--- name: "supertuxkart" section: "6" platform: "linux" package: "supertuxkart" version: "1.4+dfsg-5+b1" release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)" platforms: ["linux"] url: "https://new.carta.tech/supertuxkart" --- # supertuxkart(6) a fun racing game with go-karts ## NAME supertuxkart — a fun racing game with go-karts ## SYNOPSIS supertuxkart \[options\] \[\\] ## OPTIONS This program accepts some optional parameters. - **-N**, **--no-start-screen** Immediately start race without showing a menu. - **-R**, **--race-now** Same as -N but also skip the ready-set-go phase and the music. - **-t**, **--track=NAME** Start track NAME. - **--gp=NAME** Start the specified Grand Prix. - **--add-gp-dir=DIR** Load Grand Prix files in DIR. Setting will be saved in config.xml under additional\_gp\_directory. Use "--add-gp-dir=" to unset. - **--stk-config=FILE** use ./data/FILE instead of ./data/stk\_config.xml - **-k**, **--numkarts=NUM** Set number of karts on the race track. - **--kart=NAME** Use kart NAME. - **--ai=a,b,...** Use the karts a, b, ... for the AI, and additional player kart. - **--aiNP=a,b,...** Use the karts a,b, ... for the AI, no additional player kart. - **--laps=N** Define number of laps to N. - **--mode=N** N=0 Normal, N=1 Time trial, N=2 Battle, N=3 Soccer, N=4 Follow The Leader. In configure server use "--battle-mode=N" for battle server and "--soccer-timed" / goals for soccer server to control verbosely, see below. - **--difficulty=N** N=0 Beginner, N=1 Intermediate, N=2 Expert, N=3 SuperTux. - **--battle-mode=N** Specify battle mode in network, 0 is Free-For-All and 1 is Capture The Flag. - **--soccer-timed** Use time limit mode in network soccer game. - **--soccer-goals** Use goals limit mode in network soccer game. - **--reverse** Play track in reverse (if allowed) - **-f**, **--fullscreen** Use fullscreen display. - **-w**, **--windowed** Use windowed display (default). - **-s**, **--screensize=WxH** Set the display size (e.g. 320x200). - **-v**, **--version** Print version of SuperTuxKart. - **--trackdir=DIR** A directory from which additional tracks are loaded. - **--seed=N** Seed for random number generation to provide reproducible behavior. - **--profile-laps=N** Enable automatic driven profile mode for N laps. - **--profile-time=N** Enable automatic driven profile mode for N seconds. - **--unlock-all** Permanently unlock all karts and tracks for testing. - **--no-unlock-all** Disable unlock-all (i.e. base unlocking on player achievement). - **--no-graphics** Do not display the actual race. - **--sp-shader-debug** Enables debug in sp shader, it will print all unavailable uniforms. - **--demo-mode=t** Enables demo mode after t seconds of idle time in main menu. - **--demo-tracks=t1,t2** List of tracks to be used in demo mode. No spaces are allowed in the track names. - **--demo-laps=N** Number of laps to use in a demo. - **--demo-karts=N** Number of karts to use in a demo. - **--server-config=file** Specify the server\_config.xml for server hosting, it will create one if not found. - **--network-console** Enable network console. - **--wan-server=NAME** Start a Wan server (not a playing client). - **--public-server** Allow direct connection to the server (without STK server) - **--lan-server=NAME** Start a LAN server (not a playing client). - **--server-password=PASS** Sets a password for a server (both client and server). - **--connect-now=IP** Connect to a server with IP known now (in format x.x.x.x:xxx(port)), the port should be its public port. - **--connect-now6=IP** Connect to a server with IPv6 known now (in format \[x:x:x:x:x:x:x:x\]:xxx(port)), the port should be its public port. - **--server-id=N** Server id in STK addons for "--connect-now". - **--network-ai=N** Numbers of AI for connecting to linear race server, used together with "--connect-now". - **--login=S** Automatically log in (set the login). - **--password=S** Automatically log in (set the password). - **--init-user** Save the above login and password (if set) in config. - **--disable-polling** Don't poll for logged in user. - **--port=N** Port number to use. - **--auto-connect** Automatically connect to first server and start race. - **--max-players=N** Maximum number