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- The Arcadian Legends Last Update: 08/11/96
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- Sysop Documentation
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- Hello, Sysop!
-
- Just what IS The Arcadian Legends?
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- The Arcadian Legends (TAL) builds upon the traditions set by Barren Realms
- Elite and Falcon's Eye of InterBBS Capable interactive games. Set in a
- medieval world, TAL is a war game designed around empire building. Giving
- the player control of a variety of aspects of his or her empire, the game
- allows the player to set his priorities and build an empire to his (or her)
- personal liking. The choice must be made between war, trade, diplomacy,
- expansion, research, and more. There is only a limited time, so players
- cannot engage in everything they may wish to.
-
- This game, like our others, is designed around one basic premise. It is that
- an online game must emphasize interaction between the players. The opportunity
- that online games offer of competing with other human opponents must be
- utilized. Because of that, The Arcadian Legends offers interaction in every
- possible way, including warfare, trade, diplomacy, communication, and more.
- This tends to bring out the most competitive spirit and a strong dedication
- from the user, immensely adding to its entertainment value.
-
- The Arcadian Legends takes this interaction to an even higher level. Through
- InterBBS warfare, TAL allows players to interact with people throughout
- the world. Barren Realms Elite, our first InterBBS game, was first
- released three years ago. This same system, which has been constantly
- developed and improved since BRE's first release, is also used in FE and now
- TAL, providing a strong, well─tested InterBBS interface.
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- TAL is a simple to play and learn game, and it's very configurable so
- the sysop can make his/her game unique. We have tried to make TAL as
- simple to install and maintain as possible, and neither the Inter─BBS or
- Local play really requires much maintainence by the sysop. We hope you
- run and enjoy this game! Thanks!
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- Upgrading from an older version of The Arcadian Legends
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- Just UNARJ the TAL????.ARJ file and run UNPACK.BAT. Your old game will
- still work (most cases), but sometimes certain features of the new game may
- not work correctly. A RESET will enable all features of the new version to
- work, but until then you can still continue your old game. Also, read
- UPGRADE.DOC for information on special changes for upgrades.
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- Installing a new copy of The Arcadian Legends
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- Welcome to The Arcadian Legends. We've attempted to make installing all
- of our games as simple as possible...
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- Here are the steps:
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- 1. Type UNPACK to unpack all of TAL's game files into their proper
- directories
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- 2. Type INSTALL TAL to set up the doorfile information and create a
- batch file.
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- The doorfile information allows TAL to interpret the doorfile
- created by the BBS every time it runs a door. Currently there
- is support for RBBS, GAP, WWIV, Wildcat, GT Power, PCBoard,
- and Spitfire door files.
- The corresponding filenames are DORINFO1.DEF, DOOR.SYS, CHAIN.TXT,
- CALLINFO.BBS, GTUSER.BBS, PCBOARD.SYS, and SFDOORS.DAT. If you need
- another format, read SRDOOR.DOC.
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- It explains the options:
- ■ Write a replacement for SRDOOR that handles your door format.
- ■ Insert a door file converter program before SRDOOR.
- ■ Send us your door file format and specify which lines contain:
- » Name (First AND Last, or Entire)
- » COM port number
- » baud rate
- » IBM graphics characters enabled? (optional information)
- » ANSI enabled? (optional information)
- » Number of lines on the screen (optional information)
- » Time limit (in minutes) (optional information)
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- 3. Install the door to run the batch file (TAL.BAT) from the BBS.
- (See your BBS manual if you do not know how to do this.)
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- 4. RESET the game with "TAL RESET". *** VERY IMPORTANT ***
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- 5. You may wish to view the RESOURCE.DOC file for information on
- customizing or modifying your game setup. This is especially
- important for high speed BBSes with comport locking.
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- 6. In the main Arcadian Legends directory, there is a file TALBBS.ANS.
- It is provided for you to use in advertising the game on your BBS if
- you wish. Also, please make the archive of this game available in your
- file area if possible. Thank you!
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- 7. If you are having troubles, first run "TAL TEST" to see the basic
- configuration setup. Then, check DOCS\Q&A.TXT.
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- 8. If you wish to setup an Inter─BBS Game, see DOCS\INTERBBS.DOC
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- 9. After Installation, you can remove the following files, as they
- are unnecessary for game play:
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- INSTALL.CFG
- INSTALL.EXE
- UNPACK.BAT
- UPGRADE.DOC
- TALDATA.EXE
- WHATS.NEW <── We recommend you view this file if you have time :)
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- Documentation Files (DOCS\)
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- SYSOP.DOC ── This file
- RESOURCE.DOC ── Information on the RESOURCE.DAT file available
- OPTIONS.DOC ── List of the different command line options available to TAL
- INTERLOC.DOC ── How to connect multiple local games on your BBS
- INTERBBS.DOC ── How to join or create an Inter─BBS game
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- SRDOOR.DOC ── Documentation for external SRDOOR utility
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- Q&A.TXT ── Question and Answer list ─ check this first if you're having
- troubles
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- BENEFIT.REG ── TAL Registration Benefit Listing
- TALREG.TXT ── TAL Registration Information
- MULTIREG.DOC ── Information for registering TAL and FH together
- MULTIREG.TXT ── Form for multiple registration
- DISTRIB.TXT ── List of Solaria City Distribution Sites
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- Important Inter─BBS Files
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- DOCS\INTERBBS.DOC ── Information on setting up InterBBS Warfare
- TANODES.DAT ── This is a listing of all the systems in the game. This should
- be provided by the League Coordinator.
- ─ See SAMPLES\NODEFORM.INF
- ROUTE.CFG ── This file contains all of your routing information, as well as
- mail options (Hold, Crash). ─ See SAMPLES\ROUTE.SAM
- BBS.CFG ── This file contains all the information TAL needs about your
- BBS. ── See SAMPLES\BBS.SAM
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- Have fun with the game, and if you do wish to register, fill out the
- TALREG.TXT and read it for details. Thanks!
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- Many thanks to Ray Hurst, Tom Johnson, and all the users of Solaria City,
- Shark Waters, and Grasshopper Nest BBSes in Houston, TX who helped in the
- design and development of this game.
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- Mehul Patel, Programmer of The Arcadian Legends
- And SysOp of Solaria City: (713) 855─1665
- (713) 855-1687
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