The Arsenal Files 8/The Arsenal Files Collection #8 (Arsenal Computer) (1996).ISO/doorware/1txds131.zip/WHATSNEW.ASC

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|03│  |15What's New in Version 1.31                                       10-05-96 |03 │
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|13   x |05= small fix        |13S |05= story updates
|13   X |05= Big fix          |13* |05= Notice
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|13   * |05The main purpose of this upgrade is for the new phone number of Revolution
     |05Nine and also the new address to send registrations (I moved).
|14   * |13New low price for registration: |14$15|05.  |13Work has begun on another project
|13     (|14Virtual Hunt|13), so be sure to get in on this lowered price!
|11   * |03Web site available for TXDS/Ashrella and VHunt:
|11     |03
|11     |03           |03http|09:|05//|03www|09.|03ualberta|09.|03ca|05/|09~|03ussher|05/
|11     |03
|11   x |03Added %Q1 and %Q2 as special codes.  %Q1 = ' and %Q2 = "
|11     |03Useful for print commands in scripts.
|11   X |03Fixed problem with script compiler (XC):
|11     |03
|11     |03   random++
|11     |03   I1 = ?
|11     |03
|11     |03and others...
|11   x |03Removed "ass" from SWEARS.DAT (it would cause problems if someone said
|11     |03words like PASS or BASS or anything with the fragment "ASS" in it).
|11   X |03New address for registrations and new number for author's BBS (Revolution
|11     |03Nine -- |141-403-433-7304|03).
|11     |03
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|03│  |15What's New in Version 1.30wb                                     05-14-96 |03 │
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|13   x |05= small fix        |13S |05= story updates
|13   X |05= Big fix          |13* |05= Notice
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|13   * Due to the nature of changes in this version, I suggest that everyone
|13     upgrade!  Make sure your XEDs are properly updated.  Some things in the
|13     script have changed (read below), so it might be a good idea to recompile
|13     any XED scripts you have given out.  Above all, enjoy the new version!

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|11   X |03MENU NONE NOT FOUND bug fixed.  (Finally!)
|11   X |03Added external string support.
|11   X |03Upgrade option in installation no longer deletes old node config.
|11   X |03New editor with online help.
|11   X |03Better documents.
|11   x |03"armor class" is now properly referred to as armor strength.
|11     |03"armorclass" the variable is now used as "armorstr".
|11   x |03Several "unkown" spelling errors fixed to "unknown". :)  Sorry, I was
|11     |03in a rush. <g>
|11   x |03Added new operators:   *= and /=
|11   x |03Included new ANSI -> Pipe Code converter:  ATP.EXE.
|11   * |03Registrations will no longer be sent through Fido netmail because of its
|11     |03inconsistency in delivering.  Registrations asked to be sent through
|11     |03netmail will be sent through the postal service instead.
|11   x |03Some spelling errors corrected. :)
|11   x |03Less hard drive accesses in multinode.
|11   X |03Better multinode!
|11     |03- "Speech" is no longer lost when chatting.
|11     |03- MUD text no longer interferes with your typing.
|11     |03- Speech no longer interrupt ANSI screen displays either.
|11   x |03New MCI Codes:
|11     |03
|11     |03           %BP     - beep (ctrl-g)
|11     |03           %ND     - gives current node
|11     |03           %(xxx   - displays contents of pstring[xxx]
|11     |03           %)xxx   - displays contents of dstring[xxx]
|11     |03
|11   x |03Removed MCI Code(s):
|11     |03
|11     |03   %DD - code would say "You are dead. HAHA" -- no longer works. ;)
|11     |03   %CT - originally intended for "constitution".  Never used.
|11     |03   %WZ - originally intended for "wisdom".  Never used.
|11     |03   %IN - originally intended for "intelligence".  Never used.
|11     |03   %ST - originally intended for "strength".  Never used.
|11     |03
|11   x |03Input is improved.  During input of anything in TXDS, you can simply
|11     |03type CTRL-Y to clear the line.  Inputting variables which are numbers
|11     |03only allows digits to be typed and the - and + symbols as well.
|11   x |03Some ASCII screens improved for use with pipe code names.
|11   X |03Alt-E allows you to modify a player while he is online.
