SUPERTUX2

Section: Games (6)
Updated: December 17, 2006
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NAME

supertux2 - preview release of SuperTux Milestone 2, a classic style 2D platform game  

SYNOPSIS

supertux2 [options]
supertux2 [options] level.stl
supertux2 [options] worldmap.stwm
 

DESCRIPTION

SuperTux is a classic style 2D platform game. Run and jump through multiple worlds, fighting off enemies by jumping on them, bumping them from below or tossing objects at them, grabbing power-ups and other stuff on the way.  

OPTIONS

These programs follow the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options starting with two dashes (`-'). A summary of options is included below.
-f, --fullscreen
Run in fullscreen mode
-w, --window
Run in window mode
-g, --geometry WIDTHxHEIGHT
Run SuperTux in given resolution (eg. -g 800x600)
-a, --aspect WIDTH:HEIGHT
Run SuperTux with given aspect ratio (eg. -a 4:3)
-d, --default
Reset video settings to default values (-g 800x600 -a auto -w)
--renderer RENDERER
Render the game using the specified video renderer. Valid values are sdl, opengl, and auto (the default).
--disable-sfx
Disable sound effects
--disable-music
Disable music
--help
Show this help message
--version
Display SuperTux version and quit
--console
Enable ingame scripting console
--noconsole
Disable ingame scripting console
--show-fps
Display framerate in levels
--no-show-fps
Do not display framerate in levels
--record-demo FILE LEVEL
Record a demo to FILE
--play-demo FILE LEVEL
Play a recorded demo
 

ENVIRONMENT

SUPERTUX_LANG
Overrides locale detection and forces locale to given value, e.g. "de_DE".
 

FILES

~/.supertux2
Contains configuration and savegames. Also acts as an overlay of the SuperTux game data path: Files placed here, as well as contents of Zip archives in this directory, will override or supplement game data files.
 

EXAMPLES

To play level /tmp/mylevel.stl in a window of size 800x600, run the program like this:
supertux2 --window --geometry 800x600 /tmp/mylevel.stl

To play a previously recorded demo /tmp/mylevel.demo of level /tmp/mylevel.stl, run SuperTux like this:

supertux2 --play-demo /tmp/mylevel.demo /tmp/mylevel.stl

Custom-made levels can be conveniently stored in the overlay data folder.

~/.supertux2/levels/sample_collection/level01.stl 
(supertux-level
  (version 2)
  (name (_ "Sample Level"))
  (author "Myself")
  ...

Make sure to also create an "info" file, so the collection will be recognized by SuperTux.

~/.supertux2/levels/sample_collection/info 
;SuperTux-Level-Subset
(supertux-level-subset
  (title "Sample Collection")
  (description "")
)

For easier distribution, the level collection can be bundled in a Zip archive.

~/.supertux2/sample_collection.zip 
levels/sample_collection/info
levels/sample_collection/level01.stl
 ...
 

BUGS

This is a development version, so expect plenty of bugs.  

AUTHOR

This manual page was written by the SuperTux Devel Team and is placed in the public domain.

 

Index

NAME
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
OPTIONS
ENVIRONMENT
FILES
EXAMPLES
BUGS
AUTHOR