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┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Vanadia's Arena of Warriors(tm) an Inter-IGM(tm) for L.O.R.D. │
└───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
Please read these doc files before attempting to install this program.
┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Description of this Inter-IGM(tm) and Vanadia(tm) │
└───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
Welcome to The Realm of Vanadia (tm), this is a series of Inter-IGMs that
will work together in an INTERACTIVE MULTINODE environment to ENHANCE the
playing of Legend of the Red Dragon (LORD) on any BBS. This series of
Inter-IGMs are like no other IGMs on the market. Each IGM in the series
of six is full of features, places to visit, secrets, puzzles, artwork,
and excitement. Users may even carry inventories from one IGM to another
to help them explore Vanadia. The series is a challenge to even the
highest players in your LORD game and will not ruin the LORD game by
giving outrageous prizes. Quality is the main concern at G.A.C. Computer
Services, and every SysOp should be impressed by the quality, size and
beauty of these IGMs. (incredible ANSI art is already in use, and RIP
graphics will be added after the series of IGMs is completed, if there
is a demand for it).
The Realm of Vanadia Series consists of the following Inter-IGMs:
0 Vanadia's Arena of Warriors(tm) - This IGM is the backbone of the series
it serves as an IGM expander for the other Inter-IGMs, and has the
humongous Inter-IGM arena where the users may chat, battle or simply
watch what the Vanadians and other users are doing. There are 100s
of available chat actions, and 100's of Vanadians, NPCs, can attack,
heal themselves, and interact with your users. The expander part of
the IGM will automatically detect the other Inter-IGMs that are
installed and will allow the users to access the IGMs from within
this IGM.
As a gift to those SysOps that register Vanadia's Arena of Warriors
before 3/15/96. Inter-LORD is now available and FREE to those
registered SysOps. Just contact us for your registration code.
Inter-LORD adds Inter-BBS support to LORD and The Realm of Vanadia
in a very easy manner.
NOTE: Each of the IGMs are released as SHAREWARE, and must be
registered independently of each other.
1 Banda's Boardinghouse of Vanadia(tm) - This is the first expansion
module to the Vanadia series. This is a large Inter-IGM with a gypsy
trailer, the boardinghouse and some unusual surprises. There are many
things to do including poker, keno, cock fights, dancing, talking,
stealing, etc... The IGM is simply to big to adequately describe
it's contents.
2 The Gypsy Camp of Vanadia (tm) - This Inter-IGM will encompass the
north-east corner of Vanadia. There is the gypsy camp with all its
dangers, secrets and fortune telling to explore. Several gypsies
will be interested in knife throwing, Red Dog, eating, drinking and
stories. Your user may even get their fortune told in the tent, or
purchase one of the many items for their adventures in Vanadia. Then
they may journey down the river, or walk the trail to reach the
ancient Temple, where Seronian the powerful sorceress hangs out.
Users may continue up the paths to the Caves of Vanadia, where they
can explore the vast caverns, find some exotic treasures, store gold
and gems, encounter monsters and even find a dragons lair where they
can gather the much sought after scales.
There are over 100+ new monsters complete with descriptions and dozens
of special objects that can be found throughout The Gypsy Camp of
Vanadia and of course there is even more to do.
*** COMING SOON The following are still in development ***
3 The Haunted Forests of Vanadia (tm) - These forests are inhabitated by
many mystical creatures. The forest itself was created to hide the
Castle at its heart. There are many dangers both in and around the
castle. Only the bravest of warriors will ever learn its secrets.
The hermit may help the traveler find a safe path through the forest,
for a small fee. Of course the user will have to find their way back.
It has been rumored that there is a great training camp and
armory lost within the forests. Users will have to search through the
maze of forests to discover all of its secrets. Users may even pay
to have the hermit conjure monsters that will forever inhabit the
forests.
NOTE: We have changed the purpose of Shepley's, but we think it will be a
better IGM because of the changes.
4 Shepley's Distractions of Vanadia (tm) - Shepley is a powerful sorcerer,
but he has his quirks. One of those quirks is a fear or the mountains
that lie north of his place. He is always telling stories of the
great dangers in and around the mountains. However, he will gladly
furnish the brave warrior with mining tools and pay handsomely for
the crystals that the user may find in the mountains. Of course the
user may be able to bargain for more than gold, he/she could convince
Shepley to conjure up a creature that will forever roame The Realm of
Vanadia, or even have him create a treasure that will forever be a
part of this Realm. Shepley will have many new items for the users
to experiment with, a game or two to let users prove their worthiness
to him, and some more surprises in store.
