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.TH "BSTONE" 6 "2023-01-11" "1.1.12" "SlackBuilds.org"
.SH NAME
bstone \- source port of the Blake Stone games
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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bstone [\fI\-options\fP]
.SH DESCRIPTION
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BStone is a source port of Blake Stone game series: Aliens of Gold and Planet Strike.
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Features:
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High resolution rendering of world (extended vanilla engine)
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Modern and vanilla controls
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Allows to customize control bindings
.IP \(bu 2
Separate volume control of sound effects and music
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Supported games:
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Aliens of Gold v1.0 full
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Aliens of Gold v2.0 full
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Aliens of Gold v2.1 full
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Aliens of Gold v3.0 full
.IP \(bu 2
Aliens of Gold v3.0 shareware
.IP \(bu 2
Planet Strike v1.0
.IP \(bu 2
Planet Strike v1.1
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This man page only describes the command\-line options. For full documentation,
see /usr/doc/bstone\-1.1.12/README.md
.SH OPTIONS
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.TP
.B \fB\-\-version\fP
Outputs the port\(aqs version to standard output and into message box.
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.B \fB\-\-aog_sw\fP
Switches the port to "Blake Stone: Aliens Of Gold (shareware)" mode.
If appropriate data files are not found, the port will fail.
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.B \fB\-\-aog\fP
Switches the port to "Blake Stone: Aliens Of Gold" mode.
If appropriate data files are not found, the port will fail.
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.B \fB\-\-ps\fP
Switches the port to "Blake Stone: Planet Strike" mode.
If appropriate data files are not found, the port will fail.
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.B \fB\-\-no_screens\fP
Skips start\-up screens and the ending promo pages (AOG SW).
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.B \fB\-\-cheats\fP
Enables so called "debug mode" without much fuss.
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.B \fB\-\-data_dir\fP dir
Specifies a directory with game\(aqs resource files.
Default: \fI/usr/share/games/bstone\fP
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.B \fB\-\-mod_dir\fP dir
Specifies a directory with mod\(aqs resource files.
Default: undefined.
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.B \fB\-\-profile_dir\fP dir
Overrides default directory of the game\(aqs profile files.
Default: \fI~/.local/share/bibendovsky/bstone/\fP
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.B \fB\-\-vid_renderer\fP value
Select a renderer.
Values:
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auto_detect \- tries to select the best renderer.
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software \- the vanilla renderer.
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gl_2_0 \- OpenGL 2.0 or higher.
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gl_3_2_c \- OpenGL 3.2 core or higher.
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gles_2_0 \- OpenGL ES 2.0 or higher.
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Default: auto_detect
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.B \fB\-\-vid_width\fP width
Specifies window width.
Minimum width: 320
Default width: 640
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.B \fB\-\-vid_height\fP height
Specifies window height.
Minimum height: 240
Default height: 480
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.B \fB\-\-vid_x\fP offset
Sets a horizontal offset from the left side of the desktop screen.
Applicable for positionable window only.
Default: 0
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.B \fB\-\-vid_y\fP offset
Sets a vertical offset from the top side of the desktop screen.
Applicable for positionable window only.
Default: 0
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.B \fB\-\-vid_is_positioned\fP value
Centers a window on the desktop or moves it in the specified position.
Values: 0 (centered) or 1 (positioned)
Default: 0
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.B \fB\-\-vid_is_vsync\fP value
Enables or disables vertical synchronization.
Values: 0 (disable) or 1 (enable)
Default: 1
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.B \fB\-\-vid_is_widescreen\fP value
Enables or disables widescreen rendering.
Values: 0 (disable) or 1 (enable)
Default: 1
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.B \fB\-\-vid_is_ui_stretched\fP value
Stretches the UI or keeps it at 4x3 ratio otherwise.
Values: 0 (non\-stretched) or 1 (stretched)
Default: 0
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.B \fB\-\-vid_2d_texture_filter\fP filter
Sets texturing filter for UI.
Applicable only for 3D\-rendering.
Values: nearest or linear
Default: nearest
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.B \fB\-\-vid_3d_texture_image_filter\fP filter
Sets texturing image filter for the scene.
Applicable only for 3D\-rendering.
Values: nearest or linear
Default: nearest
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.B \fB\-\-vid_3d_texture_mipmap_filter\fP filter
Sets texturing mipmap filter for the scene.
Applicable only for 3D\-rendering.
Values: nearest or linear
Default: nearest
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.B \fB\-\-vid_3d_texture_anisotropy\fP value
Sets anisotropy degree for the scene.
