scummvm(6)

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

4     scummvm — graphic adventure game interpreter
5

SYNOPSIS

7     scummvm [options] [game]
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DESCRIPTION

10     scummvm is an interpreter that will play graphic adventure games based on
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).
17
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:
26
27             adlib   AdLib emulation (default)
28
29             alsa    Output using ALSA sequencer device
30
31             amidi   Use the MorphOS MIDI system, for MorphOS users
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33             core    CoreAudio sound, for Mac OS 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             seq     Use /dev/sequencer for MIDI output
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45             towns   FM-TOWNS YM2612 emulation
46
47             windows
48                     Windows built in MIDI sequencer for Windows users
49
50     -f      Force full-screen mode.
51
52     -g scaler
53             Select graphics scaler:
54
55             2x      No filtering, factor 2x (default for non 640x480 games).
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57             3x      No filtering, factor 3x.
58
59             2xsai   2xsai filter, factor 2x.
60
61             advmame2x
62                     Doesn't rely on blurring like 2xSAI, fast.  Factor 2x.
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64             advmame3x
65                     Doesn't rely on blurring like 2xSAI, fast.  Factor 3x.
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67             dotmatrix
68                     Dot matrix effect.  Factor 2x.
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70             hq2x    Very nice high quality filter but slow.  Factor 2x.
71
72             hq3x    Very nice high quality filter but slow.  Factor 3x.
73
74             normal  No filtering, no scaling.  Fastest.
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76             super2xsai
77                     Enhanced 2xsai filtering, factor 2x.
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79             supereagle
80                     Less blurry than 2xsai, but slower.  Factor 2x.
81
82             tv2x    Interlace filter, tries to emulate a TV.  Factor 2x.
83
84     -h      Display a brief help text and exit.
85
86     -m vol  Set the music volume to vol range 0-255 (default: 192).
87
88     -n      Enable subtitles (use with games that have voice).
89
90     -p path
91             Path to where the game is installed.
92
93     -q language
94             Select game language:
95
96             cz      Czech
97
98             en      English (USA) (default)
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100             de      German
101
102             es      Spanish
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104             fr      French
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106             gb      English (Great Britain) (default for BASS)
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108             hb      Hebrew
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110             it      Italian
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112             jp      Japanese
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114             kr      Korean
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116             pt      Portuguese
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118             ru      Russian
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120             se      Swedish
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122             zh      Chinese
123
124     -r vol  Set the speech volume to vol range 0-255 (default: 192).
125
126     -s vol  Set the sfx volume to vol range 0-255 (default: 192).
127
128     -t      Display list of configured targets and exit.
129
130     -u      Enable script dumping if a directory called ‘dumps’ exists in the
131             current directory.
132
133     -v      Display ScummVM version information and exit.
134
135     -x slot
136             Save game slot number to load (default: autosave).
137
138     -z      Display list of supported games and exit.
139
140     --alt-intro
141             Use alternative intro for CD versions of Beneath a Steel Sky and
142             Flight of the Amazon Queen.
143
144     --aspect-ratio
145             Enable aspect ratio correction.
146
147     --cdrom=num
148             CD drive to play CD audio from (default: 0 = first drive).
149
150     --copy-protection
151             Enable copy protection in SCUMM games, when ScummVM disables it
152             by default.
153
154     --demo-mode
155             Start demo mode of Maniac Mansion.
156
157     --enable-gs
158             Enable Roland GS mode for MIDI playback.
159
160     --extrapath=path
161             Look for additional game data in path.
162
163     --joystick=num
164             Enable input with joystick (default: 0 = first joystick).
165
166     --multi-midi
167             Enable combination AdLib and native MIDI.
168
169     --native-mt32
170             True Roland MT-32 MIDI (disable GM emulation).
171
172     ---render-mode=mode
173             Enable additional render mode (cga, ega, hercGreen, hercAmber,
174             amiga).
175
176     --platform=plat
177             Specify original platform of game.
178
179     --output-rate=rate
180             Set output sample rate in Hz to rate (e.g. 22050).
181
182     --savepath=path
183             Look for savegames in path.
184
185     --soundfont=fILE
186             Select the SoundFont for MIDI playback (only supported by some
187             MIDI drivers).
188
189     --talkspeed=speed
190             Set talk speed to speed for SCUMM games (default: 60).
191
192     --tempo=tempo
193             Set music tempo to tempo (in percent, 50-200) for SCUMM games
194             (default: 100).
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INGAME KEYS

197     Cmd-q   Quit (Mac OS X)
198
199     Ctrl-q  Quit (Most platforms)
200
201     Ctrl-f  Toggle fast mode
202
203     Ctrl-m  Toggle mouse capture
204
205     Ctrl-Alt 1-8
206             Switch between graphics filters
207
208     Ctrl-Alt +
209             Increase scale factor
210
211     Ctrl-Alt -
212             Decrease scale factor
213
214     Ctrl-Alt a
215             Toggle aspect-ratio correction
216
217     Alt-Enter
218             Toggle full screen/windowed
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ENVIRONMENT

221     SCUMMVM_MIDI
222              The sequencer device to use with the ‘seq’ MIDI driver.
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224     SCUMMVM_MIDIPORT
225              The number of the sequencer to use when using the ‘seq’ MIDI
226              driver.
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228     SCUMMVM_PORT
229              The ALSA port to open for output when using the ‘alsa’ MIDI
230              driver.
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FILES

233     $HOME/.scummvmrc
234             Configuration file on UNIX.
235
236     $HOME/Library/Preferences/ScummVM Preferences
237             Configuration file on Mac OS X.
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EXAMPLES

240     Running the builtin game launcher:
241
242           $ scummvm
243
244     Running Day of the Tentacle specifying the path:
245
246           $ scummvm -p /usr/local/share/games/tentacle tentacle
247
248     Running The Dig with advmame2x filter with subtitles:
249
250           $ scummvm -g advmame2x -n dig
251
252     Running the Italian version of Maniac Mansion fullscreen:
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254           $ scummvm -q it -f maniac
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AUTHORS

261     This manual page written by Jonathan Gray <khalek at scummvm.org>.  Scum‐
262     mVM was written by the ScummVM team.  See AUTHORS file for more informa‐
263     tion.
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265BSD                            December 15, 2004                           BSD