Shepleys will provide the users with a chance to truly create their
own Realm of Vanadia that will be customized to each BBS. No longer
will their ideas go unnoticed. There will even be checks to make
sure that users are not using forbidden words in the descriptions or
creating out of balance objects or creatures.
5 The Medieval Fair of Vanadia (tm) - After the warrior has become fluent
in the art of battle, he/she may wish to participate in one of the
largest events throughout history, a medieval fair. Warriors can
joust, fight, and participate in one of the many other competitons.
A true warrior will be able to finish the tournament in first place
and only then will they be permitted to go on the quest that the King
of Vanadia is so distraut over. Of course around the fair there are
many things to see and do, even an alchemist has been lured in by
the fair.
┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Features of this Inter-IGM and Vanadia │
└───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
The following features apply to ALL Inter-IGMs in the Vanadian series as
well as Inter-LORD (the Inter-BBS IGM that can work with the series):
COMMUNICATIONS:
These IGMs support FOSSILS, internal communications to 115,200, and
non-standard communication ports. All information is read directly
from LORD's config files, so if your system is running LORD then it
should be able to run this series of Inter-IGMs without a problem.
Additonal features:
- Detects auto response to Ctrl-E and will warn the user to turn
those repsonse off. (Ctrl-E is the Club symbol used in the games)
- Monitors carrier detect signal and returns to LORD
- Correctly detects a keyboard timeout and returns to LORD
- Monitors the time remaining, and re-writes the INFO.[NODE]
file before returning to LORD.
- Users are warned when their time remaining is cut short.
MULTINODE SUPPORT
This series of Inter-IGMS has MANY multinode interactions that bring
a new dimension of gaming to LORD. Users are notified when other
players enter or leave the Realm, when other players (including
Vanadians [NPCs]) are killed, when the gypsy is robbed, etc...
Users can also participate in the Inter-IGM arena for REALTIME MULTINODE
battles, and chatting between the players and Vanadians. The Arena has
over 150 different actions that the users can use (similiar to multinode
chat actions on large BBS systems, but some do damage or otherwise
change user stats).
Additional Features:
- File locking and sharing using SHARE.EXE for ALL critical files
including the LORD PLAYER.DAT file.
- Gives up time slices for popular multitaskers including Desqview,
OS/2 and Windows
- Individual logfiles for each node.
MISCELANEOUS:
This series of Inter-IGMS has been designed with the help of many
users, beta testers, and friends. This series has already received
high praises from many people who normally do not like BBS games.
The artwork is all original and impressive, the games are fun and fair,
users are challenged, all of the IGMs in the Realm are tied together
and give hints about each other, all new adventures await the players
in each IGM, and the IGMs remain fresh since there are literally
hundreds of NPCs to encounter, new monsters, many secrets and numerous
puzzles to figure out (like how to get out of a room after upsetting a
girl in Banda's Boardinghouse). The Realm of Vanadia series will
be larger than the game of LORD itself by the time all six IGMs are
finished.
Additional features:
- Support for ANSI, AVATAR, ASCII and RIP
- RIP graphics includes clickable menus and more artwork will be
added later.
- Hundreds of NPCs, monsters, secrets and ANSIs throughout the Realm
- Numerous random events to keep the IGMs fresh
- Takes hours to explore just one of the expansion IGMs
- A real challenge, players can die
- Written in C/C++ for the fastest, smallest code possible
- Extensively tested both internally and through betas.
┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Copyright Notice and Program Disclaimer │
└───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
This software is Copyright 1995 and owned by G.A.C. Computer Services.
G.A.C. Computer Services grants to the user a nonexclusive license to use
this software solely for its internal business purposes. The user may not
commercially distribute, sublicense, resell, or otherwise transfer for any
consideration, or reproduce for any such purposes, the software or any
modification or derivation thereof, either alone or in conjunction with any
other product or program. Further, the user may not modify the software or
its support files for any purpose.
THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED TO THE USER ''AS IS.'' G.A.C. COMPUTER SERVICES
MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT TO THIS
SOFTWARE AND/OR ASSOCIATED MATERIALS PROVIDED TO THE USER, INCLUDING
BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR AGAINST INFRINGEMENT. G.A.C. COMPUTER SERVICES DOES
NOT WARRANT THAT THE FUNCTIONS CONTAINED IN THE SOFTWARE WILL MEET YOUR
REQUIREMENTS, OR THAT THE OPERATION OF THE SOFTWARE WILL BE
UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, OR THAT DEFECTS IN THE SOFTWARE WILL BE
CORRECTED. FURTHERMORE, G.A.C. COMPUTER SERVICES DOES NOT WARRANT OR MAKE
ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE OR THE RESULTS OF THE USE OF THE
SOFTWARE OR ANY DOCUMENTATION PROVIDED HEREWITH IN TERMS OF THEIR
CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE. NO ORAL OR WRITTEN
INFORMATION OR ADVICE GIVEN BY G.A.C. COMPUTER SERVICES OR A G.A.C. COMPUTER
SERVICES AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE SHALL CREATE A WARRANTY OR IN ANY WAY
INCREASE THE SCOPE OF THIS WARRANTY.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY -- G.A.C. COMPUTER SERVICES AND ITS LICENSORS ARE
NOT LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIMS OR DAMAGES WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING PROPERTY DAMAGE,
PERSONAL INJURY, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INFRINGEMENT, LOSS OF PROFITS, OR
INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS, OR FOR ANY SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR
INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, HOWEVER CAUSED, WHETHER ARISING OUT OF BREACH OF
WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), STRICT LIABILITY, OR
OTHERWISE.
┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ List of included files in the Archive │
└───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
VANADIA.EXE - The Main executable
VANADIA.DOC - This Documentation file
FILE_ID.DIZ - A short description of this program
REGISTER.DOC - A Registration form for G.A.C. Computer Services
Products.
HISTORY.TXT - Details about the corrections in official releases
PROBLEMS.TXT - A FAQ concerning the Vanadia series of IGMs. Includes
information about possible solutions to your problems.
*.ANS, *.ASC - Menu and graphics files
*.RIP
*.DAT, *.MON - Data files
NOTE: Many other data files may be created in support of the software
┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Installation Instructions │
└───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
NOTE: SHARE.EXE may need to be loaded to run these IGMs, even if you are
only a single node system. On multinode systems, use the DOS ATTRIB
command to set all of the .EXE, .RIP, .ASC, and .ANS files to read-
only.
e.g. attrib +r *.ANS
1 - Unpack all of these files into their own directory. Since
all of the Realm of Vanadia Inter-IGMs will be placed into this
directory, a good name is VANADIA.
e.g. C:\LORD\VANADIA
2 - change to the directory where the files were placed and execute
VANADIA with the CONFIG option.
e.g. VANADIA CONFIG
3 - Answer the questions about your system, and then press the I
to install Vanadia's Arena of Warriors into your LORD game.
4 - Test the IGM locally and remotely.
┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Registration and technical support │
└───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
Registration cost is $10.00 U.S. for Vanadia's Arena of Warriors
Inter-IGM See the enclosed REGISTER.DOC file for instructions on
how to register. VISA and MC are accepted!
For technical support, bug reports, comments AND suggestions please
contact me in one of the following ways:
Send me NetMail: Gregory Campbell@1:124/8047
Send me Internet E-mail: campbel@onramp.net
World Wide Web: http://rampages.onramp.net/~campbel/
Call my BBS and FAX: 214-527-6811 (login as Guest)
Call me voice: 214-517-3692 (10am-9pm CST, M-F)
┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Acknowledgements │
└───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
Special thanks go to all those people that helped with the alpha
and beta testing of this product. Specifically the following people
need to be acknowledged:
Seth Able - for creating Legend of the Red Dragon and allowing others
to share their worlds with his.
Bryan Turner - for being the best beta tester around, and for
supporting BBS Gaming through Linear-Net. For more information
about Linear-Net send him a note at 1:124/7013.
Clayton Ward - for being the most understanding user around who
ALWAYS seems to find a bug that eludes the rest of us.
Vanadia, The Realm of Vanadia, Inter-IGM, Banda's Boardinghouse of Vanadia,
The Gypsy Camp of Vanadia, The Haunted Forests of Vanadia, Shepley's
Distractions of Vanadia, The Medieval Fair of Vanadia and The Battle Arena
of Vanadia are all trademarks of G.A.C. Computer Services and may not be used
for any reason without written permission.