NAME¶
xsystem35 - play System 3.x games
SYNOPSIS¶
xsystem35 [OPTION]...
DESCRIPTION¶
This man page describes xsystem35-sdl2, a multi-platform
port of the AliceSoft’s System3.5/3.6/3.8/3.9 game engine derived
from the original xsystem35.
xsystem35 reads the game resource file
from the path specified by the -gamefile option, or
from xsystem35.gr in the current directory if the
option is not specified. If the game resource file is not found,
xsystem35 finds System 3.x game files (*.ALD) from
the current directory.
OPTIONS¶
-gamefile file
Load game resouce file from file. See FILES
section for details.
-game game
Enables game-specific hacks. Usually auto-detected, but
must be specified for games with modified / translated titles. Possible values
are: toushin2, rance3_eng,
rance4_eng, rance4_v2.
-savedir dir
Directory to save game state files. If dir begins
with '~', it is expanded to the user’s home directory
($HOME).
-saveformat fmt
The format when writing save files. Possible values are:
xsystem35, system36,
system39 (default).
-texthook mode
Set the text hook mode. Possible values are:
none (default), print (print
text to console), copy (copy text to clipboard).
-texthook_suppress list
Suppress text hook on specified scenario pages.
list is a comma-separated list of page numbers. Used to suppress system
messages, etc.
-renderer name
Use the SDL rendering driver named name.
-playlist file
Load the CD playlist from file. The playlist is a
text file with one filename per line, in the order of CD tracks. See FILES
section for details.
-Me
Use SDL_mixer for MIDI playback.
-Mpdevice_number
Use ALSA (via PortMidi) for MIDI playback.
-M0
Disable MIDI playback.
-devjoy device_index
Use the joystick device with the given index.
-ttfont_mincho file
Use the given TrueType or OpenType font file for mincho
(serif) text.
-ttfont_gothic file
Use the given TrueType or OpenType font file for gothic
(sans-serif) text.
-debuglv level
Set the debug level to level. The higher the
level, the more verbose the debug output.
-debug
Start with the debugger enabled.
-noantialias
Disable text antialiasing.
-fullscreen
Start in fullscreen mode.
-integerscale
Use integer scaling for the window.
-noimagecursor
Disable custom mouse cursor images.
-version
Print the version number and exit.
-h, --help
Print a help message and exit.
FILES¶
.xsys35rc
xsystem35 reads its configuration
from ${HOME}/.xsys35rc and
.xsys35rc in the game directory. The latter takes
precedence over the former, so you can put general settings in
${HOME}/.xsys35rc and game-specific settings in
.xsys35rc in the game directory. Options specified on
the command line override both. See xsys35rc.sample for the format of the
configuration file.
playlist.txt
xsystem35 does not support
playing BGM directly from a CD. Instead, it supports playing BGM from audio
files on your filesystem. xsystem35 reads the playlist
from a file specified by the -playlist option, or from
playlist.txt in the game directory. The first line is
the path to the audio file for track 1, the second line is the path to the
audio file for track 2, and so on. The first line is usually empty, because
track 1 is not an audio track but a data track.
xsystem35.gr
Game resource file which lists the locations of various
files needed to run a game. This is optional;
xsystem35 can automatically find the files it needs
when run inside a game directory. See
xsystem35.gr(5) for the format of
the game resource file.
KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS¶
System 3.x games basically only use the UP, DOWN, LEFT, RIGHT,
SPACE, RET, ESC, and TAB keys (some games use other keys).
xsystem35 uses the following special key
assignments:
F1
Toggle message skip mode.
F4
Toggle fullscreen mode.
Also, in some platforms, the middle mouse button opens the
menu.
HISTORY¶
xsystem35 was originally developed by Masaki Chikama (Wren)
<masaki-c@is.aist-nara.ac.jp> between 1998 and 2006. The
project was later forked by Kichikuou
<KichikuouChrome@gmail.com> as xsystem35-sdl2 and ported to
SDL2.
