57 lines
1.7 KiB
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57 lines
1.7 KiB
Groff
.TH POWDER 6 "2019-09-25" "" "Games manual"
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.SH NAME
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powder \- a physics sandbox game
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.SY powder
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[\fIOPTIONS...\fR]
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.YS
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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The Powder Toy is a free physics sandbox game, which simulates
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air pressure and velocity, heat, gravity and a number of other interactions
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between different substances.
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The game provides the player with various building materials, liquids,
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gases and electronic components which can be used to construct
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complex machines, guns, bombs, realistic terrains and almost anything else.
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The player can then mine them and watch cool explosions, add intricate wirings,
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play with little stickmen or operate their machine.
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The game also features a Lua API, which allows to automate work or even
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make plugins for the program.
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.SH OPTIONS
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\fBNOTE:\fR Program options should be written exactly as specified on this
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man page \- there are \fBno leading dashes\fR in front of their names.
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.TP
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\fBddir\fR \fIDIRECTORY\fR
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Load and save preferences, savegames etc. in \fIDIRECTORY\fR.
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The directory must already exist (if missing, it will not be created).
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.TP
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.B disable-network
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Disable network access.
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.TP
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.B kiosk
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Run in fullscreen mode.
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.TP
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\fBopen\fR \fIFILE\fR
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Open the specified savegame on program start.
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\fBproxy\fR:\fISERVER\fR[:\fIPORT\fR]
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Use the specified proxy server.
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.TP
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\fBptsave\fR:\fISAVEID\fR
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Open an on-line save with the given ID.
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.TP
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.B redirect
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Do not print anything to standard output nor the standard error stream;
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redirect all messages to \fIstdout.log\fR and \fIstderr.log\fR files.
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.SH SEE ALSO
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.TP
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.B https://powdertoy.co.uk/
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Official website. To use on-line features, such as saving and sharing their
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creations, players need to register an account.
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