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- THIS DOC ALWAYS CONTAINS IMPORTANT INFORMATION. PLEASE READ CAREFULLY!
- ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
- NOTE:
- ────
-
- Anytime you are upgrading TO a version FROM a version that does not have
- specific instructions in the documentation here, you should delete what you
- have installed and reinstall The Quest For Nora. Delete all the files in
- your TQFN directory and follow the instructions in INSTALL.DOC with the
- NEW archive. This may seem like a hassle, but there are sometimes
- substantial changes between certain versions and the CONFIG.EXE program makes
- installation a snap.
-
-
-
- What's NEW in version 4.2?
- ──────────────────────────
-
- -> Added a CLEAN MODE option. This feature will allow the Sysop to toggle
- the CLEAN MODE on or off. If it is toggled on, then the option APPROACH
- THE VILLAGE VIRGIN at the Travel to the Gathering Hut menu will be
- disabled. This ones for you Della :) Some Sysop's did not like the
- option on their "G" rated BBS. Personally I thought it was fine for all
- ages, but now the Sysop has the option to have it or not.
-
- -> ALL EPM's will now work even in the unregistered version of TQFN.
- Registrations have been steady enough for me to no longer disable these
- and allow everyone to try them. Players cannot get past level 6 still and
- this is the ONLY limitation in the unregistered game. Personally I think
- that's enough to get folks to register the game. Sucks when you can't
- win :)
-
- -> Make sure you obtain v2.1 of ALL EPM's to run with this version of TQFN.
- Upgrading them will be a simple overwrite of the files.
-
-
- UPGRADING FROM v3.4 or v3.5 or v4.0 or v4.1 to v4.2:
- ───────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
- FILES INCLUDED IN THE ARCHIVE:
- ─────────────────────────────
-
- FILE_ID.DIZ <- Decription file
- INSTALL.DOC <- First time installation doc
- QUESTV42.EXE <- Main Quest For Nora archive
- UPGRADE.DOC <- Your in it
- UPGRADE.EXE <- Upgrading executable
-
- Move UPGRADE.EXE and QUESTV42.EXE into your Quest For Nora directory. Run
- UPGRADE.EXE. The program will ask you if you would like to toggle the
- CLEAN MODE on or off (Y = ON N = OFF). When the program starts to unarchive
- the main Quest For Nora archive it will ask you if you would like to
- overwrite the first file. Choose "A" here to overwrite ALL of the files.
-
- Don't worry, precautions have been taken with UPGRADE.EXE to keep your current
- configuration settings intact. Your QUEST.CFG file will remain intact.
- Upgrading manually is not recommended. Use UPGRADE.EXE to do this for you.
- Once the overwrites have been completed, your game will be upgraded.
-
- YOUR GAME DOES NOT NEED TO BE RESET!
-
- That's it...You are all ready to go again!
-
- -> Once this is done, you can delete ALL of the files listed above. They
- no longer need to be used.
-
- Thanks for choosing The Quest For Nora for your BBS!
-
-
-
-
- What's NEW in version 4.1?
- ──────────────────────────
-
- -> Fixed a few small bugs found by users looking to fool around more than
- actually play the game. When the user entered a name to send mail to or
- a name to attack, instead of entering an actual name, these users had
- entered leading spaces. No harm done in the mail routine, but these
- spaces would allow the user to say no through a listing of players and
- then say something to the effect of: "Would you like to attack ?[Y/N]"
- If the user said Yes, then after a nonsense battle the TQFN player.dat
- file would become corrupt because of the nonexistent record. A tough one
- to find folks, but it was there...Leave it up to the users, huh?
-
- -> Fixed a few display things within the program. Nothing wrong, just made
- a few things tighter and cleaner.
-
- -> Added support for PCBOARD.SYS, SFDOORS.DAT, DORINFOx.DEF and CALLINFO.BBS.
- These 4 drop files can now be used as well as DOOR.SYS.
-
- -> The overall way the door handles mail has been revamped. If a BBS had more
- than 9999 users a problem came creeping in. 9999 users, boy, that would
- be nice, huh? Also, in order to support DORINFOx.DEF, the routines had
- to be changed a bit. Instead of asking you to reset the game, I have
- written a routine to change over the current user mail numbers. While
- this should go off without a hitch in your game, users who have mail
- waiting for them before the upgrade, will lose it. If the message is that
- important, I'm sure the author will write it again <G>.
