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! 4: .\" Rogue: Exploring the Dungeons of Doom
! 5: .\" Copyright (C) 1980-1983, 1985, 1986 Michael Toy, Ken Arnold and Glenn Wichman
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! 13: .ie t .ds _ \d\(mi\u
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! 15: .de Cs
! 16: \&\\$3\*(lq\\$1\*(rq\\$2
! 17: ..
! 18: .sp 5
! 19: .ce 1000
! 20: .ps +4
! 21: .vs +4p
! 22: .b
! 23: A Guide to the Dungeons of Doom
! 24: .r
! 25: .vs
! 26: .ps
! 27: .sp 2
! 28: .i
! 29: Michael C. Toy
! 30: Kenneth C. R. C. Arnold
! 31: .r
! 32: .sp 2
! 33: Computer Systems Research Group
! 34: Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
! 35: University of California
! 36: Berkeley, California 94720
! 37: .sp 4
! 38: .i ABSTRACT
! 39: .ce 0
! 40: .(b I F
! 41: .bi Rogue
! 42: is a visual CRT based fantasy game
! 43: which runs under the \*U\(dg timesharing system.
! 44: .(f
! 45: \fR\(dg\*U is a trademark of Bell Laboratories\fP
! 46: .)f
! 47: This paper describes how to play rogue,
! 48: and gives a few hints
! 49: for those who might otherwise get lost in the Dungeons of Doom.
! 50: .)b
! 51: \".he '''\fBA Guide to the Dungeons of Doom\fP'
! 52: \" .fo ''- % -''
! 53: .eh 'USD:33-%''A Guide to the Dungeons of Doom'
! 54: .oh 'A Guide to the Dungeons of Doom''USD:33-%'
! 55: .sh 1 Introduction
! 56: .pp
! 57: You have just finished your years as a student at the local fighter's guild.
! 58: After much practice and sweat you have finally completed your training
! 59: and are ready to embark upon a perilous adventure.
! 60: As a test of your skills,
! 61: the local guildmasters have sent you into the Dungeons of Doom.
! 62: Your task is to return with the Amulet of Yendor.
! 63: Your reward for the completion of this task
! 64: will be a full membership in the local guild.
! 65: In addition,
! 66: you are allowed to keep all the loot you bring back from the dungeons.
! 67: .pp
! 68: In preparation for your journey,
! 69: you are given an enchanted mace,
! 70: a bow, and a quiver of arrows
! 71: taken from a dragon's hoard in the far off Dark Mountains.
! 72: You are also outfitted with elf-crafted armor
! 73: and given enough food to reach the dungeons.
! 74: You say goodbye to family and friends for what may be the last time
! 75: and head up the road.
! 76: .pp
! 77: You set out on your way to the dungeons
! 78: and after several days of uneventful travel,
! 79: you see the ancient ruins
! 80: that mark the entrance to the Dungeons of Doom.
! 81: It is late at night,
! 82: so you make camp at the entrance
! 83: and spend the night sleeping under the open skies.
! 84: In the morning you gather your weapons,
! 85: put on your armor,
! 86: eat what is almost your last food,
! 87: and enter the dungeons.
! 88: .sh 1 "What is going on here?"
! 89: .pp
! 90: You have just begun a game of rogue.
! 91: Your goal is to grab as much treasure as you can,
! 92: find the Amulet of Yendor,
! 93: and get out of the Dungeons of Doom alive.
! 94: On the screen,
! 95: a map of where you have been
! 96: and what you have seen on the current dungeon level is kept.
! 97: As you explore more of the level,
! 98: it appears on the screen in front of you.
! 99: .pp
! 100: Rogue differs from most computer fantasy games in that it is screen oriented.
! 101: Commands are all one or two keystrokes\**
! 102: .(f
! 103: \** As opposed to pseudo English sentences.
! 104: .)f
! 105: and the results of your commands
! 106: are displayed graphically on the screen rather
! 107: than being explained in words.\**
! 108: .(f
! 109: \** A minimum screen size of 24 lines by 80 columns is required.
! 110: If the screen is larger, only the 24x80 section will be used
! 111: for the map.
