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- Hey! Thanks for downloading this file! These docs are written in a no
- nonsense way, are short and to the point, and should have you rolling in
- under 5 minutes... So read!
-
- ********NOTE ON UPGRADING TO 1.1 FROM 1.0**********
- Just copy all the files over your old ones, and it
- will do the rest when run. A new switch is in the
- PLANCFG.EXE program, having to do with the timing
- routines. By default, it is set to on. If you
- experience a slow down, or something, turn it off!
-
- To check out what else is new, skip to the end of
- this file.
- ***************************************************
-
-
-
-
- Planets: The Exploration Of Space
- Version 1.1
- Compiled On March 24, 1993
- Programmed by : Seth Able Robinson (creator of Legend Of
- Documentation by : Seth Able Robinson The Red Dragon)
- (C)opyright 1993 : Robinson
- ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
-
- TABLE OF CONTENTS
- =================
-
- Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
-
- Questions And Answers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
-
- How To Install Planets For The First Time. . . . . . 3
-
- Registration Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
-
- Trouble Shooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
-
- Registration Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
-
- Where To Get The Latest Version Of Planets. . . . . . 7
-
- Note To Planets: TEOS And LORD fans from Seth . . . . 8
-
- Special Thanks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
-
- New Stuff In This Version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
- PREFACE
- =======
-
- Planets: The Exploration Of Space is a new door, of the absolute
- highest quality!
-
- It is basically a completly original trading/battle space game, the
- player receives a flight path, (a list of planets he will frequent)
- and the player must buy and sell strategically...For instance, Hother,
- being a very cold planet, will buy heating units at a very high price,
- and will sell Ice Units at a very low price...
-
- But...Best of all, the game is fun to play!
-
- Features:
-
- ** 26 completly unique worlds. Very unique - for instance, special
- shops and houses are only found at certain Planets....No where else.
-
- ** Lots of inter-user action.
-
- ** PLANCFG.EXE very easy to use setup program.
-
- ** Configurable. (Registered version allows sysop to set Hyper Jumps
- per day number) (Standard is 8)
-
- ** Supports all major BBS drop file types - Comports 1-4.
-
- ** Player Editor in PLANCFG.EXE. (Doesn't save unless
- registered)
-
- ** Enemy Editor in PLANCFG.EXE. (This means you will probably be able
- to download new Enemies.dat files also...Or just create your own!)
- (doesn't save unless registered)
-
- ** Powerful in game mail writing routines.
-
- ** Auto resetting when the game is over! (unregistered games will never
- end) And the "Peace Child"'s name will be entered on a scroll in the
- Schoolor Library. (Found on Schooloria oddly enough)
-
- The reset will automatically take place the day after the game is
- won.. Right before the first player of the day plays.
-
- ** Players are auto deleted...When a player attacks someone, and cannot
- find anything to salvage, he is 'destroyed' (deleted). (at this
- point the player is actually better off starting over)
-
- ** Players take an average of 10 to 15 minutes to play a day, and are
- forced to call back the next day..(Works great with an active message
- base!)
-
-
- You may freely distribute Planets: The Exploration Of Space as long
- as it stays in its unmodified state named as PLAN1.???. The ???
- is the type of archiver used. (i.e. ZIP, ARJ, etc...).
-
-
- Questions & Answers
- ===================
-
- IS THIS GAME CRIPPLED?
-
- Yep. Basically, the game will function perfectly, but when the
- game progresses to a certain point, you can go no further until the game
- is registered. (When a user hit's 10,000 experience points actually)
-
- WHAT ABOUT MAINTENENCE?!
-
- Planets handles it all on it's own.. Even to the point of resetting
- the game when needed.
-
-
-
- WHAT HAPPENS WHEN I SEND IN MY $15.00 MAN?!
-
- You are promptly sent a unique registration code on paper. Most orders
- are processed the SAME day they are recieved!
-
- You enter the registration code by using the (E)nter Registration Code option
- on PLANCFG.EXE. Easy!
