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- The Arcadian Legends RESOURCE.DAT help file Last Updated: Recently
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- What is RESOURCE.DAT? RESOURCE.DAT is a file which can be used in replacement
- of many of the standard command line parameters, as well as for extended
- features. Command Line parameters will override any RESOURCE.DAT settings.
-
- Note: The RESOURCE.DAT file should be in your main TAL directory.
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- The Format of the RESOURCE.DAT file is:
- item setting
- item setting
- ...
-
- Where item refers to the config option such as "LockedBaud" and setting
- refers to the parameter such as "19200". If any strings with multiple
- words are used, they must be enclosed in double quotes("hello all"). Valid
- Boolean Values include:
- FALSE TRUE
- OFF ON
- 0 1
- F T
- NO YES
-
- Any of these may be used for any boolean flags on parameters.
-
- Comments in the file are used by including a ; at the beginning of the line.
- ; This line is a comment.
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- BIOS : Boolean DEFAULT: FALSE
- If you're having problems with multitasking due to screen bleeding or
- other problems, turn this option to true.
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- VGA : Boolean DEFAULT: TRUE
- The VGA Option, when set to true, will adjust the colors on your
- monitor if you have a VGA to be a little nicer looking. If Falcon's Eye
- detects DESQview running, this option will automatically disable.
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- LockedBaud : Number DEFAULT: 0
- If you use a Locked Baud rate, set this value to the locked baud rate;
- otherwise, this option is unnecessary. Value of 0 is also treated as no
- locked baud rate.
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- Fossil : Boolean DEFAULT: FALSE
- The Fossil option allows you to enable the fossil driver com routines.
- TAL will default to use its own internal com routines, unless the FOSSIL
- option is set to true. The installer should have asked you this
- question and already inserted a value into the RESOURCE.DAT file.
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- Local : Boolean DEFAULT: FALSE
- If you wish to force local play at all times, set this to TRUE.
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- Multitasker : String DEFAULT: "DETECT"
- This option will allow you to override the default TAL multitasking
- setting. By default, TAL will automatically attempt to figure out what
- multitasking program you are running. The following options will
- set TAL to use timeslicing for the given multitaskers:
- "NONE" ─ No Multitasker
- "OS2" ─ For OS/2
- "WINDOWS" ─ For Windows
- "DESQVIEW" ─ For DESQview
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- ComN : Comport Description DEFAULT: none
- You can set COM1 ─ COM8's parameters (base address and IRQ level) with
- these resources. For example,
- Com5 $3E8,5
- would set up COM5 to run on IRQ 5 at base address hex 3E8. Be sure
- not to put a space before or after the comma.
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- NoTimeCheck: String DEFAULT: FALSE
- This option will allow you to turn off the Time Checking within the game.
- If this option is set to true, users will not get kicked out of Falcon's
- Eye even if their time alloted on the BBS has run out.
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- GameName : String DEFAULT: "The Arcadian Legends"
- This can be used to change the title of the game on the status bar. This
- is useful if you are running multiple games and would like to know which
- one the user is currently in.
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- PurgeNetmail : Boolean DEFAULT: FALSE
- This function will scan your Netmail directory removing all "extraneous"
- netmail left by the TAL Game from other systems when running TAL INBOUND
- or TAL PLANETARY. This feature should remove the need to delete all your
- TAL mail manually.
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- AnsiScores : String DEFAULT: "BULLETIN\SCORES.ANS"
- AsciiScores : String DEFAULT: "BULLETIN\SCORES.TXT"
- This can be used to change the default ANSI/ASCII paths and file names of
- the Scores Files created by TAL.
- To not create one or the other, leave the string BLANK.
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- TodayNewsAnsi : String DEFAULT: "BULLETIN\TDYNEWS.ANS"
- YesterdayNewsAnsi : String DEFAULT: "BULLETIN\YESNEWS.ANS"
- TodayNewsAscii : String DEFAULT: "BULLETIN\TDYNEWS.TXT"
- YesterdayNewsAscii : String DEFAULT: "BULLETIN\YESNEWS.TXT"
- This can be used to change the default ANSI/ASCII paths and file names of
- the News Files created by TAL...TAL will automatically and immediately
- write to this file so copying of the files is unnecessary.
