HEROES(6)							       Games								 HEROES(6)

NAME

       Heroes - a game like Nibbles or Tron, just better

SYNOPSIS

       heroes [OPTIONS]...

DESCRIPTION

       Heroes is a game similar to the "Tron" and "Nibbles" games of yore but includes many graphical improvements and new game features.

       Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.

   General options:
       -v, --version
	      display version number

       -h, --help
	      display this help

       -q, --quiet
	      don't print warning messages

       -Q, --really-quiet
	      don't even print error messages

       -v, --verbose=CHANNELS
	      enable or disable debugging channels (see --list=debug for available channels)

       -l, --list=WORD
	      show some internal information; WORD can be 'debug', 'resources', 'sound-drivers' or 'sound-tracks'

   Sound options:
       -d, --driver=N[,OPTIONS]
	      use Nth driver for sound output (0:autodetect) (see --list=sound-drivers for available Ns)

       -S, --no-sound
	      disable sound

       -X, --no-sfx
	      disable sound-effects

       -m, --mono
	      non-stereo output

       -8, --8bits
	      8bits sound output

       -i, --high-quality
	      high quality mixer

   Display options:
       -G, --gfx-options=OPTIONS
	      pass OPTIONS to the display driver

       -F, --full-screen
	      full screen mode

       -2, --double
	      stretch the display twofold

       -3, --triple
	      stretch the display threefold

       -4, --quadruple
	      stretch the display fourfold

       -e, --even-lines
	      display only even-lines

   Miscellaneous options:
       --cpu-off
	      disable computer opponents

       --default-scores
	      restore default scores file

       --default-options
	      restore default options file

       --default-saves
	      restore default saves file

       -s, --swap-sides
	      swap sides in two player mode

       --no-double-fx
	      disable combination of rotozoom and waves

       -g, --go
	      skip the introduction

       -J, --no-joystick
	      disable joystick handling

       These  options  can  be set in your file ~/.heroes/heroesrc (which is read before parsing other command line options) using a line like the
       following:

	      Options: -gs -d3,buffer=11,count=4

       Visit http://heroes.sourceforge.net/ for news, documentation, and updates.

REPORTING BUGS

       Report bugs to <heroes-bugs@lists.sourceforge.net>.

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (C) 2002  Alexandre Duret-Lutz, Romuald Genevois, Alexandre Liverneaux and Philippe Meisburger.
       This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICU-
       LAR PURPOSE.

SEE ALSO

       The  full documentation for Heroes is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the info and Heroes programs are properly installed at your site,
       the command

	      info Heroes

       should give you access to the complete manual.

Heroes 0.21							     July 2012								 HEROES(6)