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- ░▒▓ Ambroshia: Test of Time 3.0 Alpha ▓▒░
- Copyright (c) 2004
-
- DISCLAIMER
-
- The author has taken every precaution to insure that no harm
- or damage will occur on computer systems operating this package.
- Nevertheless, the author shall NOT be held liable for whatever
- may happen on your computer system or to any computer systems
- which connects to your own as a result of operating this package.
- The user assumes full responsibility for the correct operation of
- this software package, whether harm or damage results from software
- error, hardware malfunction, or operator error. NO warranties are
- offered, expressly stated or implied, including without limitation
- or restriction any warranties of operation for a particular purpose
- and/or merchantability. If you do not agree with this then do NOT
- use this program.
-
- LICENSE AGREEMENT
-
- The game program, support files, and documentation are copyrighted
- products of Dominic Carretto. Dominic Carretto reserves all rights to
- these products. This is protected by the United States of America
- (USA) and International Copyright Laws. In no way shall the
- components of the game software package be reproduced or modified
- in any form or method without prior expressly written permission
- from Dominic Carretto.
-
- Tampering with or altering the contents or integrity of the game
- software package is prohibited. No fee may be charged by any
- agency other than Dominic Carretto beyond the cost of distributing
- unregistered copies without prior expressly written permission from
- Dominic Carretto.
-
- This game is distributed under the Shareware concept. You are
- allowed to operate this game for a trial period of thirty (30)
- days. After this trial period, you must register the game
- or discontinue its usage. Again if you do not agree with this
- then do NOT use this game.
-
-
- --==[Introduction]==--:
-
- Ambroshia started as a way for me to get back into the BBS world. After
- a few years away from the BBS, I started to feel a bit nostalgic. When I
- started coding Ambroshia v2.01, I had decided to code the game in Virtual
- Pascal. Though this language was old and had many limitations, it was the
- easiest way to get the game done at the time. However, after 2.01 was
- released I felt that the game was to crippled. By that I mean, the old
- limitations in Pascal would not allow me to make a world where you could
- stay and play forever. There were money limitations, speed limitations, and
- multiplayer limitations.
-
- So that brings me to 3.0 Alpha. Four months after releasing 2.01 to the
- general public, I decided to completely REWRITE the entire game in C++.NET.
- This gave me a chance to show the greatest amount of creativity allowed for
- a bbs door game. There are no limits set on any values, so this game should
- never need to be reset!
-
- I am hoping that this game is now the definitive replacement for LORD,
- Usurper, Exitilus and any other games :). I have worked my ass off for
- many months to ensure the game has a little bit of everything..
-
- I hope you enjoy the new 3.0 Alpha and please let me know of any
- issues/comments etc!
- - Dominic
-
- --==[UNREGISTERED LIMITATIONS]==--:
-
- Players will be unable to use the depository.
- Players cannot access high level monsters.
- Players cannot send romatic mail.
- A few other small features disabled..
-
-
- --==[TO DO LIST]==--:
-
- Before the final copy ships or when it ships I'd like to include:
- 1. Player editor - highly requested item.
- 2. Quests - Sorry didnt have time to implement them in the alpha!
- 3. Marriage In Kingdoms - The ability to wed a king/queen and become a co-ruler.
- 4. Bug Fixes - Fix any bugs that are found between alpha and final.
-
- Future:
- 1. InterBBS Support!
-
- --==[Installation:]==--:
-
- Place BBSAD1.ans or BBSAD2.ans as a logon on your BBS. This will help
- players get into the game :).
-
- NOTE: Ambroshia 3.0 is NOT an upgrade to 2.01. This is a BRAND NEW GAME!
-
- Ambroshia 3.0 needs to be kept seperate from 2.01.
-
- Just unzip the AMB3ALPHA.ZIP into a directory that you want the game run from.
- ie: c:\ambroshia
-
-
- --==[Setup]==--:
-
- Here I will explain how to setup the game in a few different BBS environments.
-
- @@ Local Mode @@:
-
- Just run Ambroshia.exe -L
-
-
- @@ Synchronet @@:
-
- Startup Directory: c:\ambroshia
- CommandLine: ambroshia.exe /N %N /D %N /SOCKET %H
- Multiple Users: Yes
- Native 32-bit: Yes
- BBS Drop File In: Mystic DOOR32.SYS
- Place Drop File In: Node Directory
-
-
- @@ WinServer @@:
-
- Step 1: You must run Ambroshia through a batch file. Copy WCAMB.BAT
- from your Ambroshia directory and place it wherever you normally put door
- batch files, and edit it as directed in the batch file's comments.
-
- Step 2: Configure your BBS to run the door as "Door32 Compatible" for Door
- Type, and "WCAMB.BAT" for the Batch File. Be sure to enable the Multi-user
- toggle option.
-
- Step 3: You must copy WinServers DOOR32.DLL file into the directory you put
- Ambroshia 3.0 in. This will allow the native support for WinServer in
- Ambroshia to work!
-
-
- @@ Mystic Setup @@:
-
- Command Data: c:\ambroshia\ambroshia.exe /n %3 /d c:\mystic\temp%3
-
-
- @@ ELEBBS Setup @@:
-
- Command Line: c:\ambroshia\ambroshia.exe -n *N -d c:\ele\NODE*N\door32.sys -socket *W
-
-
- @@ GameSrv Setup @@:
- ** SELECT NO FOSSIL **
- Command Line: c:\ambroshia\ambroshia.exe /n *N /d c:\bbs\node*N /socket *H
-
- --==[Resetting Game]==--:
-
- If you want to ever reset your game, go to the Ambroshia directory and run
- the reset.bat file. Thats it!
-
-
- --==[Problems]==--:
-
- If you run into a problem installing/setting up the door game, please contact
- me and I'll do my best to get you going. I am also available in the irc chat
- channel #bbs on irc.thebbs.org, as are a number of other sysops/bbs
- programmers.
-
-
- --==[Registration]==--:
-
- I know I know, nobody likes to pay money anymore. Well this game has taken a
- lot out of my life! I went nearly 2 months without watching any TV and working
- on this game 8-10hrs a day every day!
-
- If you already have registered Ambroshia 2.01, you are eligible for a free
- upgrade to 3.0.
-
- If you find this game worth registration or your users are harassing you to
- register the damn game read register.doc
- OR go to http://www.thebbs.org/ambroshia and click on the registration link
- to pay via Paypal..its only $15..
-
- --==[Copyright]==--:
-
- Ambroshia: Test of Time -=- Copyright (c) 2003-2004 Dominic Carretto
-
- Thanks to the Purenum arbitrary-precision bignum library!
- Free source software: http://freshmeat.net/projects/purenum/
-
- This SOFTWARE is protected by copyright laws and international treaty
- provisions. You acknowledge that no title to the intellectual property in
- the SOFTWARE is transferred to you. You further acknowledge that title and
- full ownership rights to the SOFTWARE will remain the exclusive property of the
- Dominic Carretto and you will not acquire any rights to the SOFTWARE except as
- expressly set forth in this license. You agree that any copies of the SOFTWARE
- will contain the same proprietary notices which appear on and in the SOFTWARE.
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