of clients (server only). - **--min-players=N** Minimum number of clients for ownerless server (server only). - **--motd** Message showing in all lobby of clients, can specify a .txt file. - **--auto-end** Automatically end network game after 1st player finished for some time (currently his finished time \* 0.25 + 15.0). - **--no-auto-end** Don't automatically end network game after 1st player finished. - **--team-choosing** Enable choosing team in lobby for team game. - **--no-team-choosing** Disable choosing team in lobby for team game. - **--network-gp=N** Specify number of tracks used in network grand prix. - **--graphical-server** Enable graphical view in server. - **--no-validation** Allow non validated and unencrypted connection in wan. - **--ranked** Server will submit ranking to STK addons server. - **--no-ranked** Server will not submit ranking to STK addons server. You require permission for that. - **--owner-less** Race will autostart and no one can kick players in server. - **--no-owner-less** Race will not autostart and server owner can kick players in server. - **--firewalled-server** Turn on all stun related code in server. - **--no-firewalled-server** Turn off all stun related code in server. - **--connection-debug** Print verbose info for sending or receiving packets. - **--no-console-log** Does not write messages in the console but to stdout.log. - **-h**, **--help** Show this help. - **--log=N** Set the verbosity to a value between 0 (Debug) and 5 (Only Fatal messages). - **--logbuffer=N** Buffers up to N lines log lines before writing. - **--root=DIR** Path to add to the list of STK root directories. You can specify more than one by separating them with colons (:). - **--cutscene=NAME** Launch the specified track as a cutscene. This is for internal debugging use only. - **--enable-glow** Enable glow effect. - **--disable-glow** Disable glow effect. - **--enable-bloom** Enable bloom effect. - **--disable-bloom** Disable bloom effect. - **--enable-light-shaft** Enable light shafts (God rays). - **--disable-light-shaft** Disable light shafts (God rays). - **--enable-dof** Enable depth of field. - **--disable-dof** Disable depth of field. - **--enable-particles** Enable particles. - **--disable-particles** Disable particles. - **--enable-animated-characters** Enable animated characters. - **--disable-animated-characters** Disable animated characters. - **--enable-motion-blur** Enable motion blur. - **--disable-motion-blur** Disable motion blur. - **--enable-mlaa** Enable anti-aliasing. - **--disable-mlaa** Disable anti-aliasing. - **--enable-texture-compression** Enable texture compression. - **--disable-texture-compression** Disable texture compression. - **--enable-ssao** Enable screen space ambient occlusion. - **--disable-ssao** Disable screen space ambient occlusion. - **--enable-ibl** Enable image based lighting. - **--disable-ibl** Disable image based lighting. - **--enable-hd-textures** Enable high definition textures. - **--disable-hd-textures** Disable high definition textures. - **--enable-dynamic-lights** Enable advanced pipeline. - **--disable-dynamic-lights** Disable advanced pipeline. - **--anisotropic=N** Anisotropic filtering quality (0 to disable). Takes precedence over trilinear or bilinear texture filtering. - **--shadows=N** Set resolution of shadows (0 to disable). - **--apitrace** This will disable buffer storage and writing gpu query strings to opengl, which can be seen later in apitrace. ## AUTHOR This manual page was based an earlier one written by Gonéri Le Bouder \ (2006, GPLv2) for the GNU/Linux Debian Operating System, in addition to the official SuperTuxKart command-line options, Steve Baker \ (2004-2015, GPL v3), Joerg Henrichs, Marianne Gagnon (2011-2015, GPLv3). Edited by J. T-Katiska (2019, GPLv3). This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. On Debian systems, the complete text of the GNU General Public License can be found in /usr/share/common-licenses/GPL. ## NOTES - 1\. STK homepage: https://supertuxkart.net/Main\_Page - 2\. The SuperTuxKart official FAQ: https://supertuxkart.net/FAQ - 3\. Previous manual page: https://web.archive.org/save/https://manpages.debian.org/buster/supertuxkart/supertuxkart.6.en.html