KOULES(6)

📦 version 1.4, in fedora 43, fedora 44

💖 KOULES 💖

ok so bestie, welcome to koules.sdl — an action game for linux, section 6 of the games manual. that's the whole vibe. it's from games, it's a game, we're gaming. 🎀

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

koules.sdl [-slMmdh]

look at her. compact. efficient. iconic. 💅

🌈 KOULES FROM THE TOP 🌈

ok so before we get into the technicals, the manpage literally opens with art, and honestly? correct.

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                               H A V E
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H A V E F U N ! — the manpage itself, screaming encouragement at you. we love a supportive queen. 🫶

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

so Koules is an action game. that's the genre, that's the whole thing. ✨

your mission, should you choose to accept it: bounce all koules fighters from your sector. that's it. that's the job. get them OUT. 💀

💅 OPTIONS 💅

ok bestie, here's your flag menu. read it, love it, use it.

  • -h — for help. when you're lost, she's there. 🎀
  • -s — for small display (320x200), made for worse machines. low spec representation!! 🦋
  • -l — for large display (640x480). this is the default size, bestie. the standard. the moment. ✨
  • -M — disable mouse support. no mouse. just vibes. 🖱️❌
  • -d — Disable sound support. and like, the tea is: game will run faster. silence really is golden fr fr. 🔇

🧚 Network options 🧚

networking era!! 💜

  • -C<host> — run koules as a network client. you're the one connecting out. ✨
  • -S — run koules as a network server. you're the one hosting the party. 👑
  • -P<port> — select port. the default is 12345. use this in case that some other program is already using this port. (yes, 12345 is really the default, no cap.) 🔥

⭐ Server options ⭐

these only matter if you're the server, so if you're a client, feel free to skim. iykyk.

  • -E — run server in extra large-support for 800x620 X clients. big screen energy. 🌈
  • -W — run server in wide mode-support for 320x200 svgalib and OS/2 clients. use this in case that server is refusing your clients. (she's being difficult, this fixes it.) 🫶
  • -L<level> — select level for server. pick your era. ✨
  • -D<number> — select dificulty for server. yes, "dificulty", that's how the manpage spells it, we're keeping it, it's hers now 💖:
    • 0: nightmare
    • 1: hard
    • 2: medium (default and recomended)
    • 3: easy
    • 4: very easy
  • -K — run server in deathmatch mode. chaos mode activated. 💀🔥

🏆 Points: 🏆

scoring breakdown, because we're all a little competitive:

  • Bounce something : +1
  • Eat extension : +10
  • Eat thief : -30
  • Eat friend : +30

At end of level:

  • every live : +20
  • every lost level : -100

In deathmatch mode:

  • every destroyed concurrent: +100
bestie do NOT eat the thief. -30. we've been over this. 😭

🦋 PORTABILITY 🦋

the program is written in ANSI C and uses the SDL graphics library. classic. timeless. she's portable and she knows it. ✨

💀 BUGS 💀

the manpage is honest and we respect it:

  • Probably not as fast as it could be.
  • Doesn't use screen area wisely.

ngl, same. 🙈

🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

go look, bestie. 🎀

👑 AUTHOR 👑

Jan Hubicka

  • email: hubicka@limax.paru.cas.cz
  • smail:
Jan Hubicka
Dukelskych bojovniku 1944
Tabor 39001
Czech Republic

that's the whole page!! this came from the Linux manual, dated 9 nov 2015, and it's filed under KOULES(6). go bounce some koules fighters out of your sector. have fun, bestie!!! 💖✨🎀🦋🌸💅🫶

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