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Barren Realms Elite By Mehul Patel
InterPlanetary Local Play Documentation Last Update: 1/19/93
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Many sysops are unwilling to setup the InterBBS Gaming System are unsure
of its workings or are unwilling to connect to another system. This file
explains how to set up 2 or more local games to be interconnected so you
may essentially run an "InterPlanetary Local Game".
BRE supports connecting 2 (or more with a bit of work) games into an "Inter-BBS"
Game so your players can play on both games and get daily returns from each
BBS allowing your players to, in essence, play 2 or more empires.
If you'd like to do this, set up BRE directories (examples use C:\BRE\1 and
C:\BRE\2) and set up PLANDATA.BBS files like this: (see PLANDATA.SAM for
details)
C:\BRE\1\PLANDATA.BBS: C:\BRE\2\PLANDATA.BBS:
Mehul Patel Mehul Patel
The Solar Realm #1 The Solar Realm #2
1/1 1/2
C:\BRE\1\FILES C:\BRE\2\FILES
C:\BRE\NETMAIL C:\BRE\NETMAIL
1 1
And Create a Nodelist called BRNODES.DAT in both BRE directories such as:
(See NODEFORM.INF for details)
-------------------------------Cut Here----------------------------------
1
The Solar Realm #1
1/1
Houston
TX
USA
2
The Solar Realm #2
1/2
Houston
TX
USA
-----------------------------End Cut Here--------------------------------
Then, create C:\BRE\1\FILES, C:\BRE\2\FILES, and C:\BRE\NETMAIL directories
as replacements for the Fidonet Mailer's directories. BRE will create two
more directories, C:\BRE\1\OUTBOUND and C:\BRE\2\OUTBOUND itself. BRE can
be run as a normal game from the BBS (have 2 games available - 1 for each
"BBS"). In your BBS's daily Maintainence, add the following:
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C:
CD \BRE
CD 1
BRE PLANETARY
CD ..\2
BRE PLANETARY
CD ..\1
COPY OUTBOUND\*.* ..\2\FILES } Can be replaced with MOVE
DEL OUTBOUND\0*.* } if you have it
CD ..\2
COPY OUTBOUND\*.* ..\1\FILES
DEL OUTBOUND\0*.*
CD ..
DEL NETMAIL\*.MSG
-------Cut Here--------
That process is equivalent to sending stuff to and receiving stuff from
another BBS and processing it. If you would like a faster game (ie, forces
return the next day), run the above 3 times. 2 times will speed it up but
not to instant returns. You can determine how quickly you would like your
game to go inter-game wise.
For more than 2 BBS's, the process is the same except the format would be to
make outbound files travel in a loop:
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C:
CD \BRE
CD 1
BRE PLANETARY
COPY OUTBOUND\*.* ..\2\FILES } Can be replaced with MOVE
DEL OUTBOUND\0*.* } if you have it
CD ..\2
BRE PLANETARY
COPY OUTBOUND\*.* ..\3\FILES } Can be replaced with MOVE
DEL OUTBOUND\0*.* } if you have it
CD ..\3
BRE PLANETARY
COPY OUTBOUND\*.* ..\1\FILES
DEL OUTBOUND\0*.*
CD ..
DEL NETMAIL\*.MSG
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Good luck, and have fun running BRE!