-
- -> Remember, v1.0 of ALL EPM's WILL NOT WORK with v4.0+ of TQFN. Please
- obtain v2.0 of ALL EPM's if you wish to run the Extended Play Modules.
-
-
- UPGRADING FROM v3.4 or v3.5 or v4.0 to v4.1:
- ───────────────────────────────────────────
-
- FILES INCLUDED IN THE ARCHIVE:
- ─────────────────────────────
-
- FILE_ID.DIZ <- Decription file
- INSTALL.DOC <- First time installation doc
- QUESTV41.EXE <- Main Quest For Nora archive
- UPGRADE.DOC <- Your in it
- UPGRADE.EXE <- Upgrading executable
-
- Move UPGRADE.EXE and QUESTV41.EXE into your Quest For Nora directory. Run
- UPGRADE.EXE. When the program starts to unarchive the main Quest For Nora
- archive it will ask you if you would like to overwrite the first file.
- Choose "A" here to overwrite ALL of the files.
-
- Don't worry, precautions have been taken with UPGRADE.EXE to keep your current
- configuration settings intact. Your QUEST.CFG file will remain intact.
- Upgrading manually is not recommended. Use UPGRADE.EXE to do this for you.
- Once the overwrites have been completed, your game will be upgraded.
-
- YOUR GAME DOES NOT NEED TO BE RESET!
-
- That's it...You are all ready to go again!
-
- -> Once this is done, you can delete ALL of the files listed above. They
- no longer need to be used.
-
- Thanks for choosing The Quest For Nora for your BBS!
-
-
-
-
- What's NEW in version 4.0?
- ──────────────────────────
-
- -> Totally reworked and recoded the way TQFN handles running EPM's. Some
- Sysop's were still experiencing the occasional lock up on their systems.
- This archive contains the first 3 EPM archives that have been updated to
- work with this version of TQFN. The initial releases of Frankendella's
- Lair, Doon's Domain and The Cave of Treasures, all v1.0, will NOT work
- with this version of TQFN. The lock ups and memory problems should be
- HISTORY!
-
-
- UPGRADING FROM v3.4 or v3.5 to v4.0: <- **IMPORTANT UPGRADE - PLEASE READ
- ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
- FILES INCLUDED IN THE ARCHIVE:
- ─────────────────────────────
-
- FILE_ID.DIZ <- Decription file
- INSTALL.DOC <- First time installation doc
- QUESTV40.EXE <- Main Quest For Nora archive
- UPGRADE.DOC <- Your in it
- UPGRADE.EXE <- Upgrading executable
- EPM1V20.EXE <- New Frankendella's Lair EPM
- EPM2V20.EXE <- New Doon's Domain EPM
- EPM3V20.EXE <- New The Cave of Treasures EPM
-
- Move UPGRADE.EXE and QUESTV40.EXE into your Quest For Nora directory. Run
- UPGRADE.EXE. When the program starts to unarchive the main Quest For Nora
- archive it will ask you if you would like to overwrite the first file.
- Choose "A" here to overwrite ALL of the files.
-
- Don't worry, precautions have been taken with UPGRADE.EXE to keep your current
- configuration settings intact. Your QUEST.CFG file will remain intact.
- Upgrading manually is not recommended. Use UPGRADE.EXE to do this for you.
- Once the overwrites have been completed, your game will be upgraded.
-
- YOUR GAME DOES NOT NEED TO BE RESET!
-
- If you are running ANY of the EPM's, then move the appropriate EPM archive
- as listed above into your main TQFN directory and run it. Choose "A" to
- overwrite ALL of the files. This will upgrade the appropriate EPM(s) to
- work with this version of TQFN.
-
- Sorry for the hassle here folks and I certainly did NOT want to be releasing
- so many versions so quickly, but I am a perfectionist and if something is
- not working properly, then I HAVE to fix it. Besides, you want the BEST
- possible product, right? Thanks for your patience with these upgrades.
-
- That's it...You are all ready to go again!
-
- -> Once this is done, you can delete ALL of the files listed above. They
- no longer need to be used.
