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- January 7, 1996
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- Master Plumber! V6.20
- (C) Copyright 1993-1996 by Robert Poirier
- Support BBS: The Parrot's Den BBS
- (508) 765-9387
-
- A Stratergy Game for any BBS system.
- -------------------------------------------------------------
-
- Welcome to the Master Plumber! The game is fairly simple to play with
- all instructions in the door itself. The game is quite simple in
- playing. All you have to do is lay pipes in series and try to fill
- the entire grid so that the fluid flows through to the last pipe layed.
- You get 25 points for each pipe layed and a bonus of 50 points for using
- both sides of a cross section pipe.
-
- Doors by ParrotSoft support multinode systems, nonstandard com
- port IRQ's and are compatible with the following BBS systems:
-
- QuickBBS, Remote Access, RBBS, SuperBBS, Telegard, WildCat 3,
- Force!, PcBoard (latest), GAP, WildCat, Genesis, Spitfire, WWIV,
- Osiris and others BBS software that uses a compatible format with
- the ones mentioned above (or by use of a conversion program).
-
- This door is now using Easy-Door source code and is abhe to handle
- baud rates from 300 to 115200 baud. It will also handla Com Ports
- from Com01 to COM09. If you use a Fossil Driver on yoqr BBS, it
- will auto-detect it and use it, otherwise it will use internal routines.
-
- DISCLAIMER !!
- This program and other files associated with it are
- "as is" and are not guaranteed to be free from errors.
- The author does not guarantee nor warrent any of the
- included files within the ZIP. We are not responsible
- for any damage of any kind, including profit losses
- and/or data loss, that relates directly or indirectly
- to these programs and files. You may distribute this
- program, as long as it is in unmodified form with all
- the original files included.
-
-
- Set up is simple enough. Unzip the files into their own directory
- and make the PLUM.CFG file as shown below.
-
- Sample PLUM.CFG file
-
- C:\GAP\DOOR.SYS <-- path and running system
- The Parrot's Den BBS <-- boards name
- Bob <-- sysop first name
- Poirier <-- sysop last name
- 0000000 <-- Registration number
- 3 * <-- Number of Games Users can play(1 to 7)
- 3 * <-- Number of Make up games per day(1 to 7)
- 0 <-- Non-Standard Com IRQ (1-15) or 0
- NONE * <-- location of top 15 ascii bulletin
- c:\gap\gen\blt16g * <-- location of top 15 @Xxx coded bulletin
- NONE <-- Name of person registering or NONE
-
- * works in registered version only
- (note : if no bulletin desired type NONE for path)
- All above lines have to be in the config file for the
- door program to work properly!! If you don't have all
- eleven lines in it, it won't work!
-
-
- NEW line 11 added to config file for name of person registering
- the door program. Name shows on opening and closing game screens.
-
- In the Registered version of the Plumber Game :
-
- Setting Number of Games users can play is the number of games in a
- one day playing session.
-
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- Make a batch file to run the door as per the enclosed PLUMBER.bat
- file.
- The program has it's own com routines, so no other modules are
- needed. Do not use a WATCHDOG program with the door. If you use a
- converter program include it in the batch file calling the door.
-
- The command line is : PLUM C:GAP\DOOR.SYS
- DOORNAME -^ ^-complete path to running system file
-
- Master Plumber ! Files Included / Needed to Run:
- ---------------------------------------------------------
- PLUM.EXE <------------------- Plumber program
- PLUM.DOC <------------------- What You are reading now
- PSETUP.EXE <------------------ Editor for making Plum.cfg file
- PLUM.CFG <-------------------- Configuration File
- REGISTER.DOC <---------------- Registration information
- PLUMBER.BAT <---------------- Sample batch file
-
- PLUM.DAT <------------------- Created at run time by the door
- for holding scores.
-
- All of these files should be in this ZIP, if they are not, don't
- take a chance! Call The Parrot's Den and get a good copy or view the
- file on a few local boards to see if you can find a complete copy.
-
- You will also need to modify your doors menu files and the data
- level needed to access them. For GAP, these are respectively:
-
- DOORM DOORMG DOORS.DAT
-
- Please refer to your own BBS documentation for details on setting up
- the files that you use.
