Overview
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Atomic Tanks is a game where you control a tank and attempt to blow up
other tanks.

The  game  consists of  a set of  rounds.  At the start of each round,
players  have an opportunity to  buy or  sell  weapons  and  defensive
items.  During each round,  players take turns aiming and firing weap-
ons. The last surviving tank wins the current round.

Atomic Tanks is similar to the old DOS game "Scorched Earth".

Options
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    -h
        Print credits and command-line options, then exit.

    -fs
        Run the game in full-screen mode.

    --depth NUMBER

        Set "pixel depth". You can specify 16 or 32. 16 might make the
        game work better on old hardware.  32 makes the game look bet-
        ter on new . The default setting is 32.

    --nosound
        Disable sound effects.

    --tall NUMBER
        Set the height  of the  game's window to  NUMBER pixels.  This
        doesn't apply to full-screen mode. The default height is 600.

    --width NUMBER
        Set the  width  of the  game's window to  NUMBER pixels.  This
        doesn't apply to full-screen mode. The default width is 800.

    --windowed
        Run the game in a window. This is the default mode.

Operation
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When you run Atomic Tanks for the first time,  you'll need to create a
tank  for  yourself.  Click the  "Players" button,  then click "Create
New."  Enter the name you'd  like to use and select  a colour for your
tank. That's all you need to do.  Click the "Okay" button.  Then click
the "Back" button and, most importantly, click "Play" !

After  you click "Play",  you'll have a chance to  select  which tanks
you'll be playing against. You can have anywhere from 2 to 10 tanks on
the playing field at one time. Don't forget to select yourself!

The next screen gives you a chance to buy weapons and defensive items.
There's no  perfect combination,  so experiment a little.  If you have
enough money in the game,  you can buy an item by left-clicking on its
entry. You can also return an item (and get your money back) by right-
clicking on an entry. When you're done shopping, click "Done".

The final screen is where the action takes place. When it's your turn,
aim and fire a weapon. These are the controls:

    Use the Tab key to select a weapon.

    Use the left and right arrow keys to aim the selected weapon.

    To adjust the speed (or power) to be used for the shot, use the up
    and down arrow keys.

    To fire the selected weapon, press the space bar.

The current round ends when there's only one tank left.

Credits
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Atomic Tanks was written by Tom Hudson <tom@singular.org.uk>.