! 112: .)f
! 113: .pp
! 114: Another major difference between rogue and other computer fantasy games
! 115: is that once you have solved all the puzzles in a standard fantasy game,
! 116: it has lost most of its excitement and it ceases to be fun.
! 117: Rogue,
! 118: on the other hand,
! 119: generates a new dungeon every time you play it
! 120: and even the author finds it an entertaining and exciting game.
! 121: .sh 1 "What do all those things on the screen mean?"
! 122: .pp
! 123: In order to understand what is going on in rogue
! 124: you have to first get some grasp of what rogue is doing with the screen.
! 125: The rogue screen is intended
! 126: to replace the \*(lqYou can see ...\*(rq descriptions
! 127: of standard fantasy games.
! 128: Figure 1 is a sample of what a rogue screen might look like.
! 129: .(z
! 130: .hl
! 131: .nf
! 132: .TS
! 133: center;
! 134: ce0 ce0 ce0 ce0 ce0 ce0 ce0 ce0 ce0 ce0 ce0 ce.
! 135: - - - - - - - - - - - -
! 136: | . . . . . . . . . . +
! 137: | . . @ . . . . ] . . |
! 138: | . . . . B . . . . . |
! 139: | . . . . . . . . . . |
! 140: - - - - - + - - - - - -
! 141: .TE
! 142:
! 143:
! 144: .ce 1000
! 145: Level: 1 Gold: 0 Hp: 12(12) Str: 16(16) Arm: 4 Exp: 1/0
! 146:
! 147: Figure 1
! 148: .ce
! 149: .hl
! 150: .)z
! 151: .sh 2 "The bottom line"
! 152: .pp
! 153: At the bottom line of the screen
! 154: are a few pieces of cryptic information
! 155: describing your current status.
! 156: Here is an explanation of what these things mean:
! 157: .ip Level \w'Level\ \ 'u
! 158: This number indicates how deep you have gone in the dungeon.
! 159: It starts at one and goes up as you go deeper into the dungeon.
! 160: .ip Gold \w'Level\ \ 'u
! 161: The number of gold pieces you have managed to find
! 162: and keep with you so far.
! 163: .ip Hp \w'Level\ \ 'u
! 164: Your current and maximum health points.
! 165: Health points indicate how much damage you can take before you die.
! 166: The more you get hit in a fight,
! 167: the lower they get.
! 168: You can regain health points by resting.
! 169: The number in parentheses
! 170: is the maximum number your health points can reach.
! 171: .ip Str \w'Level\ \ 'u
! 172: Your current strength and maximum ever strength.
! 173: This can be any integer less than or equal to 31,
! 174: or greater than or equal to three.
! 175: The higher the number,
! 176: the stronger you are.
! 177: The number in the parentheses
! 178: is the maximum strength you have attained so far this game.
! 179: .ip Arm \w'Level\ \ 'u
! 180: Your current armor protection.
! 181: This number indicates how effective your armor is
! 182: in stopping blows from unfriendly creatures.
! 183: The higher this number is,
! 184: the more effective the armor.
! 185: .ip Exp \w'Level\ \ 'u
! 186: These two numbers give your current experience level
! 187: and experience points.
! 188: As you do things,
! 189: you gain experience points.
! 190: At certain experience point totals,
! 191: you gain an experience level.
! 192: The more experienced you are,
! 193: the better you are able to fight and to withstand magical attacks.
! 194: .sh 2 "The top line"
! 195: .pp
! 196: The top line of the screen is reserved
! 197: for printing messages that describe things
! 198: that are impossible to represent visually.
! 199: If you see a \*(lq--More--\*(rq on the top line,
! 200: this means that rogue wants to print another message on the screen,
! 201: but it wants to make certain
! 202: that you have read the one that is there first.
! 203: To read the next message,
! 204: just type a space.
! 205: .sh 2 "The rest of the screen"
! 206: .pp
! 207: The rest of the screen is the map of the level
! 208: as you have explored it so far.
! 209: Each symbol on the screen represents something.
! 210: Here is a list of what the various symbols mean:
! 211: .ip @
! 212: This symbol represents you, the adventurer.
