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***** ****** ***** * |
* * * * * * | By (v1.3)
* * * * * * | /
****** ****** * * | < rispy /
* * * * * * | \ < oftware
* * * * * * | >
****** * * ***** **** | /
Brazil: The Quest for Power | CS ID: DLG05
Introduction
============
Ahhh yes. Another game. Another port. Actually, this is a port of a
port. In the beginning, there was Arena. A rather neat game that spawned
a lot of clones (Food Fight being the most well-known). Arena was written
in Turbo Pascal v3.0 so that it could run underneath WWIV v3. [Most games
of that era were done in Pascal, due to the fact that TP3 didn't know how
to run a MS-DOS program...so, it had to be compiled into the BBS]. Along
came ISB [Intelligent Shade of Blue, now known as East Bay Ray], who
gathered up a team to re-write Arena so that it would run under WWIV v4
(which _could_ run MS-DOS programs, since it was written in Turbo C v2.0)
and fix a few bugs that allowed players to really romp way up to the top
with little- to no- trouble. That brings us to around 1988 or so. Since
that time, Brazil has sat dormant, screaming for someone to finish where
ISB and friends left off. That brings us to 1993 . . .
Our version of the classic game Brazil is fairly faithful to the last
version that ISB compiled. The big differences are the fact that this one
has been re-written in SAS/C, runs under DLG Pro, and is the first program
to utilize the WWIV2DLG libraries that make porting old WWIV stuff easier.
Game play is pretty much the same as the old one, except a few formulas had
to be tweaked to make up for the differences between C and Pascal,
particularly with the random number generators.
The keywords are "fairly faithful", though. It wouldn't be one of our
programs if we didn't slip in a few surprises... heh heh heh.
Requirements
============
* dlg.library
* Files are located in Doors:Brazil/
* v2.04 or better ROMs
Usage
=====
As with most of our programs, the entry into DLG is pretty standard.
Here are the relevant pieces of info:
[ 2] Executable: (path/name) Doors:Brazil/Brazil
[ 5] Type: Executable
[10] Load type: OVERLAY
[13] CLI Mode: No
Brazil will take care of pending messages and getting relevant user
information, so no need to worry about that.
****************************** NOTE ******************************
Brazil is NOT multiline aware at this time. We hope to add a
*REAL* head-to-head combat mode in the NEXT major release to
compensate for this release's non-friendliness.
****************************** NOTE ******************************
Also, somewhere in your crontab file (preferably around midnight, but it
really doesn't matter when), you need to add in one of the following:
FIDO:LogTrim Doors:Brazil/record.brazil 20
-or-
FIDO:QT Doors:Brazil/record.brazil 20
This allows you to truncate your "Recent Fights" file to whatever size you
want, by simply changing the number on the command line. [These
instructions were left out on previous versions of Brazil. Thanks to Joe
at Cat's Meow for pointing this out!]
Playing and "Playing"
=====================
Most users will find that Brazil is fairly easy to pick up. If the user
feels the need to have some sort of written documentation, he or she can
receive online help via the 'D'ocs key.
For sysops, the only command we give you is the reroll key (%). This
allows you to manually reroll the game whenever necessary. This basically
wipes out the Fights for the Day, rewrites the bulletin to announce the
reroll, and wipes out the user file, including your account. Brazil will
then exit, waiting for the next player to log in.
Editing of accounts is NOT available. You _can_ edit the names of armor
and weapons however. Most of the .brazil files are plain ASCII files, that
can be edited with a simple text editor. If you don't know what something
is, don't change it! Messing with the numbers can be especially dangerous,
or offset the balance of the game.
Help!
=====
First, the standard disclaimer:
Crispy Software, or any of its subcomponents, make absolutely no
guarantees as to this program's abilities. All risk involved with Brazil
rests solely on the user of the Brazil program.
That aside, if you do have any problems, suggestions, flames, cash,
nubile young women, etc... we would like to hear about them (especially the
last two..). You can contact us at the following locations:
Fidonet : Support@1:11/159.0
AmigaNet: Support@40:206/12.0
Internet: support@crispy.carb.il.us
WWIVlink: 2@26853 [this will soon change...again...]
If the previous electronic addresses don't cut it, try snail mail to
here:
Crispy Software
c/o Allen Wittenauer
403 West Freeman, Apt 15
Carbondale, IL 62901
-or-
There is always calling the bbs:
M E N T A L
V O R T E X
01-618-529-3486
-or-
Through the Fidonet Support echo, tagname CRISPY, which is available at
finer hubs everywhere.
Distribution
============
*** SPECIAL NOTICE ***
Beginning with v1.3, Brazil has gone through enough iterations
source-code-wise that we feel warranted to make this and all future
releases as shareware releases. Besides, we finally cleared up the
legalities with Houseplant Brains Software, so Brazil v1.3 is Copyright (C)
1994, Crispy Software. See the included Registration.Form on how
to register this product.
The latest versions are *always* available via FREQ from 1:11/159.0 with
a magic name of Brazil. ADS distribution is thoroughly discouraged.
Commercial providers: contact us for further instructions.
Dedications
===========
Casey Kasem [Why not? <g>]
Serendipity for whip
& the gang at ISCA
CrispySoft Beta for putting up with strange
Test Squad transfers in the night...