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

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

10       abuse [options]
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DESCRIPTION

14       Abuse  is a port of the classic Crack dot Com side-scroller shoot-em-up
15       Abuse.  It uses the Simple DirectMedia Layer API to draw it's  graphics
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18       Abuse 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 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
47              use if you notice any display problems.
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49       -mono  Use mono sound like the original Abuse. This is faster.
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54       -scale <arg>
55              Scale the window by <arg> amount.
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57       -gl    Enable OpenGL support.
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CONFIGURATION

64       Abuse can load it's settings from a configuration file  stored  in  the
65       users  home  directory.  The file is located at ($HOME/.abuse/abuserc).
66       If either the directory or the configuration file don't exist they will
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69       The  configuration  file  contains  various  settings for adjusting how
70       Abuse behaves.  Except for key settings, most of the  options  have  an
71       equivalent command-line option. Lines starting with a semi-colon(;) are
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76       fullscreen = 1 | 0
77              Set starting in fullscreen mode 'on' or 'off'.
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79       doublebuf = 1 | 0
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85       grabmouse = 1 | 0
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98              Turn SDL handling segfaults to either 'on' or 'off'.  For debug‐
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101       The following options are for setting the keys used in the game.  Valid
102       values are any letter of the alphabet or number.  Special keys like the
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105              LEFT,  RIGHT,  UP,  DOWN, CTRL_L, CTRL_R, ALT_L, ALT_R, SHIFT_L,
106              SHIFT_R, BACKSPACE, INSERT, DELETE, PAGEUP, PAGEDOWN, TAB
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108       left = <key>
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115              Jump or climb up ladders.
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118              Use switches, doors, teleports or climb down ladders.
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FILES

131       ~/.abuse/abuserc - Abuse configuration file.
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AUTHORS

135       Anthony Kruize <trandor@labyrinth.net.au> See  also  the  AUTHORS  file
136       included with Abuse.
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