those keys again.
+
+ To pause the game, you can press the [P] key.
+ To unpause, press [P] again.
Quitting
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- To quit the current game, you can press [ESCAPE]. This forfeits your game
- (as though you ran out of lives).
+ To quit the current game, you can press [ESCAPE] to open the game's menu
+ then choose [Quit game]. This forfeits your game (as though you ran
+ out of lives).
+
To quit Super Tux altogether, you can use your window manager's
close command. See the note in the "Title Screen" section, above.
OPTIONS FILE
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- NOT IMPLEMENTED
When Super Tux starts up, it looks for an options file.
- Under Linux, this file is ".supertux" in your home directory ($HOME).
+ Under Linux, this file is "config" in your directory
+ ($HOME/.supertux/).
Under Windows, this file is "supertux.dat" in the Super Tux folder.
-
- This file records high score scores and initials, and volume settings.
-
-
+
+ This file records program's settings.
+
+HIGHSCORE FILE
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+
+ When Super Tux starts up, it looks for an highscore file.
+
+ Under Linux, this file is "highscore" in your directory
+ ($HOME/.supertux/).
+ Under Windows, this file is "st_highscore.dat" in the Super Tux folder.
+
THE END
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Thanks for trying out Super Tux.