! 213: .ip "-\^|"
! 214: These symbols represent the walls of rooms.
! 215: .ip +
! 216: A door to/from a room.
! 217: .ip .
! 218: The floor of a room.
! 219: .ip #
! 220: The floor of a passage between rooms.
! 221: .ip *
! 222: A pile or pot of gold.
! 223: .ip )
! 224: A weapon of some sort.
! 225: .ip ]
! 226: A piece of armor.
! 227: .ip !
! 228: A flask containing a magic potion.
! 229: .ip ?
! 230: A piece of paper, usually a magic scroll.
! 231: .ip =
! 232: A ring with magic properties
! 233: .ip /
! 234: A magical staff or wand
! 235: .ip ^
! 236: A trap, watch out for these.
! 237: .ip %
! 238: A staircase to other levels
! 239: .ip :
! 240: A piece of food.
! 241: .ip A-Z
! 242: The uppercase letters
! 243: represent the various inhabitants of the Dungeons of Doom.
! 244: Watch out, they can be nasty and vicious.
! 245: .sh 1 Commands
! 246: .pp
! 247: Commands are given to rogue by typing one or two characters.
! 248: Most commands can be preceded by a count to repeat them
! 249: (e.g. typing
! 250: .Cs 10s
! 251: will do ten searches).
! 252: Commands for which counts make no sense
! 253: have the count ignored.
! 254: To cancel a count or a prefix,
! 255: type \*E.
! 256: The list of commands is rather long,
! 257: but it can be read at any time during the game with the
! 258: .Cs ?
! 259: command.
! 260: Here it is for reference,
! 261: with a short explanation of each command.
! 262: .ip ?
! 263: The help command.
! 264: Asks for a character to give help on.
! 265: If you type a
! 266: .Cs * ,
! 267: it will list all the commands,
! 268: otherwise it will explain what the character you typed does.
! 269: .ip /
! 270: This is the \*(lqWhat is that on the screen?\*(rq command.
! 271: A
! 272: .Cs /
! 273: followed by any character that you see on the level,
! 274: will tell you what that character is.
! 275: For instance,
! 276: typing
! 277: .Cs /@
! 278: will tell you that the
! 279: .Cs @
! 280: symbol represents you, the player.
! 281: .ip "h, H, ^H"
! 282: Move left.
! 283: You move one space to the left.
! 284: If you use upper case
! 285: .Cs h ,
! 286: you will continue to move left until you run into something.
! 287: This works for all movement commands
! 288: (e.g.
! 289: .Cs L
! 290: means run in direction
! 291: .Cs l )
! 292: If you use the \*(lqcontrol\*(rq
! 293: .Cs h ,
! 294: you will continue moving in the specified direction
! 295: until you pass something interesting or run into a wall.
! 296: You should experiment with this,
! 297: since it is a very useful command,
! 298: but very difficult to describe.
! 299: This also works for all movement commands.
! 300: .ip j
! 301: Move down.
! 302: .ip k
! 303: Move up.
! 304: .ip l
! 305: Move right.
! 306: .ip y
! 307: Move diagonally up and left.
! 308: .ip u
! 309: Move diagonally up and right.
! 310: .ip b
! 311: Move diagonally down and left.
! 312: .ip n
! 313: Move diagonally down and right.
! 314: .ip t
! 315: Throw an object.
! 316: This is a prefix command.
! 317: When followed with a direction
! 318: it throws an object in the specified direction.
! 319: (e.g. type
! 320: .Cs th
! 321: to throw
! 322: something to the left.)
! 323: .ip f
! 324: Fight until someone dies.
! 325: When followed with a direction
! 326: this will force you to fight the creature in that direction
! 327: until either you or it bites the big one.
! 328: .ip m
! 329: Move onto something without picking it up.
! 330: This will move you one space in the direction you specify and,
! 331: if there is an object there you can pick up,
! 332: it won't do it.
! 333: .ip z
! 334: Zap prefix.
! 335: Point a staff or wand in a given direction
! 336: and fire it.
! 337: Even non-directional staves must be pointed in some direction
! 338: to be used.
