ROTTEXPR(6)

NAME
rottexpr - Rise of the Triad source port

SYNOPSIS
rottexpr [options]
rott-demo [options]
rott-reg [options]
rott-cdrom [options]

DESCRIPTION
ROTTEXPR is a port of Apogee's 3D action title Rise of the Triad, originally released in 1994. ROTTEXPR uses the SDL2 libraries to make the game playable on modern operating systems, including Linux, and adds features including higher screen resolutions, adaptive HUD positioning, configurable gameplay options, and a number of bug fixes.

OPTIONS

aim Show aim crosshair.

fullscreen
    Start in fullscreen mode.

window
    Start in windowed mode.

resolution widthxheight
    Specify the screen resolution to use (next parameter is widthxheight). Valid resolutions are 320x200, 640x480 and 800x600.

filertl file.rtl
    Load external Userlevels (RTL files) (next parameter is RTL filename). Not available in shareware/demo version.

filertc file.rtc
    Load external Battlelevels (RTC files) (next parameter is RTC filename). Not available in shareware/demo version.

file file.wad
    Load external WAD file (next parameter is WAD filename). Not available in shareware/demo version.

nojoys
    Disable check for joystick.

nomouse
    Disable check for mouse.

nosound
    Disable sound.

noecho
    Turn off sound reverb.

ver Version number.

mapstats
    Dump Map statistics to ERROR.

tilestats
    Dump Tile statistics to ERROR.

mono
    Enable mono-monitor support.

screenshots
    Clean screen capture for shots.

pause
    Pauses startup screen information.

enablevr
    Enable VR helmet input devices.

demoexit
    Exit program when demo is terminated.

warp level
    Warp to specific ROTT level (next parameter is level to start on).

timelimit time
    Play ROTT in time limit mode (next parameter is time in seconds).

maxtimelimit time
    Maximimum time to count down from (next parameter is time in seconds).

dopefish
    Activate an Easter-egg with references to the Dopefish from the Commander Keen games.

FILES
Game data files are searched for in /usr/share/games/rottexpr. Each game binary requires its own particular data files:

rottexpr-demo (shareware/demo) - HUNTBGIN.WAD HUNTBGIN.RTC HUNTBGIN.RTL REMOTE1.RTS

rottexpr-reg (registered floppy/download) - DARKWAR.WAD DARKWAR.RTC DARKWAR.RTL REMOTE1.RTS

rottexpr-cdrom (retail CD) - DARKWAR.WAD ROTTCD.RTC DARKWAR.RTL REMOTE1.RTS

All filenames must be UPPERCASE.

Simply run rottexpr to play the "best" version of the game that you have the data files for (CD-ROM, Registered, or Demo, in that order).

User config data is stored in ~/.rottexpr for the shareware/demo version and ~/.rottexpr/darkwar for the registered and CD-ROM versions.

AUTHORS
ROTT was created and published as shareware by Apogee Software, Ltd. and was published commercially by FormGen, Inc.

The primary contributors to the icculus.org port were Steven Fuller, Ryan C. Gordon, John Hall and Dan Olson.

The rottexpr port was started by Steven LeVesque, with significant contributions by Emile Belanger. See https://github.com/LTCHIPS/rottexpr for more information.

This manual page was originally written by Fabian Greffrath <fabian@debian-unofficial.org> for the Debian project (but may be used by others), and was modified for the SlackBuilds.org games/rott project by B. Watson, and for rottexpr by Brent Spillner.