-
- Thanks for choosing The Quest For Nora for your BBS!
-
-
-
-
- What's NEW in version 3.6?
- ──────────────────────────
-
- -> Had another registered owner point out a small bug in the program. When
- there was more than one person who had won the game, it would list the
- second player twice when the player used the [H]eroes of the Jungle
- option when visiting the Medicine Man.
-
- -> Fixed a couple of small display bugs in the CONFIGURATION UTILITY. Another
- Sysop asked for me to also include the users ALIAS when locking a player
- out or reinstating a player. The Configuration Utility would just show
- the players REAL name and not their ALIAS as well, so this particular
- Sysop was not sure if he was locking out the right player. He shouldn't
- have any problems with the match now.
-
-
-
- UPGRADING FROM v3.4 or v3.5 to v3.6:
- ───────────────────────────────────
-
- FILES INCLUDED IN THE ARCHIVE:
- ─────────────────────────────
-
- FILE_ID.DIZ <- Decription file
- INSTALL.DOC <- First time installation doc
- QUESTV36.EXE <- Main Quest For Nora archive
- UPGRADE.DOC <- Your in it
- UPGRADE.EXE <- Upgrading executable
-
-
- Move ALL of the files included here into your Quest For Nora directory. Run
- the included UPGRADE.EXE. When the program starts to unarchive the main Quest
- For Nora archive it will ask you if you would like to overwrite the first
- file. Choose "A" here to overwrite ALL of the files.
-
- Don't worry, precautions have been taken with UPGRADE.EXE to keep your current
- configuration settings intact. Your QUEST.CFG file will remain intact.
- Upgrading manually is not recommended. Use UPGRADE.EXE to do this for you.
- Once the overwrites have been completed, your game will be upgraded.
-
- YOUR GAME DOES NOT NEED TO BE RESET!
-
- That's it...You are all ready to go again!
-
- -> Once this is done, you can delete ALL of the files listed above. They
- no longer need to be used.
-
- Thanks for choosing The Quest For Nora for your BBS!
-
-
-
-
- What's NEW in version 3.5?
- ──────────────────────────
-
- -> Fixed an OVERFLOW ERROR that occurred in a certain place at a certain time,
- when the moon was full and so on. Needless to say, it was one of those
- elusive bugs that just finally showed up on a certain user. I have
- played the game in and out several times and never encountered this, but
- hey, it was there! Thanks to Mike Porter for pointing this out to me.
-
-
-
- UPGRADING FROM v3.4 to v3.5:
- ───────────────────────────
-
- FILES INCLUDED IN THE ARCHIVE:
- ─────────────────────────────
-
- FILE_ID.DIZ <- Decription file
- INSTALL.DOC <- First time installation doc
- QUESTV35.EXE <- Main Quest For Nora archive
- UPGRADE.DOC <- Your in it
- UPGRADE.EXE <- Upgrading executable
-
-
- Move ALL of the files included here into your Quest For Nora directory. Run
- the included UPGRADE.EXE. When the program starts to unarchive the main Quest
- For Nora archive it will ask you if you would like to overwrite the first
- file. Choose "A" here to overwrite ALL of the files.
-
- Don't worry, precautions have been taken with UPGRADE.EXE to keep your current
- configuration settings intact. Your QUEST.CFG file will remain intact.
- Upgrading manually is not recommended. Use UPGRADE.EXE to do this for you.
- Once the overwrites have been completed, your game will be upgraded.
-
- YOUR GAME DOES NOT NEED TO BE RESET!
-
- That's it...You are all ready to go again!
-
- -> Once this is done, you can delete ALL of the files listed above. They
- no longer need to be used.
-
- Thanks for choosing The Quest For Nora for your BBS!
-
-
-
- What's NEW in version 3.4?
- ──────────────────────────
-
- -> Just when you think everything is just fine, a couple of people leave you
- a note and wham!....everything is not fine. A couple more small bugs have
- been tackled in this release which is happenning just hours after the
- release of v3.3....argh!
-
- -> This will be the last version for a while....I hope. I need time to work
- on some more EPM's!!
