SearchAndRescue(6)

NAME

SearchAndRescue - Air rescue flight simulator

SYNTAX

SearchAndRescue [options] [GUI_options]

DESCRIPTION

Helicopter based search and rescue flight simulator. Pilot a variety of user editable rescue aircraft through customizeable missions and rescue victims in distress. Uses OpenGL and glX for graphics, and for sound Ylib (deprecated as obsolete), SDL and SDL_Mixer (optional) and libjsw for joystick support (not available on all platforms).

OPTIONS

--config <file>: Load configuration from <file>.

--rcfile: Same as --config.

-f: Same as --config.

--control <type>: Specify which controller to use at start up. <type> can be keyboard (default) or joystick.

-c: Same as --control.

--hardware_rendering: Use direct hardware rendering (default).

--software_rendering: Use software rendering instead of direct hardware rendering.

--full_menu_redraw: Always perform full (not partial) menu redraws (slow but required for certain accelerated video cards).

--display <address>: Specifies display address (UNIX/X version only).

--font <name>: Specifies the default font to use on GUI related outputs. Refer to your GUI manual for the proper font name formats.

--geometry <WxH+X+Y>: Specifies the geometry of the toplevel window, example "--geometry 640x480+100+120" to make the window 640 by 480 pixels in size and at coordinate position 100,120 (relative to the root window/desktop).

--fullscreen: Specifies to switch to full screen on startup, use this if and only if your GUI does not support manual switching to full screen. You may need to specify the --geometry argument to specify the size of the full screen resolution.

--aspect_offset <coeff>: Specifies a floating coefficient value to be applied to screen aspect calculations, example a value of -0.2 when your screen is 800 by 600 then the aspect would be 800/600 + (-0.2) = 1.333 - 0.2 = 1.133.

--recorder <address>: Specifies recorder address (UNIX/Y version only).

--nosound: Do not connect to sound server at startup (overrides the value set in the configuration).

--nomenubg: No menu background images (speeds up the redrawing when in the menus).

--console_quiet: Do not print routine messages to stdout.

--runtime_debug: Print debugging runtime detection of various resources to stdout. This may help detect points of failure or crash during startup or exiting.

--internal_debug: Print debugging of internal runtime information (messy and terse) to stdout. This will only print debugging information about internal resources belonging to the program.

--help: Prints (this) help screen and exits.

--version: Prints version information and exits.

FILES

/usr/shared/icons/SearchAndRescue.xpm: Default desktop icon for this program.

$HOME/.SearchAndRescue/SearchAndRescue.ini: Local configuration file.

/usr/share/games/searchandrescue/: Data directory for this program's proprietery data files.

/usr/share/games/searchandrescue/human.ini: Preset values list for humanoid objects.

/usr/share/games/searchandrescue/music.ini: List of music file referances for corresponding situations.

/usr/share/games/searchandrescue/textures.ini: List of default textures to be loaded during simulation.

/usr/share/games/searchandrescue/weather.ini: Preset weather values for a list of defined weather conditions.

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES

SEARCHANDRESCUE_DATA Specifies alternate global data directory for this program.

DISPLAY: Specifies the address to the X display.

HOME: Specifies the home directory.

MESA_GAMMA: Specifies the gamma value, used only on software rendering with the Mesa3D library.

EXAMPLES

To run this program the standard way, type:

# SearchAndRescue &

To run in full screen mode at 640x480 resolution, type:

# SearchAndRescue --geometry "640x480" --fullscreen &

To specify the geometry and force software rendering, type:

# SearchAndRescue --geometry "640x480+240+350" --software_rendering &

KEYBOARD

General keys (can be used anywhere):

CTRL + F11: Toggles between full screen and windowed modes.

CTRL + ]: Increase resolution to the next step.

CTRL + [: Decrease resolution to the previous step.

CTRL + C: Screen shot. Saved as sar1.tga, sar2.tga, etc in directory from which SearchAndRescue is run.

Menu keys:

TAB: Focus next.

SHIFT + TAB: Focus previous.

CURSORS: Focus change/highlight/scroll.

ENTER: Activate focused.

Simulation keys:

F1: Display `quick help'.

F2: Switch to cockpit view.

F3: Spot view.

F4: Fly by tower view.

F5: Rescue basket view.

LEFT: Bank left.

RIGHT: Bank right.

DOWN: Pitch down.

UP: Pitch up.

CTRL + LEFT: Heading left.

CTRL + RIGHT: Heading right.

SHIFT + CURSORS: Change camera direction or position.

BACKSPACE: Normalize view.

PGUP: Increase throttle.

PGDN: Decrease throttle.

HOME: Elevator trim down or slew up in slew mode.

END: Elevator trim up or slew down in slew mode.

CTRL + HOME: Elevator trim center.

MINUS: Zoom out.

PLUS: Zoom in.

CTRL + MINUS: Rescue basket hoist out.

CTRL + PLUS: Rescue basket hoist in.

E: Start up engines.

SHIFT + E: Turn engines off.

Y: Tilt rotors/pitch engines.

G: Raise/lower landing gears (retractable gears only).

P: Select hoist deployment type.

D: Close/open door.

O: Toggle strobes (flashing lights).

L: Toggle lighting (including spot light).

SHIFT + L: Toggle spot light.

CTRL + L: Center spot light.

H: HUD and outside text brighten.

SHIFT + H: HUD and outside text darken.

A: Autopilot/autohover on/off.

M: Map view.

W: Select next way point.

SHIFT + W: Select previous way point.

I: FLIR (night vision).

F: Fuel status and aloft time left dependent of available fuel.

SHIFT + F: Transfer fuel from external fuel tanks.

CTRL + F: Jettison external fuel tanks.

S: Print scores, payload, occupancy, and mission status.

PERIOD Wheel brakes.

SHIFT + PERIOD: Parking brakes.

B: Deploy/retract air brakes.

R: Refuel and/or repair (only when landed on a helipad with refuel and/or repair facilities).

Z: Decelerate time (slow motion).

SHIFT + Z: Accelerate time (compress time).

CTRL + Z: Normalize time rate.

CTRL + W: Change weather.

CTRL + A: Slew/flight toggle.

/: Literal command.

T: Increase time of day (does not affect other timmings).

SHIFT + T: Decrease time of day (does not affect other timmings).

CTRL + D: Adjust flight physics difficulty.

CTRL + S: Adjust sound level.

CTRL + U: Change units.

F9: Toggle ground base texture (not objects or landmarks).

F10: Toggle atmosphere.

F11: Toggle object texturing.

F12: Toggle clouds and horizon.

SHIFT + F9: Toggle dual pass depth.

SHIFT + F10: Toggle celestial objects.

SHIFT + F11: Toggle smoke trails.

SHIFT + F12: Toggle rotor wash effects.

JOYSTICK

In simulation joystick functions:

STICK AXIS XY: Bank and pitch (respectivly).

STICK AXIS Z: Heading/turning.

THROTTLE: Throttle/collective.

HAT: Camera direction/position.

Joystick button functions are mappable, see Options->Controller->Buttons.

AUTHORS

http://wolfpack.twu.net/contacts.html

CREDITS

Dan Stimits: Code design consultant and beta testing

Stefan Marion: Beta testing and aircraft design consultant

Capt Tara Milana: Head programmer, 3d models, flight dynamics, and scenery graphics artist

Jesse Smith: Coding and patching