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diff --git a/games/xu4/u4.1 b/games/xu4/u4.1 new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..0fc8fe2376 --- /dev/null +++ b/games/xu4/u4.1 @@ -0,0 +1,240 @@ +.TH u4 1 "26 Oct 2011" "Version 1.1+svn" "XU4 Manual" + +.SH NAME +\fBu4\fR \- A modern reimplementation of the classic Ultima IV role\-playing game. + +.SH SYNOPSIS +.B u4 +.RI [ options ] + +.SH DESCRIPTION +.B XU4 +is a remake of the computer game Ultima IV. The goal is to make +it easy and convenient to play this classic on modern operating +systems. +.PP +This man page only describes the command\-line options and keyboard commands +supported by \fBu4\fR. +For full documentation, see the files in \fI/usr/doc/xu4\-@VERSION@/\fR. The +README is a good place to start. Also the "History of Britannia" and the "Book +of Mystic Wisdom" are found there (you should read them before playing). +.SH OPTIONS +\fBu4\fR accepts the following options: +.TP +.B "\-f, \-\-fullscreen" +Run in fullscreen mode. +.TP +.B \-filter <filt> +Apply a filter on the scaled images. The <filt> +parameter must be set to one of the following +case\-sensitive options: +.I point +.I 2xBi +.I 2xSaI +.I Scale2x +.TP +.B "\-i, \-skipintro" +Skip the intro, and go directly into the game. +This option requires the existance of a valid saved game. +.TP +.B "\-p <profname>, \-profile <profname>" +Activate a specific save game profile. Using this +option, you may have multiple saved games at the +same time. Also, the game's config is stored on +a per\-profile basis, so different profiles could +have e.g. different screen resolutions. +Use quotation marks around profile names that +include spaces. +All profiles are stored in the +.I ~/.xu4/profiles +sub\-directory. +The active profile name is shown on the +introduction map view off the main menu. +.TP +.B "\-q, \-quiet" +Quiet mode \- no music. +.TP +.B \-scale <n> +Scale the original graphics by a factor of <n>. +Factor <n> must be 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5. +.TP +.B "\-v, \-verbose" +Verbose output; prints out information useful for +trouble\-shooting. +.SH KEYBOARD CONTROLS +XU4 is played entirely with the keyboard. To make choices from menus, +press the first letter of the menu choice (e.g. \fBJ\fR for "Journey Onward" +at the main menu). The Config menu also supports navigation with the arrow +keys and Enter. +.PP +During gameplay, the following keystrokes are supported (information taken +from Keyboard.txt and README): +.TP +.B A (Attack) +Attempt to engage thy foe with the weapon thou hast +readied (Ready Weapon command); must be followed by the +direction of thy foe. +.TP +.B B (Board) +Board a vessel or mount a horse. +.TP +.B C (Cast) +Cast a magical spell; must be followed by the number +of the player who wishes to cast it (not needed in combat or +in dungeon rooms), and then the first letter of the desired +spell. Note: All spells must have reagents mixed in advance +of casting. +.TP +.B D (Descend) +Climb down ladder to next level of dungeon or +building. +.TP +.B E (Enter) +Go into such places as villages, townes, castles, +dungeons and shrines. +.TP +.B F (Fire) +Fire a ship's cannons (once thou hast Boarded); must +be followed by a direction. Note: Broadsides only! +.TP +.B G (Get Chest) +Attempt to open (and disarm, if trapped) chest; +must be followed by the number of the player who wishes to +open the chest, except during combat and in dungeon rooms. +Note: 'Tis wisest to use the player with the highest +Dexterity when examining potentially dangerous chests as +this lessens the chances of setting off any traps. +.TP +.B H (Hole up and camp) +Set up camp to rest and recover from thy wounds. +Note: This command may only be used successfully with limited frequency. +.TP +.B 1 (Ignite a