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06/13/96
[v4.2] Door would open and then would not complete the display and
not allow keyboard input.
06/12/96
[v4.1] A NEW option has been added to the CFG file to control whether
or not you wish to have the door LOG callers (ON/OFF) to a
USAGE file. A separate file is created for each Node.
01/11/96
[v4.0] ALIAS option NOT working properly.
When entering a message, the body of the message was being
converted to upper case. With this version we will not
convert to upper case.
Added 'last date played' to Bulletins for NON-InterBBS only
There were a large number of reports about players having to
enter information many times before the program would finally
accept them. This problem was traced to the fact that we were
keeping track of the amount of time it was taking for a player
to find the words in the grid. The only way around the problem
was to NOT keep track of the time it took to find an individual
word. You MUST REMOVE LINE #14 from the CFG file(s). Failure to
do so will result in an Error being displayed, about
"...Invalid Blackout Periods...."
If a Player logged on prior to midnight on the last day of the
month and plays past midnight on the 1st of the new month, the
monthly maintenance routine would 'kick in' during the players
logon.
Added a NEW option that will allow the player to send/read a
message to any other game players. The player will also be
given the option of replying to a message they have just read.
All messages will be maintained within the Door itself and will
have no connection to the BBS message bases.
Added another CFG option to control the new message option
02/13/95
[v3.9] Some of the direction keys were reacting opposite of what they
were meant to do.
01/08/95
[v3.8] Eliminated the 'ANSI not detected....' message since there are
a few communications packages out there that give off their
own type of ANSI.
If using the TRIBBS.SYS system file, the door always presented
the opening screen in black and white. Will now be presented
in color.
A first time caller to the Door was being given a black and
white screen throughout the Door. The caller would then have
to use the Door option to toggle the color on. The Door will
now default to having the color turned on and the caller will
have to use the color toggle, on the game menu, to turn it off.
The Door knows that the caller is the Sysop, if the caller is
record #1 in the BBS' user database. The BBS software passes
that record number to the door via the system file. Some BBS
software does not pass the actual record number but passes a
relative number (ie: record #1 is passed as record #0). If the
number being passsed is 0, the Door will not know it is the
Sysop calling. We will now recognize the caller as the Sysop
if their record number is 0 or 1.
As more and more BBS' use Alias', we have been asked to
provide a way for the callers to use their Alias' rather
than their LogonName. All Sunrise Doors will now have this
Sysop configurable option in the CFG file.
08/14/94
[v3.7] A new option has been added to the CFG file to control the
number of high score entries you wish to be displayed when
the player chooses the appropriate option OR when they are
leaving the game. There is no maximum/minmum that can be
displayed OR you can use ZERO(0) to display ALL entries.
If the XXXX/YYYY entries in the CFG file were entered in
LOWERCASE, the Door would display a CFG error and return to BBS
Added a new option to the playing menu that allows the player
to toggle the Color On/Off.
You will have to run a conversion program called USREXPND
(included in the Door ZIP file). This program is to be run ONCE
ONLY if you are upgrading from an earlier version of the Door.
If you do not wish to run the conversion program you can just
delete the .USR file (deleting the USR file causes the game to
start over with all prior scores being lost).
Corrected some errors in the SEARCH.INS file (Instructions)
Added an option that allows the player to either BLANK out the
words found in the Grid OR leaves the words found but changes
the color to make it stand out.
Added an option to allow player to display the Instructions
anytime during game play.
Corrected problems related to being unable to clear words found
using certain direction arrows.
03/14/94
[v3.6] Past problems with large values in the Door.Sys or other System
Files (Drop Files) generating an OVERLOW (Error 6) error, have
been resolved.
When the Door displays the opening screen, it asks if you want
instructions and you are forced to enter a Y or N. This was
installed to handle problems encountered when using Digiboards.
With this release you can choose whether you want to force a
y/n OR if you want to use the y/N format which allows the
player to press ENTER for the default N. You must update your
CFG file, see DOC file.
The Makeup days option and number of games played/remaining,
was not working properly if you left the game and came back
in to continue playing. You never lost any turns/games since
the turns/games would readjust the next day.
Non-registered version will automatically reset the player's
scores anywhere from the 22nd thru 29th day of use
06/19/93
[3.5] Removed delay at start of game
Added support for the PCBoard /M version
03/12/93
[v3.4] Now supports Comm Ports 0-15
Hall of Fame routine was working only partially. Correct
player was listed in HOF, but with a blank score.
If no one played the door or if the highest score obtained
during the month was zero, the game will NOT show a Hall of
Fame entry for the month.
Callers will be required to answer the "Want Instructions.."
question with a Y or N. This was required to circumvent a
problem encountered when running under WildCat's IM version.
Hall of Fame display was always displaying in color, regardless
of the color setting of the current session.
12/25/92
[v3.3] BRUN45.EXE no longer required!
Added support for Fossil-based Multi-Port cards!
