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Intro
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Congratulations on your purchase of this Trivia Door! This door was
designed for trivia guru's that would rather spend their time doing
trivia instead of writing a program. This Trivia door has the
following features...
- Author Definable Colors!
- Author Definable Prompt locations!
- Top Ten bulletin generator!
- Built in Key generator!
- Compiled trivia database cannot be viewed by amateurs!
A word from the Trivia Door Author
==================================
This trivia door was designed for you! If you have any problems
with the door, check your TRIVIA.DAT file, and recompile your
trivia questions. If you have any other problems, let me know and
I will correct the problem.
There are three files that you DO NOT want to give out! Here is a list
and why...
1. TRIVIA.DAT - Your trivia text file. You don't want them to know
the answers now do you?
2. CONFIG.EXE - If a user get's this file, they can make keys for your
door and change it. Not a good idea! :)
3. CONFIG.DOC - This file, it probably won't harm anything, but
who knows!
What can you expect from me?
- I will customize the program even more for you if you
wish. This will have a small fee attached, it all depends
on what you want done.
- If you lose your Key Phrase, I can retreive this for you.
What I need is your original archive that you have released.
Not the one that you have chopped up at your desk. :)
There is a $5 inconvience/retrieval fee.
- Because your main ansi is compiled in the door, I will change
the prompt locations of the registered/unregistered message
one time. When you send your main ansi, let me know where
you would like this prompt. Screen cooridinates from
your ansi drawing program will do very nicely.
- At this time I am creating an Online Key door. This will
allow you registered users to retreive their key code
if they have previously registered it. This will be part
of a Deluxe package announced at a later date.
- Because of the way the door is written, it may set off some
virus programs. This is because I have your configuration
stored inside the EXE. I update the CRC inside the EXE, but
some programs may not like it if they keep track of what it
used to be. I have no back doors, or do I try to destroy
other folk's hard work. I have just done my best to make it
idiot proof!
Configuration Program CONFIG.EXE
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1...Key Phrase
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This key phrase is what your door will be keyed off of. This
should be different for each trivia door you purchase! The
Key Phrase is nothing more than 40 characters. Upper and lower
case sensitive, so the key possibilities are endless!
2...Game Defaults
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This is where you set the game defaults.
Line 1...Time to Answer
This line should contain how many seconds you want to
give users to answer the questions. 60 seconds is the
default.
Line 2...Delay between questions.
This line should contain the delay between each question.
This is a delay loop, and it basically functions so that
the user can see the Correct!/Wrong! prompt. It has no
other purpose in life. 600 is the default.
Line 3...Max Questions per Game.
This line should contain the number of questions allowed
per game. The user will be allowed to answer this number
of questions and then it's game over!
Line 4...Minimum to Answer to Score.
This line should contain the minimum number of questions
that a user can answer to be eligible for the Top Ten
bulletin. For those quitters that answer 1!
3...Compile Questions
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This option will compile your questions that you have created in
the text file TRIVIA.DAT and compile them to your doorname.DAT.
This file TRIVIA.DAT should not be distributed with your doors!
4...Prompt Locations
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This will allow your trivia door to have it's own look!
This option displays your ANSI that you have created, then
displays the prompts. These prompts you can easily move around to
fit your new ANSI and if saved via <F10>, the trivia door will
display them at their new location!
5...Prompt Colors
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This option will allow your trivia door to have it's own look!
This option displays your ANSI that you have created, then
displays the prompts. You may then switch from prompt to prompt
changing the background, and foreground colors! Be sure to save
it with the <F10> option!
6...Registered Keys
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This option will allow you to compile Registered Keys for those
that purchase your trivia door. There are three lines here, the
sysop First Name, sysop last name, and board name. Once you have
these three fields completed, press <F2> to display their key code.
The keycode will be anywhere from four numbers to as high as
thirteen numbers. If your users have problems with their key,
all three lines are case sensitive and should be in their
GAME.CTL file exactly the same way! This keycode should be
placed in their GAME.CTL file like so....
REG 00000000000
....got it?! Good!
7...Quit
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This option....nah...I ain't gonna say! <G>
@CODES@ Explained.
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I have had the forsight to include support for some
predefined variables for use in your display files. These can
be used in your GAME.ANS (Question screen), GOODBYE.ANS, and in
the opening screen ansi you send me. Here is a list...
@SYSOP@ - This will display the Sysops name as in the GAME.CTL
file.
@BBS@ - This will display the BBS name as in the GAME.CTL file.
@RSYSOP@ - This will display the Sysops name as in the GAME.CTL
file if registered. If not registered, it will display
'UnRegistered!'.
@RBBS@ - This will display the BBS name as in the GAME.CTL
file if registered. If not registered, it will display
'UnRegistered!'.
@RCREDIT@ - This will display the name contained in CREDIT.TXT
if the game is registered. Unregistered games will
display 'UnRegistered!'.
@USERF@ - This will display the users first name that is
currently using the door.
List of included files
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CONFIG.EXE - Program to configure preferences.
MASH.EXE - Game executable file.
MASH.CFG - Created by CONFIG.EXE, this contains the sysops preferences.
MASH.HLP - Sysop created help file for door. (Generic Instr. included)
CONFIG.DOC - This file you idiot! <G>
CREDIT.TXT - Text File containing a name to give credit to in
registered versions of the game. @RCREDIT@
MAIN.ANS - Main screen, to be submitted with program name. Will be
compiled into program.
MASH.CTL - DDPLUS CTL file for MASH.EXE
TRIVIA.DAT - Text file of questions to be included in your door. This
file will be compiled in CONFIG.EXE
MASH.DAT - Created by MAKE.EXE, these are the compiled questions from
TRIVIA.DAT if all checked out.
MASH.ANS - SysOp configurable ANSI screen. Use CONFIG.EXE to edit XY
coordinates.
SCORES.TOP - This file is where scores are kept.
SCORES.ANS - This file is where the ANSI scores are kept.
GOODBYE.ANS- This file is displayed upon exitting the door.