OpenTyrian

OpenTyrian Classic ---------------- SDL Application, compiled to OS/2. Tyrian is an arcade-style vertical scrolling shooter. The story is set in 20,031 where you play as Trent Hawkins, a skilled fighter-pilot employed to fight MicroSol and save the galaxy. == Keyboard Controls =========================================================== ctrl-backspace -- kill OpenTyrian alt-enter -- fullscreen ctrl-f10 -- ungrab mouse arrow keys -- ship movement space -- fire weapons enter -- toggle rear weapon mode ctrl/alt -- fire left/right sidekick == Network Multiplayer ========================================================= Currently OpenTyrian does not have an arena; as such, networked games must be initiated manually via the command line simultaniously by both players. syntax: opentyrian --net HOSTNAME --net-player-name NAME --net-player-number NUMBER where HOSTNAME is the IP address of your opponent, NUMBER is either 1 or 2 depending on which ship you intend to pilot, and NAME is your alias OpenTyrian uses UDP port 1333 for multiplayer, but in most cases players will not need to open any ports because OpenTyrian makes use of UDP hole punching. == Requirements ================================================================ - SDL12 - Tyrian Data Files http://sites.google.com/a/camanis.net/opentyrian/tyrian/tyrian21.zip ) If something goes wrong (crash, freeze, etc...), do the following: - Delete the c:\popuplog.os2 file - Start opentyrian.exe this way: opentyrian >stdout.txt 2>stderr.txt - After the crash/freeze, pack the stdout.txt stderr.txt and c:\popuplog.os2 files into one zip. - Create a bug report on www.andreas-peters.net/mantis and attach the zip file. Have a nice time playing! Andreas