Mercurial > hg > early-roguelike
changeset 9:38acf3eb27e6
Update the documentation
| author | edwarj4 |
|---|---|
| date | Sat, 24 Oct 2009 14:12:26 +0000 |
| parents | 78df7025783b |
| children | b343f42c1f01 |
| files | rogue3/readme36.html rogue3/rogue.6 rogue3/rogue36.cat |
| diffstat | 3 files changed, 84 insertions(+), 24 deletions(-) [+] |
line wrap: on
line diff
--- a/rogue3/readme36.html Fri Oct 23 01:38:53 2009 +0000 +++ b/rogue3/readme36.html Sat Oct 24 14:12:26 2009 +0000 @@ -10,18 +10,19 @@ <h2>NAME</h2> <blockquote> - <p>rogue36 − Exploring The Dungeons of Doom</p> + <p>rogue3 − Exploring The Dungeons of Doom</p> </blockquote> <h2>SYNOPSIS</h2> <blockquote> - <p><b>rogue36</b> [ <i>save_file</i> ]</p> + <p><b>rogue3</b> [ -s ] [ <i>save_file</i> ] [ -n <i>playername</i> ]</p> </blockquote> <h2>DESCRIPTION</h2> <blockquote> - <p align="justify"><u>Rogue</u> is a computer fantasy game with a new twist. It is crt oriented and the object of the game is to survive the attacks of various + <p align="justify"><u>Rogue</u> is a computer fantasy game with a new twist. + It is crt oriented and the object of the game is to survive the attacks of various monsters and get a lot of gold, rather than the puzzle solving orientation of most computer fantasy games.</p> @@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ will identify the things you see on the screen.</p> <p align="justify">To win the game (as opposed to merely playing to beat - other people high scores) you must locate the Amulet of Yendor which is + other people's high scores) you must locate the Amulet of Yendor which is somewhere below the 20th level of the dungeon and get it out. Nobody has achieved this yet and if somebody does, they will probably go down in history as a hero among heros.</p> @@ -40,24 +41,40 @@ top-ten scorers. The scoring is based entirely upon how much gold you get. There is a 10% penalty for getting yourself killed.</p> - <p align="justify">For more detailed directions, read the document A Guide - to the Dungeons of Doom.</p> + <p align="justify">For more detailed directions, read the document <u>A Guide + to the Dungeons of Doom</u>.</p> + +</blockquote> +<h2>OPTIONS</h2> +<blockquote> + + <p align="justify">If a <i>save_file</i> argument is given, <u>rogue</u> will attempt + to load a previously saved game from that file.</p> + <p align="justify">With the <b>-n</b> option, <u>rogue</u> will load a game with the + name <i>playername</i> from a location defined at compile time. If no such + game exists, it will start one.</p> + <p align="justify">The <b>-s</b> option prints the top-ten scores list and exits.</p> </blockquote> <h2>FILES</h2> <blockquote> <table border="0" id="table1"> <tr> - <td>rogue36.scr</td> + <td>/usr/local/games/roguelike/rogue3.scr</td> <td width="50"> </td> <td>Score file</td> </tr> <tr> - <td>rogue36.sav</td> + <td>~/rogue3.save</td> <td> </td> <td>Default save file</td> </tr> + <tr> + <td>/usr/local/games/roguelike/rogue3save</td> + <td> </td> + <td>System savefiles</td> + </tr> </table> </blockquote> @@ -72,7 +89,8 @@ <h2>COPYRIGHT</h2> Rogue: Exploring the Dungeons of Doom<br> Copyright (C) 1980, 1981 Michael Toy, Ken Arnold and Glenn Wichman <br> -All rights reserved. +All rights reserved.<br> +License: 3-clause BSD, see LICENSE.txt for details. </body> </html> \ No newline at end of file
--- a/rogue3/rogue.6 Fri Oct 23 01:38:53 2009 +0000 +++ b/rogue3/rogue.6 Sat Oct 24 14:12:26 2009 +0000 @@ -4,9 +4,13 @@ rogue \- Exploring The Dungeons of Doom .SH SYNOPSIS .B rogue +[ -s ] [ .I save_file ] +[ -n +.I playername +] .SH DESCRIPTION .PP .I Rogue @@ -21,7 +25,7 @@ .B / will identify the things you see on the screen. .PP -To win the game (as opposed to merely playing to beat other people high +To win the game (as opposed to merely playing to beat other people's high scores) you must locate the Amulet of Yendor which is somewhere below the 20th level of the dungeon and get it out. Nobody has achieved this yet