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GEARHEAD(6)							   Games Manual 						       GEARHEAD(6)

NAME

       gearhead - roguelike mecha role playing game

SYNOPSIS

       gearhead

DESCRIPTION

       gearhead is a roguelike adventure game involving giant mechas and a post-apocalyptic but recovering world.

KEY BINDINGS

       A list of key bindings can be viewed with the h key during play.  Menus can be navigated with arrow keys and enter.  Walking into an object
       generally does the expected thing (use, talk or attack).  The action names listed can be used to redefine the keys in a configure file.

       a - Attack
	      Attack.

       A - AttackMenu
	      Attack, choosing the weapon or body part from a list.

       B - PartBrowser
	      Examine the individual components of the player character.  C - CharInfo Show character information.

       e - Equipment
	      View character's equipment.

       E - Eject
	      Eject from a mecha.

       F - FirstAid
	      Apply first aid skill to restore health points.

       H - FieldHQ
	      Examine mechas and allies.

       i - Inventory
	      View inventory.

       l - Look
	      Look around.

       L - LearnSkills
	      Learn new skills by spending accumulated experience.

       m - Messages
	      Review all current adventure memos, news and email.

       M - SelectMecha
	      Selects the mecha to use by the player character.

       Q - QuitGame
	      Quit the game.  Does not save the game.

       r - RunToggle
	      Toggle running on or off.

       R - Recenter
	      Recenter the game display on the character.

       S - Search
	      Search the area for secrets and enemies.

       t - Talk
	      Initiate a conversation with an NPC.

       T - Telephone
	      Call an NPC.

       u - UseScenery
	      Uses stationary scenery such as doors or computers.

       V - History
	      Show past game messages.

       X - SaveGame
	      Saves the game.  Does not quit the game.

       Z - Rest
	      Take a break for one hour of game time.

       . - SwitchGears
	      Toggle the movement mode (eg. flying, walking).

       [ - TurnLeft
	      Turn to left.

       ] - TurnRight
	      Turn to right.

       keypad keys1-9 - Stop, Dir-NorthWest, etc.
	      Move around or stop.

       + - FullSpeed
	      Move forward at full speed.

       = - NormSpeed
	      Move forward at normal speed.

       - - Reverse
	      Move backwards.

       <, > - Enter, Enter2
	      Enter scenery.

       The following keys are usable when selecting a target.

       / - CalledShot
	      Toggle the Called Shot option while selecting a target.

       > - SwitchBv
	      Toggle the Burst Fire option while selecting a target.

       ; - SwitchTarget
	      Switch to next visible enemy when selecting a target.

FILES

       /etc/gearhead.conf
	      System-wide configuration file.

       $HOME/.gearhead/gearhead.conf
	      User specific configuration file.  If this is present the system-wide configuration file is not read.

AUTHOR

       gearhead was written by Joseph Hewitt <pyrrho12@yahoo.ca>.

       This manual page was written by Kari Pahula <kaol@debian.org>, for the Debian project (but may be used by others).

SEE ALSO

       nethack(6).  More documentation for gearhead can be found in the /usr/share/doc/gearhead directory.

								    6 Jul 2006							       GEARHEAD(6)

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NAME

       parsec47 - retromodern hispeed shmup

DESCRIPTION

       Defeat retro enemies modernly.

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OPTIONS

       These options are available:

       -brightness n
	      Set the brightness of the screen.(n = 0 - 100, default = 100)

       -luminous n
	      Set the luminous intensity.(n = 0 - 100, default = 0)

       -lowres
	      Use the low resolution mode.

       -nosound
	      Stop the sound.

       -window
	      Launch the game in a window.

       -fullscreen
	      Launch the game in fullscreen.

       -reverse
	      Reverse the shot key and the slow key.

       -slowship
	      Use the slow speed ship in all game modes.

       -nowait
	      Disable the intentional slowdown.

USAGE

       How to play:

       Movement
	      Arrow/Num key / Joystick

       Shot   [Z][L-Ctrl] / Trigger 1, 4, 5, 8

       Slow / Roll, Lock
	      [X][L-Alt][L-Shift] / Trigger 2, 3, 6, 7

       Pause  [P]

       Select the stage by a keyboard or a joystick.  Press a shot key to start the game.  All stages are endless and created randomly each  time.
       The game continues until you lose all ships.

       Control your ship and destroy enemies.  While holding a slow key, the ship becomes slow.

       You  can  also select the game mode from 2 types.  Press a slow key in the title screen to change the game mode.  Each mode has a different
       barrage pattern.

       Roll mode: Hold a slow key to charge the roll shot energy.  The roll shot is fired when you release the key.

       Lock mode: While holding a slow key, you can shot the lock-on laser that aims an enemy in the front of your ship.

       The ship extends 200,000 and every 500,000 points.

SEE ALSO

       You can find more about the game on its homepage: http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~cs8k-cyu/windows/p47_e.html

AUTHOR

       This game has been written by Kenta Cho <cs8k-cyu@asahi-net.or.jp>

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