OSTRICHRIDERS(6)

NAME
ostrichriders - clone of the arcade game "Joust"

SYNOPSIS

ostrichriders [-l libdir]

DESCRIPTION

Enemy knights are invading the kingdom. As one of the elite ostrich riders, it is your duty to defend the kingdom. With lance in hand you fly off. Remember to stay above your opponent lest you fall to his lance. Collect the eggs lest your opponent hatches stronger than before. Work together with other knights.

The game is controlled entirely via the keyboard. Up to 3 players can play on the same instance of the game (no networked multiplayer). The menu is operated with arrow keys and Enter, and the gameplay keys are configurable via the menu.

OPTIONS

-l <libdir>
    Use alternate game data directory.

-a  Arcade mode. Reduces available options in the game menu.

FILES

/usr/share/ostrichriders/
    Game data directory.

~/.ostrichriders/
    Per-user directory (settings and high scores).

BUGS

The default player 1 and 2 controls are shown on the menu screen, but are not updated if the controls are changed using the Controls menu.

COPYRIGHT

See the file /usr/doc/PRGNAM-0.6.5/LICENCE for license information.

AUTHORS

PRGNAM was developed by Seby, Suiland, and Dennis Payne.

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

SEE ALSO

The ostrichriders homepage: http://identicalsoftware.com/ostrichriders/