-
- At any time that you want to redo the scoring file, delete the
- PLUM.dat file created by the door, and the door will reset the weekly
- score to zero and start over. This is not necessary, as the door rolls
- over with the first caller on Sunday morning of each week, keeping the
- high score winner for the previous week and the all time high scorer.
-
-
- If upgrading from versions before 6.20 of Master Plumber, you
- will have to delete the PLUM.DAT file. The new version uses a differnet
- structure and does not read the old file format.
-
- Please read REGISTER.DOC for information on how you can register
- your copy of Master Plumber ! . The bulletin generator is only available
- in the registered version of Master Plumber.
-
-
- Have Fun!
- Bob Poirier
- The Parrot's Den BBS
- 508-765-9387
-
- History:
- 01/07/96 ver 6.20
- Overlooked error checking for dropped carrier in last release.
- Changed to weekly scoring format.
- Streamlined some of the door routines.
- 03/29/95 ver 6.16
- Added plum.dat file to zips for systems experiencing
- difficulty initializing game.
- Recompiled door program.
- 03/05/95 ver 6.15
- Added multi-node support
- Added user name in config file for registering door
- (gives credit on opening screen)
- Redid Scoring routines for Multinode support.
- 02/05/95 ver 6.10
- Added non-standard com port IRQ support.
- 07/30/94 ver 6.03
- Changed registered display
- Fixed timer routine
- Fixed ascii users routine
- 06/06/94 ver 6.00
- Switched to Easy-Door Source Library
- Converted code and recompiled with new libs.
- 12/26/93 ver 4.05
- Corrected makeup play ahead routines to accept more than
- one digit inputs (musta been sleeping)
- Compiled with new serial routines to correctly reset flags
- on returning to BBS to prevent lockup problems.
- 11/05/93 ver 4.04
- Added in check for RIP graphics to switch to AJSI mode
- 10/20/93 ver 4.03
- Correceted input routine error
- Improved Display routines speeding up game
- Deleted uneccesary old code no longer needed
- 10/10/93 VER 4.02
- Found spelling error in new makeup routine causing it not
- to play makeup day chosen and lock up when gama done.
- 10/10/93 ver 4.00
- Tired of problems with routines, so wrote my osn source
- codes for writing my doors.
- Converted Master Plumber to new source code.
- Made minor corecctions and speeded up some routines.
- Beta tested on my system.. seems ok now.
- 7/23/93 ver 3.15
- Corrected a flaw in the makeup days routines which could
- cause systems to hang.
- 7/10/93 ver 3.12
- Corrected problem with double view scores at closing.
- 6/20/93 ver 3.12
- Corrected problem with empty truck routines.
- 6/20/93 ver 3.11
- Redid minor chages to closing routines because of reported
- ansi problems. (Problem may be modem speed related!)
- 6/15/93 ver 3.10
- Reconstruction of Makeup routines to fix reporped bug.
- Redid closing routines because of reported ansi problems.
- (Problem may be modem related!)
- 3/10/93 ver 3.01
- Minor changes to registration messages
- Minor bug fix in checking routines
- 12/20/92 ver 3.0
- Fixed major bug which caused systems to hang when users
- tried to quit in the makeup areas.
- Restructured scoring routines
- 9/20/92 ver 2.00
- Did major changes in graphics opening
- Changed checking routines to speed up play.
- 7/15/92 Ver 1.21
- Fixed Bug in playback that gave none for playing makups.
- Added more instruction to clarify playing the game
- Fixed minor bugs in scoring.
- Changed 30 day routines to make them sysop configurable
- Added routine to make user play missed days bebore being
- albe to play days ahead.
- Speeded up checking routine.
- 6/10/92 Ver 1.00
- Docs and file prepared for release!
- 6/9/92 Ver 0.09b
- Final work done on Pipe checking routine.
- Added 30 day scoring routines.
- Fixed minor display bugs.
- 6/6/92 Ver 0.05b
- Beta Test version set on system.
- 6/1/92 Ver 0.05
- Initial door written.
- 5/31/92 Ver. 0.01
- Initial Idea for Door Program and Development.
-