! 339: .ip ^
! 340: Identify trap command.
! 341: If a trap is on your map
! 342: and you can't remember what type it is,
! 343: you can get rogue to remind you
! 344: by getting next to it and typing
! 345: .Cs ^
! 346: followed by the direction that would move you on top of it.
! 347: .ip s
! 348: Search for traps and secret doors.
! 349: Examine each space immediately adjacent to you
! 350: for the existence of a trap or secret door.
! 351: There is a large chance that even if there is something there,
! 352: you won't find it,
! 353: so you might have to search a while before you find something.
! 354: .ip >
! 355: Climb down a staircase to the next level.
! 356: Not surprisingly, this can only be done if you are standing on staircase.
! 357: .ip <
! 358: Climb up a staircase to the level above.
! 359: This can't be done without the Amulet of Yendor in your possession.
! 360: .ip "."
! 361: Rest.
! 362: This is the \*(lqdo nothing\*(rq command.
! 363: This is good for waiting and healing.
! 364: .ip ,
! 365: Pick up something.
! 366: This picks up whatever you are currently standing on,
! 367: if you are standing on anything at all.
! 368: .ip i
! 369: Inventory.
! 370: List what you are carrying in your pack.
! 371: .ip I
! 372: Selective inventory.
! 373: Tells you what a single item in your pack is.
! 374: .ip q
! 375: Quaff one of the potions you are carrying.
! 376: .ip r
! 377: Read one of the scrolls in your pack.
! 378: .ip e
! 379: Eat food from your pack.
! 380: .ip w
! 381: Wield a weapon.
! 382: Take a weapon out of your pack and carry it for use in combat,
! 383: replacing the one you are currently using (if any).
! 384: .ip W
! 385: Wear armor.
! 386: You can only wear one suit of armor at a time.
! 387: This takes extra time.
! 388: .ip T
! 389: Take armor off.
! 390: You can't remove armor that is cursed.
! 391: This takes extra time.
! 392: .ip P
! 393: Put on a ring.
! 394: You can wear only two rings at a time
! 395: (one on each hand).
! 396: If you aren't wearing any rings,
! 397: this command will ask you which hand you want to wear it on,
! 398: otherwise, it will place it on the unused hand.
! 399: The program assumes that you wield your sword in your right hand.
! 400: .ip R
! 401: Remove a ring.
! 402: If you are only wearing one ring,
! 403: this command takes it off.
! 404: If you are wearing two,
! 405: it will ask you which one you wish to remove,
! 406: .ip d
! 407: Drop an object.
! 408: Take something out of your pack and leave it lying on the floor.
! 409: Only one object can occupy each space.
! 410: You cannot drop a cursed object at all
! 411: if you are wielding or wearing it.
! 412: .ip c
! 413: Call an object something.
! 414: If you have a type of object in your pack
! 415: which you wish to remember something about,
! 416: you can use the call command to give a name to that type of object.
! 417: This is usually used when you figure out what a
! 418: potion, scroll, ring, or staff is
! 419: after you pick it up,
! 420: or when you want to remember
! 421: which of those swords in your pack you were wielding.
! 422: .ip D
! 423: Print out which things you've discovered something about.
! 424: This command will ask you what type of thing you are interested in.
! 425: If you type the character for a given type of object
! 426: (\fIe.g.\fP
! 427: .Cs !
! 428: for potion)
! 429: it will tell you which kinds of that type of object you've discovered
! 430: (\fIi.e.\fP, figured out what they are).
! 431: This command works for potions, scrolls, rings, and staves and wands.
! 432: .ip o
! 433: Examine and set options.
! 434: This command is further explained in the section on options.
! 435: .ip ^R
! 436: Redraws the screen.
! 437: Useful if spurious messages or transmission errors
! 438: have messed up the display.
! 439: .ip ^P
! 440: Print last message.
! 441: Useful when a message disappears before you can read it.
! 442: This only repeats the last message
! 443: that was not a mistyped command
! 444: so that you don't loose anything by accidentally typing
! 445: the wrong character instead of ^P.
