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