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============================
S C R A M B L E !
============================
(C)1991,92 T&J SOFTWARE
PCBoard 14.x and GAP 4.x
WILDCAT!, Spitfire
QBBS, RBBS, RA
WWIV
VERSION 3.0 02/23/92
By
Tom Wildoner
397 West Broadway
Jim Thorpe, PA
18229
VOICE (717)325-9480
From
The T&J BBS
(717)325-9481
12/24/9600/14400
LEGALITIES:
===========
THIS SOFTWARE AND ACCOMPANYING MATERIALS ARE DISTRIBUTED "AS IS"
WITHOUT WARRANTY, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING BUT NOT
LIMITED TO ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL ANYONE INVOLVED WITH
THE CREATION AND PRODUCTION OF THIS PRODUCT BE LIABLE FOR INDIRECT,
SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, ARISING OUT OF ANY USE THEREOF
OR BREACH OF ANY WARRANTY.
SUPPORT:
========
Please feel free to call me at my BBS number or voice number. Word
lists will be available on my BBS for download as they are prepared.
DISTRIBUTION:
=============
You may make this file available for downloading from your BBS or you may
upload it to any BBS of your choice, provided that you do not make any
changes to the contents of the archive (ZIP file). The archive and its
individual contents may not be used by any service that charges any money
whatsoever, without the written permission of the author.
REGISTERING:
============
The tournament mode is disabled until registered. Scramble will only
pick words from word list number one until registered. Scramble will
only use the first 25 words from word list one until registered.
Once registered -- simply call T&J BBS to download a new KEY file and
it will unlock all the features of the registered version including
the full 1800+ word lists!
FEATURES:
=========
--- Return to BBS on dropped carrier.
--- 4-minutes no activity will return to BBS.
--- Online Chat.
--- You can blank the display.
--- Dump user back to BBS.
--- Drop to DOS function.
--- Desqview Aware.
--- COM1-4 support and non-standard IRQ's.
--- Colorful ANSI screens.
--- Makes TOP TEN ANSI & ASCII bulletins.
--- NO BRUN module needed for play.
--- BETA tested on five different boards.
--- Use of HOT KEYS while in the door.
--- Support BBS available.
--- Easily RESET the entire program.
--- Self maintaining no maintenance required.
--- Door resets every month to give ALL players a chance.
LIST OF FILES:
==============
SCRAMBLE.KEY ------>>> DEMO Key file -- register to receive a new
KEY file.
SCRAM30.EXE ------>>> Executible Program (NO BRUN45 needed!)
SCORE.DAT ------>>> Data File which stores the player information.
SCRAMBLE.CFG ------>>> Configuration file for SCRAMBLE.EXE
SCRAMBLE.DOC ------>>> This file.
SCRAMBLE.LOG ------>>> LOG file for SYSOP use. This is an ASCII
LOG file.
SCRAMBLE.HLP ------>>> Online help file.
SCRAMBLE.MON ------>>> Last month's winner.
SCRAMBLE.SCO ------>>> Current top player for the month.
SYSOP.CFG ------>>> Your configuration file. See below.
WORDx.TXT ------>>> Word lists.
SCRAMBLE.CAT ------>>> List containing catagories that you want your
users to get BONUS points for! It will hold up
to 20 catagories.
LOCAL.* ------>>> Files needed for you try Scramble locally.
SCR*.* ------>>> Data files called by Scramble.
SEXTRA.EXE ------>>> Contains the bulletin routines and the
tournament word generator. Also resets
Scramble!
INSTALLATION: IMPORTANT!!!!!!!
==================================
First run SEXTRA with the RESET command line! This will reset all
score and place the current month in the SYSOP.CFG file. This program
only needs to run initially, or whenever you want to reset everything
from scratch.
EXAMPLE: SCRAMBLE RESET Run this before doing anything
else!!!!!
Alter the file SCRAMBLE.CFG following the example provided:
C:\WILDCAT\CALLINFO.BBS ──┐ <- For Wildcat!
C:\PCB\PCBOARD.SYS │ <- For PCBoard using PCBOARD.SYS only
C:\PCB\USERS │ <- For PCBoard using USERS only
C:\BBS\DOOR.SYS │ <- For Systems that support DOOR.SYS
C:\BBS\DORINFOx.DEF │ <- For QBBS/RBBS/RA. Replace x with Node #.
