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- | The Multi-Adventure Door |
- | by |
- | Mark D. Turner |
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-
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- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= GENERAL INFORMATION =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
-
- This door will allow you to create your own simple adventures by just
- creating a text file. There are several files which you need to change
- or create:
-
- MENU.DAT This is the menu of available games.
- When you create an adventure, add the
- title onto this file. There can be
- up to 40 games.
-
- GAME.X This is the file of questions, answers,
- and responses that makeup the game.
- GAME.1 would be the game file for the
- first entry in MENU.DAT. GAME.2 would
- be for the second...
-
- INTRO.X This is an opening screen for the game.
- INTRO.1 would be displayed before GAME.1
- was played. Not a required file.
-
- WINNER.X This is an end-of-the-game message.
- This is only shown to someone who has
- won the adventure. WINNER.1 would be
- displayed at the completion of GAME.1.
- Not a required file.
-
-
-
- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-= HOW TO CREATE A GAME FILE =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
-
- The file starts with the first question. The line must start with "\Q\".
- The question can be several lines long. Each of them do NOT start with
- "\Q\"! Blank lines are acceptable.
-
- The question is followed by the possible answers. Each answer must
- starts with "\A\". Each answer can be several lines long and each of
- them do NOT start with "\A\".
-
- The answers are then followed by the responses which the computer will
- give. Each response must start with one of the following:
-
- "\Y\" which means the person can continue on with the game.
- "\N\" which means the game is over.
- "\W\" which means the person won the game.
-
- Each response can be several lines long but only the first should
- start with "\Y\" or "\N\" or "\W\".
-
- Example:
-
-
- \Q\Who is Paul McCartney?
- \A\He was one of the Beatles.
- \A\He played bagpipes for Lawrence Welk.
- \A\I'm not sure.
- \W\Yes! Paul was one of the Beatles.
- You win the game!
- \N\No! If you don't know that then there's
- no use in playing this game.
- \Y\Well, we'll let you try another question then.
-
-
- The player would be asked:
-
- Who is Paul McCartney?
-
- 1. He was one of the Beatles.
- 2. He played bagpipes for Lawrence Welk.
- 3. I'm not sure.
-
-
- If they picked "1", they would win the game.
- If they picked "2", the game would be over.
- If they picked "3", they would get another question.
-
- A question can have up to 9 different answers. There can be as many
- "\Y\" or "\N\" or "\W\" as you like. The last question MUST have a
- "\W\" or the game will crash!
-
- Blank lines will be ignored. Place a "space" on lines that you want
- to display as blank.
-
- A file can have up to 100 questions.
-
-
- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FUTURE =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
-
- Look for more adventure files in the future. If you create any,
- please upload them to my board and I'll upload them to Percy's bbs
- when I have several. Or, you can upload them straight to Percy's
- bbs, if you prefer.
-
-
- Calls and comments are greatly appreciated. My bbs is:
-
- +--------------------+
- | The Outer Limits |
- | (304) 327-7452 |
- | Monday -- Friday |
- | 8:00am - 7:00 pm |
- | 300 -- 2400 baud |
- +--------------------+
-
-
- Any contributions may be sent to my new address:
-
- Mark Turner
- P.O. Box 1955
- Bluefield, WV 24701-6955
-
- This program is copyrighted 1990 by Mark D. Turner. It may be
- freely distributed and changed as you see fit. Please give me
- credit for the original version, though. I am not responsible
- for any problems which may arise from the use of this program.
-
- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-= REVISIONS =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
-
- v1.01 Fixed error handling.
-