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OPERATION: OVERKILL II
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
SysOp's Manual
Beta-Version .997ß
Copyright (c) 1990 Dustin Nulf and Tom Hazel (Development in Progress)
All Rights Reserved
[[ Documentation to OPERATION OVERKILL II - Ver. .997ß Page 1 ]]
Table of Contents
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Page #
Terms and Conditions for use .......................... 2
Registration .......................................... 2
Contents (files) in Zip ............................... 3
Main Programs ..................................... 3
Documents / Manuals ............................... 3
Data Files ........................................ 3
Map Files ......................................... 3
Text Files ........................................ 3
Setting up Overkill II ................................ 4
Configuration ......................................... 4
Bios vs Direct Video .............................. 4
Hours Between Calls ............................... 4
System Operator's Handles ......................... 5
Name of Complex Building .......................... 5
Minutes per Player ................................ 5
File Name of Maps ................................. 5
Action Combat Speed Delay ......................... 5
Use Fossil Driver ................................. 5
Game Reset ........................................ 6
SysOps Real Name .................................. 6
BBS Name .......................................... 6
Registration Code ................................. 6
Running (Local operation) OverKill .................... 7
Running OOII as a Door ................................ 7
BBSINFO.OO ............................................ 8
Online Keys ........................................... 8
Communications Post/Feedback .......................... 9
Playing the Sysop ..................................... 9
Text Files ............................................ 9
CLOGON.TXT/ALOGON.TXT ............................. 9
MENUS.TXT ......................................... 9
USERDOCS.TXT ...................................... 9
BULLETIN.TXT ...................................... 10
NEWS.TXT .......................................... 10
INVNTORY.TXT ...................................... 10
External Programs for OOII ............................ 10
MAINTOO.EXE ....................................... 10
OOINFO.EXE ........................................ 10
Multi-Nodes ........................................... 10
Baud Rates ............................................ 11
That's All Folks ...................................... 11
Special Thanks ........................................ 11
[[ Documentation to OPERATION OVERKILL II - Ver. .997ß Page 2 ]]
[[ TERMS AND CONDITIONS ]]
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
This product is completely copyrighted by Dustin Nulf and Tom Hazel. Ideas
and actual mechanics based on the concept of Operation: Overkill II
(which include the main scenario, the Complex layout, the Infrared Scanner,
Action Combat, combat descriptions, and all text files). In no way should
the object code be modified and redistributed. No exterior programs
should interfere with the normal registration process. This program is
presented on an "as is" basis with no guarantee to the system operator or
liability against the authors.
[[ REGISTRATION ]]
~~~~~~~~~~~~
Registration for Overkill II is completely optional. With registration, you
are capable of having up to 100 active players as well as removing the delay
screen at start-up. Also, the options of the Player Editor and the Monster
Editor become available in Overkill II's editor, EDITOOII.
The registration cost is $25.00 US dollars. This process is quite easy.
Simply fill out REGISTER.DOC from the Overkill package, print it, and send
it to Dustin Nulf (the address is in REGISTER.DOC and also on the startup
screen). Once received, the registration code-key will be sent back to the
registrant and applied in the OOCONFIG.EXE configuration program. This
entire procedure takes approximately one to two weeks (or less, depending on
how long the mail takes to get through).
Without registration, the program is FULLY functional. However, the only
drawback is that a maximum of 10 users can access the game, active or not.
You can find the latest updates and new utilities for OOII on the support
boards (namely InfoQuest BBS. Please see OOIIBBS.DOC for other OOII
distribution sites).
I hope you and your users enjoy the game well enough to consider registering!
