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diff --git a/games/ucr/ucr.6 b/games/ucr/ucr.6 new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..40d2cbbebe --- /dev/null +++ b/games/ucr/ucr.6 @@ -0,0 +1,99 @@ +.TH ucr 6 "28 Oct 2011" "0.1.2" "Ultima Classics Revisited" + +.SH NAME +\fBucr\fR \- A modern reimplementation of the classic Ultima role\-playing games. + +.SH SYNOPSIS +.B ucr + +.SH DESCRIPTION +.B ucr +(Ultima Classics Revisited) +is a remake of the computer games Akalabeth (aka "Ultima 0") and +Ultima 1. +.PP +.B ucr +accepts no command\-line arguments. +.PP +The current version of +.B ucr +contains a complete rewrite of Akalabeth, which is fully playable, and +a partial engine for Ultima I (not fully playable). To use the Ultima I +engine, you will need the data files from the original PC release of +Ultima I (place them in \fI/usr/share/ucr/games/u1\fR). +.PP +Although Akalabeth is fully playable, it has no support for saving the +game or loading saved games (unlike the original PC release of Akalabeth). +Ultima I, while not fully playable, does support saving/loading the game. +.SH KEYBOARD CONTROLS +Only the keyboard controls for Akalabeth are documented here. +.PP +Akalabeth +is played entirely with the keyboard. To make choices from menus, +press the first letter of the menu choice (e.g. \fBF\fR to buy Food +at the Adventure Shop menu). +.PP +During gameplay, the following keystrokes are supported: +.TP +.B S +Show character stats (hit points, equipment, etc) +.TP +.B P +Pause/Resume +.TP +.B Space +Pass +.TP +.B F11 +Toggle original/enhanced graphics +.TP +.B +F12 +Enable/disable music +.SS Outdoors +.TP +.B Up/Down/Left/Right Arrows +Move North/South/East/West +.TP +.B E +Enter Town or Castle +.SS In Dungeons +.TP +.B +Up +Move Forward +.TP +.B +Down +Turn Around +.TP +.B +Left/Right +Turn Left/Right +.TP +.B +A +Attack +.TP +.B +E +Climb Ladder or Descend into Hole +.SH FILES +.TP +.B /etc/ucr/ucr.conf +Config file for \fBucr\fR. Sets the paths to the game data, the screen +size, and a few other variables. Not well documented, but fairly self\-explanatory. +The settings for u2 through u6 don't do anything, as these games were never +implemented in \fBucr\fR. +.SH AUTHORS +.B Akalabeth +and the +.B +Ultima +games were created by Richard Garriott, AKA Lord British. +.PP +.B ucr +written by Gregory Maculo <prmths@emptyspaces.net> +.PP +Man page created by B. Watson, for the SlackBuilds.org +project. Permission hereby granted to use this man page anywhere, for any purpose. |