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NY2008 (update 3) These are the 'C' structures used in user files, .sts file and mail, and newz: Also here is a description how they work and stuff like that ... READ ALL!! NOTE: all numbers of records are 0 based ... 0=1st record, user number 0 is the first in the file, enemy number 0 is the first in the file .... this is done for easy seeking of records .... to get the pointer to the beginning of record 34 in the user file do: fseek(fpUserFile,34 * sizeof(user_rec),SEEK_SET); These are the enumerated types: (!!!!!!be sure to store them as *UNSIGNED CHARACTERS* not int!!!!!) (or you can use character values directly to write to theuser file, here's how that would work: first choice=0, second=1 ... e.g. POT=0, HASH=1) typedef enum {HANDS,PEPPER,KNIFE,CHAIN,GUN,RIFLE,LASER_GUN,SHOTGUN,MACHINEGUN,GRANADE_LAUNCHER,BLASTER,A_BOMB} weapon; typedef enum {POT,HASH,LSD,COKE,PCP,HEROIN} drug_type; typedef enum {MALE,FEMALE} sex_type; typedef enum {HEADBANGER,HIPPIE,BIG_FAT_DUDE,CRACK_ADDICT,PUNK} guy_type; typedef enum {NONE,CRAPS,HERPES,SYPHILIS,AIDS} desease; typedef enum {ALIVE,UNCONCIOUS,DEAD} guy_status; typedef enum {NOWHERE,MOTEL,REG_HOTEL,EXP_HOTEL} hotel_type; And here is the structure of the user file (and the .sts file): (you should not use the user file in the IGM, but this structure is written to the temporary file .sts which you should read and modify upon exit) NOTE: With BETA 9 the name of the .sts file changed to n<zero padded node number>.sts (the old style .sts files exist but changing them will not make any difference. They are there only for crash recovery purposes) NOTE: All the strings are null terminated, if you are using pascal, use a conversion routine! if you are just creating IGM it is probably better to use the text character information file, the .stt file, read the 3rdparty.doc for more info. NOTE: Editting hitpoints and strenghts is only temporary so not recomended, these are reset to defaults each time the user rise a level ... this will be redone sometime in the future, but not yet ... (i strongly recomend against doing that, and under no circumstances do not make hitpoints larger that maxhitpoints, or make max hitpoints smaller!) NOTE: Read the SCORE FILE INFO further on, on modifying this file!!! //Player User File structure (beta9+ format) typedef struct { //character records char bbsname[36], //the BBS name of the user name[25], //the name of the character say_win[41], //what the user says when he wins say_loose[41]; // " " " " " " looses //integer records int rank, //user rank (read score file info //in this document!!!) days_not_on, //days the user has been inactive strength, //attacking strenght of the user defense, //defensive strenght condoms, //condoms user has since_got_laid, //days since the user last got laid drug_hits, //the hits of drug that the user has drug_days_since; //if addicted how long the user //has not used the drug //long type records long hitpoints, //users hitpoints maxhitpoints; //maximum of the users hitpoints //unsigned long type records unsigned long points, //users points money, //money in hand bank; //money in bank //unsigned char type records used as values unsigned char level, //user level turns, //fights the user has left today hunger, // % of hunger sex_today, //sex turns left today std_percent, // % of current std drug_addiction, // % of drug addiction drug_high, // % of how "high" the player is hotel_paid_fer, //for how many more days the hotel //is paid for days_in_hospital;//how many days has the use been //in hospital /*enumerated types stored as unsigned chars!!! (not int)*/ guy_status alive; //user: alive, unconsious, or dead sex_type sex; //user sex: Male, Female guy_type nation; //what is he: //punk, headbanger ... weapon arm; //players weapon desease std; //current player std drug_type drug; //current player drug type hotel_type rest_where; //where the user is staying lately /*added values BETA 9*/ char wtc; //# of wtc bombings allowed per day //default=1 char poison; //number of poisoning of water allowed //per day, default=1 /*reserved for future use 8 bytes reset to 0*/ int res1, res2, res3, res4; } user_rec; Here is the mail header file NY2008.MSX structure: typedef struct { char sender[25]; //sender character name char senderI[36]; //sender bbsname sex_type sender_sex; //sender sex char n1; //unused! char recver[25]; //receiver character name char recverI[36]; //receiver bbs name, used for searching mail long location; //position of the message text in the //NY2008.MSG file int afterquote; //how many lines are a quote int length; //how long is the post int flirt; //flirt flag used for other flags too: //0=no