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┌────────────────────────────────────────────┐
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│ TANK COMMAND │
│ ======================= │
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│ A Live Game for Many BBS's │
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│ Game Release Version 3.0 - 01/01/91 │
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│ (C)opyright 1990 │
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│ By │
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│ SECRET SERVICE BBS │
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│ Mike Wilson │
│ P.O. Box 9521 │
│ Huntington, WV │
│ 25704 │
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│ BBS (304) 429-6838 │
│ 1200/2400/9600 24 hrs. │
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└────────────────────────────────────────────┘
TANK COMMAND (C)opyright 1990 - Page 1
Warranty
This is product is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. The
entire risk as to the results and performance of the program is assumed by
you. Futher more, I the author do not warrant, guarantee, or make any
representations regarding the use of, or the results of the use of the program,
and you rely on the program and results solely at your own risk. I the author
cannot accept responsibility for system damage, loss of profit, or any other
special, incidental, or consequential damages resulting from the use or
inability to use this product.
Copyright
The Multi-board TANK COMMAND live game is distributed as SHAREWARE.
Under this concept you may use the SHAREWARE (unregistered) version for a
reasonable period of time, which I consider to be three weeks, after which you
must either register your copy or discontinue usage.
Registration
With registration you will recieve the latest registered copy of TANK COMMAND
with the ability to download any futher updates from Secret Service BBS
at no extra cost. You will also recieve any support the author can give
in reference to bugs or other problems that may arise in using the game.
I feel that sysop's have enough expense without charging a high cost for a game
for their users. I have set the cost of registration at $20.00 which I feel
if people will follow the shareware concept will be enough to cover shipping
and handling and encourage me to write more doors.
See register.txt for ordering instructions.
Distribution
You are free, in fact encouraged, to distribute the SHAREWARE (unregistered)
version of the Multi-board TANK COMMAND Live Game provided that all files
contained in the original TANK COMMAND archive are distributed in their
original unmodified state.
TANK COMMAND (C)opyright 1990 - Page 2
Introduction
&
How To Play
Tank Command simulates combat action from inside of a tank. You are
looking outside through a view port and as you move using your
instrumentation you can see the enemy move into sight. When the
enemy is in sight you may use bullets or missles to attempt to
make a "kill". You only have so much energy to move your tank with
each day and also a limited amount of missles and bullets. Missles
are more reliable at destroying the enemy but bullets also work well.
Players compete each month for the highest number of kills. Top ten
players are recorded to a bulletin as well as the prior months
champion.
Options and Information
This door game will also create color and mono top 10 bulletins and write them
in directories of your choice written in the .CFG file.
Installation and Setup
The game is relatively easy to install. Create a new directory and
dissolve the contents of Tank.zip into it.
Run the Setup.exe program and answer the questions as they appear.
If you have problem answering a question refer to the detailed
description below.
Create a batch file to call the game from following the instructions
listed below under 'Batch Files'.
The following are detailed descriptions of each file.
If you are running multi-nodes then you must use an ASCII word
processor or Copy Con to create .cfg files for each node as
described below.
TANK.CFG contains:
The Secret Service BBS <-- Name of BBS
Mike <-- Sysop's first name
Wilson <-- Sysop's last name
C:\PATH\bbsinfo.??? <-- Path and filename for BBS Info file
C:\Path\Bullname.Clr <-- Path & Filename to create COLOR bulletin
C:\Path\Bullname.mon <-- Path & Filename to create MONO bulletin
NO <-- NO or locked COM PORT Baud Rate
O <-- (O)ne or (U)nlimited plays per day
50 <-- Number of bullets a player gets per day
12 <-- Number of missles a player gets per day
100 <-- Amount of energy a player gets per day
NOTE:
The line refering to bbsinfo.??? is the file your particular board software
creates when it drops to a door. This would be:
Wildcat prior to V3.0 ---> Callinfo.bbs Spitfire --> SFDoors.dat
GAP or WILDCAT 3.0+ -----> Door.sys PCBoard ---> PCBoard.sys
QuickBBS -> Dorinfox.def (The x is 1 or 2 depending on node #)
NOTE FOR MULTI NODES!