|11   x |03TXDS initialization improved to be cleaner.  Unregistered users will
|11     |03now see an unregistered screen for TXDS while registered users will
|11     |03see no TXDS init screen.
|11   x |03Deleted players are no longer listed in the player listings.
|11   x |03If a player is deleted, all his mail (to and from him) are deleted.
|11   x |03"Online" status flag error is fixed.  Formerly caused players who
|11     |03tried to enter the game to remain "Online".
|11   X |03New mail system!  Messages are now stored in a *.MSJ file.  You should
|11     |03run MSGCONV.EXE on *.MSG to convert them to the new *.MSJ format.
|11     |03- quote previous messages
|11     |03- better one-line editor for messages
|11     |03- up to 40 lines of text may be entered
|11   x |03/T timeslicer removed
|11   x |03Fixed string names in compiler.  They are now correctly referred to as
|11     |03the following: pstring[x], dstring[x], mstring[x].  Previously, the
|11     |03number was simply attached to the end such as pstring0 or dstring3, but
|11     |03they are now pstring[0] or dstring[3]
|11   x |03Added file manipulation commands to script language!
|11     |03
|11     |03   OPEN "filename", <file #>, <open type>  -- opens file
|11     |03   CLOSE <file #>                          -- closes file
|11     |03   READ <variable>, <file #>               -- reads from file
|11     |03   WRITE "string", <file #>                -- writes to file
|11     |03   REWIND <file #>                         -- seeks to start of file
|11     |03
|11   x |03New visually pleasing status line.  F1-F9 all give different info.
|11   x |03Downloading now works. :)
|11   x |03Downloading using the download command *locally* no longer runs GSZ/DSZ.
|11   x |03Recoded PIPE.EXE to be faster and to parse some other % codes.
|11   x |03Mail reading now comes *BEFORE* the news is displayed.
|11   x |03Can no longer "steal" money from other users by transferring negative
|11     |03amounts to their accounts.
|11   x |03Healing now calculates costs accurately *all the time*.
|11   x |03Removed COO trick and others like it.  (Few know of this little trick.)
|11   x |03Entering a name with an incomplete pipe code (i.e. "|01Name|") no
|11     |03longer hangs the system.  Previous versions would hang with the
|11     |03aforementioned type of name.
|11   x |03New script command:  ReadMail.  Reads the mail, of course. :)  Because
|11     |03reading mail is no longer done by TXDS by default, it MUST be included
|11     |03in a script file if you wish to allow the user to read his mail!  That
|11     |03means that if you are using an older STARTUP.X the user will not get
|11     |03his mail.  To fix this, you must overwrite your old X-ENGINE.XED file
|11     |03with the new one OR update the STARTUP.X script file within it.
|11   x |03New script command:  ENTER.  Same as INPUT except it allows you to
|11     |03specify how much the user can enter.
|11   x |03Fixed deleted player bug.  Previously, if a player was found to be
|11     |03deleted in the PC file, the next new player to enter the door would
|11     |03not have his stats written to file.
|11   x |03Players changing their name to something extremely long will no longer
|11     |03overwrite their other data.
|11   x |03Touched up some ASCII screens which were beginning to look drab. :)
|11   x |03Added a suicide option to allow the user to delete his player.
|11   x |03Made TXDS able to run from any directory properly.  (However, because
|11     |03of some directory specific commands used by Ashrella, it should always
|11     |03be run in the same directory.)
|11   x |03Game no longer says "Scores for The Enigma of Ashrella" when listing
|11     |03players within the door.
|11   x |03If a pipe code is found which doesn't contain two digits for a colour,
|11     |03it is printed out as is.  ex:  "A|3BCDE" would be printed out as
|11     |03"A|3BCDE" and NOT "ACDE" which uses |3B as a colour.
|11   x |03Program now checks length of name properly and disallows names less than
|11     |032 characters long (i.e. "|03" would have a length of 0 letters and
|11     |03"|03Dan" would have a length of 3 letters and be allowed as a name).
|11   x |03Fixed the %VR MCI code to *correctly* reflect the version of TXDS running.
|11   x |03Spells may be used in fights against other players (this feature can be
|11     |03toggled in Xedit.)
