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SUB ATTACK
Copyright (c) 1991 Rick Salinas
Written by: Rick Salinas
_________________________________________________________________
Contact: Dark Side of the Moon BBS
209-225-6824 24hrs
Fido (1:205/72)
Fresno, CA
Rick Salinas (sysop)
Shareware notice
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This program is not free. You are most welcome to try
and evaluate this program for a period not to exceed 30
days. After this period of time, and you continue to
use Sub Attack you are expected to register it.
You may freely distribute Sub Attack as long as no
money is charged for it. All files must remain intact
and UNMODIFIED. If you do distribute this program,
make sure it is intact and in original form. There is
nothing more frustrating than receiving an incomplete
program.
This software is provided on an "AS IS" basis without
any warranties whatsoever.
In no event shall I, Rick Salinas, be liable for any
indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages
or any loss of business profits, business interruption,
loss of business information, or losses arising out of
the use of or inability to use this software or
accompanying written material, even if I have been
advised of the possibility of such damages.
Under any circumstances shall any individual(s) may sell, or in
anyway make a profit from this program without prior written
permission from the author.
PLEASE REGISTER YOUR COPY OF SUB ATTACK TODAY!!!
Print out REGISTER.FRM and "Go for it!"
Thanks, Rick Salinas
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SUB ATTACK - SYSOP INSTRUCTIONS
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Copyright 1991 Written by: Rick Salinas
Tired of playing those dice rolling, hacking, space trading
games? Well here is a door program that is full of graphics,
fast communication routines and fun arcade like play. Thanks for
trying Sub Attack. You will have a chance to try your skills as
an attack sub commander against the enemies of freedom and
democracy. Over 16 graphical map displays, Color instrument
arrays and support systems. Easy interface to Wildcat BBS,
generic DOORS.SYS drop files (GAP version) or as a stand alone
arcade game for you PC.
Please feel free to pass it around and upload it to your favorite
BBS.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
CGA monitor (sysop end only, MONO ok on remote providing
remote user receives ansi)
IBM XT/AT/386 computer with atleast 210K
INSTALLATION:
Sub Attack should be a relatively easy game to install
on your BBS. Just complete the following steps and you
should be on your way.
1. Create a Sub Attack directory and place
all the program files into it. Just for
kicks lets suppose you called it
C:\Doors\Sub
2. Now that all files are in that directory
we must go to said directory by typing
cd c:\doors\sub
Now we can execute the configure the Sub
Attack for your BBS. Execute the
configuration program called CONFIG.EXE
Type CONFIG at the dos prompt. Answer
the following questions.
A) BBS Name: Type the name of your
BBS here. If you are
not playing Sub Attack
on a BBS, Enter your
name if you wish.
B) Sysop Name: Enter the sysops name.
C) Enter Sub Attack Directory:
As per our example enter the
full drive/path name where you
put the game files. As in our
example enter C:\doors\sub
D) Enter the number of plays:
This sets the maximum number of
sessions allowed per day per user.
Recommend 2-3 per day but enter
what you like. You should not
enter a number greater than 10.
Thats about it for configuring, now this is how to
start the game. First if you are running a BBS you
must supply either Wildcat's CALLINFO.BBS or GAP's
DOOR.SYS to run Sub Attack. I personally us Wildcat's
CALLINFO.BBS. When running a door you must create
your own batch file to execute the game. For example
if I am using a CALLINFO.BBS drop file I would first
copy the drop file into the Sub Attack directory and
then execute the game. For example I would use a batch
like this:
copy c:\cat\callinfo.bbs c:\cat\sub
cd c:\cat\sub
SA.EXE
cd c:\cat
And of course start your bbs up again after your done. If
you decide to use the DOOR.SYS file you again must copy
the drop file (door.sys) to the game directory and
execute SA.EXE /d the /d means you are using
DOOR.SYS and not CALLINFO.BBS. You should use a similar
batch file but include the /d on the command line and
DOOR.SYS instead of CALLINFO.BBS.
PAGE SYSOP function
Included in versions 1.1d and later, a user may PAGE SYSOP.
To ENABLE this function add /PAGE to the command line like this:
SA /PAGE
You also must edit the PAGE.CTL file. This file determines what
time of day a page will be allowed. Its self explanatory. But
remember, it doesnt matter what you do to page.ctl, paging will
not work if you don't include the /PAGE command as noted above.
Note: To exit a chat session the sysop must press ESC key.
LOCAL PLAY (without a BBS)
To play Sub Attack without the need of a BBS simply
type
SA local
You will still need to execute the MAINT and MISSION on
occassion.
You must execute the MAINT.EXE and MISSION.EXE atleast
once a day. The MAINT.EXE file will delete old players
from the game and is configurable. Say you want
players older than 30 days deleted from the game to
make room for new players type MAINT.EXE 30 IMPORTANT!
YOU MUST HAVE THE DATE SET CORRECTLY PRIOR TO EXECUTING
MAINT.EXE else loss of player data may occur.
You can run MISSION.EXE as often as you like. This
program randomizes the targets in the game so no two
games are the same. I recommend this program be run
atleast once a day. NOTE: To run either of these
programs you must first change to the game files
directory before executing the MAINT.EXE or MISSION.EXE
You may run SUB ATTACK on a trial basis for 30 days
free of charge. Test drive it and see if your users
like it.... This is my second attempt at door writing.
I am not a programmer, I'm a Civil Engineering Student
at CSU Fresno. I wrote this program during vacation
and hope others sysops like it. If the program is well
received I will write extra missions for the game and
make revisions should good suggestions come my way.
This is all I ask.... If bugs should arise please dont
get angry... but infact tell me descriptively what
happened and your system set up and I will try to help
you. If you are a registered user you will of course
be able to d/l revisions should they be made available
and never have to reregister your game again! But
please, if you have never registered a door before
please start with this one. Im not asking much just a
little something so I can perhaps augment my hardware.
At the moment I dont have DESQVIEW and cant test this
door properly, however I have heard some folks have had
success. Please register your copy today. Please see the
REGISTRATION docs called REGISTER.FRM, print this out and
register the game as soon as you can. Thanks so much
for taking the time out to try SUB ATTACK!.
If you have any comments and have access to Doorware
National Echo, drop me a note and I will try to help you.
Sincerely,
Rick Salinas