robots - fight off villainous robots
robots [-sjtar] [scorefile]
robots pits you against evil robots, who are trying to kill
you (which is
why they are evil). Fortunately for you, even though they
are evil, they
are not very bright and have a habit of bumping into each
other, thus destroying
themselves. In order to survive, you must get them
to kill each
other off, since you have no offensive weaponry. You are
endowed with
one piece of defensive weaponry: a teleportation device.
When two robots
run into each other or a junk pile, they die. If a robot
runs into you,
you die. When a robot dies, you get 10 points, and when all
the robots
die, you start on the next field. This keeps up until they
finally get
you.
Robots are represented on the screen by a `+', the junk
heaps from their
collisions by a `*', and you (the good guy) by a `@'.
The commands are:
h move one square left
l move one square right
k move one square up
j move one square down
y move one square up and left
u move one square up and right
b move one square down and left
n move one square down and right
. (also space) do nothing for one turn
HJKLBNYU
run as far as possible in the given direction
> do nothing for as long as possible
t teleport to a random location
w wait until you die or they all do
q quit
^L redraw the screen
All commands can be preceded by a count unless the game is
in real-time
mode.
If you use the `w' command and survive to the next level,
you will get a
bonus of 10% for each robot which died after you decided to
wait. If you
die, however, you get nothing. For all other commands, the
program will
save you from typos by stopping short of being eaten. However, with `w'
you take the risk of dying by miscalculation.
Only five scores are allowed per user on the score file. If
you make it
into the score file, you will be shown the list at the end
of the game.
If an alternative score file is specified, that will be used
instead of
the standard file for scores.
The options are
-s Don't play, just show the score file.
-j Jump, i.e., when you run, don't show any intermediate positions;
only show things at the end. This is useful on slow
terminals.
-t Teleport automatically when you have no other option. This is a
little disconcerting until you get used to it, and
then it is
very nice.
-a Advance into the higher levels directly, skipping
the lower, easier
levels.
-r Real-time mode. After your first move, robots will
advance at
least every three seconds.
/var/games/robots_roll the score file
Ken Arnold
Bugs? You crazy, man?!?
OpenBSD 3.6 May 31, 1993
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