and if somebody does, they will probably go down in history as a hero @@ -30,17 +34,40 @@ When the game ends, either by your death, when you quit, or if you (by some miracle) manage to win, .I rogue -will give you alist of the top-ten scorers. The scoring is based entirely +will give you a list of the top-ten scorers. The scoring is based entirely upon how much gold you get. There is a 10% penalty for getting yourself killed. .PP For more detailed directions, read the document .I "A Guide to the Dungeons of Doom." +.SH OPTIONS +.PP +If a +.I save_file +argument is given, +.I rogue +will attempt to load a previously saved game from that file. +.PP +With the +.B -n +option, +.I rogue +will load a game with the name +.I playername +from a location defined at compile time. If no such game exists, it will +start one. +.PP +The +.B -s +option prints the top-ten scores list and exits. + .SH FILES .ta 2i -rogue36.scr Score file +/usr/local/games/roguelike/rogue3.scr Score file .br -~/rogue36.sav Default save file +~/rogue3.save Default save file +.br +/usr/local/games/roguelike/rogue3save System savefiles .DT .SH SEE ALSO Michael C. Toy, @@ -56,3 +83,5 @@ Copyright (C) 1980, 1981 Michael Toy, Ken Arnold and Glenn Wichman .br All rights reserved. +.br +License: 3-clause BSD, see LICENSE.txt for details.
--- a/rogue3/rogue36.cat Fri Oct 23 01:38:53 2009 +0000 +++ b/rogue3/rogue36.cat Sat Oct 24 14:12:26 2009 +0000 @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ rogue - Exploring The Dungeons of Doom SYNOPSIS - rogue [ save_file ] + rogue [ -s ] [ save_file ] [ -n playername ] DESCRIPTION Rogue is a computer fantasy game with a new twist. It is crt oriented @@ -18,36 +18,49 @@ ? will give you a list of the available commands and the command / will identify the things you see on the screen. - To win the game (as opposed to merely playing to beat other people high - scores) you must locate the Amulet of Yendor which is somewhere below - the 20th level of the dungeon and get it out. Nobody has achieved this - yet and if somebody does, they will probably go down in history as a - hero among heros. + To win the game (as opposed to merely playing to beat other people's + high scores) you must locate the Amulet of Yendor which is somewhere + below the 20th level of the dungeon and get it out. Nobody has + achieved this yet and if somebody does, they will probably go down in + history as a hero among heros. When the game ends, either by your death, when you quit, or if you (by - some miracle) manage to win, rogue will give you alist of the top-ten + some miracle) manage to win, rogue will give you a list of the top-ten scorers. The scoring is based entirely upon how much gold you get. There is a 10% penalty for getting yourself killed. For more detailed directions, read the document A Guide to the Dungeons of Doom. +OPTIONS + If a save_file argument is given, rogue will attempt to load a previ- + ously saved game from that file. + + With the -n option, rogue will load a game with the name playername + from a location defined at compile time. If no such game exists, it + will start one. + + The -s option prints the top-ten scores list and exits. + + FILES - rogue36.scr Score file - ~/rogue36.sav Default save file + /usr/local/games/roguelike/rogue3.scr Score file + ~/rogue3.save Default save file + /usr/local/games/roguelike/rogue3save System savefiles SEE ALSO Michael C. Toy, A Guide to the Dungeons of Doom BUGS - Probably infinite. Currently known bugs are: Sometimes you are still - hungry even after you eat food and sometimes you get a monster on the + Probably infinite. Currently known bugs are: Sometimes you are still + hungry even after you eat food and sometimes you get a monster on the screen in reverse video which may or may not cause a core dump. COPYRIGHT Rogue: Exploring the Dungeons of Doom Copyright (C) 1980, 1981 Michael Toy, Ken Arnold and Glenn Wichman All rights reserved. + License: 3-clause BSD, see LICENSE.txt for details.