asciipat(6) User Commands asciipat(6)

asciipat - A retro ASCII art game inspired by Moon Patrol.

asciipat [option] [.rec file]

asciipat is a command-line game that brings back the nostalgia of retro ASCII art games. It is inspired by the classic Moon Patrol game. Guide your character through a treacherous terrain, avoiding obstacles and shooting down enemies. Survive as long as possible to achieve a high score.

After finishing game you may notice there is “asciipat.rec” file in your home directory. It can be used to replay game or to validate your score.

This manual page was written for the Debian distribution because the original program does not have a manual page. Instead, it has documentation in the GNU info(1) format; see below.

0 [.rec file]
Score validation (no graphics) - this is used by hi-scores server.
1 [.rec file]
Time lapsed (fast) playback.
2 [.rec file]
Normal playback - Used it to capture videos.

${HOME}/asciipat.cfg
This file is created when you change your player name, avatar, or key bindings.
${HOME}/asciipat.rec
This file is created when you start playing the game, and get a score.

If used, the defined directory is used to store the asciipat.cfg (see also the section called “FILES”).
If used, the defined directory is used to store the asciipat.rec (see also the section called “FILES”).

The program is currently limited to workaround some issues please refer to the following upstream Problems section at https://github.com/msokalski/ascii-patrol/tree/1.7#problems

For more details about the options see what the author shared at http://ascii-patrol.com/forum/index.php?topic=63

Wrote this manpage for the Debian system.

Copyright © 2023 Raul Cheleguini

This manual page was written for the Debian system (and may be used by others).

Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU General Public License, Version 3 or (at your option) any later version published by the Free Software Foundation.

On Debian systems, the complete text of the GNU General Public License can be found in /usr/share/common-licenses/GPL.

“June 20 2023”