2013-10-29 20:07:46 +01:00
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ACM is a LAN-oriented, multiplayer aerial combat simulation. My main
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design objective was to provide source code that could be easily
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compiled and executed on a wide variety of platforms. To that end,
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acm is written entirely in C, exploiting the programming features of
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Unix, X11, and the BSD socket interface.
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1995-03-07 00:30:13 +01:00
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2013-10-29 20:07:46 +01:00
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Players engage in air to air combat against one another using heat
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seeking missiles and cannons.
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1995-03-07 00:30:13 +01:00
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2013-10-29 20:07:46 +01:00
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ACM is implemented as two programs. The first, named "acm", is a small
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program that, when invoked, starts a flight session on a given
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workstation. The second component, named "acms", is a server process
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that manages the multiplayer environment. It also manages the flight
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simulation and display management that is required. Most players will
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prefer to run the acms process on a back-end server system on their
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local area network. Players at client workstations can then invoke the
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acm program to begin play.
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