genlab(6)

genlab6

An imaze labyrinth generator

Usage

genlab [-Sv] [-w width] [-h height] [-d wall-density] [-D door-density] [-r random-seed] lab-file

Overview

genlab generates a file with a random labyrinth for the multi-player network action game imaze(6).

Options

-d wall-density

Specify density of walls in labyrinth; default is 38.

-D door-density

Specify probability of each wall being a door; default is 5.

-h height

Specify height of labyrinth; default is 16.

-r random-seed

Seed value for the random number generator; default is derived from the current time of day.

-S

Don't search for a labyrinth without "traps".

-v

Verbose mode: tell the user which seed is tried.

-w width

Specify width of labyrinth; default is 16.

Examples

A simple example for a random labyrinth:

genlab test.lab

creates a labyrinth test.lab with size 16x16.

An example how to create a empty labyrinth for xlabed(6):

genlab -w 12 -h 12 -d 0 empty.lab

creates a labyrinth empty.lab with size 12x12

Releases

Unchanged in 3 releases since Debian 3.1 (Sarge).

  1. 3.1–5.0

Bugs

genlab is slower than necessary.

From imazesrv 1.4-12 in Debian 5.0 (Lenny). Parsed by carta from the page's man source.