1KOBODL(6)                        Games Manual                        KOBODL(6)
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NAME

6       kobodl - Kobo Deluxe, an enhanced version of the scrolling game XKobo
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SYNOPSIS

9       kobodl [ options ]
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DESCRIPTION

12       Kobo  Deluxe  is  a 3'rd person  scrolling 2D shooter with a simple and
13       responsive control system  - which you'll need to tackle  the  tons  of
14       enemy  ships that shoot at you,  chase you, circle around you shooting,
15       or even  launch other ships at you,  while you're  trying  to   destroy
16       the   labyrinth   shaped   bases.   There  are 50 action packed  levels
17       with  smoothly increasing  difficulty, and  different  combinations  of
18       enemies that require different tactics to be dealt with successfully.
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20       Kobo  Deluxe  has an improved graphics engine that can take full advan‐
21       tage  of any video  frame rate,  without affecting the game  logic  and
22       timing. It also adds sound effects, flashy "dashboard" graphics,  full-
23       screen mode and various  other features expected from  a  modern  game.
24       Kobo  Deluxe  is  based  on  SDL,  and therefore builds and runs on all
25       major operating systems,  as well as some more unusual platforms.
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27       In short,  Kobo Deluxe is loads of  classical arcade style fun for just
28       about any machine with graphics and sound!
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CONTROLS

31       The  ship can be controlled with the keyboard, or optionally a mouse or
32       joystick. With the keyboard, the arrow keys  move  the  ship,  and  the
33       shift key shoots. Escape can be used to exit the game.
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OPTIONS

36       Note  that most options can be configured in the game or via the config
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39       -hiscores
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41       -highscores
42              List high scores.
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44       -showcfg
45              Display configuration file.
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47       -noframe
48              Don't display frame around play field.
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50       -fps   Display frames per second in corner of window.
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52       -maxfps n
53              Limit the framerate (fps). Saves  power  on  laptops.  75  works
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56       -debug Display more debug output.
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58       -[no]fullscreen
59              Enable/disable full screen mode.
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61       -buffer n
62              Display buffer mode.
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64       -depth n
65              Display depth.
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67       -[no]filter
68              Enable/disable motion interpolation filter.
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70       -[no]cheat
71              Enable/disable  cheat  mode, which allows any level to be played
72              and does not update high score file.
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74       -[no]indicator
75              Enable/disable collision testing mode.
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77       -wait n
78              Set game speed.
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80       -[no]sound
81              Enable/disable sound.
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83       -latency n
84              Set sound latency.
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86       -vol n Set sound volume.
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88       -reverb n
89              Set reverb level.
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91       -threshold n
92              Set limiter gain.
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94       -release n
95              Set limiter speed.
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97       -files Specify the root path of the game.
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99       -gfx   Specify the path to the game's graphics data.
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101       -sfx   Specify the path to the game's sound data.
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103       -scores
104              Specify the path to the game's score file.
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106       -[no]joystick
107              Enable/disable joystick control.
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FILES

110       ~/.kobodlrc
111              The per-user configuration file for Kobo Deluxe.
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AUTHORS

114       Originally  written  by  Akira  Higuchi  (a-higuti@math.hokudai.ac.jp),
115       XKobo was turned into Kobo Deluxe by David Olofson <david@olofson.net>
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118       Copyright (c) 1995,1996, Akira Higuchi
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120       Copyright (c) 2001-2003, David Olofson
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122       Kobo  Deluxe is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
123       under the terms of the GNU General Public License.
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127                                8 February 2003                      KOBODL(6)
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