-
-
- UPGRADING FROM v3.2 or v3.3 to v3.4:
- ───────────────────────────────────
-
- FILES INCLUDED IN THE ARCHIVE:
- ─────────────────────────────
-
- FILE_ID.DIZ <- Decription file
- INSTALL.DOC <- First time installation doc
- QUESTV34.EXE <- Main Quest For Nora archive
- UPGRADE.DOC <- Your in it
- UPGRADE.EXE <- Upgrading executable
-
-
- Move ALL of the files included here into your Quest For Nora directory. Run
- the included UPGRADE.EXE. When the program starts to unarchive the main Quest
- For Nora archive it will ask you if you would like to overwrite the first
- file. Choose "A" here to overwrite ALL of the files.
-
- Don't worry, precautions have been taken with UPGRADE.EXE to keep your current
- configuration settings intact. Your QUEST.CFG file will remain intact.
- Upgrading manually is not recommended. Use UPGRADE.EXE to do this for you.
- Once the overwrites have been completed, your game will be upgraded.
-
- YOUR GAME DOES NOT NEED TO BE RESET!
-
- That's it...You are all ready to go again!
-
- -> Once this is done, you can delete ALL of the files listed above. They
- no longer need to be used.
-
- Thanks for choosing The Quest For Nora for your BBS!
-
-
- What's NEW in version 3.3?
- ──────────────────────────
-
- -> Several small display things have been cleaned up. ie..the line was not
- clearing properly when you went through a few players to find the one you
- wanted to battle. This is now fixed.
-
- -> Added a 14 day player inactivity deletion routine. If a user does not log
- into the game for awhile, after 14 days, they will be automatically deleted
- and so will all of their mail. This should tidy things up in your TQFN
- directory.
-
- -> Added more lines to the data file that is utilized when a player kills
- another player. Also, added more lines to the wisdom file for the
- Medicine Man to say when a user seeks his wisdom. Basically some more
- hints on game play.
-
- -> Lounge Software is always trying to make each release a BETTER version
- and make sure that we do not rest on our butt! Once you have registered
- TQFN, do not fear, we are always around to make it a better game and fix
- anything that may not be right. If you have access to FIDONET, you can
- always reach me, Jim Webb, through the DOORGAMES echo. I am always trying
- to see what kind of trouble I can stir up there<G>.
-
-
- UPGRADING FROM v3.2 to v3.3:
- ───────────────────────────
-
- FILES INCLUDED IN THE ARCHIVE:
- ─────────────────────────────
-
- FILE_ID.DIZ <- Decription file
- INSTALL.DOC <- First time installation doc
- QUESTV33.EXE <- Main Quest For Nora archive
- UPGRADE.DOC <- Your in it
- UPGRADE.EXE <- Upgrading executable
-
-
- Move ALL of the files included here into your Quest For Nora directory. Run
- the included UPGRADE.EXE. When the program starts to unarchive the main Quest
- For Nora archive it will ask you if you would like to overwrite the first
- file. Choose "A" here to overwrite ALL of the files.
-
- Don't worry, precautions have been taken with UPGRADE.EXE to keep your current
- configuration settings intact. Your QUEST.CFG file will remain intact.
- Upgrading manually is not recommended. Use UPGRADE.EXE to do this for you.
- Once the overwrites have been completed, your game will be upgraded.
-
- YOUR GAME DOES NOT NEED TO BE RESET!
-
- That's it...You are all ready to go again!
-
- -> Once this is done, you can delete ALL of the files listed above. They
- no longer need to be used.
-
- Thanks for choosing The Quest For Nora for your BBS!
-
-
-
- What's NEW in version 3.2?
- ──────────────────────────
-
- -> Several small bug fixes and the door was still occasionally locking on
- some systems(actually, just MY system for some reason). The gremlin <grin>
- has been found and fixed!
-
- -> Some players were experiencing battling problems when they advanced to
- the next level too soon. This is deadly in TQFN. Amount of experience
- needed to advance to the next level has been adjusted and should solve
- this problem for most users. Although, if the user advances to level 3
- and still has level 1 weapons and defense...well...that's not very good
- strategy, but some users were doing it. This should help combat that
- problem for most.
-
- -> REGISTRATION has been temporarily CUT IN HALF from $30 to $15 until
- AUGUST 31, 1996 ONLY! On SEPTEMBER 1, 1996, REGISTRATION will go back
- to $30. Remember, registration includes ALL EPM's as FREEWARE!