Value 1 or lower disables the filter.
Applicable only for 3D\-rendering.
Values: [1..16]
Default: 1
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.B \fB\-\-vid_texture_upscale_filter\fP filter
Sets texturing upscale filter.
Applicable only for 3D\-rendering.
Values: none or xbrz
Default: none
\fBWARNING\fP xbrz is a high resource usage filter!
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.B \fB\-\-vid_texture_upscale_xbrz_degree\fP degree
Sets a degree of xBRZ texturing upscale.
Applicable only for 3D\-rendering.
Values: [2..6]
Default: 0
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.B \fB\-\-vid_aa_kind\fP value
Sets an anti\-aliasing mode.
Applicable only for 3D\-rendering.
Values: none or msaa
Default: none
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.B \fB\-\-vid_aa_degree\fP value
Sets a degree of the anti\-aliasing.
Applicable only for 3D\-rendering.
Values: [2..32]
Default: 1
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.B \fB\-\-vid_filler_color_index\fP value
Sets a color for screen bars.
Values: [0..255]
Default: 0
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.B \fB\-\-vid_external_textures\fP value
Toggles external textures.
Values: 0 (disable), 1 (enable).
Default: 0
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.B \fB\-\-snd_is_disabled\fP value
Enables or disables audio subsystem.
Values: 0 (disable) or 1 (enable)
Default: 0
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.B \fB\-\-snd_rate\fP sampling_rate
Specifies sampling rate of mixer in hertz.
Default: 44100
Minimum: 11025
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.B \fB\-\-snd_mix_size\fP duration
Specifies mix data size in milliseconds.
Default: 40
Minimum: 20
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.B \fB\-\-snd_driver\fP value
Specifies the audio driver to use.
Values: auto\-detect, 2d_sdl (2D SDL), 3d_openal (3D OpenAL)
Default: auto\-detect
Auto\-detect order: 3d_openal, 2d_sdl
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.B \fB\-\-snd_oal_library\fP value
Specifies OpenAL driver\(aqs name.
Default: "" (OpenAL32.dll on Windows and libopenal.so on non\-Windows system).
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.B \fB\-\-snd_oal_device_name\fP value
Specifies OpenAL device name.
Default: ""
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.B \fB\-\-snd_sfx_type\fP value
Specifies SFX type.
Values: adlib (AdLib) or pc_speaker (PC Speaker)
Default: adlib
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.B \fB\-\-snd_is_sfx_digitized\fP value
Toggles SFX digitization.
If enabled overrides AdLib / PC Speaker SFX audio chunk if such one is available in AUDIOT.* file.
Values: 0 (disable) or 1 (enable)
Default: 1
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.B \fB\-\-snd_opl3_type\fP value
Specifies OPL3 emulator type.
Values: dbopl (DOSBox) or nuked (Nuked)
Default: dbopl
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.B \fB\-\-calculate_hashes\fP
Calculates hashes (SHA\-1) of all resource files and outputs them into the log.
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.B \fB\-\-extract_vga_palette\fP dir
Extracts VGA palette into existing directory dir.
Supported file format: \fB\&.bmp\fP
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.B \fB\-\-extract_walls\fP dir
Extracts graphics resources (wall, flooring, etc.) into existing directory dir.
Supported file format: \fB\&.bmp\fP
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.B \fB\-\-extract_sprites\fP dir
Extracts graphics resources (actors, decorations, etc.) into existing directory dir.
Supported file format: \fB\&.bmp\fP
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.B \fB\-\-extract_music\fP dir
Extracts music resources into existing directory dir.
Supported file format: \fB\&.wav\fP
Supported file format: data (unprocessed)
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.B \fB\-\-extract_sfx\fP dir
Extracts sfx resources into existing directory dir.
Supported file format: \fB\&.wav\fP
Supported file format: data (unprocessed)
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.B \fB\-\-extract_texts\fP dir
Extracts text resources into existing directory dir.
Supported file format: \fB\&.txt\fP
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.B \fB\-\-extract_all\fP dir
Extracts all resources (walls, sprites, etc.) into existing directory dir.
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.SH COPYRIGHT
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See the file /usr/doc/bstone\-1.1.12/LICENSE for license information.
.SH AUTHORS
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bstone was written by Boris I. Bendovsky, based on an original
game by JAM Productions, published by Apogee Entertainment, LLC.
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This man page written for the SlackBuilds.org project
by B. Watson, and is licensed under the WTFPL.
.SH SEE ALSO
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The bstone homepage: \fI\%http://bibendovsky.github.io/bstone/\fP
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