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NAME

       lightyears  -  single  player  real-time  strategy  game with steampunk
       sci-fi

SYNOPSIS

       lightyears [options...]

OPTIONS

       --window
              Start the game in windowed mode, regardless of  the  last  saved
              state.

       --fullscreen
              Start  the game in fullscreen mode, regardless of the last saved
              state.

       --no-sound
              Mute all sounds.

DESCRIPTION

       lightyears is a strategy game with  steampunk  elements.  You  are  the
       ruler  of a new city on an alien planet and you have to provide it with
       energy to let it advance. To achieve this you have to construct  "Steam
       Makers" and connect them through pipes and nodes.

       Ensuring  a stable and plentiful steam supply will let you upgrade your
       city.  This will result in additional "work units" which will allow you
       to  do  a  higher  amount of simultaneous construction work. Other than
       constructing "Steam Makers", nodes and  pipes,  you  can  also  upgrade
       those to increase their efficiency.

       To  make your task more difficult there are atural phenomenons that may
       harm part of your network, in which case you will have to repair it  in
       hurry  before  the city loses too much energy. You’ll also have to face
       enemy alien ships, of increasing power as the game advances, which will
       attempt to destroy your infraestructures.

IN-GAME KEYBOARD CONTROLS

       Build node: N
       Build pipe: P
       Destroy: D, backspace
       Open the menu: escape

SEE ALSO

       You       will       find       additional       documentation       in
       /usr/share/doc/lightyears/html/.

AUTHOR

       lightyears was written by Jack Whitham <jack@jwhitham.org.uk> and  this
       manual page by Siegfried-A. Gevatter <rainct@ubuntu.com>.

                                 June 20, 2009