Ubuntu Manpage: sopwith.cfg - configuration file for SDL Sopwith

NAME

       sopwith.cfg - configuration file for SDL Sopwith

DESCRIPTION

       sopwith.cfg  is the configuration file for sopwith(6).  The settings stored in sopwith.cfg
       are usually modified in-game via the options menu.

       sopwith.cfg is normally  stored  in  the  user's  home  directory,  as  ~/.local/share/SDL
       Sopwith/default.cfg.  The  path  can  be  overridden  using  the XDG_DATA_HOME environment
       variable (see the XDG Base Directory Specification).

FILE FORMAT

       The file is a plain-text file, consisting of a list of  configuration  options  and  their
       values, separated by whitespace.  Each option is stored on a separate line.

       For example:

              integer_value                1
              integer_value2               1

       Lines  beginning  with "#" are interpreted as comments and will be ignored.  Invalid lines
       or comments in the file will generate a warning, but will otherwise be ignored.

       Some options are used for keyboard key  bindings;  these  are  stored  as  integer  values
       containing  the  keyboard  scan  code  of the key to be bound to.  Boolean values are also
       stored as integers, with a value of zero usually indicating "false" and a  non-zero  value
       indicating "true".

CONFIGURATION VARIABLES

vid_fullscreen
If 1, the game runs full screen rather than in a window. By default this is 0.

conf_solidground
If 1, display the ground as a solid white block, reproducing the visual appearance
of "Sopwith 1". If 0, the ground is displayed as a line, reproducing the visual
appearance of "Sopwith 2". By default this is 0.

conf_video_palette
Video palette to use for display. Valid values are 0 (CGA 1), 1 (CGA 2), 2 (CGA 3),
3 (Mono Amber), 4 (Mono Green), 5 (Mono Grey), 6 (Tosh LCD 1), 7 (Tosh LCD 2), 8
(Tosh LCD 3), 9 (IBM LCD), 10 (Tandy LCD), 11 (Gas Plasma) or 12 (Atari).

conf_hudsplats
If 1, "splats" are shown on the screen when the plane takes damage: splatted birds
are shown on the screen after a bird strike; windscreen "cracks" are shown if the
plane is hit by bullets, and the whole screen turns magenta after flying through an
ox. This feature was added by the original author of Sopwith in the "Network
Edition" release. By default this is 0.

conf_wounded
If 1, planes can take a single unit of damage without crashing. Your plane becomes
slower to turn when wounded. This feature was added by the original author of
Sopwith in the "Network Edition" release. By default this is 0.

conf_animals
If 1, oxen and birds appear in the game. These were added in "Sopwith 2" but were
not present in the original "Sopwith 1". By default this is 1.

conf_harrykeys
If 1, the key_pullup and key_pulldown controls turn your plane relative to the
screen, rather than your plane. It is a common point of confusion that the
direction of turning appears to "reverse" when the plane is flipped / flying
towards the left. By default this is 0.

conf_big_explosions
If 1, oil tanks produce a huge explosion when destroyed. This reproduces the
behavior found in both "Sopwith 1" and "Sopwith 2", but the magnitude of the
explosion was dialed back significantly in the "Network Edition" release. The
default is 1.

conf_medals
If 1, medals are sometimes awarded to the player on return to base. Some details
can be found in the "MEDALS" section of sopwith(6). The medals do not have any
effect on gameplay. By default this is 1.

KEY BINDINGS

The following settings determine the in-game controls. These are keyboard scancodes, so
the key binding does not change with keyboard layout. However, the name for the key as
shown in the in-game options menu should match the current keyboard layout. The values
for these settings are scancodes from the USB standard for HID devices:

⟨https://www.usb.org/sites/default/files/documents/hut1_12v2.pdf⟩

key_accelerate
Key to accelerate the plane. Default is "X" on a US layout keyboard.

key_decelerate
Key to decelerate the plane. Decelerating too much may cause the plane to stall.
Default is "Z" on a US layout keyboard.

key_pullup
Key to pull up (aim the plane towards the sky). Default is "," on a US layout
keyboard. Note that conf_harrykeys may change the behavior of this key binding.

key_pulldown
Key to pull down (aim the plane towards the ground. Default is "/" on a US layout
keyboard. Note that conf_harrykeys may change the behavior of this key binding.

key_flip
Key to flip the plane upside down. Default is "." on a US layout keyboard.

key_fire
Key to fire the machine gun. Default on a US layout keyboard is the spacebar.

key_dropbomb
Key to drop a bomb. Default is "B" on a US layout keyboard.

key_home
Key to autopilot the plane home to base. Default is "H" on a US layout keyboard.

HIDDEN SETTINGS