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- BBSScore : String DEFAULT: "BULLETIN\BBSScore"
- BBSWorth : String DEFAULT: "BULLETIN\BBSWorth"
- BBSLand : String DEFAULT: "BULLETIN\BBSLand"
- BBSWorthLand : String DEFAULT: "BULLETIN\BBSWLand"
- PlayerScore : String DEFAULT: "BULLETIN\PLYScore"
- PlayerWorth : String DEFAULT: "BULLETIN\PLYWorth"
- PlayerLand : String DEFAULT: "BULLETIN\PLYLand"
- PlayerWorthLand : String DEFAULT: "BULLETIN\PLYWLand"
- ANSIExtension : String DEFAULT: "ANS"
- ASCIIExtension : String DEFAULT: "TXT"
- These settings allow you to specify where the InterBBS Scores files are
- created. You must specify a filename WITHOUT an extension - the .ANS
- and .TXT extensions are automatically added by Falcon's Eye. You may
- modify those extensions using the ANSI/ASCIIExtension options.
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- BBSAmt : Integer DEFAULT: 50
- PlayerAmt : Integer DEFAULT: 50
- These settings allow you to change the amount of players or BBSes shown
- in the top rankings. By default, TAL SCORES will display the top 50 BBSes
- and players in each of the categories. You may change this to any value
- BELOW 255.
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- DeletionDays : Integer DEFAULT: 7
- This parameter allows you to set the # of days before deleting an
- inactive player.
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- Status.BackGround : Integer DEFAULT: 1
- Status.Title : Integer DEFAULT: 15
- Status.TopInfo : Integer DEFAULT: 9
- Status.BottomInfo : Integer DEFAULT: 7
- Status.Line : Integer DEFAULT: 9
- Status.Extra : Boolean DEFAULT: FALSE
- These options allow you to customize your status bar.
- Background: Color of Background on windows (0─7)
- Title: Color of Game Title [Centered, Top Line (0─15)
- TopInfo: Color of all other info on Top Line (0─15)
- BottomInfo: Color of all info on Bottom Line (0─15)
- Line: Color of intermittent "│" lines on Bottom Line (0─15)
- Extra: Default Setting of StatusBar Size [Extra information "F2"
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- ReconUpdate : Integer DEFAULT: 3
- OldestRecon : Integer DEFAULT: 5
-
- By default, TAL will look for all recons 5 days old, every 3 days, and
- send requests for updates from those BBS's. The "3" can be changed if you
- want reconning more or less often (monetary considerations) by the
- ReconUpdate option. The "5" can be changed if you want reconning more or less
- often (monetary considerations) through the OldestRecon option.
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- TimingCheck : Integer DEFAULT: 4
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- Every [TimingCheck] days, TAL will request information from all BBSes to
- determine the total turn─around time to any BBS. This information can be
- viewed through the InterBBS Menu.
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- Sample RESOURCE.DAT File (with Default Settings)
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- BIOS False
- VGA True
- LockedBaud 0
- Fossil False
- Local False
- Multitasker "Detect"
- NoTimeCheck False
- GameName "The Arcadian Legends"
- PurgeNetmail False
- AnsiScores "BULLETIN\SCORES.ANS"
- AsciiScores "BULLETIN\SCORES.TXT"
- TodayNewsAnsi "BULLETIN\TDYNEWS.ANS"
- YesterdayNewsAnsi "BULLETIN\YESNEWS.ANS"
- TodayNewsAscii "BULLETIN\TDYNEWS.TXT"
- YesterdayNewsAscii "BULLETIN\YESNEWS.TXT"
- DeletionDays 7
- Status.BackGround 1
- Status.Title 15
- Status.TopInfo 9
- Status.BottomInfo 7
- Status.Line 9
- Status.Extra False
- ReconUpdate 3
- OldestRecon 5
- TimingCheck 4
- BBSScore "BULLETIN\BBSScore"
- BBSWorth "BULLETIN\BBSWorth"
- BBSLand "BULLETIN\BBSLand"
- BBSWorthLand "BULLETIN\BBSWLand"
- PlayerScore "BULLETIN\PLYScore"
- PlayerWorth "BULLETIN\PLYWorth"
- PlayerLand "BULLETIN\PLYLand"
- PlayerWorthLand "BULLETIN\PLYWLand"
- ANSIExtension "ANS"
- ASCIIExtension "TXT"
- BBSAmt 50
- PlayerAmt 50
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