You may now have several .cfg files to allow use on multinode systems.
Use the above .cfg format but name each .cfg file differently. You
may call them what you want as long as you correctly call them from
the batch file command line.
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Example: Node1: game game.cfg
Node2: game game1.cfg
The setup.exe file will create only one .cfg file titled
TANK.cfg. You must make the second, third, etc .cfgs
with a standard ascii word processor or the use of Copy Con
from dos.
** If you are running multi-nodes and need to change either Com 3 or 4
to a non-standard address or IRQ please read Port.doc text file.
TANK.DAT contains:
This file contains the following user data:
"SYSOP","01-07-1990","0"
Data has to be kept in this format.
TANK.TXT contains:
This is the instruction file for TANK COMMAND. When a user selects the
Read Instructions option during the game, this file is read for
instructions. This file MUST BE PRESENT and Not altered in any way for
TANK COMMAND to run properly
PORT.DOC
---------
Instructions file for Multi-node users that need to alter Com 3 or 4's
Address or IRQ settings.
BOARD.TXT
---------
Don't worry about this file. It is created when you run setup.exe
This file tells the game which BBS Software you are running and
tells it to read the correct board file. THERE SHOULD NOT BE A
BOARD.TXT FILE IN THE GAME DIRECTORY IF YOUR RUNNING WILDCAT
PRIOR TO VERSION 3.0!
The game looks for this file and defaults to Wildcat if it isn't
found.
For other boards it will contain one line with one of the following:
QuickBBS --------> QBBS GAP or WILDCAT 3.0+ --> GAP
PCBoard ---------> PCB Spitfire -------------> SPITFIRE
List of Files In Archive
The following files are either found in your TANK COMMAND Zip or will be
created during the runtime execution of the game or Setup.exe.
TANK.EXE <--- Executable Program.
TANK.CFG #<--- Configuration File.
TANK.DAT <--- Store User's Name, Last Play Date & Score.
TANK.TXT <--- Instructions Used By Program.
BULLET##.SCR *<--- COLOR Bulletin
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BULLET##.BBS *<--- MONO Bulletin
SETUP.exe <--- Initial Setup program (Run first!)
TANK.DOC <--- This File.
PORT.DOC <--- Doc for Com 3 or 4 address or IRQ alteration
* DENOTES that file is created during RUN-TIME.
# DENOTES files which are created during run of Setup.exe
Batch Files
=================
Be sure that you have edited or created the TANK.CFG file with the correct
information as described earlier in these docs. The individual setups do not
repeat this necessary process.
Wildcat! 1.13 & 2.0+ Setup:
---------------------------
First, create your DOOR##.BAT (2.0+) or LIVE##.BAT (1.13) like this eample:
ECHO OFF
CD \WILDCAT\DOORS\TANK
TANK TANK.CFG
CD \WILDCAT
CAT.BAT
place this batch file in your Node# directory if running Multi-Nodes or in
your Wildcat (default) directory if single node.
Second, Create a sub-directory for the door program such as in the following
example:
C:\WILDCAT\DOORS\TANK
Third, put the TANK game files in the \WILDCAT\DOORS\TANK directory.
Forth, add this game to your live program menu for user selection and your
ready to run the door.
If this is a little unclear then please read your systems documentation for
more detailed instructions.
If you use a door monitoring program then read their documentation for
their specific setup.
Gap Setup:
----------
First, add the number and name of the door to your menu. This will allow the
user to select the door by number.
Second, edit or create the file called DOORS.DAT which is normally in the GEN
directory. Following is an example line to add:
TC 10
TANK COMMAND (C)opyright 1990 Page - 5
where 'TC' stands for the name of the batch file (shown below) to invoke the
the door and '10' is the required security level.
