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NAME

       Maelstrom - an arcade-style game resembling Asteroids

SYNOPSIS

       Maelstrom [options]

       Maelstrom [-netscores] -printscores

DESCRIPTION

       This is a Linux port of the Macintosh game by the same name. This version is remarkably faithful to the original.

       You  pilot  your ship through the dreaded "Maelstrom" asteroid belt -- suddenly your best friend thrusts towards you and fires, directly at
       your cockpit.  You raise your shields just in time, and the battle is joined.  The deadliest stretch of space known  to	mankind  has  just
       gotten deadlier.  Everywhere massive asteroids jostle for a chance to crush your ship, and deadly Shenobi fighter patrols pursue you across
       the asteroid belt.  But the deadliest of them all is your sister ship, assigned to you on patrol.  The pilot, trained  by  your	own  Navy,
       battle-hardened	by  months  in the Maelstrom, is equipped with a twin of your own ship and intimate knowledge of your tactics.	The lovely
       Stratocaster R&R facility never sounded so good, but as you fire full thrusters to dodge the latest barrage you begin to think you'll never
       get home...

OPTIONS

       -display host:0
	      Runs Maelstrom on the given X11 display.

       -fullscreen
	      Puts  a  big  black  border around the Maelstrom screen, and centers Maelstrom within it. This help create a "full screen" effect on
	      large displays.  During the game the screen mode can be toggled using Alt+Return.

       -privatecmap
	      Runs Maelstrom with a private (custom) colormap. This prevents Maelstrom from locking up all of the colors on your  display.  It	is
	      only useful on 256 color (pseudo-color) displays.

       -gamma [0-8]
	      Sets  the gamma correction level for Maelstrom. The higher the gamma correction, the brighter Maelstrom will appear on your monitor.
	      If no gamma level is given, Maelstrom will print the current gamma level saved in your custom configuration.  Once  this	option	is
	      used, the gamma correction level is saved, and this option doesn't need to be used later unless you want to change it again.

       -volume [0-8]
	      Sets the sound volume.

       -nofade
	      Prevents Maelstrom from doing the screen fading. This is useful if you find the fading annoying.

       -realfade
	      Causes the entire display to fade, not just inside the Maelstrom window.

       -netscores
	      Tells Maelstrom to use the Internet Maelstrom Score Server for the high score list.

       -printscores
	      Prints  out  a  list  of the current high scores. If used with the -netscores option, it will will connect to the Internet Maelstrom
	      Score Server and print out the world-wide Maelstrom high scores.

       -player N[@host][:port]
	      Tells Maelstrom that it is playing a network game, and that player N is at host host and/or port port.

       -server N@host[:port]
	      Tells Maelstrom to use a network address server at host host (and port port) for a multiplayer game with N players.

       -deathmatch [N]
	      Configures a multiplayer game to continue until someone gets N frags (default = 8). A frag is 3 shots at a player.

       -version
	      Prints the version of the Maelstrom binary.

       -speedtest
	      Runs Maelstrom in a graphics test mode. It prints the number of milliseconds it takes for your graphics display to  display  a  full
	      48-frame, 360 degree rotation of your ship. It is for comparative information only.

NOTES

       maelstrom is an alias for Maelstrom; you may use either to start the game.

       Maelstrom_sound	is  the  Maelstrom  sound server. You do not need (nor should you try) to start this yourself; Maelstrom uses it transpar-
       ently.

AUTHOR

       The original Maelstrom was written for the Macintosh by Andrew Welch.  The Linux port was done by Sam Lantinga <slouken@devolution.com>.

       The author has approved the inclusion of Maelstrom in Debian distributions, including commercially distributed versions, as long  as  Mael-
       strom is not sold independently and remains freely available.

       This manual page was contributed by Robert Leslie <rob@mars.org>.

								    29-Dec-1996 						      MAELSTROM(6)