[[ Documentation to OPERATION OVERKILL II - Ver. .997ß Page 3 ]]
[[ CONTENTS OF OOII997B.ZIP ]]
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Main Programs:
OOII.EXE { Main Program }
OOII.OVR { Overlay file }
OOCONFIG.EXE { Configuration Set-up }
OOINFO.EXE { BBS-to-OOII conversion program }
MAINTOO.EXE { Maintenance Program }
Documents/Manuals:
MANUAL.DOC { Sysops Manual for OOII }
OOINFO.DOC { Manual for BBS-to-OOII conversion program }
REGISTER.DOC { OOII Registration form }
REGEDIT.DOC { EDITOOII Registration form }
OOIIBBS.DOC { Main support BBS's where OOII can be downloaded }
WHATS.NEW { New information concerning updates for Sysops }
WHATS.OLD { Old information on past versions }
Data Files:
DESC.DAT { Combat descriptions }
BADNAME.DAT { Handles not allowed in the game }
BANNED.DAT { Real Names of players who are banned from the game }
MONSTER.DAT { Monster file }
Map Files:
VIDLAND.ZIP { Vidland Map - 5 levels - Easy }
ZAVERUS.ZIP { Zaverus Map - 5 levels - Normal }
PURGATOR.ZIP { Purgatory Map - 5 levels - Hard }
NESSUS.ZIP { Nessus Map - 5 levels - Deadly }
(You will need to choose a set of maps for your players. UNzip the
map name you want into your OOII directory.)
PRISON.MAP { Hydrite Prison map (non-editable) }
Text Files:
INVNTORY.TXT { Inventory File }
CLOGON.TXT { Title Screens (ANSI) }
ALOGON.TXT { Title Screens (ASCII) }
MENUSC.TXT { Menu Screens (ANSI) }
MENUSA.TXT { Menu Screens (ASCII) }
USERDOCS.TXT { Player's manual }
DISEASES.TXT { Disease descriptions }
BULLETIN.TXT { Bulletin information }
DEATH.TXT { Death Descriptions }
[[ Documentation to OPERATION OVERKILL II - Ver. .997ß Page 4 ]]
[[ SETTING UP OVERKILL II ]]
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Operation: Overkill II is only configurable for hard drive systems.
Make a directory on your hard drive called OOII. Unzip all the files of
OOII997B.ZIP into this directory.
[[ Configuration ]]
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
To configure OOII, run the program OOCONFIG.EXE. Set all of the config-
uration information to your requirements. The configuration data file,
OOCONFIG.DAT, is simultaneously created.
The defaults stand as:
1) BIOS/Direct Video Output > D
2) Hours Between Calls > 4
3) System Operator's Handle > ZZEXON
4) Name of Complex Building > ZZEXLIA
5) Minutes/Time per Player > 30
6) File name of Maps > ZAVERUS
7) Action Combat speed delay > 28
8) Using a Fossil Driver > N
9) Running more than 1 node > N
A) Reset Game > NO
B) Sysop's Real Name > SYSOP
C) BBS Name > UNKNOWN
D) Registration number > 0
E) Color Bulletin Location + Name > TOPTENC.BUL
F) ASCII Bulletin Location + Name > TOPTENA.BUL
BIOS vs. Direct Video:
Those who run DesqView or some other Multi-tasker may need to switch the
output to BIOS. This tells the computer to output all the text through
DOS first so the screen won't "bleed" over. However, several SysOps have
mentioned that using Direct Video mode works with OOII when they
"virtualize" the screen (a function in DesqView). However, re-routing
the output through DOS first can slow the game's performance.
Hours Between Calls:
This variable should be in the area of 4 to 12 hours. The hours between
calls was implemented to make the game more fair and give more people a
chance to log onto the game. If you want to stretch out the games overall
length, you may want to set the hours between calls to a higher number.
[[ Documentation to OPERATION OVERKILL II - Ver. .997ß Page 5 ]]
System Operator's Handle:
This is the name that is written to the Userfile when Overkill first loads.
You use this handle when you want to log onto the game yourself. You can
set your handle to anything you want. However, once the userfile has
been created, you may not change your handle, unless using the EDITOOII
Player Editor.
Name of Complex Building:
This is your place, so you can name it whatever you wish. Try not to make
the name entirely too long, since the name flashes up in the game once
in a while. "ZZEXLIA" is the default.
Minutes per Player:
You can adjust the amount of time that a user receives per game. The
default time is 30 minutes, not too long and not too short. Of course, if
the time from the main BBS is lower, it will adjust itself to the lowered
time (in case of an event, etc).
