NAME
gearhead - roguelike mecha role playing game
SYNOPSIS
gearhead
DESCRIPTION
gearhead is a roguelike adventure game involving giant mechas and a
post-apocalyptic but recovering world.
KEY BINDINGS
A list of key bindings can be viewed with the h key during play. Menus
can be navigated with arrow keys and enter. Walking into an object
generally does the expected thing (use, talk or attack). The action
names listed can be used to redefine the keys in a configure file.
a - Attack
Attack.
A - AttackMenu
Attack, choosing the weapon or body part from a list.
B - PartBrowser
Examine the individual components of the player character.
C - CharInfo Show character information.
e - Equipment
View character’s equipment.
E - Eject
Eject from a mecha.
F - FirstAid
Apply first aid skill to restore health points.
H - FieldHQ
Examine mechas and allies.
i - Inventory
View inventory.
l - Look
Look around.
L - LearnSkills
Learn new skills by spending accumulated experience.
m - Messages
Review all current adventure memos, news and email.
M - SelectMecha
Selects the mecha to use by the player character.
Q - QuitGame
Quit the game. Does not save the game.
r - RunToggle
Toggle running on or off.
R - Recenter
Recenter the game display on the character.
S - Search
Search the area for secrets and enemies.
t - Talk
Initiate a conversation with an NPC.
T - Telephone
Call an NPC.
u - UseScenery
Uses stationary scenery such as doors or computers.
V - History
Show past game messages.
X - SaveGame
Saves the game. Does not quit the game.
Z - Rest
Take a break for one hour of game time.
. - SwitchGears
Toggle the movement mode (eg. flying, walking).
[ - TurnLeft
Turn to left.
] - TurnRight
Turn to right.
keypad keys1-9 - Stop, Dir-NorthWest, etc.
Move around or stop.
+ - FullSpeed
Move forward at full speed.
= - NormSpeed
Move forward at normal speed.
- - Reverse
Move backwards.
<, > - Enter, Enter2
Enter scenery.
The following keys are usable when selecting a target.
/ - CalledShot
Toggle the Called Shot option while selecting a target.
> - SwitchBv
Toggle the Burst Fire option while selecting a target.
; - SwitchTarget
Switch to next visible enemy when selecting a target.
FILES
/etc/gearhead.conf
System-wide configuration file.
$HOME/.gearhead/gearhead.conf
User specific configuration file. If this is present the
system-wide configuration file is not read.
AUTHOR
gearhead was written by Joseph Hewitt <pyrrho12@yahoo.ca>.
This manual page was written by Kari Pahula <kaol@debian.org>, for the
Debian project (but may be used by others).
SEE ALSO
nethack(6). More documentation for gearhead can be found in the
/usr/share/doc/gearhead directory.
6 Jul 2006