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34 .TH BATTLESTAR 6 "May 31, 1993
37 battlestar \- a tropical adventure game
41 .B -r (recover a saved game)
47 is an adventure game in the classic style. However, It's slightly less
49 puzzle and more a game of exploration. There are a few magical words
50 in the game, but on the whole, simple English
51 should suffice to make one's desires understandable to the parser.
53 In the days before the darkness came, when battlestars ruled the
58 Three He made and gave them to His daughters,
59 Beautiful nymphs, the goddesses of the waters.
60 One to bring good luck and simple feats of wonder,
61 Two to wash the lands and churn the waves asunder,
62 Three to rule the world and purge the skies with thunder.
66 In those times great wizards were known and their powers were beyond
67 belief. They could take any object from thin air, and, uttering the
68 word `su' could disappear.
70 In those times men were known for their lust of gold and desire to
71 wear fine weapons. Swords and coats of mail were fashioned that could
72 withstand a laser blast.
74 But when the darkness fell, the rightful reigns were toppled. Swords
75 and helms and heads of state went rolling across the grass. The entire
76 fleet of battlestars was reduced to a single ship.
80 take --- take an object
81 drop --- drop an object
83 wear --- wear an object you are holding
84 draw --- carry an object you are wearing
86 puton --- take an object and wear it
87 take off -- draw an object and drop it
89 throw <object> <direction>
103 >-: take knife and sword and apple, drop all
122 Notice that the "shadow" of the next word stays around if you
123 want to take advantage of it. That is, saying "take knife" and then
125 will drop the knife you just took.
127 The two commands "score" and "inven" will print out your current status
131 The command "save" will save your game in a file called "Bstar." You
133 recover a saved game by using the "-r" option when you start up the
136 The compass directions N, S, E, and W can be used if you have a compass.
137 If you don't have a compass, you'll have to say R, L, A, or B, which
139 Right, Left, Ahead, and Back. Directions printed in room descriptions
141 always printed in R, L, A, & B relative directions.
143 I wrote Battlestar in 1979 in order to experiment with the niceties of
145 Most interesting things that happen in the game are hardwired into the
147 send me any hate mail about it! Instead, enjoy art for art's sake!
150 .SH "INSPIRATION & ASSISTANCE"
163 Send to edward%ucbarpa@Berkeley.arpa, chris%ucbcory@berkeley.arpa,
164 riggle.pa@xerox.arpa.