Third, create a sub-directory for TANK to be placed in. And example
would be:
C:\GAP\TANK
place all the files in the TANK.ZIP archive inside this directory.
Forth, create a batch file called TANK which should be placed in the
default directory. Following is example contents of this file:
ECHO OFF
CD\GAP\TANK
TANK TANK.CFG
CD\GAP
GAP
the last line in the TANK file should invoke the batch file which loads
the GAP BBS system.
If this is a little unclear then please read your systems documentation for
more detailed instructions.
If you use a door monitoring program then read their documentation for
their specific setup.
Spitfire Setup:
---------------
First edit your SFDOOR.MNU and add the following line. If you are not running
and doors at this time you will need to create this file.
TANK, 10
Where TANK is the name of the door to appear on your menu and the 10
is the lowest security level that will be allowed to enter the door. Don't
forget the comma (,) after the name.
Second create a sub-directory to place the door game in. In this example we
will use 'C:\SF\DOOR_A' for the game directory.
Third move all the files in the TANK.ZIP archive into this directory.
Forth edit your SF.BAT file adding the following lines.
:DOOR_A
CD\SF\DOORS_A
TANK TANK.CFG
CD\SF
GOTO LOOP
Fifth, rerun Sf.BAT and your ready to begin play.
If this is a little unclear then please read your systems documentation for
more detailed instructions.
If you use a door monitoring program then read their documentation for
their specific setup.
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PCBoard 14.0+ Setup:
--------------------
First, edit your DOORS and DOORSG file so that it shows TANK with the door
number relating to it's position in DOORS.DAT.
Second, edit the DOORS.DAT file so that it includes TANK.
Third, create a sub-directory for TANK to be placed in. And example
would be:
C:\PCB\TANK
place all the files in the TANK.ZIP archive inside this directory.
Forth, create a batch file called TANK which should be placed in the
default directory. Following is example contents of this file:
ECHO OFF
CD\PCB\TANK
TANK TANK.CFG
CD\PCB
BOARD
the last line in the TANK file should invoke the batch file which loads
the PCboard BBS system.
If this is a little unclear then please read your systems documentation for
more detailed instructions.
If you use a door monitoring program then read their documentation for
their specific setup.
QuickBBS Setup:
---------------
First, add the game to your games menu and select the correct type for doors.
Second, create a sub-directory for the game and move all the files from the
zip file to this directory.
Third, the game reads the file DORINFOx.DEF. Where 'x' is the node number.
Since QuickBBS only supports one node at this time then this file should be
'DORINFO1.DEF'. This file's drive\path\filename should be on the third line
of the configuration file.
Note: It was told to me that the upcoming 3.0 version of QuickBBS will
support Multi-Nodes and that the 'DORINFOx.DEF' will be changed
to 'DORINFxx.DEF' to support Multi-Nodes. This game is written
where you can specify this new name as well as any others.
Forth, create a batch file called TANK which should be placed in the
default directory. Following is example contents of this file:
ECHO OFF
CD\QUICKBBS\TANK
TANK TANK.CFG
CD\QUICKBBS
QBBS.BAT
the last line in the TANK file should invoke the batch file which loads
the QuickBBS system.
TANK COMMAND (C)opyright 1990 Page - 7
If this is a little unclear then please read your systems documentation for
more detailed instructions.
If you use a door monitoring program then read their documentation for
their specific setup.
Technical Support
If you have problems with the Multi-Board TANK COMMAND live game you may
contact Mike Wilson at the Secret Service BBS 24 hours per day.
Also Node ID SECRET on PCRELAY Network or 1:262/29 on FIDO.
Order Information
Just mail $20.00 Check, Money Order or Cash to:
Please include your board name with your order
as you want it to appear within the program.
Mike Wilson
P.O. Box 9521
Huntington, WV
25704
Make Checks out to Mike Wilson.
Thanks to Jeff Sumberg for some great C routines used in this door!
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