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Technical Information on File Formats 18. Acknowledgements 1. Introduction ══ ════════════ Welcome to the world of INTRIGUE! INTRIGUE is a strategy type door game with some very unique features. First of all, INTRIGUE requires none of the dreaded system or configuration files required by most BBS programs. That is, it does not require your board to create any external files like DOOR.SYS, PCBOARD.SYS, CHAIN.TXT, etc. INTRIGUE is also unique in that users play ONLY through a term program. The user has to initially download the term program, but after that, he is no longer hindered by ANSI screens that take all day to be sent over the modem. He is only restricted by the speed of his own machine! Also, INTRIGUE is novel in that most of the user's time playing (or, better yet, thinking about) the game can be done in local mode. Thus a user can log on, play his turn quicly, get the necessary information about the game via a small download, and be done. This will free up valuable BBS time for both this user and other users. From a game players' point of view, INTRIGUE uses the computer to allow humans to interact. We all know that some games lose their charm once a player figures out how to beat the program. In INTRIGUE, it is 7 people playing the game, and the computer serves only as a "scorekeeper". In this document, we will instruct you as to how to set up and maintain INTRIGUE. We will also provide details of game structure that you may want to pass on to your players (if they become dedicated players, they will demand it!). Also contained in this document is some registration information along with information on how to obtain support for INTRIGUE. 2. Disclaimer ══ ══════════ The authors make no warranties expressed or implied as to the quality or performance of this program. The authors will not be held liable for any damages resulting from the use of this program. Your use of this program constitutes your agreement to this disclaimer and your releasing the author from any form of liability or litigation. No part(s) of the package INTRIG20.ZIP may be altered and redistributed. 3. What You and Your Users Need To Play ══ ════ ═══ ═══ ════ ═════ ════ ══ ════ To play INTRIGUE, it is highly recommended that you have an EGA or VGA color monitor. A CGA color monitor will work, although the maps will be "snowy". Tandy monitors will work fine, except that the special characters we have designed for the game will revert back to their original ANSI assignments. Monochrome monitors are not recommended due to the game's heavy reliance on color. The sysop needs INTRIG20.ZIP and INTTRM20.ZIP in order to successfully install and run the game. Your users need only INTTRM20.ZIP to play. 4. IMPORTANT NOTE FOR SYSOPS CURRENTLY RUNNING VERSION 1.0: ══ ═════════ ════ ═══ ══════ ═════════ ═══════ ═══════ ═══ Due to a major problem we discovered when trying to handle multiple scenarios, we have been forced to make certain changes that make Version 1.0 and Version 2.0 imcompatable. We realize this is a major inconvenience, but it would have had to be done sooner or later. We feel that now is the best time. We also feel that the changes we have made in terms of better game play will compensate for any problems incurred by sysops/users. By the way, we have at this point taken strong measures to insure that this incompatibility problem should never happen again. The bottom line: If you run Version 1.0, your users must use the Version 1.0 term, and if you are running Version 2.0, your users must use the Version 2.0 term. If you are currently running Version 1.0, re-installing Version 2.0 is as easy as unzipping this package to the proper place (see details below). Also any games you currently have running will NOT be affected in any way. We have also added a utility called UNHIDE.EXE. From the game directory, you may issue the command UNHIDE CONFIG.DAT to unhide the file CONFIG.DAT. 5. Registration ══ ════════════ Registration for the door programs to run INTRIGUE is optional. The game may be played unobstructed or uncrippled with the exception that unregistered sysops will only be allowed to run one game of INTRIGUE and also may only use the World War I (WWI) scenario. Registered sysops have the ability to maintain up to 10 games and will also receive a Middle East Scenario. Other scenarios will be released at later dates. We are also considering custom-made scenarios for sysops who might like something more personal for their users. More registration details are included in the INTTRM20.ZIP package. 