     xblast(1)                                                         xblast(1)
                          Release 2.2 (December 14th 1996)

     NAME
          XBlast - Multi-player "Blast the Others" game

     SYNOPSIS
          xblast  [ [player1]@[display1] [player2]@[display2] ...]

     DESCRIPTION
          XBlast is a multi-player arcade game for X11R5/R6. The game can be
          played with at least two players and up to six players. It was
          inspired by the video/computer game Bomberman(Dynablaster), which was
          to my knowledge first programmed for NEC's PC Engine/Turbo Grafx.
          Other (commercial) versions of the original game exist for IBM-PC,
          Atari ST, Amiga, NES, GameBoy and Super NES.

     PLAYER SETUP
          If you never have started xblast before, take a look at the section
          LAUNCHING XBLAST below.

          In order to setup XBlast via command-line you have to define the
          players and their according displays first. The player setup can only
          be omitted when loading the default or a named setup (using -D or
          -D=setup).  The players have to be the first command-line arguments
          given to xblast. They can be given in one of the following formats

          playerName@displayName
               This defines a player named playerName using the display
               displayName.

          playerName
               As above, but the player will be using the default display, i.e.
               the one defined by the environment variable DISPLAY or by the
               option -display.

          @displayName
               This defines a player at the display displayName. The player name
               will be taken from internal defaults or from the X-Resources (see
               below).

          @    As above, but the player will be using the default display, i.e.
               the one defined by the environment variable DISPLAY or by the
               option -display.

          If two players have the same displayName (or both of them none at
          all), they will be playing in the same window at their display
          displayName. The first player given will be using the number pad for
          control, while the second player will use alphanumeric part for
          control. There can be only one or two players at one display.

     TEAM MODE OPTION
          Since version 2.2 XBlast features several team modes, allowing players
          to cooperate:

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          -single
               In this mode each players plays for himself, .i.e the team mode
               is disabled.  It is also the default setting.

          -team
               In this mode two players work together as one team. The players 1
               & 2, 3 & 4 and 5 & 6 each form a team. In order to win, only one
               player of a team has to survive. This mode only works with 4 or 6
               players.

          -double
               This mode is still experimental. Each team consits of two players
               at one display, where both player sprites have the same name and
               colors.  A two-team-game must be setup like a two-player-game
               with option -double. The same for three and four player games.

     SOUND OPTIONS
          These options are only valid, when XBlast was compiled with the
          optional Linux sound support.

          -stereo
               This enables the stereo sound support for XBlast. This is the
               default option.

          -mono
               This enables the mono sound support.

          -nosound
               This disables the sound support.

     OTHER OPTIONS
          The program XBlast supports the following command-line options besides
          the player setup. With the exception of +u and +U options beginning
          with a `+' restore a setting to its default. This is useful for
          modifying loaded setups or X-resources.

          -display
               This option specifies your display. This display is used for all
               players, where a display name has been omitted (see above).

          -?, -h
               This option causes XBlast to print a usage message.

          -bw  The option forces black and white mode for all displays.

          +bw  The option indicates to allow the color mode for all displays,
               which support it.

          -D   This option indicates to load default settings from the file
               ".xblast" in your home directory. This save file will be used by
               the Tcl/Tk based launcher in the package.

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          -D=setup
               This option indicates to load the game setting named setup as
               default.  The setup is loaded from the file setup in the
               directory ".xblast-setups" in your home directory.

          -f number
               This option sets the frame rate to number frames per second.  The
               default value is 20.

          -F   The options disables the fork mode. Only one process is running
               now.  +F This option causes XBlast to fork and run one process
               for each display. Very useful if you are playing on XTerminals
               connected to a fast server.

          -L number
               This option sets the number of lives per player to number.  The
               default value is 3.

          -l levelID
               This option sets the starting level to levelID The option -l is
               ignored when using random level order.  Use -s to determine the
               levelID of all levels available.

          -q   The option turns off bell sound.

          +q   The option turn on bell sound.

          -r   The option sets the random mode for level order and player
               position on.  This option does not override the options +rp and
               +rl or the equivalent resources.

          +r   The option sets the random mode for level order and player
               position off.  This option does not override the options -rp and
               -rl or the equivalent resources.

          -rl  The option turns on random mode for level order.

          +rl  The option turns off random mode for level order.

          -rp  The option turns on random mode for player positions.

          +rp  The option turns off random mode for player positions.