|11   x |03Fixed input problem with ?strings[x]
|11   x |03User statistics are updated regularly while the user is playing so that
|11     |03player listings are correct while they are seen from within the door.
|11   x |03If you flee from a player fight, the other player will regain all his HP!
|11   x |03Now compiled with OpenDoors 6.0 (previously versions used 5.0).
|11     |03 - faster local display
|11   x |03If the node is "in use" (i.e. NODE.xxx file found for node xxx), TXDS
|11     |03will run down a timer to ask you if you wish to continue anyways.  If
|11     |03it reaches 0 on the timer, it'll assume that you wish to continue and
|11     |03it will delete the NODE.xxx file for you and let the user into the game.
|11     |03(This is VERY useful if TXDS somehow keeps the NODE.xxx files.)
|11   x |03Fixed problems with long variables (i.e. user's gold) in scripts.
|11     |03
|11   x |03Fixed problems with doubling gold in valley.
|11   x |03If you hire an assassin and "Player not found" occurs, an "assassination
|11     |03turn" is no longer used up.
|11   x |03Substantially reduced amount of AI conversations.
|11   x |03Can turn around on way to Korandim.
|11   x |03Fixed problem in KORANDIM.SCR which made the user's MP greater than his
|11     |03max MP.
|11   x |03Files now distributed as 1TXDSxxx.ZIP instead of !TXDSxxx.ZIP
|11   x |03Enemy no longer loses xp if in player fight (except online fights).
|11   x |03Training is only allowed once a day (training centre).
|11   x |03Going to Korandim menus updated.
|11   x |03Added /Ccurdir option to allow TXDS to be run from a different directory
|11     |03than the "current directory" -- see TXDS.DOC for info.
|11   x |03Made return from Korandim harder for players.
|11   x |03Added /NOSWEAR option to get rid of swearing if users use it. ;)
|11   x |03New timeslicer implemented (not same as old /T one).
|11   x |03Interest in bank reduced to 7% (in Ashrella).
|11   x |03Fixed melee/pit fighting problems with higher levels.
|11   X |03ONLINE FIGHTING is fixed!  Works flawlessly (well, on my system).
|11   x |03Online fighting is no longer restricted to MUD mode only.
|11   x |03"WHO" in mud mode displays players in current room by default.
|11   x |03Added "battle cry" option in multinode fight.
|11   x |03TXDS is "smarter" when checking to see if a user is already online.
|11     |03If the user is flagged as ONLINE, TXDS will search each of the NODE.*
|11     |03files to see if the user's name matches the one specified there.  If
|11     |03it does not find the user's name in any of the files, it will know that
|11     |03the user really isn't online and will allow him to log in as normal.
|11   x |03Fixed problem with displaying level of player during "Who's Online"
|11   x |03Fixed problem with higher level players in the Pit.
|11   x |03Pressing [UP] or [DOWN] on the arrow keys will cause either 'A' for UP
|11     |03or 'B' for DOWN to be used.  Useful if you wish to allow the remote user
|11     |03to use UP or DOWN on their keyboard (using ANSI codes) and wish to test
|11     |03it out.
|11   x |03Added |S and |R "colours" to the current pipe codes.  |S saves the
|11     |03current colour and |R restores the last saved colour.
|11   x |03sort_list, when used, uses an updated *.PC file.
|11   x |03High-bit ASCII characters now work when input
|11   x |03When bartender hits you for 8 HP you really do lose it now.
|11   x |03Added command FKey(x) -- works exactly like getkey but without the echo.
|11   x |03DOWNLOAD command no longer asks for user to input what file to download.
|11   x |03HEROES.ASC no longer removed when upgrading.