File Name of Maps:
This is name of the files (without extensions) that OOII loads up when
reading the map files. All maps have the extension of .MP1, .MP2, etc.
Do NOT enter an extension (such as ZAVERUS.MP1) when configuring the main
name of the maps. Type in just the root name.
Action Combat Speed Delay:
This variable is how the Sysop can make the game either easier or harder.
The Action Combat delay determines how fast the combat procedure will
occur. If you want the game to be more difficult, simply lower the delay
speed down a few notches. However, the speed level may NOT go below 20.
This option is most useful for Sysop's with -=FAST! computers. I have a
rather slow computer, so my speed is adjusted for my computer. If you
do run a faster computer (such as a 386 or a spruced up 286), you may need
to set this variable to a higher delay. Tom's computer is extremely fast
and OOII has been tested on it with higher delays with no problems.
If you get complaints from your users saying its "too fast!", raise the
number up a notch or so. Playing the game locally will give you an idea
of what it should be set to. The default speed is 28.
Use Fossil Driver:
If you plan on running OOII with speeds of 9600 or above, a fossil driver
is required. You can obtain fossil drivers like X00, BNU and others
from most any public domain BBS. Documents in the fossil drivers explain
their setups easily. Set the "Using Fossil Driver" field to 'Y' if you
plan to use fossil, else type in 'N'.
[[ Documentation to OPERATION OVERKILL II - Ver. .997ß Page 6 ]]
Game Reset:
To reset the current game you have running at anytime, toggle this option
to RESET. As you exit OOCONFIG.EXE, the game files will be re-initialized
for a new game. However, make sure you do not hit this key by accident
before exiting OOCONFIG -- please double check!
SysOp's Real Name:
In this field, you will need to enter the name of the Sysop as recorded by
your BBS. Some BBS's record the SysOps name as "SYSOP". If so, enter
"SYSOP" into this field (if it's not already set as the default).
BBS Name:
Here, enter the name of your BBS (or the name of the Sysop) you wish to
register under. This will determine your registration code if you should
register OOII. The default is UNKNOWN.
Registration Code:
If you have registered your copy of OOII, you will receive a registration
number. Type this registration number into this field. Remember that your
registration number involves the BBS name, so a change in the BBS name
could temporarily unregister your copy. Please contact us if you change
your BBS name.
Top Ten Bulletins
Operation Overkill will automatically generate a topten bulletin
in the location and name you specific. This must include a complete
path to the file you have decided upon and if you so like you can
select no bulletin to be created by entering NONE for the name.
Once you have all of your configuration set correctly, exit the program
and hit "Y" to save the changes. If you are running OOCONFIG for the first
time, all the necessary game files will be created at this time. Once it
creates the USERFILE.OO file, you will be asked for a password.
[[ Documentation to OPERATION OVERKILL II - Ver. .997ß Page 7 ]]
[[ LOADING UP OVERKILL II ]]
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
To run the game locally, on the DOS prompt in your OOII directory, type in:
C:\OOII>OOII LOCAL
Then, when you are asked:
"What is your real name?"
...type in your real name (or the name used in the OOCONFIG).
The screen will then display:
"Access Code: "
Now type in your password you selected from OOCONFIG. Presto! You have just
signed on as the Sysop.
To understand more of the game play, read USERDOCS.TXT (the Player's Guide).
[[ RUNNING OOII AS A DOOR ]]
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A program called OOINFO is used to get the information from the main BBS
needed for OOII. OOINFO is invoked in the door batch file. When executed,
it reads the selected data files of the BBS (PCBOARD.SYS, DOOR.SYS, etc).
It then creates a text file called BBSINFO.OO in which OOII reads at startup.
Here is a sample batch file:
CD\OOII
OOINFO 4 \BBS\
MAINTOO
OOII
CD\BBS
Please read OOINFO.DOC for more information on the exact setup for your batch
file.