          -S   This option indicates to save the current settings as default to
               the file ".xblast" in your home directory. This save file will be
               used by the Tcl/Tk based launcher in the package.

          -S=setup
               This option indicates to save the current settings under the name
               setup.  The setup will be saved in the directory ".xblast-setups"
               in your home under the filename setup.

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          -s   The option forces XBlast to print a list of all levels. The list
               contains the level ID, its name and author.

          -u levelID [levelID ...]
               The option indicates to use the levels given by levelID for
               playing.  levelID can either be the id of a single level or a
               interval of ids as levels already selected in a loaded setup or
               X-resource.  This option is useful to add levels to a loaded
               setup (see -D, -D=).

          -U levelID [levelID ...]
               The option indicates to use the levels given by levelID for
               playing. Any level not given in that list will not be played.
               This option is useful to override any level selection form a load
               setup (see -D, -D=).

          +u levelID ...
               The option indicates to ignore any level given by its levelID for
               playing.  These option removes the given levels from the
               selection.  It can be used to remove levels to play from a loaded
               setup.  (see -D, -D=).

          +U levelID [levelID ...]
               The option indicates to ignore any level given by its levelID for
               playing.  These option removes the given levels from the
               selection.  Any level not given will be selected to play.  It can
               be used to override loaded setups.  (see -D, -D=).

          -v number
               This option sets the number of victories to win game to number.
               The default value is 5.

          -wm  This options allows XBlast to override the reparent request by
               the window manager, i.e. the XBlast windows will not be managed
               by the window managers. This may speed up performance on some
               systems.

          +wm  This options allows the XBlast windows to be managed by the
               window manager.

     LAUNCHING XBLAST
          The easiest way to start XBlast is to use tkXBlast(1) The second
          easiest way to launch XBlast is to start it without any command-line
          arguments. Then XBlast runs an interactive game setup querying for
          players and game parameters.

          Since it faster to launch XBlast using command-line arguments, some
          examples are given here.  A detailed description of all command-line
          arguments is given in the sections PLAYER SETUP and OTHER OPTIONS (see
          above).

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          In the first example xblast is invoked for two players (named Olli and
          Rodi) at one display, the default display.  The default display's name
          is taken from the environment variable DISPLAY.
          $ xblast Olli Rodi
          In this example defaults are used for all settings, e.g 3 victories
          needed to win the game, 3 lives per player.

          If Rodi is using his own X-terminal (or workstation) X25, use
          $ xblast Olli Rodi@x25:0
          Do not forget that the player Olli needs access permission to the
          display of player Rodi. This can be achieved by using xhost.  If
          XBlast is started on the host hamlet, Rodi must type
          $ xhost hamlet before XBlast is started.

          If you want for more players to join the fun, use for example
          $ xblast Olli Andreas@x09:0 Rodi Harald@x25:0
          Now Andreas is the second player playing at x09, Rodi is the third,
          playing together with Olli at the default display. Harald is the
          fourth player using x25.

          If you want to play in team mode, i.e. Olli and Andreas vs. Rodi and
          Harald, do the following:
          $ xblast Olli Andreas@x09:0 Rodi Harald@x25:0

          To make the things complicated let's add some game options.  Here only
          Olli and Andreas are playing, but with 6 victories needed to win the
          game:
          $ xblast Olli Andreas@x09:0 -v 6
          If you also want random starting positions for each player, type
          $ xblast Olli Andreas@x09:0 -v 6
          To play also the levels in random order, type
          $ xblast Olli Andreas@x09:0 -v 6
          or
          $ xblast Olli Andreas@x09:0 -v 6
          which turns all random order options on.

          Next case, you don't like some levels, e.g. XBlast 2000.  To exclude
          it first type
          $ xblast -s | grep XBlast 2000
          to get the ID of the level XBlast 2000.  In the current version it is
          3. Thus type
          $ xblast Olli Andreas@x09:0 -v 6
          But if you only want to play only some levels (e.g. Shrinking World
          and Full Power Level), type
          $ xblast Olli Andreas@x09:0 -v 6

          Alternatively, if you also want to play levels 5 to 8, you can either
          type
          $ xblast Olli Andreas@x09:0 -v 6

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          or
          $ xblast Olli Andreas@x09:0 -v 6

          Since setting up XBlast from scratch is a bit unhandy, let's save the
          setup. In order to save the above setup, use
          $ xblast Olli Andreas@x09:0 -v 6
          To start XBlast again with the same setup, just  type
          $ xblast -D

          If you want to save several different setups, use a named setup, e.g.
          if you want to save the above settings as afterLunch, type
          $ xblast Olli Andreas@x09:0 -v 6
          and
          $ xblast -D=afterLunch
          to restore it.

