GEARHEAD(6)

NAME
gearhead - roguelike mecha role playing game

SYNOPSIS
gearhead

DESCRIPTION
gearhead is a roguelike adventure game involving giant mechas and a post-apocalyptic but recovering world.

KEY BINDINGS
A list of key bindings can be viewed with the h key during play. Menus can be navigated with arrow keys and enter. Walking into an object generally does the expected thing (use, talk or attack). The action names listed can be used to redefine the keys in a configure file.

a - Attack
    Attack.

A - AttackMenu
    Attack, choosing the weapon or body part from a list.

B - PartBrowser
    Examine the individual components of the player character.

C - CharInfo
    Show character information.

e - Equipment
    View character's equipment.

E - Eject
    Eject from a mecha.

H - FieldHQ
    Examine mechas and allies.

i - Inventory
    View inventory.

l - Look
    Look around.

L - LearnSkills
    Learn new skills by spending accumulated experience.

m - Messages
    Review all current adventure memos, news and email.

Q - QuitGame
    Quit the game. Does not save the game.

r - RunToggle
    Toggle running on or off.

R - Recenter
    Recenter the game display on the character.

S - Search
    Search the area for secrets and enemies.

t - Talk
    Initiate a conversation with an NPC.

T - Telephone
    Call an NPC.

u - UseScenery
    Uses stationary scenery such as doors or computers.

V - History
    Show past game messages.

X - SaveGame
    Saves the game. Does not quit the game.

Z - Rest
    Take a break for one hour of game time.

. - SwitchGears
    Toggle the movement mode (e.g. flying, walking).

[ - TurnLeft
    Turn to left.

] - TurnRight
    Turn to right.

keypad keys 1-9 - Stop, Dir-NorthWest, etc.
    Move around or stop.

+ - FullSpeed
    Move forward at full speed.

= - NormSpeed
    Move forward at normal speed.

- - Reverse
    Move backwards.

<, > - Enter, Enter2
    Enter scenery.

The following keys are usable when selecting a target.

/ - CalledShot
    Toggle the Called Shot option while selecting a target.

> - SwitchBv
    Toggle the Burst Fire option while selecting a target.

; - SwitchTarget
    Switch to next visible enemy when selecting a target.

FILES

/etc/gearhead.conf
    System-wide configuration file.

$HOME/.gearhead/gearhead.conf
    User specific configuration file. If this is present the system-wide configuration file is not read.

AUTHOR
gearhead was written by Joseph Hewitt <pyrrho12@yahoo.ca>.

This manual page was written by Kari Pahula <kaol@debian.org>, for the Debian project (but may be used by others).

SEE ALSO
nethack(6). More documentation for gearhead can be found in the /usr/share/doc/gearhead directory.