COMMANDERGENIUS(6)

NAME
commandergenius - open source engine for Commander Keen games

SYNOPSIS

commandergenius [dir=dir] [finale=<on|off>]

CGeniusExe [dir=dir] [finale=<on|off>] [level=level]

DESCRIPTION

Commander Genius is an open-source clone of Commander Keen which allows you to play the games, and some of the mods made for it. All of the original data files are required to do so, however the authors have provided convenient way to download some of the games (choose "Game Center" at the main menu). It's also possible to use the data files from an installed copy of one or more of the games.

Supported games are Keen 1 through 6, plus Keen Dreams and several fan-made mods.

This man page is a brief summary. Full documentation can be found in:

/usr/doc/commandergenius-1987beta/README

OPTIONS

dir=dir
    Launch game in the given directory. This is a relative path from one of the directories configured in cgenius.cfg; absolute paths are not allowed.

finale=<on|off>
    Skip directly to the finale (ending) of the game.

level=<level>
    Starting level. Only valid if dir is given, and only if the given game is episode 4, 5, or 6.

FILES

/usr/share/games/commandergenius
    System-wide directory. Games may be installed here for use by multiple players, in the games/ subdirectory. Also, content from the HQP (high quality pack) is installed here.

~/.CommanderGenius
    Per-user directory, containing any games downloaded from the in-game Game Center. Also contains these files:

cgenius.cfg
    Main config file, rewritten on game exit. Contains user preferences. Normally not edited by hand, but it's possible to do so.

games.cfg
    List of installed games and their directory paths.

CGLog.html
    Log file created by the game.

downloads/
    Zip files downloaded within the Game Center are saved here.

games/
    Files extracted from downloaded zip files are stored here. Also, users may manually copy game data files here and add them to games.cfg, to install games not available from the Game Center.

COPYRIGHT

See the file /usr/doc/commandergenius-1987beta/COPYRIGHT for license information.

AUTHORS

commandergenius was written by Gerhard Stein <gerstrong@gmail.com>.

This man page written for the SlackBuilds.org project by B. Watson, and is licensed under the WTFPL.

SEE ALSO

The commandergenius homepage:

https://github.com/gerstrong/Commander-Genius