NADARS(1)

NAME
nadars - A server of a network tank battle game N.A.D.A.R.

SYNOPSIS
nadars [ options ]

DESCRIPTION
This is a server of N.A.D.A.R. N.A.D.A.R. is a network tank battle game. You get into a tank, operate it, and destroy other tanks to survive!

OPTIONS

-h, -help
    Show help messages.

-host, -hostname [hostname]
    This option specifies the hostname of the N.A.D.A.R.'s server. If you don't specify the hostname of the server, Return value from hostname command will be used.

-silent
    Enter silent mode. The server does not output any messages.

-no-silent
    Enter non-silent mode. The server output any messages. (Default)

-port
    This option specifies the port number of socket. Default port number is 12010.

-width [width], -height [height]
    This option specifies the screen size on peephole mode. If the server run without peephole mode, these options are no effect. Default screen size is 17x17.

-map-width [width], -map-height [height]
    This option specifies the map size. Default map size is 32x32(non-peephole mode) or 40x40(peephole mode).

-peep, -peephole
    Enter peephole game mode. Player can see around his tank only.

-no-peep, -no-peephole
    Enter non-peephole game mode. Player can see the all map. (Default)

-backward
    Tank can go backward. (Default)

-no-backward
    Tank cannot go backward.

-interval [milli seconds]
    Cycle time in playing game.

-timeout [milli seconds]
    Client timeout in playing game. If you set timeout short, A client with slow network is rejected. But, if you open other window of X on client machine in playing game, N.A.D.A.R. client may be paused and down by timeout.

-max-players [number]
    Maximum number of players.

START GAME
1. N.A.D.A.R. is a client-server model program. You should start the server program before playing. Run % nadars on the server machine. 2. Run some client programs as % nadar -s [Server's hostname] -p [Player's name] on the some client machines. 3. If playing speed is very slow, Run clients with size option. % nadar -s [Server's hostname] -p [Player's name] -size 30 4. If you try the peephole mode, run server with peephole option as below. % nadars -peephole 5. If you try the non-backward mode, run server with no-backward option as below. % nadars -no-backward

EXAMPLE
You want to run the server program on "nasu". And you want to play N.A.D.A.R. on "tomato", "ninjin" and "daikon". nasu> nadars tomato> nadar -s ninjin -p Tanaka
ninjin> nadar -s ninjin -p Hashimoto
daikon> nadar -s ninjin -p Shida

PLAY
N.A.D.A.R. is a client-server model program. Start client programs after a server starts. See nadar(1) about client.

SEE ALSO
X(1), nadar(1)

AUTHOR
Programed by Sakai Hiroaki.
E-Mail : sakai@seki.ee.kagu.sut.ac.jp, hsakai@pfu.co.jp, hsakai@m8.people.or.jp
http://www.seki.ee.kagu.sut.ac.jp/~sakai/myfreesoft/index.html

SPECIAL THANKS
Tanaka Makoto for drawing some pictures, test on FreeBSD, and many advices.
Hashimoto Jun for test on Linux and many advices.
Sakai Takeyasu for some advices.
Ooue Shigeo for some advices.
Miyauchi-Seki Lab.'s people for many and advices.
Koga Kazuhiro for test on Linux and some advices.

COPYRIGHT
N.A.D.A.R. Copyright (c) 2000-2001 Sakai Hiroaki.
All Rights Reserved.
N.A.D.A.R. is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License.