Critical Mass (aka
Critter) is an SDL/OpenGL space shoot'em up
game. It currently runs on Mac OS X, Windows, and Linux. The latter is
my main development platform. Other platforms supported by SDL/OpenGL
may also work with a bit of work.
Running:
If you haven't already done so, just run the critter executable! A
config file will be created the first time you exit the game.
Linux & Mac OS X
The config file is called .critter and will be
created in your home directory.
Windows
The config file is called config.txt
and will be created in the directory where critter is started.
You can edit the config.txt file to change resolution,
fullscreen mode, etc. Or you can specify it on the command line. When
critter exits it will write the current configuration to the config
file. Some of the settings can also be changed within the game (See
Config menu).
Some examples:
Run fullscreen
critter +fullscreen 1
Run in a window at 640x480
critter +fullscreen 0 +width 640
Run with a sound track (mod, mp3, ogg, what ever
SDL_mixer supports)
critter +soundtrack soundtrack.mod
Run with a skill level of EXPERT
critter +skill EXPERT
The skill levels are:
ROOKIE, NORMAL, EXPERT, INSANE.
Keyboard/Mouse Controls:
The default action bindings are:
PrimaryFire
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SPACE
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Fire!
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PrimaryFire
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MOUSEBUTTON1
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Fire!
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| SecondaryFire |
LALT
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Fire! |
SecondaryFire
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MOUSEBUTTON2
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Fire!
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| TertiaryFire |
LCTRL
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Fire or Bark! |
TertiaryFire
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MOUSEBUTTON3
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Fire or Bark!
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Motion
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MOTION
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Move via Mouse
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MotionUp
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UP
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Move up
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MotionRight
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RIGHT
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Move right
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Confirm
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RETURN
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Confirm selection
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EscapeAction
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ESCAPE
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Cancel selection
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CritterBoard
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TAB
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Show/Hide CritterBoard
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Snapshot
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F12
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Take snapshow (snapNN.png)
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PauseGame
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p
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Pause game
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ChangeContext
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c
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Toggle locked-in / Mouse-look style
(for developer)
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Building the game from source on Linux
You will need a somewhat recent version of gcc.
./configure
make
You can run critter from within the game directory without having to go
through
the installation process. After you install it, it can be run from
anywhere.
Installing after building from the source:
make install
This will install the critter executable and the
resource file. Note that it is also possible to run the game right from
the game directory.
Go to http://criticalmass.sourceforge.net/
for the latest news, email info, etc.
Have fun,
Frank (crittermail at telus dot net).
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