supertuxkart6

Usage

Options

This program accepts some optional parameters.

-N, --no-start-screen

Immediately start race without showing a menu.

-R, --race-now

Same as -N but also skip the ready-set-go phase and the music.

-t, --track=NAME

Start track NAME.

--gp=NAME

Start the specified Grand Prix.

--add-gp-dir=DIR

Load Grand Prix files in DIR. Setting will be saved in config.xml under additional_gp_directory. Use "--add-gp-dir=" to unset.

--stk-config=FILE

use ./data/FILE instead of ./data/stk_config.xml

-k, --numkarts=NUM

Set number of karts on the race track.

--kart=NAME

Use kart NAME.

--ai=a,b,...

Use the karts a, b, ... for the AI, and additional player kart.

--aiNP=a,b,...

Use the karts a,b, ... for the AI, no additional player kart.

--laps=N

Define number of laps to N.

--mode=N

N=0 Normal, N=1 Time trial, N=2 Battle, N=3 Soccer, N=4 Follow The Leader. In configure server use "--battle-mode=N" for battle server and "--soccer-timed" / goals for soccer server to control verbosely, see below.

--difficulty=N

N=0 Beginner, N=1 Intermediate, N=2 Expert, N=3 SuperTux.

--battle-mode=N

Specify battle mode in network, 0 is Free-For-All and 1 is Capture The Flag.

--soccer-timed

Use time limit mode in network soccer game.

--soccer-goals

Use goals limit mode in network soccer game.

--reverse

Play track in reverse (if allowed)

-f, --fullscreen

Use fullscreen display.

-w, --windowed

Use windowed display (default).

-s, --screensize=WxH

Set the display size (e.g. 320x200).

-v, --version

Print version of SuperTuxKart.

--trackdir=DIR

A directory from which additional tracks are loaded.

--seed=N

Seed for random number generation to provide reproducible behavior.

--profile-laps=N

Enable automatic driven profile mode for N laps.

--profile-time=N

Enable automatic driven profile mode for N seconds.

--unlock-all

Permanently unlock all karts and tracks for testing.

--no-unlock-all

Disable unlock-all (i.e. base unlocking on player achievement).

--no-graphics

Do not display the actual race.

--sp-shader-debug

Enables debug in sp shader, it will print all unavailable uniforms.

--demo-mode=t

Enables demo mode after t seconds of idle time in main menu.

--demo-tracks=t1,t2

List of tracks to be used in demo mode. No spaces are allowed in the track names.

--demo-laps=N

Number of laps to use in a demo.

--demo-karts=N

Number of karts to use in a demo.

--server-config=file

Specify the server_config.xml for server hosting, it will create one if not found.

--network-console

Enable network console.

--wan-server=NAME

Start a Wan server (not a playing client).

--public-server

Allow direct connection to the server (without STK server)

--lan-server=NAME

Start a LAN server (not a playing client).

--server-password=PASS

Sets a password for a server (both client and server).

--connect-now=IP

Connect to a server with IP known now (in format x.x.x.x:xxx(port)), the port should be its public port.

--connect-now6=IP

Connect to a server with IPv6 known now (in format [x:x:x:x:x:x:x:x]:xxx(port)), the port should be its public port.

--server-id=N

Server id in STK addons for "--connect-now".

--network-ai=N

Numbers of AI for connecting to linear race server, used together with "--connect-now".

--login=S

Automatically log in (set the login).

--password=S

Automatically log in (set the password).

--init-user

Save the above login and password (if set) in config.

--disable-polling

Don't poll for logged in user.

--port=N

Port number to use.

--auto-connect

Automatically connect to first server and start race.

--max-players=N

Maximum number of clients (server only).

--min-players=N

Minimum number of clients for ownerless server (server only).

--motd

Message showing in all lobby of clients, can specify a .txt file.

--auto-end

Automatically end network game after 1st player finished for some time (currently his finished time * 0.25 + 15.0).

--no-auto-end

Don't automatically end network game after 1st player finished.

--team-choosing

Enable choosing team in lobby for team game.

--no-team-choosing

Disable choosing team in lobby for team game.

--network-gp=N

Specify number of tracks used in network grand prix.

--graphical-server

Enable graphical view in server.

--no-validation

Allow non validated and unencrypted connection in wan.

--ranked

Server will submit ranking to STK addons server.

--no-ranked

Server will not submit ranking to STK addons server. You require permission for that.

--owner-less

Race will autostart and no one can kick players in server.

--no-owner-less

Race will not autostart and server owner can kick players in server.

--firewalled-server

Turn on all stun related code in server.

--no-firewalled-server

Turn off all stun related code in server.

--connection-debug

Print verbose info for sending or receiving packets.

--no-console-log

Does not write messages in the console but to stdout.log.

-h, --help

Show this help.

--log=N

Set the verbosity to a value between 0 (Debug) and 5 (Only Fatal messages).

--logbuffer=N

Buffers up to N lines log lines before writing.

--root=DIR

Path to add to the list of STK root directories. You can specify more than one by separating them with colons (:).

--cutscene=NAME

Launch the specified track as a cutscene. This is for internal debugging use only.

--enable-glow

Enable glow effect.

--disable-glow

Disable glow effect.

--enable-bloom

Enable bloom effect.

--disable-bloom

Disable bloom effect.

--enable-light-shaft

Enable light shafts (God rays).

--disable-light-shaft

Disable light shafts (God rays).

--enable-dof

Enable depth of field.

--disable-dof

Disable depth of field.

--enable-particles

Enable particles.

--disable-particles

Disable particles.

--enable-animated-characters

Enable animated characters.

--disable-animated-characters

Disable animated characters.

--enable-motion-blur

Enable motion blur.

--disable-motion-blur

Disable motion blur.

--enable-mlaa

Enable anti-aliasing.

--disable-mlaa

Disable anti-aliasing.

--enable-texture-compression

Enable texture compression.

--disable-texture-compression

Disable texture compression.

--enable-ssao

Enable screen space ambient occlusion.

--disable-ssao

Disable screen space ambient occlusion.

--enable-ibl

Enable image based lighting.

--disable-ibl

Disable image based lighting.

--enable-hd-textures

Enable high definition textures.

--disable-hd-textures

Disable high definition textures.

--enable-dynamic-lights

Enable advanced pipeline.

--disable-dynamic-lights

Disable advanced pipeline.

--anisotropic=N

Anisotropic filtering quality (0 to disable). Takes precedence over trilinear or bilinear texture filtering.

--shadows=N

Set resolution of shadows (0 to disable).

--apitrace

This will disable buffer storage and writing gpu query strings to opengl, which can be seen later in apitrace.

Notes

1.

STK homepage: https://supertuxkart.net/Main_Page

2.

The SuperTuxKart official FAQ: https://supertuxkart.net/FAQ

3.

Previous manual page: https://web.archive.org/save/https://manpages.debian.org/buster/supertuxkart/supertuxkart.6.en.html