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- Make your beloved Hack character IMMORTAL!
- -----------------------------------------------
- by Mockingull
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- (c) 1992 Carson M. Hanrahan
- ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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-
- Welcome to the BACKUP and RESTORE programs that will make your PC Hack or
- NetHack characters IMMORTAL! The idea behind these programs is quite simple:
- when you save a game, Hack creates an .SAV file in your characters name. The
- BACKUP program copies this .SAV file to a .BAK file for safekeeping. When you
- play again as your saved character, Hack uses this .SAV file. If (when) you
- die, Hack DELETES this .SAV file (very nasty). BUT, because you used BACKUP,
- you still have the .BAK file of your character! Just run RESTORE and WHAM!!,
- you're character's resurrected just as you remember.....
-
- Hey, I told you it was simple!
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-
-
-
- INSTALLING these programs
- -------------------------
-
- Copy both executable files (BACKUP.EXE and RESTORE.EXE) to the subdirectory
- which contains your Hack or NetHack SAVED GAMES. If you're running Hack from a
- floppy disk, copy them to your data disk. The defaults for the games are as
- follows:
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- HACK running from floppy disk.............DATA DISK in drive B:
- HACK running from a hard drive............C:\GAMES\HACK
- NETHACK...................................C:\GAMES\NETHACK\BONES
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- If you have any doubt as to where your saved games go, try to save a game and
- then take a directory of your Hack subndirectory (or Data Disk). You should
- find a file that has the same name as your character, but with an .SAV
- extension.
-
- USING these programs
- --------------------
-
- After you've copied both BACKUP.EXE and RESTORE.EXE to the proper directory,
- play a game and save it (by using the "Q" command). In this example, we'll use
- my character's name "Mockingull". Then, follow these steps:
-
- 1. At the DOS prompt, enter the command:
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- BACKUP MOCKINGULL then press the ENTER key.
-
- Of course, if your character's name is different from Mockingull, use
- it in place of Mockingull in the command.
-
- 2. Resume your saved game by starting Hack and using the same character
- name. Play a little - have fun, play until you die....
-
- 3. When you die and the game ends, enter the following command at the DOS
- prompt:
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- RESTORE MOCKINGULL then press the ENTER key.
-
- Of course, if your character's name is different from Mockingull, use
- it in place of Mockingull in the command.
-
- 4. Go ahead and play another game using your reincarnated character!
-
-
-
-
- SPECIAL NOTES for these progams
- -------------------------------
-
- - The sad fact of the matter is that there are viri, "hacked" programs, etc.
- of ALL sorts out there...for those of you who are concerned, McAfee's
- VALIDATE v0.4 will return the following codes:
-
- File Name: BACKUP.EXE File Name: RESTORE.EXE
- Size: 3,333 Size: 3,333
- Date: 9-8-1992 Date: 9-8-1992
- File Authentication: File Authentication:
- Check Method 1 - 8A07 Check Method 1 - 0A81
- Check Method 2 - 1F94 Check Method 2 - 1AD9
-
- If the versions YOU have return DIFFERENT authentication checks, how have
- a HACKED, possibly INFECTED version of these programs! DELETE them and
- contact the person/BBS you received them from and let them know! You may
- contact me directly for a list of the boards that carry the most current
- version.
-
- - Save your game often! Then run BACKUP on it....your RESTORE'd character is
- only as good as the last time you backed it up!
-
- - If you've already backed up your character, BACKUP will tell you and old
- backup copy already exists and ask you if you want to overwrite it. If you
- do, you will loose the older backup of your character and it will be
- replaced by the newer backup.
-
- - If you try to BACKUP an identical saved game, the program will tell you
- the saved game has already been backed up.
-
- - If you try to RESTORE an already saved or restored game, the program will
- tell you and ask for confirmation (in some cases, it won't let you do it!
- You'll have to kill off your character, or delete the .SAV file, before
- attempting to RESTORE).
-
- - Basically, I've tried to make these programs as "accident-proof" as
- possible (within reason). Go ahead and try them - I'll let you know if
- something's about to go wrong...
-
-
- SUGGESTIONS?
- ------------
-
- If you have any problems using these programs, or have come up with some ideas
- or suggestions - drop me a line! My address is:
-
- Carson M. Hanrahan
- 70603,2277@compuserve.com
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- LICENSE, WARRANTEE, ETC...
- --------------------------
-
- Ok, the obligatory stuff that is necessitated in this overly-litigious
- society.
-
- WARRANTEE - None. Let me be perfectly clear on this: YOU are responsible
- for the use, misuse, abuse, data loss, data error, and ALL
- CONSEQUENCES thereof, real or imagined, occurring in
- conjunction or resulting from these programs. If you haven't
- learned by now that you are the SOLE person responsible for
- your actions, now's a good time to learn...
-
- LICENSE - This program is distrubuted freely and may be done so provided
- the following conditions are met:
-
- 1. If you change it, let me know.
- 2. If you intend to distribute it (on disk, BBS, rack or
- catalog sales, etc.) commercially, let me know.
- 3. If you're going to do anything weird (my definition, not
- yours) with these programs, let me know.
-
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- =================
- HAPPY HACKING
- =================