kball(6)							       Games								  kball(6)

NAME

       kball - a game of skill and reflexes for all the family

SYNOPSIS

       kball [-w] [-bppXX] [-mapeditor] [-trace]

DESCRIPTION

       KBall is a game of skill and reflexes, non violent, suitable for all ages.

       The  idea  is  to  move	a ball around the map, without falling, without running out of time, and getting the prizes, in order to reach the
       exit.

       The map has different traps, such as slides, pushers, jumps, falls, walls, etc.

       Maps are viewed from top view, and the walls and player's ball are real-time rendered in beautiful 3D.

       It is 100% non-violent FUN - Suitable for ALL ages.

       Also, a easy to use, full map editor is included, so you can do your OWN maps!

USAGE

       You must guide your crystal ball in the labyrinth, without falling from it, without running out of time, and picking up the ying-yang power
       ups, in order to exit the labyrinth reaching the floor marked with the ying-yang mark.

       Besides the ying-yang power ups, there are other prizes that will have different effects on the score.

KEYS

       Some keys that you can use during the game:

	   Key
	   Effect
	   ESC
	   Ends the game
	   P
	   PAUSE
	   Pause the game
	   F12
	   Save a screen-shoot

TIPS

       You don't need to pick up all the prizes to exit, only the ying-yang, but you may desire to get all the prizes to get a better score.

       Always keep and eye on remaining time.

       There are secret zones in some labyrinths. Look for them.

       In some levels, there are secret shortcuts.

       In some places, there are fake walls, you can go thought them and reach secret places.

       You can move your ball in the middle of the air, use this to do cool jumps.

       Is better to do multiple jumps at once, using your ability to move the ball in the air to perfect the multi-jump.

       You can use a combination of controllers to move the ball (like mouse + keyboard for example).

       When  you  be  ready to exit the level, you will see the word  "EXIT" flashing at upper right. Don't try to exit the level if you don't see
       that word.

       Use the map editor to do your own custom maps.

       The new levels must be saved inside the "levels" folder inside the installation folder of Kball.

       Pressing <F1> in the map editor you will see a list with all the available commands.

OPTIONS

       These command line options are available:
	-w	       Runs the game in a window.
	-f	       Runs the game in a full screen.
	-nosound       Disables music and sound system.
	-bpp16	       Selects a 16 bits color depth.
	-bpp15	       Selects a 15 bits color depth.
	-bpp32	       Selects a 32 bits color depth.
	-bpp24	       Selects a 24 bits color depth.
	-mapeditor     Starts only the map editor.
	-trace	       Enables the debugging tracer, only useful for the developers of the game, or to report bugs.

AUTHOR

       The original program was written by Kronoman.

       This manual page was written for the Debian GNU/Linux system by Miriam Ruiz <little_miry@yahoo.es> (but may be used by others, of course)

Miriam Ruiz							    06.04.2005								  kball(6)