          You can also modify a loaded setup, e.g you want to play with only 2
          lives per player, then type
          $ xblast -D=afterLunch -L 2

          If you also want to change the levels to play, you can add or delete
          levels from the setup (using -u or +u), or you can create a new list
          (using -U or +U). Example: if you want to play the level Seek'N
          Destroy in addition to the above setup, type
          $ xblast -D=afterLunch -L2 -u 0
          If you type instead
          $ xblast -D=afterLunch -L2 -U 0
          only the level Seek'N Destroy will be played.

          Last but not least to save your modified setup, e.g as afterTea use
          $ xblast -D=afterLunch -L2 -u 0

     PLAYING XBLAST
          The idea of the game is quite simple "There can be only one ...".  So
          the aim is to blast away all the other players. Use your bombs to
          blast away the other players and certain blocks (e.g. the ?-Blocks in
          the 1st level). Under some of these blocks are extras.

          The following keys control the first (right) player at one display

          KP_8, KP_Up
               player starts walking up.

          KP_2, KP_Down
               player starts walking down.

          KP_4, KP_Left
               player starts walking to the left.

          KP_6, KP_Right
               player starts walking to the right.

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          KP_5 player stops (in the center of the next block).

          KP_0, KP_Insert
               player drops a bomb (in the center of the current block).

          Return, KP_Add
               special key (e.g. remote control, special bombs)

          KP_Multiply
               request to abort of level.

          KP_Divide
               cancel abort request.

          The following keys control the second (left) player at one display

          T    player starts walking up.

          V, B player starts walking down

          F    player starts walking to the left.

          H    player starts walking to the right.

          G    player stops (in the center of the next block).

          Space
               player drops a bomb (in the center of the current block).

          Tab  special key (e.g. remote control, special bombs)

          A    request to abort of level.

          Z    cancel abort request.

          A single player can use both key sets for playing.  Furthermore the
          following keys effect all players

          P    pause game, resume game after pause.

          Escape
               quit game immediately.

          Please not, since XBlast 2.2 the keybindings can customised via
          XResources (see also PLAYER RESOURCES and tkXBlast(1)).

     EXTRA SYMBOLS
          There are many extras to be found in xblast. Most of the time they can
          be found under blastable blocks, sometimes they are just lying around.
          The following extras can be found in nearly any level. You will keep
          these extras until you have lost all your lives or the level ends.

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          Bomb (red frame)
               This extra increases the number of bombs you can drop by one.

          Flame (yellow flame)
               This extra increases the range of your bombs by one field.

          Furthermore in several levels the following symbol can be found

          Skull (cyan frame)
               This is not really an extra, but you will be infected with an
               random illness when picking it up. You will be healed
               automatically after a certain time, or if you loose one life.
               Additionally you can infect other players while being ill.

          In many levels there is also a special extra. There will always be
          only one type of special extra per level and you will loose it if you
          loose a life. The following special extras can be found

          Kick extra (moving bomb in blue
               This extra enables you to kick bombs by running into them.

          Invincibility (star in golden frame)
               This extra makes you invincible for some time. You are not killed
               by explosions, stunned by moving bombs, nor infected by skulls.

          Global Detonator (button in deep pink
               Picking up this extra ignites all bombs on the map. Use with
               care.

          Construction Bombs (bricks and bombs in
               This extra gives you construction bombs as special bombs.  These
               bombs create a blastable block when exploding. Use the special
               key to drop them.

          Remote Control (button box in spring
               This extra enables you to ignite all your bombs, by pressing the
               special key.

          Teleport Extra (beaming player in orchid
               This extra enables you to beam away to a random location. You
               must be in the center of a block to activate it. Use the special
               key to teleport.

          Airpump (clouds in sky blue frame)
               This extra enables you to blow away (not to blast away) bombs
               within a range of 2 fields. It also works when your are trapped
               between two bombs. Use the special key to activate it.

          Napalm Bombs (burning bombs in orange
               This extra allows you to drop a high powered napalm bomb using
               the special key. This bomb has a much larger explosion than

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               normal, and is bigger if you have more Flames. If the bomb is
               struck with an explosion, it will explode as a normal bomb. For
               the large explosion to occur, it must explode on its own.