6. Contents of INTRIG20.ZIP ══ ════════ ══ ════════════ The following files should be included in this package: INTBBS.EXE - The executable program to run the INTRIGUE door. RESOLVE.EXE - Maintenance program for the game. INSTALL.EXE - Installation program for INTRIGUE. VC0.EXE - Program to check for winner of any game using WWI scenario. INTNODE.EXE - Program to allow sysops to run INTRIGUE on multiple nodes. DESTALL.BAT - Batch file to remove all 10 game subdirectories. INTBBS.BAT - Batch file to run INTBBS.EXE. INTNODE.DOC - Documentation for using INTNODE.EXE. SYSOP.DOC - This manual. PROTOCOL.INT - ASCII screen that prompts user to run terminal program. SYSSCR.COM - Sysop menu screen. LOCALDOR.ZIP - John Wright's program for detecting carrier INTRM20.ZIP - ZIP file containing Term program for both you and your users. Make this file available to your users for download. 7. Installation ══ ════════════ NOTE: Sysops who have successfully installed version 1.0 may just unzip ════ version 2.0 into their game directory. Overwrite all files. Your new version will then be properly installed and ready to go! Those sysops who want to totally scrap Version 1.0 and start fresh need to change to their game directory and run the DESTALL.BAT program provided in INTRIG20.ZIP. Then follow the installation instructions below. INTRIGUE is different from most other door games in that the game MUST be played from a protocol installed by the user. To install INTRIGUE so that your users can run their protocol, and you can play the game locally, follow the steps outlined below. 1) Make a directory to hold the game. 2) Unzip INTRIG20.ZIP into this directory. 3) INTRIG20.ZIP contains another ZIP file, INTTRM20.ZIP. You must also unzip this file into the game directory. 4) Switch to the directory/disk that holds your game and issue the command: INTRIGUE /L You will be prompted for a communications port number that your modem uses. This information along with a unique identification sequence is stored throughout the data files present on the directory/disk. You will now be sent into the WWI scenario and given Italy as your nation. You may wish to look around at this point (Use Esc, arrow keys, and ENTER to go through the menus and arrow keys to scroll the map), but to continue the installation process, hit Esc, use the arrow keys to go to the UTILITIES menu, and choose Quit. 5) Type the command INSTALL. INSTALL creates subdirectories to hold games 0,1,...,9. If you are unregistered, you may only play game 0, but periodically, the program checks other directories, so please do not remove them. More information about the INSTALL program for registered sysops will be provided later. 6) Edit the batch file INTBBS.BAT to your liking. All that the program needs is contained in the batch file you were given. At present, INTBBS.BAT consists of the following commands: CD INTRIGUE INTBBS CD .. NOTE: For sysops running high speed modems and/or desqview, we have ════ noticed a problem with sending the protocol message out the com port. If this happens with your BBS (usually the game locks up on the BBS end right after PROTOCOL.INT is sent to remote), you may want to use the following batch file: CD INTRIGUE TYPE PROTOCOL.INT > COM1 INTBBS /NM CD .. The /NM (no message) switch tells INTBBS.EXE that you will send PROTOCOL.INT to the user in the batch file. If you use Desqview, you may not be able to simply TYPE PROTOCOL.INT out the com port. DOORWAY is one program that will successfully send PROTOCOL.INT out the com port. (DOORWAY is available on most BBS'. The latest version is DRWY212.ZIP). If you wish to use DOORWAY to solve this problem, do the following: 1) Create a text file containing one blank line and put it in your game directory. Suppose this file is called BLANK.TXT. 2) Use the batch file CD INTRIGUE DOORWAY SYS /O:t /Z:BLANK.TXT INTBBS CD.. NOTE: Those sysops who run multi-node BBS's will want to make sure ════ to check out the Running INTRIGUE on a Multi-Node BBS Section later in the documentation. 7) Make sure your timed event runs the program RESOLVE.EXE exactly once a day. If you do not have a timed event, you will have to make sure you run RESOLVE.EXE once a day. As soon as a game begins, players will be wanting to know when your event runs, since RESOLVE.EXE resolves all combat occurring in the game. 8) Configure your BBS program so that it will recognize INTBBS.BAT as the batch file to run your INTRIGUE door. 9) Place the file INTTRM20.ZIP in your downloads directory for your users to download. They cannot play the game unless they have properly installed INTRIGUE on their systems. Tell them to consult USER.DOC for instructions. NOTE: Sysops should realize that this door game is MUCH different from your ════ standard door game. By following the steps above, you have installed both the BBS program and your OWN personal term program for INTRIGUE. You NEED NOT follow the steps in USER.DOC for installing the term program. If you have followed the steps above, you have successfully completed the installation process! 