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INSTEAD(6)							       GAMES								INSTEAD(6)

NAME

       INSTEAD - Simple Text Adventure Engine, The Interpreter

DESCRIPTION

       The  interpreter  of  STEAD (Simple Text Adventures) allows to play games that combine visual novels, text adventures and classic quests of
       1990-s.	The STEAD games features are:

	* very simple source code of the stories. (based on LUA);

	* the ability to use graphical or textual (readline) game interface;

	* graphic interface supports music and images;

	* graphic interpreter theme support - a game may change the interface look;

	* portability (originally written for Linux, depends on SDL and lua).

SYNOPSIS

       sdl-instead [options] [game.zip to run]

OPTIONS

       -debug Debug mode (for game developers).

       -alsa  Force ALSA sound (Linux only).

       -nosound
	      Run the game without sound.

       -gamespath <path>
	      Add path with games.

       -themespath <path>
	      Add path with themes.

       -nostdgames
	      Do not use default games.

       -nostdthemes
	      Do not use default themes.

       -game <basename>
	      Select game in gamespath.

       -theme <basename>
	      Select theme in themespath.

       -fullscreen
	      Run the game in fullscreen mode.

       -window
	      Run the game in windowed mode.

       -noautosave
	      Disable autosave/autoload.

       -encode <lua file> [encoded file]
	      Encode lua file. Encoded file can be executed with doencfile("encoded file").

       -idf <path to resources directory or game>
	      Build idf file [INSTEAD data file] from directory.

       -mode [WxH]
	      Use WxH resolution.

       -nopause
	      Do not pause the game on window minimize.

       -install [game in zip]
	      Install game from zip archive

       -quit  Quit :)

       -appdata [fullpath]
	      Store saves and settings in appdata path. Path must exist!

       -chunksize [size in bytes]
	      Size for audio buffer. Try this if sound lags.

       -version
	      Show version and exit.

       Configuration file name is 'insteadrc' and it's located in ~/.instead/.

       Games can be downloaded from http://instead.googlecode.com. Unzip them in ~/.instead/games.

CONTROLS

       Please, see tutorial.

LICENCE

       This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms specified in the GNU Public Licence (GPL).

WARRANTY

       None.

COPYRIGHT AND CREDITS

       Peter Kosyh
	      INSTEAD author.

       Ilya Ryndin
	      Initial port to Windows.

       Mahno Aleksey
	      Port to Android.

       .dm    Port to Mac OS X.

       Andrey Afletdinov
	      Port to Windows CE.

       Vadim Balashoff
	      Advices.

       Vladimir Zhirov
	      Advices.

       Alexander Yakovlev
	      manual.tex support.

       Serj Kalichev
	      Advices and default theme correction.

       Vladimir Podobaev, Oleg Gvozdev
	      Testers.

       Alexander Soborov
	      Wiki support.

       Many others for comments, bug reports, games and ideas.

SEE ALSO

       http://instead.googlecode.com

Instead 							   Version 1.6.0							INSTEAD(6)

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