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|02   What's New in Version |101.21                                       |0510-22-95
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   |13X = |05Big fix          |13* = |05Notice
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|03   |15X |11The OS/2 bug was reported fixed in the previous version.  It was NOT
|03     |11fixed last time.  However, it is fixed NOW!  It has been tested on
|03     |11OS/2 and found to work.
|03   x "Dropfile not found" error and OpenDoors errors are gone.
|03   X Toggle timeslices ON/OFF.  Default is OFF.  To toggle it on use /T.
|03     However, default is OFF since it may cause problems.  Use caution in
|03     using it.
|03   x gen_pflag, gen_dayflag are now updated properly.  This is best seen
|03     when the "date" is shown when starting the game.  It used to say
|03     "Day 0" now it has the correct day.
|03   x Improved XEDTUTOR.DOC now has info on beginning scripts.  Look for
|03     more soon . . .
|03   x Interest is now given in the bank.
|03   x Polling frequency can be modified and turned off if system is not
|03     multinode.  It has also been improved a bit so that the hard disk is
|03     accessed less often.
|03   x Fixed problems with charisma "wrap around" effect.
|03   x Fixed problems with getting jobs at other places.
|03   x Fixed melee which didn't record wins before.
|03   x New configuration created.
|03   x Each node is given a different LOG file, TXDS#.LOG (i.e. node 1 would
|03     have TXDS1.LOG, node 2 -- TXDS2.LOG, etc.)
|03   X GEN_Flags are displayed properly in editor now!
|03
|03
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|02   What's New in Version |101.20                                       |0510-01-95
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   |13X = |05Big fix          |13* = |05Notice
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|03   |15* |03────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── |15*
|03     |11[NOTE]  |09Registration is no longer $10.  I hope everyone knows this by
|03             |09now.  For now, it is $20.  If you register with ONE other sysop,
|03             |09the price will only be $10 each sysop.
|03   |15* |03────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── |15*
|03   * You must have SHARE.EXE loaded to run the game now.
|03   X There have been several big changes to this game and you |15MUST reset
|03     the game because of them.  To reset, just delete X-ENGINE.PC.  The
|03     monsters have been made easier so that the battles won't be as
|03     tedious as before.
|03   X Fixed MAJOR bug that would not update a user's armor class properly!
|03   X X00 now works!  But, there's a little catch. <grin>  The problem still
|03     prevails.  OpenDoors DOES NOT recognize X00 as a FOSSIL driver and so
|03     it spews out garbage to the user on the remote end.  To fix this, just
|03     "force" the baud rate the user is on onto the door like this
|03
|03     TXDS /N1 /B2400
|03
|03     This would load up TXDS on node as usual, but FORCE 2400 as the baud
|03     rate at which TXDS will communicate with the modem.  And, if the
|03     user is on at 9600, do this:  TXDS /N1 /B9600.  That should fix it
|03     if the user receives garbage on his end.  YOU MUST use the baud rate
|03     the user is currently on with AND NOT the locked baud rate.  See
|03     X-ENGINE.DOC for more details.
|03   x If you wish to do a maintenance on the door manually instead of
|03     letting the door do it, simply edit the configuration to toggle
|03     auto-maint and then in your daily BBS maintenance make it so that
|03     TXDS is run like so:
|03
|03        TXDS /M
|03
|03     TXDS will run in maintenance-only mode and then return to the BBS.
|03   S Story is now complete!  :)  Finally, eh?  Well, the ending is one of the
|03     best!  It's definitely worth playing for!  When you finish, the player
|03     will be deleted, but everyone will be noted of his success.
|03   X Players can now be deleted!!!  Players may, if they choose, commit suicide
|03     if they feel they have failed . . .
|03   . New advertisement for the game has been created!  Looks a lot better than
|03     the generic one used before.  Check out BULLETIN.ANS.
|03   X MULTINODE IS HERE!  Full multinode options include online battles, online
|03     MUD-like chat interface.  This chat alone will bring people in since it
|03     is very powerful.  Users can easily communicate with others in the game!
|03     To enter multinode mode, just type "." (a dot) at any of the menus and
|03     you will be dropped into MUD mode.  Note that you CAN fight, but there's
|03     a possibility that you it might screw up during the fight and abort it. :)
|03     It's not a major problem, just an annoyance.  If you feel that the
|03     fighting is TOO buggy for you too handle, you may disable it by going into
|03     the XeDitor and toggling off MUD fighting in the (d) xed info option.
|03   x Fixed gender problem in selling obsidians at the bridge.
|03   x Improved string input in Xeditor.
|03   x Fixed problem with CONFIG.BAT not saving the configuration.  :P
|03   X HOPEFULLY fixed problems with OS/2, Win95, DesqView and other
|03     multitaskers.
