---
name: "snipe2d"
section: "6"
platform: "linux"
package: "orbital-eunuchs-sniper"
version: "1.30+svn20070601-4.1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/snipe2d"
---

# snipe2d(6)

Orbital Eunuchs Sniper is an overhead shooting game

## NAME

snipe2d — Orbital Eunuchs Sniper is an overhead shooting game

## SYNOPSIS

**snipe2d**

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the  **snipe2d** game.

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

Orbital Eunuchs Sniper is an overhead shooting game. You (the Eunuch on the orbital laser platform) are tasked with protecting the VIPs (blue) from the terrorists (red)!  You view a city from overhead, from the point of a view of an orbiting satellite.  Your laser takes some time to recharge.

## OPTIONS

These programs follow the usual GNU command line syntax,  with long options starting with two dashes (\`-').  A summary of  options is included below.  For a complete description, see the  **Info** files.

- **-h** **--help**

  Show summary of options.

- **-a** **--audio**

  Start with audio.

- **-n** **--noaudio**

  Start without audio.

- **-f** **--fullscreen**

  Start in fullscreen mode.

- **-w** **--windows**

  Start in a window.

- **-1** **--diff1**

  Difficulty 1 (Easy).

- **-2** **--diff2**

  Difficulty 2 (Medium).

- **-3** **--diff3**

  Difficulty 3 (Hard).

## KEY BINDINGS

Left Mouse Button - Fire

Right Mouse Button - Mouse Zoom

Mouse Wheel - Zoom

V - rotate through crosshair verbosity

S - take screenshot ("screenshot.bmp")

P - pause

ESC - end game

Control-Z - iconify window (and pause)

Alt-Enter - toggle fullscreen

Control-G - toggle input grab

## PLAYING

Control the targeting crosshairs with the mouse.  Fire the weapon with Left Mouse Button.  Zoom with the mousewheel, or hold down Right Mouse Button while moving the mouse up/down.

## IN-GAME VIEW

VIPs are marked with blue reticles.  Terrorists (the enemy) are marked with red reticles.  Innocent pedestrians are marked with white reticles.  Missed shots (craters) are marked with black reticles.  Blue lines indicate the destinations of VIPs.  Red lines indicate the target/destination of the terrorists.  Dot markers on the screen edge indication positions beyond the current view borders.  Around the crosshairs are information about the satellite and any targeted persons.  Rotate through the amount of information displayed by pressing 'V'.

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Kees Cook kees@outflux.net for  the **Debian** system (but may be used by others).  Permission is  granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under  the terms of the GNU General Public License, Version 2 any   later version published by the Free Software Foundation.

On Debian systems, the complete text of the GNU General Public  License can be found in /usr/share/common-licenses/GPL.