BATTLESTAR(6) BSD BATTLESTAR(6)
NAME
battlestar - a tropical adventure game
SYNOPSIS
battlestar [ -r ]
DESCRIPTION
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.
THE SETTING
In the days before the darkness came, when battlestars ruled the
heavens...
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.
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.
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.
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.
COMMANDS
For commands which manipulate objects, 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.
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 object direction
Throw an object in the specified direction
N S E W Move in one of the four compass directions. You may use these
commands only if you have a compass.
R L A B Move right/left/ahead/back. Directions printed in room
descriptions are always printed using these relative
directions.
inven Display inventory
save Save the game in a file named Bstar. Saved games can be
restarted using the -r option.
! Escape to a shell
score Display current score
BUGS
Countless.