|03   x Timeslices are now used for multitaskers.  Many thanks to Andrew Welch
|03     for posting his code on timeslicing in DoorGames.
|03   X Memory usage is more efficient.
|03   x Updated documents to include many of the additions in the scripts.
|03   x Fixed typo in XEDTUTOR.DOC that said to run "X-ENGINE" and NOT "TXDS".
|03   x PREGAME.X can be used instead of the generic pregame menu.
|03   x new commands in scripts
|03     . spawn            . NewMore
|03     . mudmode          . broadcast
|03     . DeletePlayer     . NewGender
|03   x new ACS specifiers,
|03     * - only TRUE if IX is an "empty" string.
|03   x new MCI code:  %DA - gives the date
|03   x Added special key for "getkey" command in script: getkey (`).  This
|03     will allow you to input any key using getkey instead of just a few
|03     selected ones.
|03   x Download command now works.  -- You must specify the DSZ command, however.
|03   x You may now run XED files in directories other than the one TXDS.EXE is
|03     found in.  However, the directory where TXDS.EXE resides is where all
|03     info on multinode is kept (NODE.* files).
|03   x Improved input when fighting to allow <spacebar> as the option for
|03     (a) attack as well as "A".
|03   x Made monsters easier to fight.


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|02   What's New in Version |101.10                                       |0508-23-95
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   |13X = |05Big fix          |13* = |05Notice
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|03   * |11++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
|13     [NOTE]  I have extended the deadline for $10 registrations to September
|13     21st, 1995.  If you have already sent in the $20, I'm sorry, but I
|13     cannot help it.  :)  Why am I extending it?  Why not!? <grin>  Anyways,
|13     I'm happy with how the door is being taken in thus far and thought I
|13     should keep the price low so more people can register!
|03   * |11++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
|03   x Added RESET.BAT to reset the game if you don't know how to read or
|03     delete files.  <grin>
|03   X Fixed problem with "if" statements screwing up sometimes . . .
|03   x When inputting, @ is checked in case someone tries to put a delay in
|03     their message.  This is the same with % codes.  You can now input %
|03     but you CANNOT have a punctuation symbol or letter directly after it.
|03     So, inputting %UN in your words will NOT work!  :)  @S will NOT work
|03     with input either.  Try it.  It's quite neat . . . <grin>
|03   x NODE.* flagfiles are deleted if they are at least 50 minutes old.
|03   x Player's name isn't capitalized when the dropfile is re-written.
|03   X No more 20+ damages.  Previously, players would sometimes inflict HIGH
|03     damage that would range from 20 - 30+.
|03   * The bulletin file created is called X-ENGINE.ASC if you didn't know.  :)
|03   S The Underground and the Cemetery have been completed!  Continue
|03     your quest!
|03   S Added more weapons/armor/shields due to lengthened storyline.
|03   * More distribution sites!  If you can't get it through internet or
|03     through FREQ, try calling one of these sites!  (SITES.DOC)
|03   X FOSSIL DRIVER NOW WORKS!  Well PERFECTLY with BNU that is.  I tried
|03     X00, but it gave out garbage.  I also tried compiling another programming
|03     to see if it would work X00, but it gave out garbage too!  I believe
|03     that the reason it doesn't work is with OpenDoors NOT me!  You might
|03     want to disable the FOSSIL driver altogether if it doesn't seem to
|03     work.
|03   x You can now display gen_dayflags[] and gen_pflags[] as "%&xxx and as
|03     %*xxx" respectively.
|03   X NON-STANDARD IRQs support FIXED.  You may now choose the com address
|03     (3E8, 2E8, 3F8, 2F8) instead of entering it in (in decimal).
|03   x Removed annoying bug that didn't end the "fake-typing" when speaking
|03     with the drunkard in the bar.
|03   x Allowed used of logfile (TXDS.LOG) to spot errors.
|03   x Added -C option in EDITOR to edit configuration only.  This can also
|03     be achieved by running CONFIG.BAT from DOS.  (Thanks to Trent. <grin>)
|03   x Re-enabled (b) battle 5 rounds due to the fact that fights can be long.