-
- Once done, PLANCFG.EXE and PLANETS.EXE will both know the game is registered
- and all of its features will be available to you and your users.
-
-
-
-
- How To Install Planets - Quickly!
- =================================
-
- Step 1 :
-
- Put all of the files from Plan1.ZIP into their OWN directory.
- (anywhere, and any name for it will do nicely..Do NOT put this game in the
- same dir with LORD!)
-
- Step 2 :
-
- Enter the directory with the Planets files. Type PLANCFG and press
- enter. (Or PLANCFG.EXE) Then choose the (C)onfigure Planets option.
-
- The setup program is "self-explanatory"..Just be sure to set your Drop File
- & COM Port.
-
- ALSO: *IF* you are NOT using a fossil driver, be sure to set the Internal
- comm routines option to on. If you using a HS modem, you may need to
- lock the port to have the game function - (this sometimes is needed) For
- info on how to use a fossil driver in the PLANETS.BAT file to do this
- for you check out the trouble shooting section.
-
- Next, choose the (M)ake PLANETS.BAT file option. It will prompt you for your
- main bbs dir, so PLANETS will know where to look for the drop file, then it
- will create a file called PLANETS.BAT, which just saves you the time of
- doing it yourself.
-
- (Basically, it writes a line like this:
- C:\SOMETHING\PLANETS.EXE /pC:\BBS
-
- The /p switch is where your main BBS is, where it
- will look for the drop file. If your a multi node
- BBS, consult the Trouble Shooting section on how
- to add the node switch)
-
-
- Step 3 :
-
- Ok, now is the time where you test the game, to make sure everything is
- running smoothly, and to see if you think it is the kind of game you want
- to set up on your system. To run it locally, (not via the BBS) make sure
- you are in the Planets dir, then type:
-
- PLANETS /l
-
- The 'l' switch will play Planets in local mode.
-
- Step 4 :
-
- Ok, you are now thinking "Man, what a great game! Now I need to set
- it up on my BBS!!!".. Ok, that is the easiest part... Just have your
- BBS execute PLANETS.BAT. (example: c:\bbs\doors\planets\planets.bat)
-
- (consult your BBS docs for info if this is the FIRST door you have
- ever set up)
-
- If it won't work or you are having trouble please refer to the
- TROUBLE SHOOTING part of this documentation.
-
-
-
- Registration Information
- ========================
-
- To register Planets you need to send $15.00 to the address below
- and you will then be sent a registration code that you can easily enter
- with the (E)nter Registration Code option in PLANCFG.EXE.
-
- Your registration code will work with ALL new version of Planets.
-
- All orders are usually processed the same day as they are recieved.
-
-
- ** NEW **
- If you are registering MORE than 1 copy of Planets, *OR*
- Legend Of The Red Dragon, the price goes DOWN to $10 each! So
- you could register LORD and Planets for $20.
-
- Get your area sysop together, and save money!
-
- So, for 2 registrations you would need to send $ 20.00 and for
- 8 you would send $ 80.00. Simple, isn't it?
-
- Please print the registration form, filled with the needed
- info. (It's ok to to type it all in)
-
- If you do not have a printer, try to give me the same information
- anyway - if you forget something don't worry about it, you WILL be
- sent a code back if we can find a return address! But PLEASE
- remember to say what game you are registering, so you won't get a
- code for a different game!
-
-
- **** NOTE ****
- If you are taking advantage of the $10 for registering more than one game
- offer, and someone else is registering with you, please print out a reg
- form for each person so that we have each persons BBS info and address!
-
- (to send info on new doors and whatnot)
-
- Send your $ 15.00 registration fee to :
-
- Make check or money order out to Seth Robinson - Only U.S funds
- please. If this is a problem, contact me and we can work something
- out.