T&J Software BBS <- Your BBS Name
Tom <- SysOp's First Name
Wildoner <- SysOp's Last Name
Next, make your DOORx.BAT file following the example provided:
ECHO OFF
CD\WC30\DOOR\SCRAMBLE
SCRAM30 SCRAMBLE.CFG
MULTINODE SYSTEMS:
==================
This door is DesqView aware, when running in more than one node, be
sure to supply a different configuration name for each node (your
choice of name).
EX: SCRAM1.CFG SCRAM2.CFG
NOTE: Scramble supports COM 1-4 on the standard IRQ's - COM1/COM3 = IRQ4 and
COM2/COM4 = IRQ3. If you wish to use a non-standard IRQ, add the IRQ
number after the configuration filename. Let's assume your Door is
called SCRAMBLE and you want to use COM1 and IRQ5. The command line
passed to your Door would be:
SCRAM30 SCRAMBLE.CFG /5
The /5 tells Scramble to use IRQ5 rather than the standard IRQ4 that
is normally used with COM1. No /x parameter is needed for the standard
IRQ's.
BONUS CATAGORIES:
=================
Changing the catagories in SCRAMBLE.CAT: This file contains a listing of
catagories that you feel deserve BONUS points! If a word is picked and it
is from this catagory, BONUS points will be awarded.
IMPORTANT!!: This file must contain 20 catagories! Simply enter a "" in
the lines that do not contain data. Looking at the SCRAMBLE.CAT file will
show you the proper setup. This file comes all ready for you -- As you add
word lists, or new lists become available from T&J Software, you be told
what to add to this file.
YOUR CONFIGURATION FILE:
========================
Change the SYSOP.CFG file to meet your needs:
25
7
275
2
Y
C:\WC30\BULL\BULL99.SCR
C:\WC30\BULL\BULL99.BBS
LINE 1: Number of words/play a user may attempt.
LINE 2: Number of WORDx.TXT files you have.
LINE 3: Number of words per list.
LINE 4: Current month. Used for resetting the scores monthly!
LINE 5: Tournament mode (Y or N)
LINE 6: Path to your color bulletin.
LINE 7: Path to your ASCII bulletin.
The only items you need to set initially are lines 5, 6, and 7. The
first four lines will all be configured for you. You can alter line one
if you feel 25 words per play is too low or high.
TOURNAMENT MODE:
================
Turning tournament mode on does the following: The first player of the
day will have to wait a few seconds until the tournament words are
selected. Next, the tournament words will be compiled into a file
called TOURNY.TXT. All users who play today will get the same words
(scrambled differently). The tournament generator will look at your
SYSOP.CFG file, look at line one (for the number of words), and will
pick that number of words randomly from all your WORDx.TXT files. The
tournament mode is dissabled until the door is registered.
The above file will come configured to the word lists which are shipped
with the game. As you add word lists, simply change lines 2 and 3 to
reflect the changes! Scramble currently ships with 1800+ words!
LOCAL MODE:
===========
To run in LOCAL mode simply run SCRAMBLE using the LOCAL.BAT file:
EXAMPLE: LOCAL
RESETTING:
==========
Scramble will reset at the first of each month -- no maintenance
needed. However, you can reset Scramble any time you wish using the
SEXTRA RESET command.
WORD LISTS:
===========
Scramble currently ships with 7 word lists -- each list contains 275
words! You can have up to 50 word lists (WORD1.TXT to WORD50.TXT), but
each list must have the same number of words. Let's say you make your own
word list containing 275 words. This will be your 8th word list. Name
your word list WORD8.TXT and place it in your SCRAMBLE directory. Next,
change line 2 of your SYSOP.CFG file to 8 -- that's it, Scramble will
now accept words from your word list!
If you start making word lists, please UL them to my BBS so I can
incorporate them into future versions and make them available to other
Scramble users to DL. If you contribute word lists, I will make some
deductions from future door game registration fees for you.
FUTURE VERSIONS:
================
---> What would you like to see added? Just let me know.
VERSION HISTORY:
================
Version 1.00 ......... First release. 2/2/91
Version 1.10 ......... Maintenance update. Changed BBS name. 8/17/91
Version 2.00 ......... Now using BASIC PDS v7.1, all external files
placed inside the main code, now support WC!
2.x and 3.x, added tournament mode. 10/1/91
Version 2.10 ......... Fix for BBS running with com port unlocked.
Other small mods made also. 02/01/92
Version 3.00 ......... Converted to DoorFrame routines -- facelift
for the program. 02/23/92
That's all there is to it! If you have any problems or questions
please feel free to call the T&J BBS at (717)325-9481.
Future add on word lists will be available to DL from my BBS.
See the REGISTER.TXT file for registering.
Your users will get a lot of duplicate words until the game is
registered.