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   |24|04* |16|11##################################################################
|03     The previous version had a very serious bug (not serious as in
|03     damaging) that would not allow ANYONE (including myself <grin>)
|03     to enter TXDS.  This has been fixed.  Although I wanted to release
|03     an official version in a couple of weeks, as soon as I found out
|03     about this bug, I KNEW I had to get out the latest version pronto.
   |24|04* |16|11##################################################################
|03     I will still attempt to bring out the final (story, that is)
|03     version in about 2 weeks.  Thanks for understanding.
   |24|04* |16|11##################################################################

|03   x No longer asked if you wish to join game or not.
|03   X You no longer need X2.XED to run the game, it automatically finds
|03     extra XEDs (i.e. X-ENGINE.XE2, .XE3, .XE4 would be considered extra
|03     XEDs for X-ENGINE.XED) and uses them.  PLEASE GET RID OF X2.XED!
|03   X ANSIs show up locally now!!!!!  So if you want to make WELCOME.ASC
|03     into an ANSI, that's fine!  You'll see it normally on your end.
|03     Before when an ANSI was displayed, the escape sequences were shown,
|03     but now it's shown in full color.  :)
|03   X CONFIGURE the com ports more!  You can also choose to turn on or off
|03     the FOSSIL driver.  It is recommended that you keep it OFF since it
|03     doesn't always work properly.  Use it if you have problems . . .




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   |02What's New in Official Release Version One                       |1507-01-95
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   |13x = |05small fix        |13S = |05story updates
   |13X = |05Big fix          |13* = |05Notice
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   |03* |11Note that revision E was never released to the public.  I had
   |03  thought of releasing it and then coming up with another version
   |03  afterwards, but decided against it.  Instead, v.1.0 was released.
   |03* |11This new version, because of its great changes, should be installed
   |03  into a clean directory.  It is much easier and whole lot better
   |03  than the previous version.

   |11X |03THE BIG ONE:   SCRIPT COMPILER!  :)  This was really difficult to
|03     realize how to do, but after much thought, I figured out how it would
|03     be coded.  So it is here!  MUCH FASTER when in the valley for instance.
|03     PLUS you can do so much more since it is compiled!  Check out BBS.XED
|03     to see what I mean!
|03   X Fixed problem with displaying the user's current weapon, armor, and
|03     shields.
|03   X New install program, RUNME.EXE!
|03   x OpenDoors initial message removed.
|03   x % codes are now checked for when getting input from player!
|03   X Nodes can be configured.  However, multi-node not yet implemented. :)
|03   X game does not go into local mode if dropfile not found!  To go into
|03     local mode, just run txds normally and it will tell you how.
|03   X XeD files should no longer be corrupted when editing them!  Fixed bug
|03     that would corrupt the file when saving spells.
|03   x X-ENGINE.EXE file renamed to TXDS.EXE.
|03   x added new special code : %GOxx;yy.  This will move the cursor to
|03     column-xx and row-yy.  To move the cursor to the home position
|03     (top-left) just use %GO01;01.
|03   x When asked for the player's name (to fight, write mail, etc.) YOU
|03     (the current player) are not included in the choices.
|03   x New ANSI!  BULLETIN.ANS is new!
|03   x TITLE.ASC now added for the welcome screen in the game.
|03   x Fixed 2 minor experience bugs.  If your experience goes up inside
|03     a script file, it is now checked to see if you go up a level.  Also,
|03     before, if you had to have experience OVER what was specified.  For
|03     example, if you needed 40 experience to reach level 2, and you got
|03     40 experience, nothing would happen.  Once you got 41, you would go
|03     up a level.  Minor, very minor.  :)
|03   x daily news now added to login
|03   x if you die, you may announce something in the daily news.
|03   x previously, backspacing past the beginning of input would destroy
|03     anything behind.  This has been fixed.
|03   x fixed problem with comment specifier ";" in scripts.  If it was inside
|03     quotes (i.e. in a print "blah;blah" statement) it would cut off the rest
|03     of the sentence.  So -- print "blah;blah" --  would become just --
|03     print "blah --  This has been fixd.
|03
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   |02What's New In Revision E of The X-eNGiNe Door System v.'95ß      |1506-XX-95
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   |13x = |05small fix        |13S = |05story updates
   |13X = |05Big fix          |13* = |05Notice
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   |11This version has not left my harddrive . . .