-
- Seth Robinson
- 761 E Street
- Independence, OR 97351
-
-
-
- Registration Form
- =================
-
- ---------------------------- CUT HERE -----------------------------
- Registration For For Planets: The Exploration Of Space Or LORD
- Name: ______________________________
-
- Address: _______________________________________
-
- City : _______________
-
- State : ___
-
- Zip: _ _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ Or _ _ _ -_ _ _ (Canada)
-
- BBS Name: ___________________________
-
- BBS Phone Number: (___)____-______ Max baud rate: ______
-
- Home Phone Number: (___)____-______
-
- Planets: The Exploration Of Space V1.1
-
- I want a Planets: The Exploration Of Space code! ($15) : [ ] Yes!
-
- I want a Legend Of The Red Dragon code! ($15) : [ ] Yes!
-
- My total for THIS order is 2 or more, so each is $10! : [ ] Yes!
-
- Subtotal ................................................. : _____
-
- I want the newest version of Planets and LORD sent on a (720K)
- 3.5" disk for an additional $5.00 [ ] Yes [ ] No
-
- Amount of money inclosed for this order (U.S Currency!) : _____
-
- Would you be interested in being a Seth Able Games support
- BBS? [ ] Yes
-
- Comments / Suggestions :
-
- _________________________________________________________________
-
- _________________________________________________________________
-
- _________________________________________________________________
-
- _________________________________________________________________
-
- _________________________________________________________________ Page :11
-
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-
-
-
-
-
-
- Trouble Shooting
- ================
- ** I am a multi node BBS!
-
- On the command string, add the node switch, which will tell
- Planets what node your running it on, it looks like this.. /n1
- The format is first the /n then the number of the node.
- EXAMPLE... (edit your Planets.bat file)
-
- C:\DOORS\PLANETS\PLANETS.EXE /pC:\BBS /n1
-
- (you can add the new switch anywhere...)
-
-
-
-
- ** Planets: TEOS gives me a blank screen when I try to play it from my
- BBS locally.
-
- I heard that higher version of WildCat suffer this problem, but
- it does work perfectly with the remote users.
-
-
- ** Planets: TEOS is crashing sometimes.
-
- Are you running anything else in your EMS memory? Try taking
- a few things of the stranger things out if you are.
-
-
- ** Planets: TEOS won't work at all with my BBS! (I have a HS modem!)
-
- If you are not using a fossil driver try using one. Edit your
- PLANETS.BAT file and load the fossil driver before executing
- Planets then unload it after you run Planets.
-
- Have the fossil driver lock the port at the highest baud possible.
-
-
- Example: (A WWIV sysop I know uses this, he is using the fossil driver
- BNU)
-
- BNU /l:1=57600 (load fossil and lock port at 57,600)
- CD \DOORS\PLANETS
- PLANETS /pC:\WWIV
- BNU /U (unload fossil)
- C:
- CD \WWIV
-
- Or you can try using Planets: TEOS's internal Com routine option (located
- in the PlanetsCFG.EXE program). (Should work fine for lower baud
- modems)
-
-
- ** None of the above work!! Planets: TEOS just won't work with my BBS
- no matter what I do.
-
- Try using a different drop file type. Use a convert program like
- DoorMaster or QKdoor to convert it to another BBS drop file type.
-
- Don't forget to change the drop file type in PLANCFG.EXE also!
-
- Maybe you don't have enough memory? (It's kinda a large program)
-
- Try to set your BBS to swap to disk or unload uneeded things from
- your memory or EMS. I know that with SuperBBS if you put an *s after
- the command line that tells it to swap to disk before executing that
- command line.
-
-
- ** I had a problem but I'm a genius and solved it.
-
- Really? Send me the info and I will put it on this Trouble
- Shooting list. Come on, don't you want to share your great
- knowledge with all of the other BBS SysOps who may need it?!?!
-
-
- Where To Get The Newest Version Of Planets: TEOS Or LORD
- ==================================================
-
- You can FREQ the newest versions of from 1:105/631 FIDO using
- the magic word as "PLANETS" or "LORD".
