INSTEAD

DESCRIPTION

The interpreter of STEAD (Simple Text Adventures) allows one to play games that combine visual novels, text adventures and classic quests of 1990-s. The STEAD games features are:

* very simple source code of the stories. (based on LUA);
* the ability to use graphical or textual (readline) game interface;
* graphic interface supports music and images;
* graphic interpreter theme support - a game may change the interface look;
* portability (originally written for Linux, depends on SDL and lua).

SYNOPSIS

sdl-instead [options] [game.zip to run]

OPTIONS

-debug: Debug mode (for game developers).
-alsa: Force ALSA sound (Linux only).
-nosound: Run the game without sound.
-gamespath <path>: Add path with games.
-themespath <path>: Add path with themes.
-nostdgames: Do not use default games.
-nostdthemes: Do not use default themes.
-game <basename>: Select game in gamespath.
-theme <basename>: Select theme in themespath.
-owntheme: Force game to use own theme.
-fullscreen: Run the game in fullscreen mode.
-window: Run the game in windowed mode.
-noautosave: Disable autosave/autoload.
-encode <lua file> [encoded file]: Encode lua file. Encoded file can be executed with doencfile("encoded file").
-idf <path to resources directory or game>: Build idf file [INSTEAD data file] from directory.
-mode [WxH]: Use WxH resolution.
-software: Force software rendering
-nopause: Do not pause the game on window minimize.
-hinting 0|1|2|3: Set the font hinting mode.
-install [game in zip]: Install game from zip archive
-quit: Quit :)
-appdata [fullpath]: Store saves and settings in appdata path. Path must exist!
-chunksize [size in bytes]: Size for audio buffer. Try this if sound lags.
-version: Show version and exit.