   |03X NEW LOOK ASHRELLA!
|03   X Game REALLY DOESN'T LOCK ANYMORE!!  8)  In revision D, I said it doesn't
|03     but I missed a little thing and it did!  Now it WILL NOT lock for sure!
|03     Ok, to prove it, I decided to run it through DOS for a while and it
|03     didn't lock up.  I previously ran it through Windows since it would
|03     usually spot some bugs WITHOUT having to reboot the computer!
|03   x Created XeDTuToR.DOC for creating a new XeD file.
|03   X Made The Enigma of Ashrella easier on new players!
|03   X Monsters give more money!  In prev. versions, you would only gain a
|03     bit of cash each day making it long and boring!  :)
|03   X Fixed running of other XED modules.  **** used to hang!
|03   X Fixed problems when casting spells.
|03   X Fixed problems with using external script for items/spells.
|03   x More cosmetic changes!
|03   X New command in menus - Display WITHOUT PAUSING.
|03     The previous command (still existing) would pause.  This new command
|03     does NOT pause.
|03   x For a listing of the options, type X-ENGINE /?
|03   X Easier to edit XED info in editor.
|03   X New parameter :  /no-output for registered users.  Suppresses output
|03     of loading information!  Use this in conjunction with the next option
|03     to smoothly flow straight into the game!
|03   X New option for XED files :  Skip pregame menu.
|03   X New option for XED files :  Ask user to join game or just join regardless.
|03   x Added (!) and (*) options in valley.
|03     (!) for quikstats and (*) for quikheal.  Makes gameplay much faster!
|03   x Warriors get a new spell!:  Rage!  After building up enough spirit points,
|03     they do a spectacular attack!
|03   x MORE EVENTS in the valley!  8)
|03
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   |02What's New In Revision D of The X-eNGiNe Door System v.'95ß       |155-26-95
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   |11Welcome to the latest version of TXDS.  Well, I've been keeping eyes open
|03   for new ideas and additions to the system, and have come up with a few
|03   better ones.
|03
|03   |03X FIXED maintenance script.  It will now SAVE the info AFTER running
|03     the maintenance script!
|03   X Game no longer locks!  Hooray!  I fixed the problem with the stack.
|03   x NEWS files look better.  Merely cosmetic changes.
|03   x Now you can view yesterday's news.
|03   x Use NEWS.ASC for today's news header and OLDNEWS.ASC for yesterday.
|03   X Xpert Mode toggles added to each menu in Ashrella!  Just type X
|03     almost anywhere!  If it doesn't work there, obviously, you are NOT
|03     at a menu, but a script.
|03   X NOW works over the modem!  Fixed from revision A.
|03   X Player listing now says whether players are dead or not.
|03   X Re-did list_warriors() command.
|03
|03   S In terms of story, no changes were made.  Look for the story to be
|03     extended in revision E!
|03
|03   * I'm still planning on the "real" release to be somewhere near the end
|03     of June.  That will be when the bug-free totally full of options version
|03     of Ashrella will be released.  This is only a testing out . . .
|03
|03   * I was thinking of something funny the other day.  I was wondering
|03     how dumb it was that some programs (IGMs to be exact) were
|03     distributed BEFORE they were tested well enough.  I am trying NOT
|03     to do this, although it is tempting.  I am sending this out to only
|03     a select few because I know that bugs still exist and there will be
|03     lots of complaints.  Anyways, that's not what was funny.  What was
|03     funny was the way versions were named.  As we all know, MAJOR
|03     changes to programs warrant a change in the WHOLE number's spot.
|03     i.e. 3 in v3.01 and small changes warrant a change in either the
|03     TENTHS or HUNDRETHS place. i.e. 2 in v1.12 or 3 in v4.36.  The
|03     funny thing is I'm seeing people going crazy naming their versions
|03     to 2.00 then 3.00 or something even bigger!  When it would be
|03     better to just name it 1.12 or 1.13 etc . . . That's just my
|03     opinion.  :)  Wanted it to be known!  <grin>
|03