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                         The L.O.R.D. Cavern v1.3
                              By Jason Brown
                   Written in Borland Turbo Pascal 6.0
             Used DDPlus v7.1 by Steven Lorenz and Bob Dalton
                For Legend of the Red Dragon by Seth Able

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[LEGAL DISCLAIMER]

                         DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY

            THIS SOFTWARE AND MANUAL ARE SOLD "AS IS" AND WITHOUT
            WARRANTIES AS TO PERFORMANCE OF MERCHANTABILITY OR ANY
            OTHER WARRANTIES WHETHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED.  BECAUSE
            OF THE VARIOUS HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE ENVIRONMENTS INTO
            WHICH THIS PROGRAM MAY BE PUT, NO WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR
            A PARTICULAR PURPOSE IS OFFERED.  GOOD DATA PROCESSING
            PROCEDURE DICTATES THAT ANY PROGRAM BE THOROUGHLY TESTED
            WITH NON-CRITICAL DATA BEFORE RELYING ON IT.  THE USER
            MUST ASSUME THE ENTIRE RISK OF USING THE PROGRAM.  ANY
            LIABILITY OF THE SELLER WILL BE LIMITED EXCLUSIVELY TO
            PRODUCT REPLACEMENT OR REFUND OF PURCHASE PRICE.

[INTRODUCTION]
I wanted to write an IGM.  So here it is.  I've seen random event IGMs
before, but not with this range of events!  Some just give or take, others
make the player make a choice, and still more test intelect.  A well
rounded mix, if you ask me.  Oh, yea, its multi-node and needs only LORD's
dropfile and node definition file.  One last thing, please excuse spelling
errors.  That's not my high-point in life.

[FILE LIST]

  Files that should be in CAVE13.ZIP:

  FILE_ID.DIZ   : BBS Discription File.
  LORDCAVE.DOC  : You're reading it!
  WHATS.NEW     : Revsions/what's new in this version.
  CODES.TXT     : Info on how to program your own random happenings!
  PROGRAM.SMP   : A sample Random Happening Program.
  ROCK.PRG      : A Random Happening Program: The Strange Rock.
 *EXTRA.CFG     : Extra config file, see [EXTRA SETUP INFO].
 *LORDCAVE.ANS  : Intro ANSI file.
 *LORDCAVE.EXE  : The LORD Cavern!
 *SETUP.EXE     : Setup program.

  Files that are made by The LORD Cavern in its directory:

 *LORDCAVE.DAT  : Player record file.
 *CAVETIME.DAT  : Time keeping file.
 *LORDCAVE.CFG  : Configuration file.

  ERROR.LOG     : Created in directory ran from, usually LORD's, that has
                  any errors that happen in it.

  *=Needed for program to run.

  BTW: Setup isn't really needed.  Its just nice to keep around.  <G>

[REQUIREMENTS]
A computer!
LORD version 3.25 or greater.
DOS version 3.1 or better.
SHARE installed for multinode systems.
A Modem!  300-115,200 baud and any fossil lock baud rate up to 115,200.
286 or better processor (sorry, those of you with 8088/8086s!).
Memory!  Very little needed to run...

[UPGRADING]
From v1.2c or earlier:
Copy the files in the zip over your existing files.  See the section
[EXTRA SETUP INFO] to set up EXTRA.CFG.

[INSTALLATION]
 Note: As of 1/2/96, I will stop accepting registrations that use a
       handel.  If no InterNet address is included, I will send the form
       back unless I can get a real name off the envilope or check.  If an
       InterNet address is given, I will tell the person that I cannot
       accept the form and to give me thier real name before I give a
       registration code.
 Note: For information on EXTRA.CFG, see the section [EXTRA SETUP INFO].
Put the files in the zip in a directory off of your LORD directory.  May I
suggest naming the directory "LORDCAVE"?  Then run SETUP.  Press 'C' to
configure first.  The rest shouldn't be too hard to figure out.  Just
awnser all the questions.  Installing (pressing 'I' after leaving the
configure menu) will put the run lines into '3RDPARTY.DAT', and an
announcement that The LORD Cavern has been installed in the daily
happenings.  For those of you who want to edit LORDCAVE.CFG yourself,
here's a listing of it:

LORDCAVE.CFG Listing:

D:\BBS\LORD\
Unregistered BBS
Unregistered
Sysop
000000

Line 1: Path to LORD with trailing backslash
Line 2: Your BBS name
Line 3: Your real first name
Line 4: Your real last name
Line 5: Your registration code.  Put in '000000' if not registered, please

The path must be on the first line, and no comments are allowed unless
they are after the registration code.

