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Foreword

        KOTH (King of the Hill) is a clone of the old Scorched Earth /
        Artillery games. The object is to destroy the other tanks and not
        get killed. This program has issues but is very much fun.

        There are two modes the game can be in. Either battle mode or a
        pregame mode between battle modes. In the pregame mode you have the
        opportunity to purchase additional ammunition/weapons.  When in
        pregame mode, all players must be set to the 'ready' state in order to
        move into the next battle. In the battle mode you and the competing
        tanks are firing on each other. Much like pregame mode, no weapons are
        fired until everyone has taken aim and hit their fire button.

        In order to play you need a koth server (koths) running somewhere.
        Point the koth client to the server using the '-s' option (the default
        server is the localhost). A minimum of two players is required to
        play.

Command-line Options

        -s server
        -p port
        -f config_file
        -x horizontal_resolution
        -y vertical_resolution

Basic Usage

Battle Mode:

        Up/Down:        Increase/Decrease power/velocity
        Left/Right:     Change the angle of the turret
        +/-:            Cycle thru weapons
        Enter:          Fire
        t:              Talk 

Pregame

        Left/Right:     Sell/Buy selected weapon
        Alt-R:          Toggle 'ready' state
        Alt-Q:          Quit