1OpenTyrian 2================================================================================ 3 4OpenTyrian is an open-source port of the DOS game Tyrian. 5 6Tyrian is an arcade-style vertical scrolling shooter. The story is set 7in 20,031 where you play as Trent Hawkins, a skilled fighter-pilot employed 8to fight MicroSol and save the galaxy. 9 10Tyrian features a story mode, one- and two-player arcade modes, and networked 11multiplayer. 12 13== Additional Necessary Files ================================================== 14 15Tyrian 2.1 data files which have been released as freeware: 16 http://camanis.net/tyrian/tyrian21.zip 17 18== Keyboard Controls =========================================================== 19 20ctrl-backspace -- kill OpenTyrian 21alt-enter -- fullscreen 22ctrl-f10 -- ungrab mouse 23 24arrow keys -- ship movement 25space -- fire weapons 26enter -- toggle rear weapon mode 27ctrl/alt -- fire left/right sidekick 28 29== Network Multiplayer ========================================================= 30 31Currently OpenTyrian does not have an arena; as such, networked games must be 32initiated manually via the command line simultaniously by both players. 33 34syntax: 35 opentyrian --net HOSTNAME --net-player-name NAME --net-player-number NUMBER 36 37where HOSTNAME is the IP address of your opponent, NUMBER is either 1 or 2 38depending on which ship you intend to pilot, and NAME is your alias 39 40OpenTyrian uses UDP port 1333 for multiplayer, but in most cases players will 41not need to open any ports because OpenTyrian makes use of UDP hole punching. 42 43== Links ======================================================================= 44 45project: http://opentyrian.googlecode.com/ 46irc: irc://irc.freenode.net/#tyrian 47forums: http://tyrian2k.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=opentyriangeneral 48 49README: AshTR 50