From: Edward Wang Date: Mon, 19 Nov 1984 10:58:51 +0000 (-0800) Subject: date and time created 84/11/18 18:58:51 by edward X-Git-Tag: BSD-4_3-Snapshot-Development~9309 X-Git-Url: https://git.subgeniuskitty.com/unix-history/.git/commitdiff_plain/9739231e9ee6c70fbc136af3cd4a321f81630233?hp=3834b6d45834217a0b01a616bcea625198f423ac date and time created 84/11/18 18:58:51 by edward SCCS-vsn: games/battlestar/battlestar.6 1.1 --- diff --git a/usr/src/games/battlestar/battlestar.6 b/usr/src/games/battlestar/battlestar.6 new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..dd8f2b012d --- /dev/null +++ b/usr/src/games/battlestar/battlestar.6 @@ -0,0 +1,133 @@ +.. @(#)battlestar.6 1.1 %G% +.TH BATTLESTAR PUBLIC +.UC 4 +.SH NAME +battlestar \- a tropical adventure game +.SH SYNOPSIS +.B battlestar +[ +.B -r (recover a saved game) +] +.br +.fi +.SH DESCRIPTION +.I Battlestar +is an adventure game in the classic style. However, It's slightly less +of a +puzzle and more a game of exploration. There are a few magical words +in the game, but on the whole, simple English +should suffice to make one's desires understandable to the parser. +.SH "THE SETTING" +In the days before the darkness came, when battlestars ruled the +heavens... +.br +.nf + + Three He made and gave them to His daughters, + Beautiful nymphs, the goddesses of the waters. + One to bring good luck and simple feats of wonder, + Two to wash the lands and churn the waves asunder, + Three to rule the world and purge the skies with thunder. + +.fi +.PP +In those times great wizards were known and their powers were beyond +belief. They could take any object from thin air, and, uttering the +word +'su,' could disappear. +.PP +In those times men were known for their lust of gold and desire to +wear fine weapons. Swords and coats of mail were fashioned that could +withstand a laser blast. +.PP +But when the darkness fell, the rightful reigns were toppled. Swords +and helms and heads of state went rolling across the grass. The entire +fleet of battlestars was reduced to a single ship. +.SH "SAMPLE COMMANDS" +.nf + + take --- take an object + drop --- drop an object + + wear --- wear an object you are holding + draw --- carry an object you are wearing + + puton --- take an object and wear it + take off -- draw an object and drop it + + throw + + ! + +.fi +.SH "IMPLIED OBJECTS" +.nf + + >-: take watermellon + watermellon: + Taken. + >-: eat + watermellon: + Eaten. + >-: take knife and sword and apple, drop all + knife: + Taken. + broadsword: + Taken. + apple: + Taken. + knife: + Dropped. + broadsword: + Dropped. + apple: + Dropped. + >-: get + knife: + Taken. + +.fi +.PP +Notice that the "shadow" of the next word stays around if you +want to take advantage of it. That is, saying "take knife" and then +"drop" +will drop the knife you just took. +.SH "SCORE & INVEN" +The two commands "score" and "inven" will print out your current status +in +the game. +.SH "SAVING A GAME" +The command "save" will save your game in a file called "Bstar." You +can +recover a saved game by using the "-r" option when you start up the +game. +.SH DIRECTIONS +The compass directions N, S, E, and W can be used if you have a compass. +If you don't have a compass, you'll have to say R, L, A, or B, which +stand for +Right, Left, Ahead, and Back. Directions printed in room descriptions +are +always printed in R, L, A, & B relative directions. +.SH HISTORY +I wrote Battlestar in 1979 in order to experiment with the niceties of +the C Language. +Most interesting things that happen in the game are hardwired into the +code, so don't +send me any hate mail about it! Instead, enjoy art for art's sake! +.SH AUTHOR +David Riggle +.SH "INSPIRATION & ASSISTANCE" +Chris Guthrie +.br +Peter Da Silva +.br +Kevin Brown +.br +Edward Wang +.br +Ken Arnold & Company +.SH BUGS +Countless. +.SH "FAN MAIL" +Send to edward%ucbarpa@Berkeley.arpa, chris%ucbcory@berkeley.arpa, +riggle.pa@xerox.arpa.