pq(6)

📦 version 6.2, in ubuntu jammy, ubuntu noble, ubuntu resolute, ubuntu stonking

✨ pq(6) — the games manual glow-up ✨

okay bestie, sit down, hydrate, and let me tell you about a little thing called Progress Quest. It lives in the games manual (section 6, iykyk), and it is literally the blueprint for every idle game you've ever lost a weekend to. 👑

🌸 NAME 🌸

pq — a next generation computer role-playing game 🐉✨

🎀 SYNOPSIS 🎀

pq [options] [character.pq]

💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

Progress Quest is a "fire and forget" computer role-playing game. That's the whole vibe. You make a fantasy character, and then you just… watch it advance. No grinding, no clicking, no sweaty boss fights. You create the little guy, and it goes and lives its life while you go live yours. Main character energy, but you're the NPC. 💅

✨ OPTIONS ✨

  • -no-backup — do not make a backup file when the game saves. Bold choice, bestie, but okay.
  • -no-report-save — do not show that "Game saved" message when saving. Silence. Peace. 🤫
  • -no-tray — do not minimize to the system tray. It stays out, loud and proud.
  • -export — export a text character sheet periodically. Like a lil scrapbook for your hero. 🎀
  • -export-only — export a text character right now, then exit. In and out, no small talk.
  • -help — pops up a window showing you the command line options. Your friendly lil cheat sheet. 🫶

📁 FILES 📁

  • ~/character.pq — one of these save files gets automatically created for each of your game characters. Yes, each. Collect them like Pokémon.
  • ~/character.bak — backup copy of the save file. Also created for each character, so you're never fully doomed. 💀➡️😌
  • ~/character.sheet — the exported character sheet for your character. Receipts. 📜

👑 AUTHOR 👑

Progress Quest was written by Eric Fredricksen. The Ubuntu packaging and Ubuntu integration was originally created by Toni Ruottu <toni.ruottu@iki.fi>. You can visit the Progress Quest homepage at http://progressquest.com/ — go say hi, they deserve it. 🦋

ngl this whole thing is from X Version 11, dated Nov 3, 2007 — vintage, iconic, and still serving. 🎀✨ bye bestie, go make a character 💜
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