--- name: "SearchAndRescue" section: "6" platform: "linux" package: "searchandrescue-common" version: "1.7.0+dfsg-1" release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)" platforms: ["linux"] url: "https://new.carta.tech/SearchAndRescue" --- # SearchAndRescue(6) Air rescue flight simulator ## 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 \. - **--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 ## SEE ALSO - Search and Rescue home page http://searchandrescue.sourceforge.net