! 446: .ip \*E
! 447: Cancel a command, prefix, or count.
! 448: .ip !
! 449: Escape to a shell for some commands.
! 450: .ip Q
! 451: Quit.
! 452: Leave the game.
! 453: .ip S
! 454: Save the current game in a file.
! 455: It will ask you whether you wish to use the default save file.
! 456: .i Caveat :
! 457: Rogue won't let you start up a copy of a saved game,
! 458: and it removes the save file as soon as you start up a restored game.
! 459: This is to prevent people from saving a game just before a dangerous position
! 460: and then restarting it if they die.
! 461: To restore a saved game,
! 462: give the file name as an argument to rogue.
! 463: As in
! 464: .ti +1i
! 465: .nf
! 466: % rogue \fIsave\*_file\fP
! 467: .ip
! 468: To restart from the default save file (see below),
! 469: run
! 470: .ti +1i
! 471: .nf
! 472: % rogue \-r
! 473: .ip v
! 474: Prints the program version number.
! 475: .ip )
! 476: Print the weapon you are currently wielding
! 477: .ip ]
! 478: Print the armor you are currently wearing
! 479: .ip =
! 480: Print the rings you are currently wearing
! 481: .ip @
! 482: Reprint the status line on the message line
! 483: .sh 1 Rooms
! 484: .pp
! 485: Rooms in the dungeons are either lit or dark.
! 486: If you walk into a lit room,
! 487: the entire room will be drawn on the screen as soon as you enter.
! 488: If you walk into a dark room,
! 489: it will only be displayed as you explore it.
! 490: Upon leaving a room,
! 491: all monsters inside the room
! 492: are erased from the screen.
! 493: In the darkness you can only see one space
! 494: in all directions around you.
! 495: A corridor is always dark.
! 496: .sh 1 Fighting
! 497: .pp
! 498: If you see a monster and you wish to fight it,
! 499: just attempt to run into it.
! 500: Many times a monster you find will mind its own business
! 501: unless you attack it.
! 502: It is often the case that discretion is the better part of valor.
! 503: .sh 1 "Objects you can find"
! 504: .pp
! 505: When you find something in the dungeon,
! 506: it is common to want to pick the object up.
! 507: This is accomplished in rogue by walking over the object
! 508: (unless you use the
! 509: .Cs m
! 510: prefix, see above).
! 511: If you are carrying too many things,
! 512: the program will tell you and it won't pick up the object,
! 513: otherwise it will add it to your pack
! 514: and tell you what you just picked up.
! 515: .pp
! 516: Many of the commands that operate on objects must prompt you
! 517: to find out which object you want to use.
! 518: If you change your mind and don't want to do that command after all,
! 519: just type an \*E and the command will be aborted.
! 520: .pp
! 521: Some objects, like armor and weapons,
! 522: are easily differentiated.
! 523: Others, like scrolls and potions,
! 524: are given labels which vary according to type.
! 525: During a game,
! 526: any two of the same kind of object
! 527: with the same label
! 528: are the same type.
! 529: However,
! 530: the labels will vary from game to game.
! 531: .pp
! 532: When you use one of these labeled objects,
! 533: if its effect is obvious,
! 534: rogue will remember what it is for you.
! 535: If it's effect isn't extremely obvious
! 536: you will be asked what you want to scribble on it
! 537: so you will recognize it later,
! 538: or you can use the
! 539: .Cs call
! 540: command
! 541: (see above).
! 542: .sh 2 Weapons
! 543: .pp
! 544: Some weapons,
! 545: like arrows,
! 546: come in bunches,
! 547: but most come one at a time.
! 548: In order to use a weapon,
! 549: you must wield it.
! 550: To fire an arrow out of a bow,
! 551: you must first wield the bow,
! 552: then throw the arrow.
! 553: You can only wield one weapon at a time,
! 554: but you can't change weapons if the one
! 555: you are currently wielding is cursed.
! 556: The commands to use weapons are
! 557: .Cs w
! 558: (wield)
! 559: and
! 560: .Cs t
! 561: (throw).
! 562: .sh 2 Armor
! 563: .pp
! 564: There are various sorts of armor lying around in the dungeon.
