NAME

       lightyears - single player real-time strategy game with steampunk sci-fi

SYNOPSIS

       lightyears [options...]

OPTIONS

       --window
              Start the game in windowed mode, regardless of the last saved state.

       --fullscreen
              Start the game in fullscreen mode, regardless of the last saved state.

       --no-sound
              Mute all sounds.

       --safe Restore default configuration (any existing configuration will be deleted).

DESCRIPTION

       lightyears is a strategy game with steampunk elements. You are the ruler of a new city on an alien planet
       and  you  have  to provide it with energy to let it advance. To achieve this you have to construct "Steam
       Makers" and connect them through pipes and nodes.

       Ensuring a stable and plentiful steam supply will let  you  upgrade  your  city.   This  will  result  in
       additional  "work  units"  which  will allow you to do a higher amount of simultaneous construction work.
       Other than constructing "Steam Makers", nodes and pipes, you can also upgrade  those  to  increase  their
       efficiency.

       To  make  your  task  more  difficult there are atural phenomenons that may harm part of your network, in
       which case you will have to repair it in hurry before the city loses too much energy. You'll also have to
       face enemy alien ships, of increasing power as the game advances, which  will  attempt  to  destroy  your
       infraestructures.

IN-GAME KEYBOARD CONTROLS

       Build node: N
       Build pipe: P
       Destroy: D, backspace
       Open the menu: escape

SEE ALSO

       You will find additional documentation in /usr/share/doc/lightyears/html/.

AUTHOR

       lightyears  was  written  by  Jack  Whitham  <jack@jwhitham.org.uk>  and this manual page by Siegfried-A.
       Gevatter <siegfried@gevatter.com>.

                                                  June 20, 2009                                    LIGHTYEARS(6)