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The Simpsons Set-Up Instructions
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
For questions, call an Alpha Site:
Back Woods BBS--(313) 286-6875
Taj Mahal BBS --(313) 463-2611
A NOTE ABOUT THE PROGRAM
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
This program was compiled with DoorDriver 3.0 by Scott Baker
and Derrick Parkhurst. Therefore, you will follow the same
guidelines as other DoorDriver games (such as Galactic Warzone).
To activate the program, the format is:
doorname {{number of DORINFO.DEF file}}
For most boards, this will read SIMPSONS 1. The game does
not support multiple nodes. There are three other features of
DoorDriver that you might want to take note of. The first is the
configuration menu. To configure the program for your BBS, you
will need to edit the enclosed file, SIMPSONS.CTL. Instructions
for editing it are contained within the file. If you are
familiar with Galactic Warzone setup, you will recognize this
file. MAKE SURE YOU EDIT THE POPTOWIN COMMAND IF YOU ARE UP-
GRADING OR SETTING UP THE GAME FOR THE FIRST TIME.
A command line parameter that comes in handy sometimes
is the local mode. To logon to the game locally (although you
can do it through your BBS just as easily), the format is:
doorname/l
The last feature is the set of Alt-Key combinations you can
use within the program. These are used to access special func
tions, such as chat modes and other defined features. The fea
tures for this game are as follows:
Alt-C Chat Mode
Alt-H Help Menu
Alt-I System Info
Alt-W Remove User
To run the program, you will need to configure the game for
one of the options that your BBS uses (mine is compatible with
QBBS and RBBS for example) and set up the option within the
board. Then you will need to set up a batch file to run the
game. This can be rather tricky, seeing that you need to copy
the DORINFO file into the game directory before it can be used.
The following is the batch file I use to run the game:
>c:
>cd \bbs\simpsons
>copy c:\bbs\dorinfo1.def c:\bbs\simpsons
>del c:\bbs\dorinfo1.def
>simpsons 1
>exit
There are two other executable files included in the ZIP
package, RESTART.EXE and USEREDIT.EXE. RESTART is self
explanatory. It will delete the data files for the current game
and create a new game. USEREDIT can be run to alter the user
records. It is a rather simple program and fairly self
explanatory.
The last point that you need to know is how to change the
logon screen (displayed right after the opening credits). The
logon picture is contained in the file SIMPSONS.ANS. You can
alter this to your needs. Although it has the .ANS extension, it
does not necessarily have to be an ANSI file.
Well, that's about it for the set-up procedures. It's a
fairly simple game to get working. If you have any problems or
notice any major bugs, please drop me a note at my BBS and tell
me. It's been through a lot of criticism and has kept me on my
toes trying to get new versions out. Thanks for your cooperation
as it makes my job a lot easier!
Until then...