-
- (This is the Coffee Shop BBS - with a HS modem of course)
-
- To write me you can send me mail via FidoNet, send it to :
- Seth Robinson at the address 1:105/631. I am **NOT** the SysOp of
- this BBS, just a user. (Please do not confuse me with sysop, and send
- him mail instead of me!)
-
-
- You can also call *MY* BBS The Darkside at (503) 838-6171 and
- leave me feedback. You can always download the absolute newest
- release of Planets from here. (24 hrs, 14.4 v32b)
-
- (To get the latest version of Planets or LORD REALLY quick at The Darkside,
- log on under the handle GUEST, and with the password of GUEST, and right
- away you will have the option to download either from the main menu.)
- (Mail is not answered from a GUEST account, for that, log on as NEW.)
-
-
-
- **************************** HEY !!!!! ***************************
- You can also get the newest versions from Don & Jamie's
- Psycho BBS at (513) 294-2958. You can call this BBS at
- 1200 / 14400bps v32b, v42b, and MNP 2-4, or you can FREQ
- any of the addresses below for the magic filename of
- "PLANETS" or "LORD".
-
- FidoNet - 1:110/575 SigNet - 26:1513/575
- TeenNet - 68:710/140 SuperNet - 43:1050/127
- TechNet - 87:1001/18 ISIGnet - 95:2600/575
- PsychoNet - 102:2002/0 AuthosNet - 103:2002/0
-
-
-
- A note to LORD and Planets fans from Seth...
-
- Planets: The Exploration Of Space was written mostly because I always wanted
- to write a space game, and LORD was recieved with such WONDERFUL support!
-
- You can expect many more reversions/bug fixes of LORD and Planets!
-
-
- Are you creative and want to be a part of Planets: TEOS? If so, I encourage
- you to add on to the Enemies.dat file, with the Enemy editor in PlanCfg.exe!
-
- Upload your Enemies.dat file to The Darkside, to me, and I will cut out
- your new creations, and add them to a new Enemies.dat file!
-
- This file should be ready in a few months or so, and will be downloadable
- from The Darkside. (It will inlcude a text file with all the names of the
- contributing enemy designers!)
-
- **NOTE**
- I may change the numbers of your enemies, but I will NOT touch the texts!
- (thats the good part anyway...)
-
-
-
- Special Thanks
- ==============
-
- Special Thanks to Scott M. Baker for doing a great job with
- doordriver. It let me skip straight to working on the game.
-
- Many thanks to David Nicholson for those great ansi intros!
-
- Thanks to Jamie Lee for some doc writing help!
-
-
- New Stuff In 1.1
- ================
- ** Negetive Cargo Spaces bug sort of fixed.
-
- ** New timing functions so slow bauders can skip screens easy.
-
- ** Pausing routines added for daily log, mail and player rankings.
-
- ** Anti-Cloak Scanners are now hard to get, and expensive, before
- we had a problem of people using them everwhere they landed...It
- took the security out of cloaking.
-
- ** You aren't forced to name your crew! Pressing return will generate
- a random name for the guy.
-
- ** Female support is not complete, but more work was done on it.
-
- ** If someone enters nothing for their name, (they decide they don't
- want to play when they remember they don't already have an account
- in the game or something) it boots them, instead of forcing them
- to participate.
-
- ** Various texts added in various places.
-
- ** When a player is deleted, now his mail is also deleted correctly.
-
- ** Many mispellings fixed. Not all tho, to be sure...!
-
- ** Some new intro ansi's were added, courtesy of David Nicholson.
-
- ** NO ONE HAS UPLOADED ANY ENEMY FILES!!! Or the ENEMY.DAT file would
- be larger! MAKE THOSE ENEMIES MAN!!!
-
- ** Fixed a bug in the player editor that wouldn't allow you to enter
- large numbers.
-
- ** Added auto pausing in PLANCFG.EXE, for things like listing
- players.
-
- ** Added switch in PLANCFG.EXE to disable the new timing functions.
- (do it if your having trouble)
-
-
-
-
- ******** END Of Documentation For Planets: The Exploration Of Space ********
-