You'll notice that I said it'll use non-standard com ports in the
File_id.Diz, but there's not a configuration setting for that.  That's
because it gets all that stuff from LORD's Node*.Dat file.  As long as
LORD is set up right, this will be set up right in that respect.  I wish
more IGMs used that Node*.Dat, too...

These are the lines put in 3RDPARTY.DAT by The Lord Cavern:

<path to lordcave>\LORDCAVE.EXE *
`#T`5he `#L`5.`#O`5.`#R`5.`#D`5. `#C`5avern`2

Just in case you wanted to know.  :^)

[EXTRA SETUP INFO]
Starting with version 1.3, The LORD Cavern has the ability to use
externally made Random Happening Programs, nicknamed RHPs.  See the file
CODES.TXT for info on how to program them.  This section discusses how to
set up RHPs.  First is the new file, EXTRA.CFG.

EXTRA.CFG listing:

15
1
Rock.Prg

Line 1: How many cave searches to give players REGISTERED VERSION ONLY.
        Must be 255 or less.
Line 2: How many extra Random Happening Programs you have.
Line 3 and on: The RHPs' filenames.  No path, must be in the same
               directory as The LORD Cavern.

Each RHP is selected randomally based on the number on line two.  If your
copy is not registered, you cannot change the number of searches allowed,
it stays 15.  Too change the probability of your RHPs, put the same
filename more than once.  For example

Rock.Prg
Mine.Prg
Rock.Prg

gives Rock.Prg a 66% chance of happening and Mine.Prg a 33% chance.

When naming your RHPs, give it a name that decribes it somehow and give
it a common, understandable extension.  For example, PRG for program and
SMP for sample.  If you distribute your programs, please give me credit
for writing The LORD Cavern!

[UNINTALLING]
 Note: To reset The LORD Cavern, run SETUP and press 'R'.
Now why would you want to do that <G>?  Well, run SETUP, press 'U'.
Unless its in an IGM extender's files.  Then use the expander to
uninstall The LORD Cavern.  IGME is great with that...Wait!  I mentioned
something not written by me!  Oh, no!  Serously, its a great program.
Look in to it...

[USING IT]
Just select The LORD Cavern in the other places.  It will do maintence
automaticly when the first person for the day enters, and it doesn't take
that long.  BTW if you use 'Clean Mode' in LORD (with version 3.26+) then
the user can't get laid, as found in one of the random options.  Its still
there, just reworded as to fit with the 'Clean Mode'.

[REGISTRATION]
 Note: As of 1/2/96, I will stop accepting registrations that use a
       handel.  If no InterNet address is included, I will send the form
       back unless I can get a real name off the envilope or check.  If an
       InterNet address is given, I will tell the person that I cannot
       accept the form and to give me thier real name before I give a
       registration code.
This program is SHAREWARE.  If you or (most espcially) your users like
this program, send me $5!  Use the (P)rint Order Form under SETUP's main
menu to print an order form, and send it and the money to the address on
the form.  I will send you a registration code that will work on all
future versions of this program.  Please send the money!  Then your users
will have how ever many searches you want to give them (up to 255) and can
always get the Riddler and the Bridge-keeper's questions right.  If they
find the "secret" option, that is.

[DISTRIBUTION SITES]
For the newest version of this or any of my programs call

Horizon BBS - [phone] (Online credit card registration comming!)

I'm working on getting a World Wide Web page set up!

[COMING SOON]
The L.O.R.D. Catapult, a fully-ANSI-ultimate-IGM, will be