[[ Documentation to OPERATION OVERKILL II - Ver. .997ß Page 8 ]]
[[ BBSINFO.OO ]]
~~~~~~~~~~
BBSINFO.OO (a standard text file created from OOINFO.EXE) contains the
following information:
<Full Name> FIRST LAST
<Com Port> 0 = local, 1 = Com1, 2 = Com2
<Baud Rate> 0-38400
<Time Remaining> 0-999
<Color> Y=Yes N=No
In case OOINFO.EXE doesn't work for you, it might be possible to create your
own conversion program that works specifically for your BBS.
[[ ONLINE KEYS ]]
~~~~~~~~~~~
The SysOp has access to function keys that can be applied when a user is
on-line or if the SysOp is on-line himself. Pressing F1 displays:
F1 : Help
F3 : Time - 2
F4 : Time + 2
F5 : Enter chat mode / "*" = exit chat
F7 : Drop To DOS
F8 : Ban, Kill, Clear player
F10 : Sysop Access on/off
F3/F4: Time +/- 2
To adjust a players time up or down, use F3 and F4 accordingly.
F5: Chat Mode
To chat with a player currently on-line, hit F5, and begin typing. When
you are finished in chat, type '*' on a blank line and then proceed with
a carriage return. Time is being consumed when you chat, so don't forget
to boost up the players time if you've entered chat on your own request.
F7: Drop To DOS
When the sysop presses this key, he/she will suspend the operation
of the game and allow them dos access. While in the DOS shell, you
should not modify the OOII files and remember that OOII takes away
about 200K of memory while in the DOS Shell. Before exiting the
shell (Typing EXIT), you should ensure that you are in the same
directory that you were at when you entered the shell.
F8: Ban, Kill, Clear Player
When the sysop presses this key, he/she is asked whether or not if the
current on-line player should be BANNED from the game. If the Sysop
agrees to this, the player is killed instantly, wiped from the userfile
and added to a data file of BANNED.DAT. When the person tries to access
the game again, he will find that he can not play because he has been
banned. The player may never enter the game again until the Sysop has
manually erased the player's name from BANNED.DAT.
[[ Documentation to OPERATION OVERKILL II - Ver. .997ß Page 9 ]]
F10: Sysop Access
The Sysop's power is very little, seeing as how he/she can play like any
other player can. Once the Sysop signs on (whether locally or remotely),
the SYSOP access key will be on. The only real benefit of having this
key is bypassing the "hours-between-calls" field. If another user is
knocked off-line because of call-waiting, the Sysop may let that user back
onto the game. This key must be pressed while the logon screen in being
displayed to avoid the time wait.
[[ PLAYING THE SYSOP ]]
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
In a quick summary of USERDOCS.TXT, you are the commander of the only
remaining Complex on the planet, in charge of a small band of people (your
players). The Sysop doesn't have any super-human powers, such as instant
death to opponents, and he/she is just as vulnerable to death as the other
players are. In fact, you may even PLAY the game along with your users.
However, you should allow the other players time to play the game also. If
you should happen to die, you will be able to resurrect yourself, and it is
impossible to delete your player. Also avoid using EDITOOII to an extreme.
[[ TEXT FILES ]]
~~~~~~~~~~
All files that end with the extension .TXT may be edited by a word processor
for your own personal convenience. Most of the text files are situated in a
"compacted" form rather than in separate text files. These files CAN be ANSI
files, but they were made plain ascii due to the varied computer types of the
players.
CLOGON.TXT (ANSI) ALOGON.TXT (ASCII):
These files contain the title screens that appear when OOII is loaded.
There are a total of five pre-drawn screens. You may edit them or create
your own. There must always be five screens.
MENUSC.TXT:
MENUSA.TXT:
This file contains the different menus that OOII uses. They are in a
picturesque form so users can understand where they are and what they can
do more clearly.
USERDOCS.TXT:
This file contains the players' manuals that can be read in Head Quarters
from the Information Cabinets. The manuals can be viewed at sign-up time
also.
[[ Documentation to OPERATION OVERKILL II - Ver. .997ß Page 10 ]]
BULLETIN.TXT:
In the Information Cabinets in HQ, pressing 5 will display this text file.