          Firecrackers (firecrackers in orange frame)
               This extra allows you to drop firecracker bombs with the special
               key.  Firecracker bombs set off a series of explosions that can
               clear away a small area. One in ten firecracker bombs is high
               powered, and clears away a much larger area. There is no way to
               tell if a firecracker is high powered or not until it explodes.
               Unlike napalm bombs, there is no way to stop the firecracker
               explosion, although it is blocked by walls and other solid
               objects.

          Pyro bombs (firecrackers in orange frame)
               This extra allows you to drop pyro bombs with the special key.
               Pyro bombs explode with a series of small explosions that dance
               around the level. These explosions are blocked by walls and other
               bombs, but are able to travel through corridors with ease. They
               explode randomly and cannot be controlled. Pyro bombs have the
               same range irrespective of how many flame extras you have. Even
               if the bomb is struck with an explosion, it will still explode as
               pyro bomb.

          Junkie Virus (syringe in yellow green
               This extra infects you with the junkie virus. Whilst you have the
               junkie virus, you are randomly infected with illnesses (as if you
               were picking up skulls). You MUST touch other players to pass on
               the illness within a certain time limit or you will lose a life.
               Any touched players are given the junkie virus as well. There is
               currently no way to get rid of the junkie virus (but look for a
               rehabilitation centre in the next release). :)

     SETUP RESOURCES
          These resources define the player and display setup of xblast, they
          will be read from setup files only (see -D or -D=).  The command-line
          always overrides these settings.

          numberOfPlayers (class NumberOfPlayers)
               Specifies the number of players for the game

          player1 (class Player)
               Specifies the name of the first player.  The default is "Olli"

          display1 (class Display)
               Specifies the display for the first player.

          player2 (class Player)
               Specifies the name of the second player.  The default is
               "Norbert".

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          display2 (class Display)
               Specifies the display for the second player.

          player3 (class Player)
               Specifies the name of the third player.  The default is "Rodi".

          display3 (class Display)
               Specifies the display for the third player.

          player4 (class Player)
               Specifies the name of the fourth player.  The default is
               "Harald".

          display4 (class Display)
               Specifies the display for fourth player.

          player5 (class Player)
               Specifies the name of the fourth player.  The default is "Susi".

          display5 (class Display)
               Specifies the display for fifth player.

          player6 (class Player)
               Specifies the name of the fourth player.  The default is "Garth".

          display6 (class Display)
               Specifies the display for sixth player.

     GAME RESOURCES
          These resources define the rest of the game setup of xblast. They will
          be taken from the following sources (in the given order):

          1.   internal defaults

          2.   the file "/usr/lib/X11/app-defaults/XBlast"

          3.   the server resources of the default display (can be set using
               xrdb).

          4.   a setup file (see -D or -D=).

          The command line arguments or the interactive setup always override
          resources from sources mentioned before.  The following game resources
          are available:

          allowColorMode (class AllowColorMode)
               Specifies whether the color mode is allowed for any display,
               which supports it.  The default is "true"

          bellSound (class BellSound)
               Specifies if the bell is used for explosions and game restart

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               after pause.  The default is "true"

          forceOverride (class ForceOverride)
               Specifies if reparent by window is overridden for all windows.
               This means windows will not be managed by the window manager.
               The default is "false". The may speed up the performance on some
               systems.

          fork (class Fork)
               Specifies is XBlast forks to run one process per served display.
               When "false" one process serves all displays. The default is
               "false".

          frameRate (class FrameRate)
               Specifies the frames per second to be displayed.  The default is
               "20".

          numberOfLives (class NumberOfLives)
               Specifies the number of lives each player has.  The value can
               range from "1" to "3".  The default is "3".

          numberOfVictories (class NumberOfVictories)
               Specifies the number of victories need to win the game.  The
               value can range from "1" to "9".  The default is "5".

          randomLevelOrder (class Random)
               Specifies if a random level order is used.  The default is
               "false".

          randomPlayerPosition (class Random)
               Specifies if random player positions are used.  The default is
               "false".

          startingLevel (class StartingLevel)
               Specifies the level to start with. This resource will be ignored
               when the game is in random level order mode.  The default is "0",
               which is the level Seek'N Destroy.

