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KTron has several possibilities to change its behavior and look. All options can be changed from the menu "Options".
Donīt forget to save the options by selecting "Save Options", if you want them set at every startup.
In the submenu "Appearance" you can change the colors of the players and the background. As a new feature in version 0.6 you can also load a background image. Just click on a entry and a dialog opens from which you can select a color or a background image.
Choose how to draw the players from the submenu "Drawing style" in menu "Appearance".
Choose the size of the players from the submenu "Size".
Choose how fast the players should move from the submenu "Velocity".
Choose which player should be played by the computer from the submenu "Computerplayer". You can even let both players played by the computer. In addition you can choose at which skill the computer plays. (see section The Computerplayer for more information)
Selecting "Other..." opens a dialog, where you can configure additional options. Press right mousebutton over an item to get a quick description of the option.
Show winner by changing color: If this is activated and a player crashes, then its color changes to the opponents color.
Disable acceleration: Blocks the accelerator keys. All players then can only move at normal speed.
Name of players: Enter here the name of the players, that will then appear in the statusbar.
All key binding can be changed by selecting "Configure Key Bindings...".
Default key bindings are:
Player 1:
Player 2:
In addition use "P" to pause a game, "CTRL+N" to start a new game and "CTRL+Q" to exit KTron.
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