By default, the BULLETIN file is a small story that players can read while
on-line.
NEWS.TXT:
This file will be displayed directly after a user signs on. You can edit
this also to your likings on any information that be necessary to the
players. The NEWS can also be accessed through the Information Cabinet.
INVNTORY.TXT:
This file contains different ascii pictures of the items in the game. You
may view this file from the Supply Room in Inventory.
[[ EXTERNAL PROGRAMS FOR OPERATION OVERKILL ]]
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
[[ MAINTOO.EXE ]]
~~~~~~~~~~~
This is the maintenance that needs to be executed before each run of OOII.
The maintenance program takes care of bank interest, Hydrite Transmissions,
and various other necessary details. Make sure you add this option into
your door batch file, BEFORE you call OOII.EXE.
[[ OOINFO.EXE ]]
~~~~~~~~~~
The OOINFO program handles the read in of data created by the main BBS,
for example, the data containing a user's name, baud rate, time remaining,
com port, ANSI graphics switch, etc. Consult OOINFO.DOC before attempting
to set up your door batch file.
[[ MULTI-NODES ]]
~~~~~~~~~~~
A quick attempt has been made to prevent multiple nodes from accessing OOII
at the same time. Having two nodes loading the game at the same time could
result in a system lockup. In order to prevent this, a text file named
OONODE.DAT keeps track if someone is logged onto the game. It exists if the
game is in use. When another user tries to access OOII and finds that
OONODE.DAT exists, the program will inform the user and abort the loading,
returning that user back to the BBS. If the file OONODE.DAT does not exist,
the game is not in use and may be accessed. This is all done automatically
and provides for a security system for Sysops running multi-node systems.
This process only functions when the "Running more than 1 node" in OOCONFIG
is set to 'Y'.
[[ Documentation to OPERATION OVERKILL II - Ver. .997ß Page 11 ]]
[[ BAUD RATES ]]
~~~~~~~~~~
Overkill II has been tested at 19.2k baud successfully. If you plan on
running OOII with baud rates of 9600 or above, you will need to install a
fossil driver (namely drivers X00 or BNU). These fossil drivers can be found
on any local public domain BBS.
[[ THAT'S ALL FOLKS ]]
That's basically all the information you should need to get Overkill II up
and running! I hope you really enjoy the door and your users will find the
same enjoyment as our home users do!
Please excuse any bugs still lurking within, but if you do find any errors
or think of any changes you would like to see in OOII then please notify Tom
Hazel or Dustin Nulf at any OOII ECHO or at INFOQUEST at this number:
Tom Hazel
Info Quest BBS
(206) 450-0115
(Please see OOIIBBS.DOC for more OOII sites!)
You can also reach us through Echomail in FidoNet's DOORWARE, ON-LINE GAMES,
DOORGAMES, DDS echo (Door Distribution System), DOORGAMES or OOII's own echo
bases on the FidoNet backbone -- OOII and OKILLERS.
The latest version can always be file requested with the magic name of
OVERKILL or OOII from InfoQuest BBS.
[[ SPECIAL THANKS ]]
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A very special thanks to the following people for helping make OOII
a success:
[[ Exceptional Alpha Testers ]] [[ Echo Mail Assistance ]]
Donna Murrell Rod Bowman (DOORWARE Echo)
Curtis Brown Alan Davenport (DDS Echo)
David Vins (On-LINE GAMES Echo)
[[ BBS Support ]] [[ Programming & Creativity ]]
Ken Givens (Chess Board) Vince Laurent (New Development Personel)
Charles Strusz (InfoQuest IL) Scott James (Illustrator)
Robert Gray (The Outhouse) Chris King (Programming Input)
[[ We would also like to thank those for there various other assistance ]]
[[ and for putting up with us during the development of this project. ]]
New Alpha Testers - Jon Valdina, Jack Ridgway, Rick Johnston
Others - Pam, Zak, Tim, Jay, Tom, and Cy. Many thanks!
