UNKNOWN-HORIZONS(6)
๐ UNKNOWN-HORIZONS ๐
okay bestie, so this is the manual for unknown-horizons, and it lives in section 6 of the Unknown Horizons User Commands manual set. it's a game manual, it's giving main character energy, and we're gonna go through the whole thing together, no skips, no cap. ๐
๐ธ NAME ๐ธ
unknown-horizons โ real-time strategy/simulation game. that's the whole vibe. ๐ฆ
โจ SYNOPSIS โจ
unknown-horizons [{-h | --help}]
๐ง DESCRIPTION ๐ง
isometric 2D real-time strategy/simulation fun. yes the manpage literally just says "fun" and honestly? slay.
it puts the emphasis on the economy and the city building aspects, so if you're here to micromanage your lil settlement into greatness, this is your moment. expand your small settlement into a strong and wealthy colony, collect taxes, and supply your inhabitants with valuable goods. ๐
increase your power with a well balanced economy, plus strategic trade and diplomacy. it's giving empire-building, it's giving spreadsheet-but-make-it-cute, it's giving obsessed. ๐
๐ OPTIONS ๐
--versionโ show the program's version number and exit. quick lil flex, then bye. โ๏ธ-h,--helpโ show this help message and exit. the classic.-d,--debugโ Enable debug output to stderr and a logfile.--fife-path=<path>โ Specify the path to FIFE root directory.--restore-settingsโ Restores the default settings. Useful if Unknown Horizons crashes on startup due to misconfiguration. ๐--mp-master=<ip:port>โ Specify alternative multiplayer master server.--mp-bind=<ip:port>โ Specify network address to bind local network client to. This is useful if NAT holepunching is not working but you can forward a static port.
๐ฎ STARTING UNKNOWN HORIZONS ๐ฎ
--start-map=<map>โ Starts map. map is the mapname.--start-random-mapโ Starts a random map. ๐ฒ--start-specific-random-map=<seed>โ Starts a random map with seed seed.--start-scenario=<scenario>โ Starts scenario. scenario is the scenarioname.--start-dev-mapโ Starts the development map without displaying the main menu.--load-game=<game>โ Loads a saved game. game is the saved game's name.--load-last-quicksaveโ Loads the last quicksave. we love a safety net ๐--edit-map=<map>โ Edit map map.--edit-game-map=<game>โ Edit the map from the saved game game.--no-audioโ Starts UH without sounds. silent mode, stealth mode, library mode ๐คซ
๐ค AI OPTIONS ๐ค
--ai-players=<ai_players>โ Uses ai_players AI players (excludes the possible human-AI hybrid; defaults to 0).--human-ai-hybridโ Makes the human player a human-AI hybrid (for development only).--force-player-id=<force_player_id>โ Set the player with id force_player_id as the active (human) player.--ai-highlightsโ Shows AI plans as highlights (for development only).--ai-combat-highlightsโ Highlights combat ranges for units controlled by AI Players (for development only).
๐ ๏ธ DEVELOPMENT OPTIONS ๐ ๏ธ
--debug-log-onlyโ Write debug output only to logfile, not to console. Implies-d.--debug-module=<module>โ Enable logging for a certain logging module (for developing only).--logfile=<filename>โ Writes log to filename instead of to the uh-userdir--profileโ Enable profiling (for developing only).--max-ticks=<max_ticks>โ Run the game for max_ticks ticks.--no-freeze-protectionโ Disable freeze protection.--string-previewerโ Enable the string previewer tool for scenario writers--no-preloadโ Disable preloading while in main menu--game-speed=<game_speed>โ Run the game in the given speed (Values: 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 11, 20)--gui-logโ Log gui interactions--sp-seed=<seed>โ Use this seed for singleplayer sessions.--create-mp-gameโ Create an multiplayer game with default settings.--join-mp-gameโ Join first multiplayer game.--no-atlas-generationโ Disable atlas generation.
๐ BUGS ๐
found something cursed? the bugtracker can be found at https://github.com/unknown-horizons/unknown-horizons/issues. go tell them, they wanna know, fr fr. ๐
๐ AUTHOR ๐
The Unknown Horizons Team <team@unknown-horizons.org> โ absolute icons, every single one of them. ๐
๐ COPYRIGHT ๐
Copyright ยฉ 2008-2017 The Unknown Horizons Team
Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU General Public License, Version 3 or (at your option) any later version published by the Free Software Foundation.
okay that's the whole thing, bestie!! this page is unknown-horizons, dated 2017-04-27, and it belongs to the UNKNOWN-HORIZONS(6) manual. read it, love it, run it, slay. ๐ โจ๐๐ฆ๐ธ
๐ฆ where this page comes from
- debian bookworm: unknown-horizons 2019.1-6 ยท GPL-2.0-or-later
- ubuntu jammy: unknown-horizons 2019.1-4 ยท GPL-2.0-or-later
- ubuntu noble: unknown-horizons 2019.1-7 ยท GPL-2.0-or-later
- ubuntu resolute: unknown-horizons 2019.1-9 ยท GPL-2.0-or-later
- ubuntu stonking: unknown-horizons 2019.1-11 ยท GPL-2.0-or-later
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