acm

Start the aerial combat game

$ acm

$ acm -server [hostname]

$ acm -host

$ acm -name [callsign]

acm [-server host] [-host] [-name callsign] [options]

acm (Aerial Combat Multiplayer) is a flight combat simulator that allows networked dogfighting between players. The game simulates aerial combat with various aircraft types, featuring realistic flight physics and weapons systems.
The game can be played in single-player mode against AI opponents or in multiplayer mode across a network. Players control jet aircraft, engaging in air-to-air combat with guns and missiles.

-server host

Connect to specified multiplayer server

Run as a multiplayer server

Set your pilot callsign

Select aircraft type

Join specified team number

Set window geometry

Requires X Window System for display. Network play requires proper firewall configuration for UDP traffic. Performance depends on graphics hardware and network latency for multiplayer games.

acm was developed in the early 1990s as one of the first networked multiplayer combat flight simulators for Unix/X11 systems. It demonstrated the potential of networked gaming on Unix workstations during an era when such games were primarily found on dedicated gaming platforms.

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