-
- UPGRADING FROM v3.1 to v3.2:
- ───────────────────────────
-
- Move ALL of the files included here including QUESTV32.EXE into your Quest
- For Nora directory. Run the included UPGRADE.EXE. When the program starts
- to unarchive the main Quest For Nora archive it will ask you if you would
- like to overwrite the first file. Choose "A" here to overwrite ALL of the
- files.
-
- Don't worry, precautions have been taken with UPGRADE.EXE to keep your current
- configuration settings intact. Your QUEST.CFG file will remain intact.
- Upgrading manually is not recommended. Use UPGRADE.EXE to do this for you.
- Once the overwrites have been completed, your game will be upgraded.
-
- YOUR GAME DOES NOT NEED TO BE RESET!
-
- That's it...You are all ready to go again!
-
- Thanks for choosing The Quest For Nora for your BBS!
-
-
-
- What's NEW in version 3.1?
- ──────────────────────────
-
- -> Reworked the way the ANSI BULLETIN is written. Some systems with lower
- amounts of base memory were choking when there was a call to BULLETIN.EXE
- in their door .BAT file. Thought I had fixed this earlier, but some
- Sysop's including myself, were still having some troubles. TQFN now writes
- SCORES.ANS internally upon exit and the Sysop can rename it in the .BAT
- file and move it from there. BULLETIN.EXE is no longer used so you can
- just delete it from your TQFN directory.
-
- -> Removed the Announcement to Other Players option at the Main Menu to
- free up some memory restrictions. This option did not seem overly
- important to anyone.
-
-
- UPGRADING FROM v3.0 to v3.1:
- ───────────────────────────
-
- Move ALL of the files included here including QUESTV31.EXE into your Quest
- For Nora directory. Run the included UPGRADE.EXE. When the program starts
- to unarchive the main Quest For Nora archive it will ask you if you would
- like to overwrite the first file. Choose "A" here to overwrite ALL of the
- files.
-
- Don't worry, precautions have been taken with UPGRADE.EXE to keep your current
- configuration settings intact. Your QUEST.CFG file will remain intact.
- Upgrading manually is not recommended. Use UPGRADE.EXE to do this for you.
- Once the overwrites have been completed, your game will be upgraded.
-
- YOUR GAME DOES NOT NEED TO BE RESET!
-
- IMPORTANT: If you still want an ANSI BULLETIN created then remove the call
- to BULLETIN.EXE in your door .BAT file. TQFN creates a SCORES.ANS
- file now upon a user exit. You can rename and move this file to
- whatever you want in your .BAT file.
-
- That's it...You are all ready to go again!
-
- Thanks for choosing The Quest For Nora for your BBS!
-
-
- UPGRADING FROM ANY OTHER VERSION to v3.1:
- ────────────────────────────────────────
-
- EXACTLY the same as upgrading from v3.0 to v3.1 but you MUST also RESET your
- game. Type CONFIG in your TQFN directory and choose option #3.
-
- That's it!
-
-
- What's NEW in version 3.0?
- ──────────────────────────
-
- -> More cosmetic changes have been made in this latest version.
-
- -> Added players on-hand rubies to the display when they are trying to buy a
- new weapon or defensive item.
-
- -> Adjusted the amount of rubies that the player recieves in certain
- instances.
-
- -> Adjusted the amount of experience needed to advance to the next level as
- well as the amounts needed to purchase weapons and defense.
-
- -> Added the "Any key to continue - S to Stop" feature when user is shown the
- Daily Happenings in case they do not want to read it all. I have some 35
- players in my game currently and the Daily Happenings can get rather
- large. This was added for those impatient users.
-
- -> Changed the way strength is computed when a player attacks another player.
- Version 2.0 and earlier made it almost impossible for a player with less
- experience to kill a player who was higher than them. Now the player
- battles rest on what weapons and defense each player has. Should make
- player interaction more interesting and of course more fun!
-
-
- UPGRADING FROM ANY version to v3.0:
- ──────────────────────────────────
-
- Due to the many internal changes, The Quest For Nora will have to be RESET
- this time.
-
- Move ALL of the files included here including QUESTV30.EXE into your Quest
- For Nora directory. Run the included UPGRADE.EXE. When the program starts
- to unarchive the main Quest For Nora archive it will ask you if you would
- like to overwrite the first file. Choose "A" here to overwrite ALL of the
- files.