     DISPLAY RESOURCES
          These resources are read separately for each display used in xblast.
          They are read only from the following sources (in the given order):

          1.   internal defaults

          2.   the file "/usr/lib/X11/app-defaults/XBlast"

          3.   the server resources of the default display (can be set using
               xrdb).

          The display resources allow to setup resources for the players using
          that display

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          rightPlayer (class Player)
               Specifies the name of the first, the right player (using the
               numeric keypad)

          leftPlayer (class Player)
               Specifies the name of the second, the left player (using the
               alpha keys)

          singlePlayer (class Player)
               Specifies the name of a single player

          Furthermore the following general resources can be set:

          colorMode (class ColorMode)
               Specifies if color mode should be used. This resource is used
               only for color displays. The default is "true".

          override (class Override)
               Specifies if reparenting by window manager is to be overridden.
               This means the xblast window will not be managed by the window
               manager. The default is "false".

          largeFont (class Font)
               Specifies the font to be used for large sized text.  The default
               is "-*-helvetica-bold-r-*-*-24-*-*-*-*-*-iso8859-*"

          mediumFont (class Font)
               Specifies the font to be used for medium sized text.  The default
               is "-*-helvetica-bold-r-*-*-18-*-*-*-*-*-iso8859-*"

          smallFont (class Font)
               Specifies the font to be used for small sized text.  The default
               is "-*-helvetica-bold-r-*-*-14-*-*-*-*-*-iso8859-*"

          titleColor1 (class Background)
               Specifies the first color to be used for the title screen
               background.  The default is "SpringGreen"

          titleColor2 (class Background)
               Specifies the second color to be used for the title screen
               background.  The default is "Cyan"

          explosionColor1 (class ExplosionColor)
               Specifies the outer color of the explosion bitmaps.  The default
               is "OrangeRed".

          explosionColor2 (class ExplosionColor)
               Specifies the main color of the explosion bitmaps.  The default
               is "LightYellow".

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          explosionColor3 (class ExplosionColor)
               Specifies the inner color of the explosion bitmaps.  The default
               is "White".

          bombColor (calls BombColor)
               Specifies the color of the bombs in the game.  The default is
               "DarkSlateGray".

          The following resources can be set for the object statusBar (class
          StatusBar ):

          background (class Background)
               Specifies the background color of the status bar at the bottom of
               the XBlast window. The default is "LightSteelBlue".

          foreground (class Foreground)
               Specifies the foreground color of the status bar at the bottom of
               the XBlast window. The default is "Black".

          ledColor (class Foreground)
               Specifies the color of LED time display at the very bottom of the
               XBlast window. The default is "SpringGreen".

          The following resources can be set for the object textBox (class
          TextBox ):

          darkColor1 (class Background)
               Specifies the first color used for dark texts.  It is also used
               as background for boxed light texts.  The default is "Black".

          darkColor2(class Background)
               Specifies the second color used for dark texts.  It is also used
               as background for boxed light texts.  The default is
               "MidnightBlue".

          lightColor1 (class Foreground)
               Specifies the first color used for light texts.  It is also used
               as background for boxed dark texts.  The default is "Yellow".

          lightColor2 (class Foreground)
               Specifies the second color used for light texts.  It is also used
               as background for boxed dark texts.  The default is "Gold".

     PLAYER RESOURCES
          These resources define the player controls, colors and messages used
          in the game.  They are specified as part of the setup resources
          player1, player2, player3, player4, player5 or player6 ( class Player
          ) or as part of the display resources singlePlayer, leftPlayer, or
          rightPlayer ( class Player ). The following resource allow to define
          the keybindings of a player.  Give a list of Keysyms to bind to this
          function. The defaults for singlePlayer player are always the combined

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          lists for rightPlayer and leftPlayer.

          pauseKey (class PauseKey)
               Specifies the keybinding for pause game. The defaults are
               "KP_Subtract" for rightPlayer and "P" for leftPlayer.

          upKey (class UpKey)
               Specifies the keybinding for walk up. The defaults are "KP_8
               KP_UP Up" for rightPlayer and "T" for leftPlayer.

          downKey (class DownKey)
               Specifies the keybinding for walk down. The defaults are "KP_2
               KP_DOWN Down" for rightPlayer and "B V" for leftPlayer.

          leftKey (class LeftKey)
               Specifies the keybinding for walk left. The defaults are "KP_4
               KP_Left Left" for rightPlayer and "F" for leftPlayer.

          rightKey (class RightKey)
               Specifies the keybinding for walk right. The defaults are "KP_8
               KP_Right Right" for rightPlayer and "H" for leftPlayer.