8. Running INTRIGUE as a Door on Your BBS ══ ═══════ ════════ ══ ═ ════ ══ ════ ═══ Once you have properly installed INTRIGUE, you should encourage your users to Download INTTRM20.ZIP. (C'mon! Make it a free download if you are one of those ratio people!!). Again, we cannot emphasize enough how important it is that your users have set up the term. When a user who has properly installed the protocol opens the door, he will be sent a message telling him to run his protocol. This message is contained in the file PROTOCOL.INT. You may use any text editor to edit this message more to your liking (ANSI graphics are not allowed and the message size must be less than 2000 bytes. Desqview users may want to do this if they use DOORWAY because DOORWAY sends a RETURNING TO BOARD message after sending PROTOCOL.INT). Upon running the term,you will see the Sysop Status Screen appear on your end. This screen contains a clock telling you how much time a player has remaining in the door; a menu that tells you the status of all games; and, a menu containing information pertaining to the current game the player has joined. The bottom menu will eventually display your BBS name if you are a registered sysop, and will show UNREGISTERED!!! if you are not a registered sysop. If a user decides to exit the door without joining a game or just viewing a game he is not in, the menu on the right will not fill up and the BBS name will not appear on the bottom menu. Due to the nature of the game, the sysop is kept "blind" to the user's moves. If you are curious as to why we have done this, join a game yourself and think about how you would feel if the sysop were playing in the same game and watching your moves! Your users are only allowed in a maximum of 3 games per BBS. We have found that even the most addicted INTRIGUE players cannot handle more than 3 games. If you have a user who cannot get enough, let us know and we will see what we can do! Once you have game(s) underway, the RESOLVE.EXE program you installed in your event becomes very important. Each turn in the game lasts for 2 days. We think of a "day" as being the period between times RESOLVE runs. No doubt your users will soon want to know when your event runs! It is important to game play that your event runs consistently and your players are aware of the time/frequency that it runs. 9. Sysop Playing INTRIGUE Locally ══ ═════ ═══════ ════════ ═══════ Sysops can (and should) try their hand at INTRIGUE! It is very important that you understand how to play locally. Since INTRIGUE runs from a term, we have had to build a terminal emulator into INTRIGUE.EXE to allow sysops to play locally. INTBBS.EXE is a program for remote players!! Its purpose is to act as a clearinghouse for the remote player. It sends/receives necessary files and that is all! Sysop who wish to play locally must drop to DOS from your BBS, change to the INTRIGUE directory and type the command: INTRIGUE /S The /S tells INTRIGUE that a sysop is playing locally. If you have multi- nodes, DO NOT call out on one modem and try to open the INTRIGUE door! It will not work. If you want to play locally, it is as simple as we have described it above. If you want to test out your door from remote, you will need to get someone who is really "remote" to help you out. Sorry about the inconvenience, but this is the best way we've found to do it. The parameter /L forces the program the program to run in local mode and bypasses the game select menu. If you have a problem with your modem falsely detecting carrier, you may want to use this switch. This switch just allows you to look around in local mode while online your BBS. Any messages or orders you send will not have any effect. Use the /S switch if you want to send messages or orders. For sysops who do not like to shell to DOS, you can do what we have done here on Cedar Lake BBS. We wrote a batch file that runs a carrier detect program (there are several nice shareware programs for this out there... we are using John Wright's LOCALDOR program -- it works great and is included in this zip package) to determine if carrier is detected. If carrier is detected, we branch to INTBBS.EXE and if carrier is not detected, we branch to INTRIGUE /S. Below is the exact Batch file we use here at Cedar Lake: Batch file for Running INTRIGUE (Allows sysop to skip drop to DOS) ═════ ════ ═══ ═══════ ════════ @ECHO OFF LOCALDOR Rem LOCALDOR is in my path. Rem LOCALDOR returns an errorlevel 1 if carrier not detected. Rem Any program that detects carrier will work. LOCALDOR is one such Rem program. IF ERRORLEVEL 1 GOTO Local CD C:\BBS\INTRIGUE INTBBS GOTO End :Local CD C:\BBS\INTRIGUE INTRIGUE /S :End CLS CD C:\BBS This batch file will allow you to open your INTRIGUE door just like your users