-
- Don't worry, precautions have been taken with UPGRADE.EXE to keep your current
- configuration settings intact. Your QUEST.CFG file will remain intact.
- Upgrading manually is not reccommended. Use UPGRADE.EXE to do this for you.
- Once the overwrites have been completed, your game will be upgraded.
-
- IMPORTANT: YOU MUST RESET YOUR GAME! Run CONFIG.EXE in your Quest For Nora
- directory and choose option #3.
-
- That's it...You are all ready to go again!
-
- Thanks for choosing The Quest For Nora for your BBS!
-
-
- What's NEW in version 2.0?
- ──────────────────────────
-
- -> Mainly internal cosmetic changes in v2.0.
-
- -> Allocated more memory in certain sections of the game.
-
- -> Fixed a small problem that caused the door to lock when swapping to run
- BULLETIN.EXE sometimes on systems with lower base memory.
-
-
- UPGRADING FROM v1.1 to v2.0:
- ───────────────────────────
-
- Move ALL of the files included here including QUESTV20.EXE into your Quest
- For Nora directory. Run the included UPGRADE.EXE. When the program starts
- to unarchive the main Quest For Nora archive it will ask you if you would
- like to overwrite the first file. Choose "A" here to overwrite ALL of the
- files.
-
- Don't worry, precautions have been taken with UPGRADE.EXE to keep your current
- game and settings intact. Upgrading manually is not reccommended. Use
- UPGRADE.EXE to do this for you. Once the overwrites have been completed,
- your game will be upgraded and you are all set.
-
- That's it...You are all ready to go again!
-
- Thanks for choosing The Quest For Nora for your BBS!
-
- Jim Webb
- Lounge Software
-
-
- UPGRADING FROM v1.0 to v2.0:
- ───────────────────────────
-
- -> You must REINSTALL The Quest For Nora going from v1.0 to 2.0. Sorry folks,
- had to happen.
-
-
-
- What's NEW in version 1.1?
- ──────────────────────────
-
- -> There have been quite a few changes in v1.1. Most of them cosmetic, but
- also a few internal things that were pointed out to me from various
- helpfull Sysop's that I know.
-
- -> Cosmetically, the Configuration Utillity Program is a little more pleasing
- to the eye. There were also a few keys that were being pressed in certain
- places that shouldn't have been <grin> that is all fixed now.
-
- -> The cosmetic and internal changes in the main game itself will most likely
- go unnoticed by most users but they were bugging the hell out of me so
- they are fixed now. For instance: In the Games with Village Locals,
- playing the Coconut Guess, a user could enter in any number they wished
- as opposed to just the 3 options that could win them something. There are
- ONLY 3 coconuts to choose from but some users tried entering 4 or 5.
- We're not sure why they would want to do this, since there really is NO
- CHANCE of winning with those choices, but now they CAN'T enter them!
-
- -> Of course, where you find good users, you also find bonehead users, so
- BADWORDS.LST has been added to the game. This comes along with the
- standard archive and already contains 8 no no words, but as Sysop you can
- enter as many words in this file as you wish. This is a normal ascii
- text file and can be edited with any text editor. Check QUEST.DOC for
- the format of this file.
-
- Basically there are 3 places where this file is used. For more info on
- how this file is used, check out QUEST.DOC.
-
- Now the fun part!
-
- UPGRADING FROM v1.0 to v1.1:
- ───────────────────────────
-
- Move ALL of the files included here including QUESTV11.EXE into your Quest
- For Nora directory. Run the included UPGRADE.EXE. When the program starts
- to unarchive the main Quest For Nora archive it will ask you if you would
- like to overwrite the first file. Choose "A" here to overwrite ALL of the
- files.
-
- Don't worry, precautions have been taken with UPGRADE.EXE to keep your current
- game and settings intact. Upgrading manually is not reccommended. Use
- UPGRADE.EXE to do this for you. Once the overwrites have been completed,
- your game will be upgraded and you are all set.
-
- That's it...You are all ready to go again!
-
- Thanks for choosing The Quest For Nora for your BBS!
-
- Jim Webb
- Lounge Software
-