flag normal mail //1=sender wants sex //999=positive reply to flirt 1 (no mail body) //1000=receiver was raped (no mail body) //1001=receiver was defeated (no mail body) //1002=receiver got some money (the amount //stored as text in a one line msg body) desease ill; //sender's illness (std) char n2; //unused! int inf; //sender's infection percent (std_percent) int deleted; //is this mail deleted (TRUE,FALSE) } mail_idx_type; Here is how the NY2008.MSG works: location record points to the line where message starts in NY2008.MSG A line (any length is stored as an 80 byte character field) so the position of a message body is location*80. And just read an 80 character string, (79 characters and a NULL terminating character) each record is 80 char long and the terminating NULL character is anywhere in this field. If the NULL character is the first character, it's a blank line! All the other records are in lines as the units, (not bytes) too so if length is 3 the message is 3 lines long. And online messages. To send an online message, add to or if it does not exist create a file called "U00<user number>.OMG", and store two, null terminated strings in it, one of them is 51 characters long (including the NULL character) and that is the message, the one that follows is the name of the sender which is 25 characters long. Do not delete this file, and if it exists add to it, so no messages are lost, in C use the "a+b" mode. The game will erase it when the user recieves the messages. Do not send online messages in the SingleNode mode, they would not work. NOTE the .OMG file has to be in the flag directory to be read. Here is the newz structure: files are : NYNEWS.YES for yesterday's news NYNEWS.TOD for today's news struct { char tagline[80], name[25], name2[36]; int flag; } newzfile; // flag settings// // 0 - system news (tagline) // 1 - user announcment (name) anounces (tagline) // 2 - user BUSTED (name) for (tagline) // 3 - user newz (name) (tagline) // 4 - user kicked ass (name) kicked (name2)'s ass // 5 - user had his ass kicked (name) was beat by (name2) And here are the enemy file structures .... (street fights) typedef struct { char name[36]; //name of the enemy long hitpoints, //it's hitpoints strength, //enemy offensive strength defense; //users defensive strength weapon arm; //users weapon char n1; //not used } enemy; This is an enemy record in the enemy file "NYENM.DAT", here is how the level indexing works ("NYENM.IDX"): the file "NYENM.IDX" consists of two arrays: int first[21]; int last[21]; (In this order!) The first array contains the number of the first monster (the number of the record in the enemy file 0=1st) to choose randomly from. last is the last enemy that can be used for that particular level. Example: user is in level 5 and first[5]=50 and last[5]=60, which means: create a random number between 50 and 60 and that is the enemy the user will fight. SCORE FILE INFO!!!!! READ BEFORE DOING ANYTHING!!!!! This is the score file .... it is created every night during the maintanance. ("NY2008.SCR") (It is used for lot of stuff so don't mess it up !!!) DO NOT TOUCH this file in your IGMs, I included the structure so that if you are going to change points of players or add players or NPCs outside of NY2008 (not in an IGM), so you can add them to the scr file and SORT it. Also if you sort the score file, you have to change the rank variables in the user file. And vice versa, if you change the order of the user file, you have to change the user_num variables in the scr structure ... Remember there is no temporary file for this structure and it is writen to all the time so the scores are up to date ... it is also used for user searching. Changing users properties here will have little effect. I strongly recomend not messing with the usr and scr files if any users are online. If you do, to change a rank of a user that is online send him a rank flag file (binary) ("U00?????.RNK"). dump the integer value of his new rank to this file. the proccess looks for these files and will process them as soon as it can ... (user num and alive numbers might change during the maintanance ... packing) .. this file should be treated as read only and if you read from it while people are online then close it as soon as you can, so other nodes can read it ... (or write - the game does) typedef struct { char name[25]; //character's name guy_type nation; //what is the character char n1; //not used int level; //his level unsigned long points; //points guy_status alive; //alive, unconsious or dead char n2; //not used sex_type sex; //users sex char n3; //not used int user_num, // user's number in the usr file online; //TRUE or FALSE ... is the user online. } scr_rec;