scummvm(6)

1SCUMMVM(6)                     BSD Games Manual                     SCUMMVM(6)
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NAME

4     scummvm — graphic adventure game interpreter
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SYNOPSIS

7     scummvm [options] [game]
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DESCRIPTION

10     scummvm is an interpreter that will play graphic adventure games based an
11     a variety of game engines.
12
13     -F      Force windowed mode.
14
15     -b param
16             Pass number to the boot script (boot param).
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18     -c config
19             Use config as alternate configuration file.
20
21     -d level
22             Set debug verbosity to level.
23
24     -e driver
25             Music driver to use:
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27             adlib   Adlib emulation (default)
28
29             alsa    Output using ALSA sequencer device
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31             amidi   Use the MorphOS MIDI system, for MorphOS users
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33             core    CoreAudio sound, for MacOS X users
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35             mt32    MT-32 emulation
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37             null    Null output.  Don't play any music.
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39             pcjr    PCjr emulation
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41             pcspk   PC Speaker emulation
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43             qt      Quicktime sound, for Macintosh users
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45             seq     Use /dev/sequencer for MIDI output
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47             towns   FM-TOWNS YM2612 emulation
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49             windows
50                     Windows built in MIDI sequencer for Windows users
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52     -f      Force full-screen mode.
53
54     -g scaler
55             Select graphics scaler:
56
57             2x      No filtering, factor 2x (default for non 640x480 games).
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59             3x      No filtering, factor 3x.
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61             2xsai   2xsai filter, factor 2x.
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63             advmame2x
64                     Doesn't rely on blurring like 2xSAI, fast.  Factor 2x.
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66             advmame3x
67                     Doesn't rely on blurring like 2xSAI, fast.  Factor 3x.
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69             dotmatrix
70                     Dot matrix effect.  Factor 2x.
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72             hq2x    Very nice high quality filter but slow.  Factor 2x.
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74             hq3x    Very nice high quality filter but slow.  Factor 3x.
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76             normal  No filtering, no scaling.  Fastest.
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78             super2xsai
79                     Enhanced 2xsai filtering, factor 2x.
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81             supereagle
82                     Less blurry than 2xsai, but slower.  Factor 2x.
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84             tv2x    Interlace filter, tries to emulate a TV.  Factor 2x.
85
86     -h      Display a brief help text and exit.
87
88     -m vol  Set the music volume to vol range 0-255 (default: 192).
89
90     -n      Enable subtitles (use with games that have voice).
91
92     -p path
93             Path to where the game is installed.
94
95     -q language
96             Select game language:
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98             cz      Czech
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100             en      English (USA) (default)
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102             de      German
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104             es      Spanish
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106             fr      French
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108             gb      English (Great Britain) (default for BASS)
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110             hb      Hebrew
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112             it      Italian
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114             jp      Japanese
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116             kr      Korean
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118             pt      Portuguese
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120             ru      Russian
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122             se      Swedish
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124             zh      Chinese
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126     -r vol  Set the speech volume to vol range 0-255 (default: 192).
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128     -s vol  Set the sfx volume to vol range 0-255 (default: 192).
129
130     -t      Display list of configured targets and exit.
131
132     -u      Enable script dumping if a directory called ‘dumps’ exists in the
133             current directory.
134
135     -v      Display ScummVM version information and exit.
136
137     -x slot
138             Save game slot number to load (default: autosave).
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140     -z      Display list of supported games and exit.
141
142     --alt-intro
143             Use alternative intro for CD versions of Beneath a Steel Sky and
144             Flight of the Amazon Queen.
145
146     --aspect-ratio
147             Enable aspect ratio correction.
148
149     --cdrom=num
150             CD drive to play CD audio from (default: 0 = first drive).
151
152     --copy-protection
153             Enable copy protection in SCUMM games, when ScummVM disables it
154             by default.
155
156     --demo-mode
157             Start demo mode of Maniac Mansion.
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159     --joystick=num
160             Enable input with joystick (default: 0 = first joystick).
161
162     --multi-midi
163             Enable combination Adlib and native MIDI.
164
165     --native-mt32
166             True Roland MT-32 MIDI (disable GM emulation).
167
168     --output-rate=rate
169             Set output sample rate in Hz to rate (e.g. 22050).
170
171     --platform=plat
172             Specify original platform of game.
173
174     --savepath=path
175             Look for savegames in path.
176
177     --talkspeed=speed
178             Set talk speed to speed for SCUMM games (default: 60).
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180     --tempo=tempo
181             Set music tempo to tempo (in percent, 50-200) for SCUMM games
182             (default: 100).
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INGAME KEYS

185     Cmd-q   Quit (Mac OS X)
186
187     Ctrl-q  Quit (Most platforms)
188
189     Ctrl-f  Toggle fast mode
190
191     Ctrl-m  Toggle mouse capture
192
193     Ctrl-Alt 1-8
194             Switch between graphics filters
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196     Ctrl-Alt +
197             Increase scale factor
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199     Ctrl-Alt -
200             Decrease scale factor
201
202     Ctrl-Alt a
203             Toggle aspect-ratio correction
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205     Alt-Enter
206             Toggle full screen/windowed
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ENVIRONMENT

209     SCUMMVM_SAVEPATH
210              A writeable directory to read and write save games to and from.
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212     SCUMMVM_MIDI
213              The sequencer device to use with the ‘seq’ MIDI driver.
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215     SCUMMVM_MIDIPORT
216              The number of the sequencer to use when using the ‘seq’ MIDI
217              driver.
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219     SCUMMVM_PORT
220              The ALSA port to open for output when using the ‘alsa’ MIDI
221              driver.
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FILES

224     $HOME/.scummvmrc
225             Configuration file on UNIX.
226
227     $HOME/Library/Preferences/ScummVM Preferences
228             Configuration file on Mac OS X.
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EXAMPLES

231     Running the builtin game launcher:
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233           $ scummvm
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235     Running Day of the Tentacle specifying the path:
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237           $ scummvm -p /usr/local/share/games/tentacle tentacle
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239     Running The Dig with advmame2x filter with subtitles:
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241           $ scummvm -g advmame2x -n dig
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243     Running the Italian version of Maniac Mansion fullscreen:
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245           $ scummvm -q it -f maniac
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AUTHORS

252     This manual page written by Jonathan Gray <khalek at scummvm.org>.  Scum‐
253     mVM was written by the ScummVM team.  See http://www.scummvm.org for more
254     information.
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