bill@newbreedsoftware.com
http://www.newbreedsoftware.com/supertux/
-Version 0.0.3
-
-November 14, 2001
+Version 0.0.6 (in development)
+December 26th, 2003
+
NOTICE! THIS GAME IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION!
Things you'll notice:
Bugs
Documentation is quite incomplete
- Only one level
+ Only two levels
DESCRIPTION
The program accepts some options:
-UNDER CONSTRUCTION
-
--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
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UNDER CONSTRUCTION
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- |SCORE 1230 TIME 128 DISTROS 93 |
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+ |SCORE 1230 TIME 128 DISTROS 93 |
+ |HIGH 100 |
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Status
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Your score is displayed at the upper left.
+ Under your current score is the last highscore.
The amount of time you have left to complete this level is displayed in
the center at the top of the screen. (Note: Time is NOT in seconds!)
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.
the first and onto the second, it's worth 100 points. If you also get
the third, it's worth 150 points.
+ You can also score by shooting at the ennemies. Don't forget to drink
+ the coffee in order to get the ability to fire.
GAME OVER SCREEN
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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.