! 565: Some of it is enchanted,
! 566: some is cursed,
! 567: and some is just normal.
! 568: Different armor types have different armor protection.
! 569: The higher the armor protection,
! 570: the more protection the armor affords against the blows of monsters.
! 571: Here is a list of the various armor types and their normal armor protection:
! 572: .(b
! 573: .TS
! 574: box center;
! 575: l r.
! 576: \ \ \fIType Protection\fP
! 577: None 0
! 578: Leather armor 2
! 579: Studded leather / Ring mail 3
! 580: Scale mail 4
! 581: Chain mail 5
! 582: Banded mail / Splint mail 6
! 583: Plate mail 7
! 584: .TE
! 585: .)b
! 586: .lp
! 587: If a piece of armor is enchanted,
! 588: its armor protection will be higher than normal.
! 589: If a suit of armor is cursed,
! 590: its armor protection will be lower,
! 591: and you will not be able to remove it.
! 592: However, not all armor with a protection that is lower than normal is cursed.
! 593: .pp
! 594: The commands to use weapons are
! 595: .Cs W
! 596: (wear)
! 597: and
! 598: .Cs T
! 599: (take off).
! 600: .sh 2 Scrolls
! 601: .pp
! 602: Scrolls come with titles in an unknown tongue\**.
! 603: .(f
! 604: \** Actually, it's a dialect spoken only by the twenty-seven members
! 605: of a tribe in Outer Mongolia,
! 606: but you're not supposed to
! 607: .i know
! 608: that.
! 609: .)f
! 610: After you read a scroll,
! 611: it disappears from your pack.
! 612: The command to use a scroll is
! 613: .Cs r
! 614: (read).
! 615: .sh 2 Potions
! 616: .pp
! 617: Potions are labeled by the color of the liquid inside the flask.
! 618: They disappear after being quaffed.
! 619: The command to use a scroll is
! 620: .Cs q
! 621: (quaff).
! 622: .sh 2 "Staves and Wands"
! 623: .pp
! 624: Staves and wands do the same kinds of things.
! 625: Staves are identified by a type of wood;
! 626: wands by a type of metal or bone.
! 627: They are generally things you want to do to something
! 628: over a long distance,
! 629: so you must point them at what you wish to affect
! 630: to use them.
! 631: Some staves are not affected by the direction they are pointed, though.
! 632: Staves come with multiple magic charges,
! 633: the number being random,
! 634: and when they are used up,
! 635: the staff is just a piece of wood or metal.
! 636: .pp
! 637: The command to use a wand or staff is
! 638: .Cs z
! 639: (zap)
! 640: .sh 2 Rings
! 641: .pp
! 642: Rings are very useful items,
! 643: since they are relatively permanent magic,
! 644: unlike the usually fleeting effects of potions, scrolls, and staves.
! 645: Of course,
! 646: the bad rings are also more powerful.
! 647: Most rings also cause you to use up food more rapidly,
! 648: the rate varying with the type of ring.
! 649: Rings are differentiated by their stone settings.
! 650: The commands to use rings are
! 651: .Cs P
! 652: (put on)
! 653: and
! 654: .Cs R
! 655: (remove).
! 656: .sh 2 Food
! 657: .pp
! 658: Food is necessary to keep you going.
! 659: If you go too long without eating you will faint,
! 660: and eventually die of starvation.
! 661: The command to use food is
! 662: .Cs e
! 663: (eat).
! 664: .sh 1 Options
! 665: .pp
! 666: Due to variations in personal tastes
! 667: and conceptions of the way rogue should do things,
! 668: there are a set of options you can set
! 669: that cause rogue to behave in various different ways.
! 670: .sh 2 "Setting the options"
! 671: .pp
! 672: There are two ways to set the options.
! 673: The first is with the
! 674: .Cs o
! 675: command of rogue;
! 676: the second is with the
! 677: .Cs ROGUEOPTS
! 678: environment variable\**.
! 679: .(f
! 680: \** On Version 6 systems,
! 681: there is no equivalent of the ROGUEOPTS feature.