and play INTRIGUE on your BBS. 10. Running INTBBS.EXE in Local Mode ═══ ═══════ ══════════ ══ ═════ ════ INTBBS.EXE can also be run in local mode. The purpose is to allow you to check on all games' status. To run INTBBS.EXE locally, just shell to DOS from your BBS and type the command INTBBS /L. You will then be allowed to check the status of any game. The second column of the menu on the right side of the Sysop Status Screen is titled FILES. If an O appears next to a country, then that player has orders turned in for the next turn. If an M appears next to a country, then that player has mail waiting for him to pick up. When your users are first learning INTRIGUE, you will no doubt want to keep players posted on when orders are due in your public mail. We realize this is a hassle and you may wish not to do it, but we have found after a few turns, players caught on to the game, and we could quit posting this information. 11. Running INTRIGUE on a Multi-Node BBS ═══ ═══════ ════════ ══ ═ ══════════ ═══ It is now possible to run INTRIGUE Version 2.0 on a multi-node BBS. All that is required is the ability to create a DOOR.SYS file like the one that PCBoard is capable of creating for any door game. If your BBS has this capability, then you can run INTRIGUE on any number of nodes (not simultaneously, however). If you are interested in running INTRIGUE on a multi-node BBS, please consult the file INTNODE.DOC. 12. Resetting Games and Installing New Games ═══ ═════════ ═════ ═══ ══════════ ═══ ═════ Included in this package is the utility program INSTALL.EXE. This program serves a variety of purposes. You have already used this program to initially set up your game directories. At some time, you may wish to reset a game back to its initial state. Also, you will always have that user who starts a game and noboby else joins it. You may want to reset it. Or, if you are a a registered sysop, you can use INSTALL to install various scenarios on any of your 10 available games. Unregistered sysops may only run Scenario 0 (the World War I scenario) on Game 0. If you wish to reset a game at any time to its original state, issue the command: INSTALL N M where N is the scenario number and M is the game number. For example, suppose you are a registered user and you wish to install the mideast scenario (scenario 1) in game 0. Then you would enter the command INSTALL 1 0. Of course, unregistered sysops may only enter the command INSTALL 0 0, which will reset game 0 using the WWI scenario (scenario 0). When you first run INSTALL, do not use any command line parameters, and the program will create all necessary subdirectories and data files. Current Scenarios Available: ═══════ ═════════ ═════════ Scenario 0 (World War I, available to all sysops). Scenario 1 (MidEast, available to registered sysops). 13. Registration Details ═══ ════════════ ═══════ If you have an avid following for INTRIGUE, you may wish to register the program. Sysops who register receive both the term and the bbs programs, along with the MidEast scenario. The sysop may then run up to 10 games on his BBS, and install the WWI and MidEast scenarios as he sees fit. You will also receive updates on new scenarios as they are made available. Currently, we are working on a Civil War Scenario, a World War II scenario, along with new victory conditions for the WWI scenario and the MidEast scenario. The WWI scenario is currently an "every man for himself" type game, but we plan to release a version that allows for team play. The MidEast scenario already allows for team play. We are also considering custom design scenarios for the those who would like to design their own games. Sysops who register will also have their BBS name (or whatever they want) displayed on the user's menu when he logs on. Information on how to register is contained in INTRIGUE. Just type INTRIGUE and choose REGISTRATION under the UTILITIES option. 14. Support BBS ═══ ═══════ ═══ Support for INTRIGUE is provided primarily on Cedar Lake BBS (618)-529-1839, during the hours of 10:30pm - 7:00am (CST). Leave questions and comments for Dave Eubanks, Mark Jones, or Pat Van Fleet. We welcome any constructive criticism you have and any comments on how we can improve the game. If you are a registered EXECUTIVE HOST sysop, you can leave mail for Pat Van Fleet on John Wright's ESP BBS at (618)-993-5091 24 hours a day. Mail may also be addressed to Mark Jones on Compuserve at 76066,1521 or Dave Eubanks at 70034,557. We welcome questions from both unregistered and registered sysops!! 