sandbox_unix — Launcher Script for Platinum Arts Sandbox Game Maker

Synopsis

sandbox_unix [options]

Description

This manual page documents briefly the sandbox_unix command.

sandboxgamemaker is a program that allows collaborative creation of video games. Please see http://sandboxgamemaker.com for further information.

Script options

To add a command line option type (-) followed by the argument with no spaces.
-h|-?|-help|--help
show this help message
-g<string>
set gamemode to <string> (default: fps)
available modes: ssp, fps, rpg, movie, krs
--server
launch dedicated server binary instead
--launcher
start the graphical launcher GUI instead
--master
launch a masterserver for server registration
NOTE: compiled masterserver not included

Client options

To add a command line option type (-) followed by the argument with no spaces.
-q<string>
use <string> as the home directory (default: ~/.platinumarts)
-k<string>
mounts <string> as a package directory
-r<string>
executes <string> before launching, use instead of arguments such as -t, -a, -h, etc
-t<num>
sets fullscreen to <num>
-d<num>
runs a dedicated server (0), or a listen server (1)
-w<num>
sets window width, height is set to width * 3 / 4 unless also provided
-h<num>
sets window height, width is set to height * 4 / 3 unless also provided
-z<num>
sets depth (z) buffer bits (do not touch)
-b<num>
sets colour bits (usually 32 bit)
-a<num>
sets anti aliasing to <num>
-v<num>
sets vsync to <num> -- -1 for auto
-t<num>
sets fullscreen to <num>
-s<num>
sets stencil buffer bits to <num> (do not touch)
-f<num>
turns of shaders (0), or sets shader precision to <num> - 1 (1-3)
-l<string>
loads map <string> after initialisation
-x<string>
executes script <string> after initialisation

Server options

To add a command line option type (-) followed by the argument with no spaces.
-u<num>
sets the upload rate to <num>
-c<num>
sets the maximum amount of clients (max: 127 humans)
-i<string> sets the server's ip address (use with caution)
-j<num> sets the port to use for server connections
-m<string>
sets the masterserver's URL to <string>
-q<string>
use <string> as the home directory (default: ~/.platinumarts)
-k<string>
mounts <string> as a package directory

Author

Sandbox Game Maker was written by:
Platinum Arts, LLC <PlatinumArts@gmail.com>

sandbox_unix by Kevin "Hirato Kirata" Meyer
(c) 2008-2010 - zlib/libpng licensed

This manual page was written by Scott Howard <showard314@gmail.com>, for the Debian project (and may be used by others).