Ubuntu Manpage: SearchAndRescue - Air rescue flight simulator

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Provided by: searchandrescue-common_1.5.0-2build1_all

NAME

       SearchAndRescue - Air rescue flight simulator

SYNTAX

       SearchAndRescue [options] [GUI_options]

DESCRIPTION

       Helicopter  based  search  and rescue flight simulator.  Pilot a variety of user editable rescue aircraft
       through customizeable missions and rescue victims in distress.  Uses OpenGL and glX for graphics, and for
       sound  Ylib  (deprecated  as obsolete), SDL and SDL_Mixer (optional) and libjsw for joystick support (not
       available on all platforms).

OPTIONS

       --config <file>
              Load configuration from <file>.

       --rcfile
              Same as --config.

       -f     Same as --config.

       --control <type>
              Specify which controller to use at start up.  <type> can be keyboard (default) or joystick.

       -c     Same as --control.

       --hardware_rendering
              Use direct hardware rendering (default).

       --software_rendering
              Use software rendering instead of direct hardware rendering.

       --full_menu_redraw
              Always perform full (not partial) menu redraws (slow but required for  certain  accelerated  video
              cards).

       --display <address>
              Specifies display address (UNIX/X version only).

       --font <name>
              Specifies  the default font to use on GUI related outputs. Refer to your GUI manual for the proper
              font name formats.

       --geometry <WxH+X+Y>
              Specifies the geometry of the toplevel window, example "--geometry 640x480+100+120"  to  make  the
              window  640  by  480  pixels  in  size  and  at  coordinate position 100,120 (relative to the root
              window/desktop).

       --fullscreen
              Specifies to switch to full screen on startup, use this if and only if your GUI does  not  support
              manual  switching  to  full screen. You may need to specify the --geometry argument to specify the
              size of the full screen resolution.

       --aspect_offset <coeff>
              Specifies a floating coefficient value to be applied to  screen  aspect  calculations,  example  a
              value  of  -0.2 when your screen is 800 by 600 then the aspect would be 800/600 + (-0.2) = 1.333 -
              0.2 = 1.133.

       --recorder <address>
              Specifies recorder address (UNIX/Y version only).

       --nosound
              Do not connect to sound server at startup (overrides the value set in the configuration).

       --nomenubg
              No menu background images (speeds up the redrawing when in the menus).

       --console_quiet
              Do not print routine messages to stdout.

       --runtime_debug
              Print debugging runtime detection of various resources to stdout. This may help detect  points  of
              failure or crash during startup or exiting.

       --internal_debug
              Print  debugging of internal runtime information (messy and terse) to stdout. This will only print
              debugging information about internal resources belonging to the program.

       --help Prints (this) help screen and exits.

       --version
              Prints version information and exits.

FILES

       /usr/shared/icons/SearchAndRescue.xpm
              Default desktop icon for this program.

       $HOME/.SearchAndRescue/SearchAndRescue.ini
              Local configuration file.

       /usr/share/games/searchandrescue/
              Data directory for this program's proprietery data files.

       /usr/share/games/searchandrescue/human.ini
              Preset values list for humanoid objects.

       /usr/share/games/searchandrescue/music.ini
              List of music file referances for corresponding situations.

       /usr/share/games/searchandrescue/textures.ini
              List of default textures to be loaded during simulation.

       /usr/share/games/searchandrescue/weather.ini
              Preset weather values for a list of defined weather conditions.

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES

       SEARCHANDRESCUE_DATA Specifies alternate global data directory for this program.

       DISPLAY
              Specifies the address to the X display.

       HOME   Specifies the home directory.

       MESA_GAMMA
              Specifies the gamma value, used only on software rendering with the Mesa3D library.

EXAMPLES

       To run this program the standard way, type:

       # SearchAndRescue &

       To run in full screen mode at 640x480 resolution, type:

       # SearchAndRescue --geometry "640x480" --fullscreen &

       To specify the geometry and force software rendering, type:

       # SearchAndRescue --geometry "640x480+240+350" --software_rendering &

KEYBOARD

General keys (can be used anywhere):

CTRL + F11
Toggles between full screen and windowed modes.

