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WIDELANDS(6)			 User Commands			  WIDELANDS(6)

NAME
       widelands - A real-time build-up	strategy game

SYNOPSIS
       widelands <option0>=<value0> ...	<optionN>=<valueN>

DESCRIPTION
       In  this	game, you start	out on a small piece of	land with nothing more
       than a few useful resources. Using those, you can build yourself	an em-
       pire with many thousands	of inhabitants.	On your	way towards this goal,
       you will	have to	build up an economic infrastructure, explore the  land
       around  you and face enemies who	are trying to rule the world just like
       you are.

OPTIONS

       --<config-entry-name>=value overwrites a	config file setting

       --help
	      Show the full list of options

       --version
	      Show version

LONG DESCRIPTION
       In Widelands, you are the regent	of a small tribe. You start  out  with
       nothing	but  your headquarters,	a kind of castle in which all your re-
       sources are stored. During the course of	the game, you  will  build  an
       ever  growing settlement. Every member of your tribe will do his	or her
       part to produce more resources -	logs, food, iron, gold and more	 -  to
       further	this growth.  But you are not alone in the world, and you will
       meet other tribes sooner	or later. Some of them	may  be	 friendly  and
       trade  with  you. However, if you want to rule the world, you will have
       to train	soldiers and fight.

       Widelands offers	a unique style of play.	For example, a system of roads
       plays the central role of your economy: all the	goods  that  are  har-
       vested and processed by the tribe must be transported from one building
       to  the next.  This is done by carriers,	and those carriers always walk
       along the roads.	It is your job to lay out the roads as efficiently  as
       possible.

       Another	refreshing  aspect  of	the  game  is the way you command your
       tribe.  There is	no need	to tell	every single one of your subjects what
       to do - that would be impossible, because there	can  be	 thousands  of
       them!  Instead,	all you've got to do is	order them to build a building
       somewhere, and the builders will	come.  Similarly, whenever you want to
       attack an enemy,	just place an order to attack one of  their  barracks,
       and your	soldiers will march to fight.  You're really a ruler: You del-
       egate in	times of war and in times of peace!

       Widelands offers	a single-player	mode with campaigns; the campaigns all
       tell  the  story	of a tribe and its struggle in the Widelands universe!
       However,	settling really	starts when you	unite with  friends  over  the
       Internet	 or  LAN  to  build up new empires together - or to crush each
       other in	the dusts of war.  Widelands also offers an artificial	intel-
       ligence to challenge.

       Widelands  is extensible, so you	can create your	own type of tribe with
       their own sets of buildings. You	can create new worlds to play in,  and
       you  could  even	create new types of worlds (who	says you can't build a
       settlement on the moon?).

MORE INFORMATION
       For more	information and	support	you can	find the  website,  the	 wiki,
       and the forum for questions or general support at:

	      https://www.widelands.org/

       You can also find the bug tracker at:

	      https://github.com/widelands/widelands/issues

       If you wish to help with	translating, visit:

	      https://www.widelands.org/wiki/TranslatingWidelands/

AUTHORS
       Many people have	contributed to the development of Widelands throughout
       the years. See the in-game authors list for more	information.

widelands 1.2			  March	2024			  WIDELANDS(6)

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