Although I'm not one of those who spend all day playing games, there are times when I dedicate some minutes (and even hours) to certain games that can be installed on GNU/Linux.
One of them is XMoto, a very simple game that consists of controlling a guy -rubber I would say- on a MotoCross in levels ranging from very easy to impossible.
The game has several configuration options and you can publish the records you achieve on the Internet.
The goal is to reach the goal by collecting a series of objects that we find along the way in the shortest time possible.
X-Motos options and features.
As X-Moto supports a well coded, server based highscore system, you can match with your friends, and fight for the best times on the levels you want.
For doing this, you'll need to open a so called room on the websites "Private rooms" tab.
You will find an explanation there of how to deal with the account settings, and once it's done, you get your private competition among your friendship! It is based on the principle, that once somebody makes a new highscore on a certain level, he can upload it to the server, and every participating room mate gets it downloaded on his computer, to see this highscore as a ghost on this level, that he
must beat now in return.
Download.
 | xmoto-0.6.1.deb | Latest Debian package |
 | xmoto-0.6.1-ubuntu.deb | Latest Ubuntu package |
Keyboard Functions.
F1 - Display ingame help.
F2 - Switches the camera to the ghost, so you can follow him to see
how the parcour can be mastered.
F3 - Add/Remove current level to favourites.
F4 - Toggle Ghost Trail Tracking (xmoto >= 0.5.2).
F5 - If you are at the level reset the level (xmoto <= 0.5.0) and
if you are at main menu reload the database.
F7 - Show/Hide frames-per-second counter.
F8 - Activate/ Deactivate Internet connection.
F9 - Switch to Ugly mode. Saves lots of CPU time and shows some
secret ways.
F10 - Toggle gfx modes for getting more or less detailed view (xmoto
>= 0.5.2).
F11 - Toggle Theme Mode and Line Mode. Draws lines around blocks for
better orientation.
F12 - Take a Screenshot. The file is saved into the xmoto directory.
Ctrl-c - Open chat message window in Network game.
Ctrl-i - Toggle replay interpolation. Makes replays look smoother.
Ctrl-o - Display the option screen
Ctrl-m - Toggle mirror mode. Wanna have twice as much tracks?
Ctrl-n - Toggle to slave mode.
Ctrl-s - Toggle audio.
Ctrl-t - Toggle trail cam (gives better overview for the track).
Pg-Up - Jump to previous level (xmoto 0.3.3).
Pg-Down - Jump to next level (xmoto 0.3.3).
Alt+Enter - Toggle fullscreen.
Tab - Pause to watch the level.
About Giampaolo Rossi.
Excellent guide, I really didn't know the game. I will try to download and play it. It seems pretty simple. Greetings and thanks for sharing it.
ReplyDeleteThank you for commenting. Indeed the structure of the game is quite simple and it is quite addictive.
DeleteThe first levels are quite easy, from then on the difficulty increases until it becomes super competitive.