! 682: .br
! 683: .)f
! 684: .br
! 685: .sh 3 "Using the `o' command"
! 686: .pp
! 687: When you type
! 688: .Cs o
! 689: in rogue,
! 690: it clears the screen
! 691: and displays the current settings for all the options.
! 692: It then places the cursor by the value of the first option
! 693: and waits for you to type.
! 694: You can type a \*R
! 695: which means to go to the next option,
! 696: a
! 697: .Cs \-
! 698: which means to go to the previous option,
! 699: an \*E
! 700: which means to return to the game,
! 701: or you can give the option a value.
! 702: For boolean options this merely involves typing
! 703: .Cs t
! 704: for true or
! 705: .Cs f
! 706: for false.
! 707: For string options,
! 708: type the new value followed by a \*R.
! 709: .sh 3 "Using the ROGUEOPTS variable"
! 710: .pp
! 711: The ROGUEOPTS variable is a string
! 712: containing a comma separated list of initial values
! 713: for the various options.
! 714: Boolean variables can be turned on by listing their name
! 715: or turned off by putting a
! 716: .Cs no
! 717: in front of the name.
! 718: Thus to set up an environment variable so that
! 719: .b jump
! 720: is on,
! 721: .b terse
! 722: is off,
! 723: and the
! 724: .b name
! 725: is set to \*(lqBlue Meanie\*(rq,
! 726: use the command
! 727: .nf
! 728: .ti +3n
! 729: % setenv ROGUEOPTS "jump,noterse,name=Blue Meanie"\**
! 730: .fi
! 731: .(f
! 732: \**
! 733: For those of you who use the Bourne shell sh (1), the commands would be
! 734: .in +3
! 735: .nf
! 736: $ ROGUEOPTS="jump,noterse,name=Blue Meanie"
! 737: $ export ROGUEOPTS
! 738: .fi
! 739: .in +0
! 740: .)f
! 741: .sh 2 "Option list"
! 742: .pp
! 743: Here is a list of the options
! 744: and an explanation of what each one is for.
! 745: The default value for each is enclosed in square brackets.
! 746: For character string options,
! 747: input over fifty characters will be ignored.
! 748: .ip "\fBterse\fP [\fI\^noterse\^\fP]"
! 749: Useful for those who are tired of the sometimes lengthy messages of rogue.
! 750: This is a useful option for playing on slow terminals,
! 751: so this option defaults to
! 752: .i terse
! 753: if you
! 754: are on a slow (1200 baud or under) terminal.
! 755: .ip "\fBjump\fP [\fI\^nojump\^\fP]"
! 756: If this option is set,
! 757: running moves will not be displayed
! 758: until you reach the end of the move.
! 759: This saves considerable cpu and display time.
! 760: This option defaults to
! 761: .i jump
! 762: if you are using a slow terminal.
! 763: .ip "\fBflush\fP [\fI\^noflush\^\fP]"
! 764: All typeahead is thrown away after each round of battle.
! 765: This is useful for those who type far ahead
! 766: and then watch in dismay as a Bat kills them.
! 767: .ip "\fBseefloor\fP [\fI\^seefloor\^\fP]"
! 768: Display the floor around you on the screen
! 769: as you move through dark rooms.
! 770: Due to the amount of characters generated,
! 771: this option defaults to
! 772: .i noseefloor
! 773: if you are using a slow terminal.
! 774: .ip "\fBpassgo\fP [\fI\^nopassgo\^\fP]"
! 775: Follow turnings in passageways.
! 776: If you run in a passage
! 777: and you run into stone or a wall,
! 778: rogue will see if it can turn to the right or left.
! 779: If it can only turn one way,
! 780: it will turn that way.
! 781: If it can turn either or neither,
! 782: it will stop.
! 783: This algorithm can sometimes lead to slightly confusing occurrences
! 784: which is why it defaults to \fInopassgo\fP.
! 785: .ip "\fBtombstone\fP [\fI\^tombstone\^\fP]"
! 786: Print out the tombstone at the end if you get killed.
! 787: This is nice but slow, so you can turn it off if you like.
