pingus - Man Page

-h,  --help

Displays this help

-V,  --version

Print version number and exit

-v,  --verbose

Enable info level log output

-D,  --debug

Enable debug level log output

-Q,  --quiet

Disable all log output

-w,  --window

Start in Window Mode

-f,  --fullscreen

Start in Fullscreen

-r,  --renderer=RENDERER

Use the given renderer, defaults to sdl. Available renderers are:

sdl

A simple software renderer based on SDL, this is the default and the safest options.

opengl

The OpenGL renderer will use hardware acceleration to render the graphics, it is much faster then the SDL renderer and recommended when the hardware supports OpenGL.

delta

The delta renderer uses SDL for rendering and doesn't use hardware acceleration, it will however try to increase rendering performance by only re rendering screen elements that have changed. Using the delta renderer will disable some effects such as scrolling background to allow maximum benefits.

-g,  --geometry=WIDTHxHEIGHT

Set the window resolution for pingus (default: 800x600). Note that --geometry only applies to the window resolution, for the fullscreen resolution use --fullscreen-resolution

-R,  --fullscreen-resolution=WIDTHxHEIGHT

Set the resolution used in fullscreen mode (default: 800x600)

--software-cursor

Enable software cursor

--no-auto-scrolling

Disable automatic scrolling. Automatic scrolling will cause the screen to scroll whenever the mouse reaches the border of the screen. Automatic scrolling will only be active in fullscreen mode or when mouse-grab is enabled.

--drag-drop-scrolling

Enable drag'n drop scrolling. By default Pingus will use a rubber-band scrolling where the scroll speed depends on how far away the cursor is from the position when the mouse button has been clicked. In drag&drop mode scrolling will behave more like in traditional GUI applications such as Gimp, where clicking the scroll button will 'pick up' the playfield and allow to move it around till it is released again.

-s,  --disable-sound

Disable sound

-m,  --disable-music

Disable music

-l,  --language=LANG

Select language to use with Pingus

--list-languages

List all available languages

-e,  --editor

Loads the level editor

-d,  --datadir=DIR

Load game datafiles from DIR

-u,  --userdir=DIR

Load config files and store savegames in DIR

-a,  --addon=DIR

Load game modifications from DIR. Files in DIR will be used instead of the files in found in the main datadir of Pingus, thus allowing to modifications, such as sprites replacements, additional levels, etc. to the game, without changing the main data files.

--no-cfg-file

Don't read ~/.pingus/config

-c,  --config=FILE

Read config from FILE

--controller=FILE

Uses the controller given in FILE

--developer-mode

Enables some special features for developers

-t,  --speed=SPEED

Set the game speed (0=fastest, >0=slower)

-k,  --fps=FPS

Set the desired game framerate (frames per second)

--tile-size=INT

Set the size of the map tiles (default: 32)

All gameplay related keyboard shortcuts are configurable via a controller config file, see --controller and controller/default.scm.

W, A, S, D

Scroll in the level

Space

Hold to ast-forward

P, R

Pause the game.

S, F

Advance the game by a single frame.

Backspace

Activate armageddon.

Escape

Leave the current screen/level.

F10

Show/hide the FPS counter.

AltReturn, F11

Switch to fullscreen/window mode.

Ctrlg

Toggle mouse grab, when active, the mouse can not leave the window.

Ctrlo, F5

Show the option menu.

F12

Make a screenshot. Screenshots are stored in ~/.pingus/screenshots/.

Ctrlm

Toggle the developer mode, see --developer-mode

c (only in developer-mode)

Show the collision map overlayed over the regular groundmap.

k (only in developer-mode)

Clear the screen for delta mode debugging.

A prefab, short for prefabricated object, is a group of objects that have been combined into a new single object. A classic case of a prefab would for example be a snowman, it is build out of multiple smaller snowball objects and then saved as prefab to allow easy reuse in multiple levels. Unlike simple object groups, prefab are saved as reference in the level, thus if the prefab is updated, all levels will see the change. Like object groups prefabs can be ungrouped to break them back down to individual objects if individual editing is needed, they are seizing to be prefabs at that point and changes to the .prefab file will no longer be reflected in the level.

Prefabs behave pretty much like regular levels, to create a prefab simply start a new level and insert the objects as usual, unlike regular levels the level size is ignored and thus you have to place your object around the center of the levels, marked by a cross, to have the prefab function properly. To save a prefab as prefab instead of level you have to append .prefab suffix to the filename.

Thumbnail generation for prefabs is currently done offline with the script ./tools/generate-prefab-images.sh available from the Pingus source tree.

The Pingus level editor is best used with a combination of mouse and keyboard, all essential functions have keyboard shortcuts.

Unlike more traditional GUIs, the Pingus editor lacks scrollbars, so to move around the level or the object list on the right simply use the middle or right mouse button and drag&drop the list around.

Objects from the object list can be inserted into the level by drag&dropping them over to the level.

Delete, Backspace

Delete all currently selected objects

A

Select or unselect all objects

D

Duplicate the currently selected objects

I, K, J, L

Move the current selection by one pixel, if Shift is held, move it by 32 pixel.

PageUp, PageDown

Raise or lower an object

ShiftPageUp, ShiftPageDown

Raise or lower an object to the top or bottom

R, ShiftR

Rotate an objects 90 degrees, if Shift is held rotate it the other way around

F, ShiftV

Flip an object horizontally

V, ShiftF

Flip an object vertically

B, ShiftB

Toggle the background color to make it easier to see small pixel errors. If shift is hold the color will be toggled in the opposite direction.

+, =, -

Increase/decrease the repeat value of selected objects, this will only have an effect on objects having an repeat value (switchdoors, liquids, ...).