---
name: "overkill-test-server"
section: "6"
platform: "linux"
package: "overkill"
version: "0.16-13"
release: "Debian 5.0 (Lenny)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/overkill-test-server/6"
---

# overkill-test-server(6)

bloody 2D action deathmatch-like game in ascii-art

## NAME

overkill — bloody 2D action deathmatch-like game in ascii-art

## SYNOPSIS

**overkill** \[**-p** *width*x*height\]*

**overkill-server** \[**-p** *port\]  \[***-n***\]*

**overkill-test-server** \[-a *server address*\]  \[**-p** *port\]*

**overkill-bot** \[-a *server address*\]  \[**-p** *port\]*

**overkill-editor** \[**-l** *level number\]*

**xoverkill** \[**-d** *display\]  \[***-f** *font\]*

## DESCRIPTION

*This manual page documents briefly the*  **overkill** and related commands.

This manual page was written for the **Debian GNU/Linux** distribution  because the original program does not have a manual page.

**overkill** is bloody 2D action deathmatch-like game in ASCII-ART running under Linux, OS/2 and Windows.

**overkill** is the client for the game.

**overkill-server** is the server for the game.

**overkill-test-server** is a tool to query the status of a server.

**overkill-editor** is a level editor.

**overkill-bot** is a pretty stupid bot for overkill.

**xoverkill** client works in an X11 terminal window.

Throw away Doom, Quake and Duke Nukem - 0verkill comes. Now you don't even need graphic mode if you wanna take a bloody deathmatch with your friends.

The ASCII art that has always fascinated you started to move finally. No one has ever thought that ASCII is an animable kind of art. Finally you can taste the original appearance of elaborate action in full 16 colors of your plain old text terminal. You never though that ASCII letters are capable of network-game action in such a massive manner.

No one ever connected gushing blood with that innocent ASCII letters that were so utterly boring until short recently, when 0verkill was released.

## OPTIONS

- **-s** *width*x*height*

  Explicitly set picture size in characters.

- **-p** *port*

  Run server on specified port.

- **-n**

  Server can’t be ended by client.

- **-d** *display*

  Choose X11 display.

- **-f** *font*

  Choose X11 font.

## USAGE

A server must be running which can be started with  **overkill-server**.

To join the overkill game use **overkill** or  **xoverkill**.

Select server address and port, your color and name.

To learn which keys to use for playing press the H key (it  toggles help - even in the game).

Press ENTER and enjoy!

## VERSION

This manual documents overkill version 0.15

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by nomeata nomeata@debian.org for  the **Debian GNU/Linux** system (but may be used by others).