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- The City Lights Software/Doorware -
- The Story Maker Door Copyright (c) 1992 Gary Elfert -
Version 1.0 Released July 1, 1992
FEATURES:
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o All games from TCL Software support DOOR.SYS, DORINFOx.DEF,
CALLINFO.BBS, SFDOORS.DAT, CURRUSER.BBS, and CHAIN.TXT dropfile formats.
o The Doors can be run on Wildcat v2.x and 3.x, Remote Access, Gap,
Rbbs, Qbbs, Searchlight, Proboard, WWIV, Telegard, SuperBBS,
ViSiON-X, GT-Power, RyBBS, Spitfire, Celerity, and others that
use the same dropfiles as mentioned above.
o Detects loss of Carrier, does not require Watchdog or others.
o Full Fossil Communications Supported.
o Works under Desqview with no Screen Bleeds.
o When you register, you will be sent a key (or whole program)
thru FidoNET, or the U.S. Mail. (Your Choice) You will always
be able to download the lastest version off my bbs, or the
other Support Boards.
o All games are FULLY functional without Registration.
o Download TCLKEYS.ZIP from any of the Support BBS's for latest keys.
DISTRIBUTION:
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You are free to distribute the SHAREWARE version of
The Story Maker Door provided that all files contained are in the
original The Story Maker archive and that they are distributed in
their unmodified state.
WARRANTY:
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This 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. I, the author, do not accept the
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.
LICENSE:
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The Story Maker is distributed as SHAREWARE. Under this
concept you may use the SHAREWARE version of The Story Maker Door
for 6 weeks. After which I expect you to register your copy or
discontinue usage. See REGISTRATION at end of file, for
information. New keys last for 3 months.
PLAYING THE GAME:
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The Story Maker will create 4 stories for you using the words
that you enter. When you run The Story Maker, it will ask you
for some nouns, adjectives, and adverbs. With those, it will
create four different stories that you'll find interesting to
read. This program is very entertaining, and can be quite some
fun fooling around with some different words...
INSTALLATION AND SETUP:
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The Story Maker Door uses DOOR.SYS, DORINFOx.DEF, and many
more Dropfile formats. (Listed below) It can be run on Wildcat,
RA, QBBS, and MANY more BBS's. (Again, listed below). The Story
Maker is ran through a configuration file. The command line
should contain the name of the CONFIG file you're using. If you're
running multiline, you'll want to create a .CFG file for each node.
Here's what the .CFG file contains.
1 <-- Node Number
c:\wc30\wcwork\node1 <-- Path to DROPFILE
DOOR.SYS <-- Name of DROPFILE you're using (see below)
The Story Maker supports these DROPFILES
DOOR.SYS (Wildcat 3.x, GAP, SuperBBS,GT-Power)
DORINFOx.DEF (RA, ProBoard, RBBS, QBBS, ViSiON-X)
CALLINFO.BBS (Wildcat 2.x, Telegard)
CHAIN.TXT (WWIV)
SFDOORS.DAT (Spitfire)
CURRUSER.BBS (RyBBS)
Now, here's what a BATCH file for a Wildcat! 3.x BBS,
using DOOR.SYS would look like:
cd c:\wc30\doors\stmk10
!STMK10 !STMK%WCNODEID%.CFG
Here's what a BATCH file for RA would look like, using
DORINFO1.DEF:
cd c:\ra\stmk10
!STMK10 !STMK1.CFG
The Story Maker uses record locking on all files. It should
function on multi-node systems with no troubles at all. However,
SHARE must be loaded at all times. If Share is not loaded, it
may abort unexpectedly.
This game REQUIRES a Fossil Driver. I would suggest you
try BNU170.ZIP. All you need to do, is start the fossil
driver before the game, and you can leave it up, or terminate
it after the game. You can FREQ BNU170.ZIP, or download it
off any of the Support BBS's listed below.
KNOWN BUG:
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There is one bug I know of, and that is the user's time on
the status bar is not updated, BUT the user's actual time IS
updated. It just won't show you the correct amount of time he
has. I will correct this problem in a future release.
REGISTRATION:
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I know the expenses of running a bbs add up, and you don't
want to shell out $50 a door game. That's why I'm only asking
for $10. With Registration, you may receive the latest version
of The Story Maker Door, thru U.S. Mail, or be sent a key thru
FidoNET, also you will be able to download the latest version off
my BBS, The City Lights, and many other Support Boards. For more
information on Registration, look at the file ORDER.FRM.
I will do my best to support this fully. If you have any
questions or comments, you can contact me on The City Lights BBS
(612) 633-1366, or through FidoNET at 1:282/108. I also monitor
the Door Games Echo on FidoNET and RIME. See SUPPORT below for
boards you can download the latest games from. If you'd like,
you can send me a postcard at:
The City Lights Software
Gary Elfert
3782 Brighton Way
Arden Hills, MN 55112
If your key has expired, or is corrupted, you can get new
key by calling any of the support boards, or FREQ'ing TCLKEYS.ZIP
from any of the support boards below.
SUPPORT:
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To save you time, you can call The City Lights BBS at
612-633-1366 OR 612-639-1873, and log on with the name
"CITY LIGHT" and the password of "SOFTWARE". This will allow
you to download any of The City Lights Software/Doorware on
your first call. If you want to leave a message, and get a
reply, you will have to sign in with your REAL name on
The City Lights (not the other support boards).
You can FREQ the latest version of The Story Maker, with the
magic name STMK from the boards listed below. To get all the
new KEYS for the doors, you can download TCLKEYS.ZIP from any
of the boards listed below.
SYSTEM NAME : PHONE # : MODEM BAUD : FidoNET
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The City Lights : 612-639-1873 : Intel v.32bis : 1:282/108
The City Lights : 612-633-1366 : MM224E 2400 :
The Warehouse : 612-379-8272 : USR v.32bis :
The Warehouse : 612-378-7026 : USR v.32bis/14.4HST :
The Warehouse : 612-379-8376 : USR v.32bis/16.8HST : 1:282/115
TC-AMS : 4 FREQ Lines : USR v.32bis/HST : 1:282/0
OTHER PRODUCTS:
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WCSWAP15.ZIP - The Wildcat! Swapper v1.5. This program randomly
rotates display screens for Wildcat! boards.
FREQ WCSWAP thru FidoNET for latest version.
!COOL10.ZIP - The Cool-Aid Stand v1.0. Door game for many bbs's.
Goal is to try to make as much money as you can.
You buy the supplies, and set the price.
FREQ COOL thru FidoNET for lastest version.
Look for more door games coming in the near future!
* See the file ORDER.FRM on how to receive any of these programs.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:
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I've had alot of people help me out with my Door Games.
Expecially thanks to John Parlin, of JPDoor for all his help
perfecting my code. Also, thanks for all the bbs's Beta
testing out my doors and/or acting as a Support Board. And
last, but not least, all the Sysops and users out there for
the large amount of input you've given me!