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NAME

       sopwith - classic aerial combat shoot em up game

SYNOPSIS

       sopwith [ -n | -s | -c | -l | -j host ] [-glevel] [-f] [-2] [-x] [-q] [-p]

DESCRIPTION

       Sopwith  is  a classic 1980s shoot 'em up originally developed by BMB CompuScience. This modern port is a
       derivative of the original source code released by its original author, David L. Clark. This port can run
       using  the  SDL library to display on screen. Features include emulation of the original PC speaker sound
       effects using digital sound output, working networking and various extra features that were  included  by
       the author in the released sources.

AUDIO

       As  of  version  1.7.3,  audio  is  now DISABLED by default.  Audio can be enabled using the -p flag (see
       below).  Once you're in the game, you will also have to use the S key to turn on sound effects.

CONTROLS

       The standard controls are as follows:

       comma/left arrow
              pull up

       slash/right arrow
              pull down

       period/down arrow
              flip plane

       Z      decrease speed

       X      increase speed

       space  fire machine gun

       B      drop bomb

       H      autopilot plane to home base

       Z      launch flare (if missiles are enabled)

       X      fire missile (if missiles are enabled)

       S      turn on sound effects

       Ctrl+C quit

       Ctrl+C Ctrl+C Ctrl+C
              quit immediately

OPTIONS

       -n     Start a single player game in novice mode

       -s     Start a single player in expert mode

       -c     Start a single player vs. computer game

       -l     Start a network game listening for a network connection

       -j host
              Start a network game, connecting to another listening host as specified by host

       -glevel
              Start the game on the indicated difficulty level.  For instance, use -g2  to  start  the  game  on
              level 2.  The default is level 0.

       -f     Start in full screen mode if possible.

       -2     Double-size the display window

       -x     Enable missiles

       -q     Disable audio, the default behavior

       -p     Enable audio

       -e     Turn off intense explosions

AUTHORS

       Originally written by David L. Clark for BMB Compuscience
       Modern SDL/Gtk+ port By Simon Howard

HISTORY

       Sopwith  was  originally designed as a demonstration game for the Imaginet Networking System developed by
       BMB CompuScience of Canada. The system failed to become popular but Sopwith became a popular game for the
       IBM  PC  and compatibles. A sequel "Sopwith 2" was actually a newer version rather than a different game,
       but included many extra features, such as Oxen and birds. Sopwith was  also  ported  to  the  Atari.  The
       original author, David L. Clark, later created Sopwith - The Author's Edition with several extra features
       including missiles. This version of sopwith is based on the source for the Authors Edition.

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