          stopKey (class StopKey)
               Specifies the keybinding for stop. The defaults are "KP_5
               KP_Begin Begin" for rightPlayer and "G" for leftPlayer.

          bombKey (Class BombKey)
               Specifies the keybinding for drop bomb. The defaults are "KP_0
               KP_Insert Insert" for rightPlayer and "space" for leftPlayer.

          specialKey (Class SpecialKey)
               Specifies the keybinding for the special key. The defaults are
               "Return KP_Add" for rightPlayer and "Tab" for leftPlayer.

          abortKey (Class AbortKey)
               Specifies the keybinding for abort game. The defaults are
               "KP_Multiply" for rightPlayer and "A" for leftPlayer.

          abortCancelKey (Class AbortCancelKey)
               Specifies the keybinding for canel abort. The defaults are
               "KP_Divide" for rightPlayer and "Z" for leftPlayer.

          For messages the following resources are available:

          welcomeMsg (class WelcomeMsg)
               Specifies the message to welcome the Player at the begin of a new
               level. No default defined.

          gloatMsg (class GloatMsg)
               Specifies the message to be displayed when the Player gloats over
               another player's death.  No default defined.

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          abortMsg (class AbortMsg)
               Specifies the message to be displayed when the Player requests a
               level abort.  The default is "Abort requested by Player"

          abortCancelMsg (class AbortCancelMsg)
               Specifies the message to be displayed when the Player cancels a
               level abort.  The default is "Player cancels abort"

          loseLifeMsg (class LoseLevelMsg)
               Specifies the message to be displayed when the Player has lost a
               life.  No default defined.

          loseLevelMsg (class LoseLevelMsg)
               Specifies the message to be displayed when the Player has lost a
               level.  No default defined.

          winGameMsg (class WinGameMsg)
               Specifies the message to be displayed when the Player wins a
               game.  The default is "CONGRATULATIONS".

          winLevelMsg (class WinLevelMsg)
               Specifies the message to be displayed when the Player wins a
               level.  The default is "Player wins"

          In order to define the player colors the following resources are
          available:

          armsLegsColor (class Background)
               Specifies the color for the Player's arms and legs.

          backpackColor (class Background)
               Specifies the color for the Player's backpack and belt.

          bodyColor (class Background)
               Specifies the color for the Player's body.

          faceColor (class Background)
               Specifies the color for the Player's face.

          handsFeetColor (class Background)
               Specifies the color for the Player's hands and feet.

          helmetColor (class Background)
               Specifies the color for the Player's helmet.

     BUGS
          If the program does not react to any key stroke, move the mouse cursor
          out of the window and inside again.
          Some levels lack a description.
          If you alter the players of a loaded setup, you may get surprising
          results, when defining players without a given display name (see

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          PLAYER SETUP).
          Names given by commandline do not always override, named taken from
          X-resources.
          The pyro bomb used in the level Sky Show does not have its own bitmap
          yet.

     COPYRIGHT
          Copyright (C) 1993-1996, Oliver Vogel (vogel@ikp.uni-koeln.de).

          This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
          it under the terms of the GNU General Public Licences as published by
          the Free Software Foundation; either version 2; or (at your option)
          any later version

          This program is distributed in the hope that it will be entertaining,
          but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
          MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
          General Public License for more details.

          You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
          along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
          Foundation, Inc.  675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.

     AUTHORS
          Oliver Vogel (Main Author)
               vogel@ikp.uni-koeln.de

          Garth Denley (Coauthor)
               g0denley@teaching.cs.adelaide.edu.au

          Norbert Nicolay (Linux Sound Support, optional)
               nicolay@ikp.uni-koeln.de

     CONTRIBUTORS
          Xavier Caron - x-caron@es2.fr
          Chris Doherty - cpdohert@teaching.cs.adelaide.edu.au
          Patrick Durish - dri@eup.siemens-albis.ch
          Keith Gillow - ...@...
          Rob Hite - hite@tellabs.com
          Christophe Kalt - kalt@hugo.int-evry.fr
          Joachim Kaltz - kaltz@essi.fr
          Laurent Marsan - mbaye@univ-mlv.fr
          Pierre Ramet  - ramet@labri.u-bordeaux.fr
          Mike Schneider - schneid@tellabs.com
          Mark Shepherd - ...@...
          Rob, Simon and Tristan - ...@...

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