1abuse-sdl(6)                     Games Manual                     abuse-sdl(6)
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NAME

6       abuse.sdl - An SDL port of the Abuse by Crack dot Com.
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SYNOPSIS

10       abuse.sdl options]
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DESCRIPTION

14       Abuse-SDL  is  a port of the classic Crack dot Com side-scroller shoot-
15       em-up Abuse.  It uses the Simple DirectMedia Layer  API  to  draw  it's
16       graphics and play sound.
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18       Abuse-SDL has the following additional features over the original game:
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20       Stereo sound with panning.
21       Runs at any colour depth from 8bpp to 32bpp.
22       Can use a mousewheel for changing weapons.
23       Scaling to any resolution.
24       Can use OpenGL for hardware accelerated scaling and anti-aliasing.
25       Customizable keys.
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REQUIREMENTS

30       Abuse-SDL requires the following:
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32              SDL 1.1.6 or above.
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34              Datafiles(graphics,  sounds,  maps  etc.) from either Registered
35              Abuse, Shareware Abuse, or fRaBs (Free Abuse).
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OPTIONS

39       The following command-line options are available:
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41       -fullscreen
42              Run Abuse in fullscreen mode.
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44       -doublebuf
45              Use double-buffering when  blitting  to  the  screen.   This  is
46              slower  but  can  reduce image tearing or other artifacts.  Only
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49       -mono  Use mono sound like the original Abuse. This is faster.
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54       -scale <arg>
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57       -gl    Enable OpenGL support.
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CONFIGURATION

64       Abuse-SDL can load it's settings from a configuration  file  stored  in
65       the    users    home    directory.    The    file    is    located   at
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70       The configuration file contains  various  settings  for  adjusting  how
71       Abuse-SDL  behaves.   Except for key settings, most of the options have
72       an equivalent command-line option. Lines starting with a  semi-colon(;)
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77       fullscreen = 1 | 0
78              Set starting in fullscreen mode 'on' or 'off'.
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86       grabmouse = 1 | 0
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99              Turn SDL handling segfaults to either 'on' or 'off'.  For debug‐
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102       The following options are for setting the keys used in the game.  Valid
103       values are any letter of the alphabet or number.  Special keys like the
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106              LEFT, RIGHT, UP, DOWN, CTRL_L, CTRL_R,  ALT_L,  ALT_R,  SHIFT_L,
107              SHIFT_R, BACKSPACE, INSERT, DELETE, PAGEUP, PAGEDOWN, TAB
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109       left = <key>
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119              Use switches, doors, teleports or climb down ladders.
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FILES

132       ~/.abuse/abuserc - Abuse-SDL configuration file.
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AUTHORS

136       Anthony  Kruize  <trandor@labyrinth.net.au>  See  also the AUTHORS file
137       included with Abuse-SDL.
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141Version 0.7.0                      Abuse-SDL                      abuse-sdl(6)