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| author |   wiz <wiz@NetBSD.org> | 2002-09-26 16:12:39 +0000 |
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| committer | wiz <wiz@NetBSD.org> | 2002-09-26 16:12:39 +0000 |
| commit | 7a38777764ef663c10c678c060810b7d2af902be (patch) | |
| tree | 8ca9897e2bb538c020eacd4e08b7b0b597963c5e /battlestar | |
| parent | e2a14e1fec1a1934c66938c98de211a989fe85ca (diff) | |
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New sentences begin on new lines.
Patch from Richard Elz, slightly improved by yours truly.
Diffstat (limited to 'battlestar')
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1 files changed, 15 insertions, 14 deletions
diff --git a/battlestar/battlestar.6 b/battlestar/battlestar.6 index d4d4dec9..914b7f6a 100644 --- a/battlestar/battlestar.6 +++ b/battlestar/battlestar.6 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.\" $NetBSD: battlestar.6,v 1.10 2002/02/08 01:25:12 ross Exp $ +.\" $NetBSD: battlestar.6,v 1.11 2002/09/26 16:12:39 wiz Exp $ .\" .\" Copyright (c) 1983, 1993 .\" The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. @@ -45,9 +45,11 @@ .Op Ar saved-file .Sh DESCRIPTION .Nm -is an adventure game in the classic style. However, it's slightly less +is an adventure game in the classic style. +However, it's slightly less of a -puzzle and more a game of exploration. There are a few magical words +puzzle and more a game of exploration. +There are a few magical words in the game, but on the whole, simple English should suffice to make one's desires understandable to the parser. .Sh THE SETTING @@ -62,18 +64,18 @@ Three to rule the world and purge the skies with thunder. .Ed .Pp In those times great wizards were known and their powers were beyond -belief. They could take any object from thin air, and, uttering the -word +belief. +They could take any object from thin air, and, uttering the word .Sq su could disappear. .Pp In those times men were known for their lust of gold and desire to -wear fine weapons. Swords and coats of mail were fashioned that could -withstand a laser blast. +wear fine weapons. +Swords and coats of mail were fashioned that could withstand a laser blast. .Pp -But when the darkness fell, the rightful reigns were toppled. Swords -and helms and heads of state went rolling across the grass. The entire -fleet of battlestars was reduced to a single ship. +But when the darkness fell, the rightful reigns were toppled. +Swords and helms and heads of state went rolling across the grass. +The entire fleet of battlestars was reduced to a single ship. .Sh SAMPLE COMMANDS .Bd -literal -offset indent take --- take an object @@ -116,8 +118,8 @@ Taken. .Ed .Pp Notice that the "shadow" of the next word stays around if you -want to take advantage of it. That is, saying "take knife" and then -"drop" +want to take advantage of it. +That is, saying "take knife" and then "drop" will drop the knife you just took. .Sh SCORE \*[Am] INVEN The two commands @@ -141,8 +143,7 @@ path is specified \- i.e., .Dq Li battlestar -r savedgame will look for .Pa savedgame -in your home directory, -but +in your home directory, but .Dq Li battlestar -r ./savedgame will look in the current directory. .Dq Li battlestar -r |