15. NEW Support BBS!!! ═══ ═══ ═══════ ══════ With the release of INTRIGUE 2.0, we have added Ethereal Realms (618)-536-7950 24 hours a day and soon to be running a USR HST, as an official Support BBS for INTRIGUE. Ethereal Realms is a member of the International WWIVlink network with a node number of @16850. You can post on the INTRIGUE Support Sub and grab the latest copy on first login by using the Sysop Autovalidation. If you have access to another WWIVlink BBS, you can reach the INTRIGUE Support Staff by E-mailing 15@16850. 16. Commonly Asked Questions and Answers ═══ ════════ ═════ ═════════ ═══ ═══════ Q) I tried to install INTRIGUE with the modem online and it didn't work. What did I do wrong? A) You probably forgot to include the command line parameter /L. If you're trying to install INTRIGUE while the modem is online, this parameter tells INTRIGUE to ignore communications and run in local mode. Q) I have two nodes. After installing the BBS end and the protocol end, I tried to call out on Node 2 to Node 1. Why did I get the message "COMMUNICATIONS ERROR!!"? A) The problem is that both INTRIGUE.EXE and INTBBS.EXE are trying to use the same com port. If you wish to test the game from remote, you'll need to have a friend call you up and try it out. If you are a sysop who wishes to play INTRIGUE on your BBS, simply shell to DOS from your BBS, change to the correct directory, and issue the command INTRIGUE /S. Q) I would like to play INTRIGUE on my friend's BBS. Is that possible? A) Sure, simply call your friend, open the door on his BBS, shell to DOS, change to the proper directory, (you may want to use INTRIGUE.BAT to do this) and issue the command INTRIGUE. Q) I run 2 nodes. I tried calling my friend as instructed in the previous question, and the game hung. What is the problem? A) If you are running 2 nodes, you will want to open the door on his BBS, shell to DOS, change to the proper directory, issue the command INTNODE OUT, answer the question at the prompt, and then issue the command INTRIGUE. (You may wish to make this addition to INTRIGUE.BAT). Q) I have multiple nodes. How do I run INTRIGUE? A) Make sure your BBS has the ability to create DOOR.SYS (like the one PCBoard creates). Then consult INTNODE.DOC for more details on how your batch file should look. NOTE: Actually, all the INTNODE.EXE program requires in order to run ════ successfully is a file called DOOR.SYS that resides on the current path (when you run INTNODE.EXE) with the following format: the fourth byte must be the character representing the COM port the caller is on. For example, if an INTRIGUE player has called in on COM2, the DOOR.SYS file should have ASCII character 50 (i.e. "2") as the fourth byte. The rest of the file can be anything. This enables you to have up to 9 nodes functioning. Q) I use Desqview. I shelled to DOS, ran INTRIGUE /S, then I hit my Alt key to view another window. When I returned, my INTRIGUE screen was all garbage. A) Each time you switch windows in Desqview, it calls up its own ANSI driver. This driver interferes with the driver we use to write the stars, anchors, and circles to the screen. Our suggestion is to not switch windows while running INTRIGUE /S! Q) One of my users asked if he could be removed from a game. Can I do this? A) We are currently working on a feature that allows the sysop to manage games. The feature will allow sysops to remove players from games if they so desire. You can use the INSTALL program to completely re-initialize the game. The data files on each subdirectory contain information about all current players. If you feel you must know how to edit these files to remove players, please see the section below providing technical information for INTRIGUE data files. Q) When I choose Help or Rules or Registration while running INTRIGUE, I get garbage. How can I fix this? A) You do not have an ANSI driver loaded. You may add the line DEVICE=ANSI.SYS to your CONFIG.SYS file, or you may use one of many ANSI drivers available as shareware. To use the example above, ANSI.SYS must reside on your root directory. Q) The first time I ran INTBBS.EXE and it crashed. Any particular reason? A) You must run INTRIGUE prior to running INTBBS for the first time. INTRIGUE will configure communications parameters for both programs. Q) My users report getting an "INCOMPATIBLE VERSION" error message when they run their term program. Why? A) Two reasons: 1) They may not have the same version of INTRIGUE as you do, or 2) they are running their term program too fast for INTBBS.EXE to establish proper communications. Tell them to wait a few seconds at the initial screen. Q) My users report that the game crashes after opening the door and seeing the initial title screens. The disk drive runs only briefly. Why? A) They are probably running an incompatible version of the term. Q) INTBBS.EXE locks up after sending PROTOCOL.INT. Why? A) This problem has been noticed on systems running Desqview and a HST Hayes Robotics Modem. We have included the switch /NM that will tell INTBBS not to send PROTOCOL.INT to the user from within the program. You must provide some other means of sending PROTOCOL.INT to your users. DOORWAY has been found to work in this situation. You may want to modify PROTOCOL.INT to tell your users that DOORWAY expects an ENTER before they run their term program. 