! 788: .ip "\fBinven\fP [\fI\^overwrite\^\fP]"
! 789: Inventory type.
! 790: This can have one of three values:
! 791: .i overwrite ,
! 792: .i slow ,
! 793: or
! 794: .i clear .
! 795: With
! 796: .i overwrite
! 797: the top lines of the map are overwritten
! 798: with the list
! 799: when inventory is requested
! 800: or when
! 801: \*(lqWhich item do you wish to \fB. . .\fP? \*(rq questions
! 802: are answered with a
! 803: .Cs * .
! 804: However, if the list is longer than a screenful,
! 805: the screen is cleared.
! 806: With
! 807: .i slow ,
! 808: lists are displayed one item at a time on the top of the screen,
! 809: and with
! 810: .i clear ,
! 811: the screen is cleared,
! 812: the list is displayed,
! 813: and then the dungeon level is re-displayed.
! 814: Due to speed considerations,
! 815: .i clear
! 816: is the default for terminals without
! 817: clear-to-end-of-line capabilities.
! 818: .ip "\fBname\fP [account name]"
! 819: This is the name of your character.
! 820: It is used if you get on the top ten scorer's list.
! 821: .ip "\fBfruit\fP [\fI\^slime-mold\^\fP]"
! 822: This should hold the name of a fruit that you enjoy eating.
! 823: It is basically a whimsey that rogue uses in a couple of places.
! 824: .ip "\fBfile\fP [\fI\^~/rogue.save\^\fP]"
! 825: The default file name for saving the game.
! 826: If your phone is hung up by accident,
! 827: rogue will automatically save the game in this file.
! 828: The file name may start with the special character
! 829: .Cs ~
! 830: which expands to be your home directory.
! 831: .sh 1 Scoring
! 832: .pp
! 833: Rogue usually maintains a list
! 834: of the top scoring people or scores on your machine.
! 835: Depending on how it is set up,
! 836: it can post either the top scores
! 837: or the top players.
! 838: In the latter case,
! 839: each account on the machine
! 840: can post only one non-winning score on this list.
! 841: If you score higher than someone else on this list,
! 842: or better your previous score on the list,
! 843: you will be inserted in the proper place
! 844: under your current name.
! 845: How many scores are kept
! 846: can also be set up by whoever installs it on your machine.
! 847: .pp
! 848: If you quit the game, you get out with all of your gold intact.
! 849: If, however, you get killed in the Dungeons of Doom,
! 850: your body is forwarded to your next-of-kin,
! 851: along with 90% of your gold;
! 852: ten percent of your gold is kept by the Dungeons' wizard as a fee\**.
! 853: .(f
! 854: \** The Dungeon's wizard is named Wally the Wonder Badger.
! 855: Invocations should be accompanied by a sizable donation.
! 856: .)f
! 857: This should make you consider whether you want to take one last hit
! 858: at that monster and possibly live,
! 859: or quit and thus stop with whatever you have.
! 860: If you quit, you do get all your gold,
! 861: but if you swing and live, you might find more.
! 862: .pp
! 863: If you just want to see what the current top players/games list is,
! 864: you can type
! 865: .ti +1i
! 866: .nf
! 867: % @PROGRAM@ \-s
! 868: .br
! 869: .sh 1 Acknowledgements
! 870: .pp
! 871: Rogue was originally conceived of by Glenn Wichman and Michael Toy.
! 872: Ken Arnold and Michael Toy then smoothed out the user interface,
! 873: and added jillions of new features.
! 874: We would like to thank
! 875: Bob Arnold,
! 876: Michelle Busch,
! 877: Andy Hatcher,
! 878: Kipp Hickman,
! 879: Mark Horton,
! 880: Daniel Jensen,
! 881: Bill Joy,
! 882: Joe Kalash,
! 883: Steve Maurer,
! 884: Marty McNary,
! 885: Jan Miller,
! 886: and
! 887: Scott Nelson
! 888: for their ideas and assistance;
! 889: and also the teeming multitudes
! 890: who graciously ignored work, school, and social life to play rogue
! 891: and send us bugs, complaints, suggestions, and just plain flames.
! 892: And also Mom.
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