\chapter{User guide}

\section{Running the game}

\begin{tabular}{ l | l | l | l }
	Feature				&	Web		&	App		&	Console\\
	\hline
	Animations			&	YES		&	NO		&	NO\\
	Sound				&	YES		&	YES		&	NO\\
	Illustrations		&	YES		&	YES		&	NO\\
	Visual inventory	&	YES		&	YES		&	NO\\
	Keyboard shortcuts	&	YES		&	YES		&	NO\\
\end{tabular}

\subsection{Web version}

To start the web version of the game, simply go to the
\href{http://esieequest.pacien.net/#play}{project's website} using an up to date
web browser.


\subsection{Standalone app}

An offline version of the game referred as ``standalone app'' can be executed by
opening the .jar. The Java Runtime Environment is required.

\subsubsection{Applet}

This interface can be executed as an applet on the
\href{http://esieequest.pacien.net/applet.html}{project's website /applet.html}.


\subsection{Console mode}

To start the game in the console mode, open the .jar via the command line with
the ``--console'' argument.

\subsubsection{Test mode}

To execute the commands contained in a test file, execute the game from the
command line with the ``--file'' argument, followed by the path to the test
file.


\section{Commands}

\begin{tabular}{ l | l | p{8cm} }
	Command		&	Argument							&	Description\\
	\hline
	alea		&	<room name>							&	Force the destination of the transporter doors.\\
	back		&	none								&	Go back to the previous room.\\
	do			&	none								&	Automatically take an item or talk to a character,
	according to the context.\\
	drop		&	<item>								&	Drop an item in the current side of the current
	room.\\
	go			&	<cardinal direction|none>			&	Go in the given direction or
	forward (in the direction of the current side)\\
	help		&	none								&	Display the available commands.\\
	inventory	&	none								&	Display the inventory.\\
	load		&	<file path>							&	Load a saved game from a file.\\
	look		&	none								&	Display informations about the current room.\\
	new			&	<challenge|none>					&	Create a new game, optionally in challenge
	mode.\\
	quit		&	none								&	Quit the game.\\
	save		&	<file path>							&	Save the game to a file.\\
	sound		&	none								&	Toggle the sound (GUI and web only).\\
	take		&	<item|none>							&	Take an item from the room. Take one of the item
	of the current side if no name specified.\\
	talk		&	<character|none>					&	Talk to a character in the room. Talk to the
	character directly facing the player if no name specified.\\
	turn		&	<left|right>						&	Turn in the given direction.\\
	use			&	<item>								&	Use an item.\\
\end{tabular}

\section{Keyboard shortcuts}

\begin{tabular}{ l | l }
	Key			&	Action\\
	\hline
	Left arrow	&	Turn left\\
	Right arrow	&	Turn right\\
	Up arrow	&	Go forward\\
	Down arrow	&	Go back\\
	PgUp		&	Take/Talk\\
	Home		&	Open/Close the inventory\\
\end{tabular}