New Configuration option to allow Sysop to choose whether
they want the computer to allocate 999 games to them or if
they just want to be like any other caller.
Corrected an alignment problem with the SUNHOF.ASC/ANS files.
All entries, from this point on, will be aligned properly.
You will have to manually align the existing entries (after
the next monthly maintenance run).
The Hall of Fame list will now be displayed to the player
after the High Scores (if the SUNHOF.ANS is found and the
Door is registered)
10/14/92
[v3.2] Added support for TRIBBS software. We now access the
TRIBBS.SYS system file directly!
After a CHAT or DROP-TO-DOS the game screen will now be
restored to its original state.
A bug has existed in the monthly Hall of Fame routines
whereby the wrong player may have been credited with being
the high scorer for a particular month.
06/17/92
[v3.1] Code was not included in v3.0 to create the HOF bulletins
at end of month.
06/16/92
[v3.0] Major revision, therefore the version number jump!!
Added a MAKE-UP-PLAYS feature that allows the caller to makeup
game plays they may have missed during the current month. This
will afford those callers that do not call every day, an equal
chance to compete with callers that play every day.
Config file lines 6 and 7 have changed!!!!!!!
Be sure to read Documentation!!!
Automatic game reset will take place when the first caller of
the month plays the game. Two Hall of Fame bulletin files will
be created (SUNHOF.ANS and SUNHOF.ASC) and all scores cleared.
Be sure to read the Documentation!!!
You can now use an environmental variable for Non-Standard
IRQs. This will eliminate the need to have multiple batch
files to execute the door. See DOCs under NON-STANDARD COM
SUPPORT for details.
You can now use environmental variables, on the first line
of the configuration file. This will eliminate the requirement
that you create an individual configuration file for each node
in a multinode environment (ONE config file for ALL nodes!!).
See DOCs under MULTI-NODE SETUP for details.
Made some changes to fix the TIMEOUT errors encountered
when usinga 486 with/without DesqView. Need feedback !!
Made some changes to correct the Error #6 (Overflow Error)
when using SpitFire version 3.2/SFDOORS.DAT. I need some
feedback on this one as well!
Added support for GT Power's GTUSER.BBS file. To use this
you will be required to add to lines to your configuration
files. Please see Docs for changes. Need some feedback on
this as well!
01/04/92
[v2.4] Unregistered version of door would hang some systems due
to a problem with the number of allowable games. In addition
the display would show "game x of x" as 3 of 2, 5 of 2, etc.
12/29/91
[v2.3] Added an option to control when you DO NOT want the DOOR
to be used. Allows for 5 Blackout periods. This requires
a configuration file change. SEE DOCS for DETAILS!
12/11/91
[v2.2] When re-drawing the screen, using option !, the program
would fail to clear some variables, resulting in *messy*
display. Fixed!
11/24/91
[v2.1] Letter grid was not being drawn on the game board. This
only affected NON-registered versions.
11/01/91
[v2.0] Added an option to control the number of plays per play,
based upon the user's security level. This rewuires a
configuration file change. SEE DOCS for DETAILS!
Added an option to control the length of time the game
may be played (each time caller enters the Door), based
upon the user's security level. This requires a
configuration file change. SEE DOCS for DETAILS!
10/17/91
[v1.9] Added a colorized Bulletin. Config file change !!
Changes to internal routines.
09/06/91
[v1.8] Re-adjust delay values in non-registered version
08/23/91
[v1.7] Changes to several internal routines.
08/10/91
[v1.6] "CONGRATULATIONS" misspelled.
An external word list has been added, and the initial 200
word file (SEARCH.QUE) is included in the ZIP. See Docs
for an explanation of this new feature.
07/18/91
[v1.5] If ANSI not detected, caller has option to contimue or
return to BBS. No longer denies access to game, outright!
If Sysop uses the door, he/she is given 99 chances to
play the game. Registered version ONLY!
Added support for Wildcat! v3.0 (See Docs.. Config file!)
Added support for WWIV BBS' (See Docs.. Config file [untested])
Wouldn't recognze if someone adopted the door. Screen would
not display.
Under certain circumstances the program would hang the system
after displaying the ADOPT-A-DOOR screen
Speeded up the letter grid display.
06/26/91
[v1.4] Removed duplicate words form word list
Call time > 999 minutes caused the program to "burp"
06/25/91
[v1.3] Hiscore file (.SCO) was not being updated.
Scoring algorythm changed to deduct points from each word
score equal to i/2 the number of seconds it took to find
the word in the grid.
06/20/91
[v1.2] Not asking you if you want to play another game. Fixed
After "Invalid Entry" printed, it was not totally cleared.
Time left to find/choose a word will now be decremented
every 5 seconds.
06/15/91
[v1.1] Numbers used to indicate the direction the word is
spelled changed to conform to the numeric keypad
layout, rather than using the numeric keys located
the main keyboard, just below the F1-F12 keys.
06/05/91
[v1.0] Initial release