NAME

       xkoules - Action game for X11

SYNOPSIS

       xkoules [-SxslMmpdh]

KOULES FROM THE TOP:

                                    .
                        ---       .  .                    O
                       /   \        . .
                      |     |    . . .. ---
                       \   /           /   \        X           O
                        ---           |    O|
                                       \  O/
                                        ---       ---
                       .       O                 /O O\
                    . . . .                     |     |
                     . . .                       \   /
                   .  .X.  .          O           ---
                     . . .                         .
                    . . . .                       ...
                       .                         . . .
                                                . . . .
                                               .   .   .
                               H A V E
                                 FUN
                                  !

DESCRIPTION

       Koules is an action game. The mission is to bounce all koules fighters from your sector

OPTIONS

       -h     for help

       -s     for small display(320x250) for slow machines

       -l     for large display(640x480) default size

       -m     for monochrome displays

       -b     for black and white mode

       -p     use private colormap

       -y     Synchronize with X use only for debugging

       -f     Disable palette fading

       -d     Disable sound support Game will run faster.

       -x     Disable X11 pointer Use game's own cursor when standard X11's cursor is blinking

       -M     DISABLE shared memory support Slow down the game. Use only if shared memory support
              crashes.

Network options

       -C<host>
              run koules as network client

       -S     run koules as network server

       -P<port>
              select port. Default is:12345
                  Use this in case that some other program is already using this port.

Server options

       -W     run server in width mode-support for 320x200 svgalib and OS/2 clients.
                  Use this in case that server is refusing your clients.

       -L<level>
              select level for server

       -D<number>
              select dificulty for server:
                   0: nightmare
                   1: hard
                   2: medium (default and recommended)
                   3: easy
                   4: very easy

       -K     run server in deathmatch mode

Points:

         Bounce something         :  +1
         Eat extension            :  +10
         Eat thief                :  -30
         Eat friend               :  +30 At end of level
         every live               :  +20
         every lost level         :  -100
       In deathmatch mode
         every destroyed concurrent:  +100

PORTABILITY

       The program is written in ANSI C and uses the X11 graphics library.

BUGS/LIMITATIONS

       Joystick is supported only on Linux.

SEE ALSO

       http://www.paru.cas.cz/~hubicka/koules/English/koules.html

AUTHOR

       Jan Hubicka

       email: hubicka@paru.cas.cz

       smail:
              Jan Hubicka
              Dukelskych bojovniku 1944
              Tabor 39001
              Czech Republic