CTRL + ]
Increase resolution to the next step.

CTRL + [
Decrease resolution to the previous step.

CTRL + C
Screen shot. Saved as sar1.tga, sar2.tga, etc in directory from which SearchAndRescue is run.

Menu keys:

TAB Focus next.

SHIFT + TAB
Focus previous.

CURSORS
Focus change/highlight/scroll.

ENTER Activate focused.

Simulation keys:

F1 Display `quick help'.

F2 Switch to cockpit view.

F3 Spot view.

F4 Fly by tower view.

F5 Rescue basket view.

LEFT Bank left.

RIGHT Bank right.

DOWN Pitch down.

UP Pitch up.

CTRL + LEFT
Heading left.

CTRL + RIGHT
Heading right.

SHIFT + CURSORS
Change camera direction or position.

BACKSPACE
Normalize view.

PGUP Increase throttle.

PGDN Decrease throttle.

HOME Elevator trim down or slew up in slew mode.

END Elevator trim up or slew down in slew mode.

CTRL + HOME
Elevator trim center.

MINUS Zoom out.

PLUS Zoom in.

CTRL + MINUS
Rescue basket hoist out.

CTRL + PLUS
Rescue basket hoist in.

E Start up engines.

SHIFT + E
Turn engines off.

Y Tilt rotors/pitch engines.

G Raise/lower landing gears (retractable gears only).

P Select hoist deployment type.

D Close/open door.

O Toggle strobes (flashing lights).

L Toggle lighting (including spot light).

SHIFT + L
Toggle spot light.

CTRL + L
Center spot light.

H HUD and outside text brighten.

SHIFT + H
HUD and outside text darken.

A Autopilot/autohover on/off.

M Map view.

W Select next way point.

SHIFT + W
Select previous way point.

I FLIR (night vision).

F Fuel status and aloft time left dependent of available fuel.

SHIFT + F
Transfer fuel from external fuel tanks.

CTRL + F
Jettison external fuel tanks.

S Print scores, payload, occupancy, and mission status.

PERIOD Wheel brakes.

SHIFT + PERIOD
Parking brakes.

B Deploy/retract air brakes.

R Refuel and/or repair (only when landed on a helipad with refuel and/or repair facilities).

Z Decelerate time (slow motion).

SHIFT + Z
Accelerate time (compress time).

CTRL + Z
Normalize time rate.

CTRL + W
Change weather.

CTRL + A
Slew/flight toggle.

/ Literal command.

T Increase time of day (does not affect other timmings).

SHIFT + T
Decrease time of day (does not affect other timmings).

CTRL + D
Adjust flight physics difficulty.

CTRL + S
Adjust sound level.

CTRL + U
Change units.

F9 Toggle ground base texture (not objects or landmarks).

F10 Toggle atmosphere.

F11 Toggle object texturing.

F12 Toggle clouds and horizon.

SHIFT + F9
Toggle dual pass depth.

SHIFT + F10
Toggle celestial objects.

SHIFT + F11
Toggle smoke trails.

SHIFT + F12
Toggle rotor wash effects.

JOYSTICK

       In simulation joystick functions:

       STICK AXIS XY
              Bank and pitch (respectivly).

       STICK AXIS Z
              Heading/turning.

       THROTTLE
              Throttle/collective.

       HAT    Camera direction/position.

       Joystick button functions are mappable, see Options->Controller->Buttons.

AUTHORS

       http://wolfpack.twu.net/contacts.html

CREDITS

       Dan Stimits
              Code design consultant and beta testing

       Stefan Marion
              Beta testing and aircraft design consultant

       Capt Tara Milana
              Head programmer, 3d models, flight dynamics, and scenery graphics artist

       Jesse Smith
              Coding and patching