XTRON(6)

📦 version 1.1a, in debian bookworm, debian trixie, ubuntu jammy, ubuntu noble, ubuntu questing, ubuntu resolute, ubuntu stonking

XTRON(6) 💅

okay bestie, welcome to the Games Manual section of the manual — this one's about xtron, and it's lowkey a whole vibe. sit down, grab a snack 🍓, and let's get into it.

✨ NAME ✨

xtron — a simple version of the old classic TRON 🔥

🎀 SYNOPSIS 🎀

xtron

that's it. that's the whole thing. no flags, no args, no drama. iconic.

💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

okay so first things first, real talk: this manual page was written for the Debian distribution because the original program does not have a manual page. so we're doing the Lord's work here, fr fr. 🙏

xtron is a simple implementation of the classic game TRON. the plot is easy — and by easy I mean it's giving "one wrong move and it's over" energy: avoid hitting anything, including walls, your own tail, and your opponent. that's the whole assignment. 🦋

you can play in one- or two-player mode, or just watch the demo like it's reality TV. 👑

the game starts in demo mode. to start playing, click on one of the human buttons — or both, if you're feeling brave and/or chaotic. click on the button with "tron" on it to reset the scores, and click on the bed to pause. (yes, the bed. it's a pause bed. we love a cozy pause. 🛏️✨)

the standard controls 🕹️

Player 1:  Player 2:
w - up     8 - up
s - down   2 - down
a - left   4 - left
d - right  6 - right

player 2 can also use the arrow keys, because player 2 deserves options. 💅

edit /etc/X11/app-defaults/Xtron to change the keys. go wild, bestie.

more stuff you can do ✨

  • you can reset the score of a player by clicking on the player's score button. one click, clean slate, main character reset arc. 🔄
  • you can also change the "look-ahead" of the AI opponent by changing xtron.lookAHEAD in the /etc/X11/app-defaults/Xtron file. so if the AI is being too smart for you, that's a knob you can turn. no cap. 🧠

🌸 FILES 🌸

  • /usr/X11/app-defaults/Xtron — the xtron configfile. the sacred text. the source of truth. 📜

💀 BUGS 💀

not me asking you to please report any bugs you find to Rhett D. Jacobs <rhett@hotel.canberra.edu.au>. like, actually do it though. they wanna know. 🫶

👑 LICENSE 👑

xtron is covered by the GNU General Public License (GPL) version 1 or (at your option) any later version. slay, legally speaking. ⚖️✨

🌈 AUTHOR 🌈

Rhett D. Jacobs <rhett@hotel.canberra.edu.au>. 👑

this manual page was written by Ole J. Tetlie <olet@ifi.uio.no>, for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others). giving, honestly. 🎀

🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

  • gltron(7)

and that's the whole page, bestie!! this one comes to you from the Games Manual, dated March 29, 2001, and it's XTRON(6) — go forth and don't crash into your own tail. 💖✨🎀

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