TORUS-TROOPER(6)

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✨ torus-trooper — the manual, but make it a vibe ✨

okay bestie, so this is the man page for Torus Trooper, and it lives in section 6 of the manual (that's the games section, iykyk 👑). It's a whole experience, and I'm gonna walk you through every single flag and keybind because I love you and I want you to slay. 🦋

💖 NAME 💖

torus-trooper — speeding ship sailing through barrage

no notes. that's literally the whole name. iconic.

🌈 DESCRIPTION 🌈

Speed! More speed!

Like… that's it. That's the thesis statement. 🏎️💨

Torus Trooper is a fast-paced abstract scrolling shooter game. It features 3D graphics and a style similar to that of games such as Tempest. So if you know, you know. And if you don't — you're about to. ✨

🎀 OPTIONS 🎀

These options are available:

  • -brightness n — Set the brightness of the screen. (n = 0 - 100, default = 100)
  • -luminosity n — Set the luminous intensity. (n = 0 - 100, default = 0)
  • -res x y — Set the screen resolution to (x, y).
  • -nosound — Stop the sound. (silence era, but okay 🙈)
  • -window — Launch the game in a window.
  • -fullscreen — Launch the game in fullscreen mode.
  • -reverse — Reverse a shot key and a charge shot key.

🕹️ USAGE 🕹️

How to operate, bestie — take notes 📝:

Movement

Arrow / Num / [WASD] / Joystick

Hold an up key to increase speed. yes, that's the whole mechanic. go fast. go faster. 💅

Shot

[Z][L-Ctrl][.] / Trigger 1, 4, 5, 8

Hold a shot key to open automatic fire. 🔥

Charge shot

[X][L-Alt][L-Shift][/] / Trigger 2, 3, 6, 7

Hold a charge shot key to charge energy. and then:

  • A charge shot is released when you release a key.
  • A charge shot penetrates enemies and wipes out bullets.
  • A score multiplier is increased according to a number of destroying enemies and bullets.
  • A charge shot acts as a regenerative break.

okay the charge shot is lowkey the main character here, the way it just deletes bullets?? obsessed. 😭✨

Pause

[P]

🌸 How to play 🌸

At the title screen, select a grade (Normal, Hard, Extreme) and a starting level. Press a shot button to start a game. Press an escape key to quit a game.

Drive a ship forward and destroy enemies. When time runs out, game is over.

Remaining time is displayed at the left up corner.

Remaining time varies according to events:

Ship was destroyed (-15 sec.)

You ship is destroyed when it is hit by a bullet.

🩷 bestie this is a deduction. fifteen whole seconds, gone. do not get hit.

Bonus time (+15 sec.)

You can earn bonus time when you reach a certain score. The point you have to get is displayed at the right up corner.

Destroy the boss (+30 or 45 sec.)

The boss enemies appear when you destroy or overtake a certain number (displayed at the left down corner) of enemies, and you can earn bonus time by destroying them.

Replay mode

At the title screen, press a charge shot key to see a replay of your last game. Press a left/right key to change a view and an up/down key to change displayed/undisplayed of a status display.

🔗 SEE ALSO 🔗

You can find more about the game on its homepage:

http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~cs8k-cyu/windows/tt_e.html

👑 AUTHOR 👑

This game has been written by Kenta Cho <cs8k-cyu@asahi-net.or.jp>

and that's a wrap, bestie 🫶 this whole thing is the Torus Trooper(6) manual — shoutout to Torus Trooper(6) on the way in and Torus Trooper(6) on the way out, the section 6 game-page energy is unmatched. go forth and go fast. 💖✨🎀

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