torch) +Light a torch for illumination in dungeons. Requires a special item. +.TP +.B J (Jimmy lock) +Use a magical key to unlock a sealed door. Must be followed by the direction of the door that thou dost wish to unlock. +.TP +.B K (Klimb) +Climb up a ladder to the next level of a building or dungeon, or to reach the surface from the topmost level of a dungeon. +.TP +.B L (Locate Position) +Requires a special item. +.TP +.B M (Mix Reagents) +Prepare material components of spells for later use. +Note: Thou must have reagents mixed ahead of time in +order to cast any spells. When asked "Reagent:", type the +letter corresponding to the reagents desired and then type +[Return] when thou wishes to mix them. +.TP +.B N (New order) +Exchanges the position of two players indicated within thy party, except for player #1, for thou must lead the party. +.TP +.B O (Open door) +Open a door in the direction indicated. +.TP +.B P (Peer at gem) +Requires a special item. +.TP +.B Q (Quit & Save) +Saves the current game status to disk; thou may continue after this command or power down thy computer. +.TP +.B R (Ready a weapon) +Equip a player with the weapon of thy choice (if owned) for use in combat. +.TP +.B S (Search) +Search thy exact current location for unusual items. +.TP +.B T (Talk) +Allows a player to converse with merchants or townesfolk in the direction indicated. +.TP +.B U (Use) +Use an item thou hast found during play by means of the "Search" command. +.TP +.B V (Volume) +Toggles sound effects on or off. +.TP +.B W (Wear armour) +Outfits a player with the armour of thy choice if owned for defense in combat. +.TP +.B X (Xit) +That's (e)xit thy current form of transportation and continue on foot. +.TP +.B Y (Yell) +Yell "giddyup" or "whoa" to speed up or slow down thy horse. +.TP +.B Z (Ztats) +Displays the status and attributes of a +selected player; if 0 is pressed instead of a player number, +this command will display the lists of weapons, armour, +items, reagents and mixtures. The left and right arrow +keys will scroll through these lists, while pressing any +other key will return thee to game play. +.TP +.B +ARROW KEYS +Control movement. North/South/East/West +.SH FILES +.TP +.B ~/.xu4/ +Configuration and saved games are stored here, when \fB\-p\fR is not in use. The config file is +\fBxu4rc\fR. It is human\-readable and editable, but normally is +created and updated by the in\-game configuration menu. The savegames +are in a binary format. +.TP +.B ~/.xu4/profiles/<profname>/ +When using the \fB\-p <profname>\fR option, config and savegame data are +stored here instead. +.SH AUTHORS +Ultima IV was created by Richard Garriott, aka Lord British. +.PP +.B XU4 +authors: +.br +Andrew Taylor <andrewtaylor@users.sourceforge.net> +.br + Main developer +.PP +Marc Winterrowd <nodling at yahoo dot com> +.br + LZW decoder, tile animations, title screen fixes, and lots more +.PP +Daniel Browning\-Weber <dan_ultima@users.sourceforge.net> +.br + Developer +.PP +Darren Janeczek <darren_janeczek@users.sourceforge.net> +.br + Developer +.PP +Doug Day <dougday@users.sourceforge.net> +.br + Developer +.PP +Travis Howell <kirben@users.sourceforge.net> +.br + Windows port +.PP +Frank Wolter <FrankWolter@gmx.net> +.br + Ultima IV icon used in xu4 +.PP +Dennis De Marco <dennis@demarco.com> +.br + Sound code +.PP +Steve Saunders <s_j_nevets@yahoo.com.au> +.br + MacOSX port +.PP +Michael Ryan <solus@users.sourceforge.net> +.br + Text colorization, profiles, enhanced LOS algorithm, title/intro sequence, general fixes +.PP +Gregory Saunders <grerfy@users.sourceforge.net> +.br + Amiga file formats, minor enhancements +.PP +Man page created (from README contents) by B. Watson, for the SlackBuilds.org +project. Permission hereby granted to use this man page anywhere, for any purpose. |