17. Technical Information on File Formats ═══ ═════════ ═══════════ ══ ════ ═══════ In this section we describe the workings of two data files: CONFIG.DAT, and GAME.DAT. If you wish, you may make use of this information to remove players from games, instruct your users on how to allow multiple players from one location, etc. We realize that providing this detailed information will allow dishonest players to play more than one country in a single game. We don't think this should be a problem, but we are welcome to any suggestions or comments on this. NOTE: If you choose to edit these files and you make an error, chances are the ════ game will crash and burn. Proceed with extreme caution!!! CONFIG.DAT ══════════ This file contains eight parameters that INTRIGUE.EXE and INTBBS.EXE use. They are: 1) ID number (8 digits). Unregistered users will have 0000 as the last four digits. This number is the sole means of identification of the player by INTBBS, and is used to check which games a player is in, etc. At initial log-on into the door, the users end sends their CONFIG.DAT to the BBS, which is renamed CONFIG.PLR by INTBBS. Thus the CONFIG.PLR file always contains information about the last player that logged on. 2) Comm port. This number is one less than the comm number of the port used by communications. Ex: if your modem uses COM2, this number will be 1. 3) Baud rate. This parameter is always set to 1200, which is the minimum rate that INTRIGUE supports. This parameter is only used to initialize communications. The actual baud rate that is used by INTRIGUE is the baud rate that was being used by your communications package (Telix, Procomm, PCBoard, etc.). 4) Country number. This is the digit (0,1,2,...,6) that corresponds to the nation you are playing in the last game you logged onto. These countries are listed in NAMES0.DAT in the correct order. They can also be viewed by choosing the "Game Status" option on the "Utilities" menu in INTRIGUE. 5) Turn number. The turn number of the last game you were logged onto. 6&7) Date when the last turn's orders were resolved (respectively, the month and day). INTRIGUE uses this information to calulate and display when the next set of orders is due. 8) Scenario number. The original scenario is scenario 0, and its data files have names ending in 0. The mideast scenario is scenario 1. We will release additional scenarios if there is sufficient demand. Example: The contents of a sample CONFIG.DAT are 91250000 1 1200 5 3 4 5 0 This user is unregistered, with ID# 91250000, uses COM2, is playing a game with scenario 0, and has country 5--Russia. Current turn is turn 3, and turn 3 orders will be resolved on 4/7 (two days after the previous turn). GAME.DAT ════════ This file resides on each subdirectory \0, \1, ... ,\9 of the game directory of the BBS. It contains information about players and status of a single game. The parameters of GAME.DAT are: 1) Scenario number for this game. 2) Number of players currently in the game (7=full). 3) Turn number. Initially, the turn number is set to 1, and begins incrementing as soon as the game starts. When the game is over, the turn number is set to zero. 4) Counter. This parameter simply switches between 0 and 1. The combat resolution program RESOLVE.EXE uses this number to determine if orders should be resolved. If it finds a 0, it simply increments it to 1; if it finds a 1, it resolves orders, sets the counter to 0, and increments the turn number. Normally, RESOLVE.EXE should be run once each day, so that a new turn will begin every other day. 5) This is the ID# for the person playing country 0 in this game. If set to 0, there is no player for this country. 6) Unused parameter for country 0. (Initially set to 0). We may use this for keeping track of scores, or other enhancements. Feel free to write your own utilities that use it. 7-18) Same as 5-6) above for countries 1,2,3...,6. Example: The contents of a sample GAME.DAT are 0 3 1 0 23420000 0 0 0 0 0 65560001 0 0 0 91250003 0 0 0 This game is using scenario 0 (the World War I scenario) and currently has 3 players signed up for play. The current players are countries 0,3, & 5 -- Italy, Germany, and Russia. 18. Acknowledgements ═══ ════════════════ We would like to thank the following playtesters for their patience and useful comments on the initial go around of INTRIGUE: Jay Fuller Allen Hannaford Michael Kloepfer Ming Li We would also like to thank Allen Wittenhauer for editing our docs and hopefully making them a little better this go around.