General options:

-v, --version

display version number

-h, --help

display this help

-q, --quiet

don't print warning messages

-Q, --really-quiet

don't even print error messages

-v, --verbose=CHANNELS

enable or disable debugging channels (see --list=debug for available channels)

-l, --list=WORD

show some internal information; WORD can be 'debug', 'resources', 'sound-drivers' or 'sound-tracks'

Sound options:

-d, --driver=N[,OPTIONS]

use Nth driver for sound output (0:autodetect) (see --list=sound-drivers for available Ns)

-S, --no-sound

disable sound

-X, --no-sfx

disable sound-effects

-m, --mono

non-stereo output

-8, --8bits

8bits sound output

-i, --high-quality

high quality mixer

Display options:

-G, --gfx-options=OPTIONS

pass OPTIONS to the display driver

-F, --full-screen

full screen mode

-2, --double

stretch the display twofold

-3, --triple

stretch the display threefold

-4, --quadruple

stretch the display fourfold

-e, --even-lines

display only even-lines

Miscellaneous options:

--cpu-off

disable computer opponents

--default-scores

restore default scores file

--default-options

restore default options file

--default-saves

restore default saves file

-s, --swap-sides

swap sides in two player mode

--no-double-fx

disable combination of rotozoom and waves

-g, --go

skip the introduction

-J, --no-joystick

disable joystick handling

These options can be set in your file ~/.heroes/heroesrc (which is read before parsing other command line options) using a line like the following:

Options: -gs -d3,buffer=11,count=4

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