DAVEGNUKEM(6)

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version 1.0.3 · 2 versions
, in debian bookworm, debian trixie, ubuntu noble, ubuntu resolute, ubuntu stonking

💖 davegnukem(6) 💖

okay so welcome to the Games Manual, bestie — this is the page for davegnukem, and it's lowkey iconic. Sit down, grab a strawberry 🍓, and let's get into it.

✨ NAME ✨

davegnukem — a retro-style 2D scrolling platform shooter 🎮💥

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

davegnukem [OPTIONS]

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

So Dave Gnukem is an open source retro-style 2D scrolling platform shooter, inspired by and similar to Duke Nukem 1. It's written in C++ using the SDL library, and — not to be dramatic but — it features an integrated level editor as well. The way that it does all of that?? Obsessed. 👑

💅 OPTIONS 💅

  • -f — Fullscreen. Main character energy, whole screen, no notes. 🔥
  • -640 — Sets the resolution to 640x480.
  • -scale NUMBER — Forces the window size to a multiple of the 320x200 base resolution.
  • -datadir DIR — Overrides the default data path. It may be absolute or relative, so do whatever fits your vibe. 🫶

🎀 GAMEPLAY 🎀

Try find the exit, while dodging or shooting monsters. That's it, that's the whole job. Slay responsibly. 💀

⌨️ DEFAULT KEYS ⌨️

  • Left/Right — Move left/right.
  • Ctrl — Jump.
  • Alt — Shoot. Pew pew. 🔫
  • Up — Action key, for opening doors, using teleporters or lifts, activating the exit, etc.
  • Esc — In-game menu.
  • 6/7 — Decrease/increase volume.
  • Insert — Toggle sounds.
  • Shift+F6/F7 — Decrease/increase speed (framerate).
  • Shift+F8/F9 — Toggle map/sprite auto-shadows.
  • F10 — Save screenshot. 📸

🧚 LEVEL EDITOR 🧚

To enter the level editor you must first enable DebugStuff by pressing Ctrl+Shift+G. Then use F5 to invoke the level editor, or F4 for the sprite one. See the README for more details about both the debug mode and the editors. Yes bestie, you can build your own levels, it's giving god-tier creativity. 🌈

👀 SEE ALSO 👀

More information can be found in the README and on the website https://djoffe.com/gnukem/

👑 AUTHOR 👑

Dave Gnukem was written by David Joffe <david at djoffe.com>.

This manual page was written by Matteo Bini <matteobin@tiepi.it>.

and that's the whole page fr fr 💜 — this was v1.0.3, dated 29 Nov 2022. ty for reading, ily, go play some Gnukem 🎀✨

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