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- ░▒▓ PLANETS: THE EXPLORATION OF SPACE V2.00 WIDE BETA 3 ▓▒░
-
- Also known as TEOS. (tee-ose)
-
- Written and programmed by Seth A. Robinson
-
- ANSI: Cat Spencer, Terry Kingry, Jamie Lee
- TEAM DDPLUS: Scott M. Baker, Steve Lorenze and Bob Dalton
- ADDITIONAL TEXT IN GOSSIP.DAT: Dan Oliver
-
- BUG REPORT GOD: Jeremy Stewart
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- KILLER BUG REPORTS: Sid Purvis, Shawn Teal, Michael Van Ham, Jonathan Duke
-
- (c) Copright 1992,1996 : Robinson Technologies, Inc.
- Home Page: http://www.teleport.com/~sethable
- Internet mail: sethable@teleport.com
-
- RTSoft *IS* Seth A. Robinson and Shawn Teal.
-
-
-
- ░▒▓ INDEX ▓▒░
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- *1* ................. About the game
- *2* ................. Game Installation
- *3* ................. Sysop Info/Tricks
- *4* ................. Game Registration
-
- To access parts of this document fast use the find feature in your text
- editor. (like "find *3*" for section 3)
-
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- ░▒▓ SECTION *1* About the game ▓▒░
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- TEOS is a space trading game. It developed loyal fans soon after its
- release in 1992.
-
- An update was promised - but always taking second seat to the LORD upgrades.
- But now its time has come to grow.
-
- V2.00 is NOT finished. We are allowing anyone who wishes to test it
- however - and help make it a better game via bug reports and suggestions.
-
- It is a space oddessy that allows players to shape the game like no other.
-
- It will take months before maturing enough to use some routines - this is
- one of the reasons the BETA version(s) will be around for a while before
- the 'FINAL' release. <G>
-
- ANSI games are becoming a relic of the past - falling to new graphically
- oriented games and BBS clients, but there is still something magical about
- how simple and complex a text game can be when inside a world that allows
- you to take player interaction to the max.
-
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- ░▒▓ SECTION *2* Game installation ▓▒░
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- Those familiar with how LORD: The setup is identical. There is also a
- 'COPY NODE SETUP FROM LORD' option inside PLANCFG.EXE.
-
- To install:
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- Unzip into an empty dir.
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- * Run "PLANCFG.EXE" from the dos prompt. (it will create the GAME.DAT file)
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- * Exit it.
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- -=-=-=-=-=-
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- To play without a BBS or for testing purposes:
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- * Type "START" from the directory TEOS is in. You are now playing the game!
-
- * Type "START MAINT" to 'force' maintenance (to speed up game play.
- (using the MAINT parm also puts Normally TEOS runs this
- TEOS into extra info mode, so it automatically each new day)
- tells you what its doing in more
- detail)
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- -=-=-=-=-=-
- To setup on your BBS.
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- Run "PLANCFG.EXE" and choose the (S)etup a node option. You can now setup
- up to 999 node configurations, including drop file type & path, com port,
- locked port rate and more.
-
- Examples of command lines to run the game from your BBS:
-
- CALL START 1
-
- (to run configuration 1)
-
- CALL START 13
-
- (to run configuration 13)
-
- For trouble shooting, check TROUBLE.DOC.
-
- If you run just START with no parm, it will default to 0. When you unzip,
- NODE0.DAT comes with it, setting node 0 to local node. You CAN change
- this if you want to run your BBS on node 0, in PLANCFG's (S)etup a node
- option enter 0 for the node to edit.
-
-
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- ░▒▓ SECTION *3* Sysop Info/Tricks ▓▒░
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- Q. DOES TEOS HAVE RIP SUPPORT?
-
- A. No. I just didn't see RIP begin high enough to warrant that much
- time into development. But this RIP 2.0 is looking good so who knows!
-
- Q. HOW CAN I GENERATE SCORE FILES FOR MY BULLETINS?
-
- A. ANSI and ASCII score files are called SCORE.ANS and SCORE.ASC defaultly,
- you can change this in the (G)ame Options section in PLANCFG.EXE.
-
- The files are generated after someone PLAYS the game, then quits.
-
- TIP: Enter a blank line to not generate files.
-
- Q. DOES TEOS HAVE IGM SUPPORT?
-
- A. Yep. As of this writing I have written one called Landfill. Its fun!
- (its LANDF100.ZIP on my BBS and webpage)
-
- Q. CAN I MAKE AN IGM FOR IT?
-
- A. At this time, I think I'm only going to give the 'TEOS IGM KIT' to
- certain people. I hope this improves the quality of the IGM's and in
- the long run makes the sysops job easier.
-
- If you wish to develope - contact me and send me a copy of a program
- you have written. This will prove to me you know what you're doing and
- this isn't your 1st project.
-
- The IGM kit contains many TPU's from TEOS itself, and can only be used
- in Turbo Pascal 7.0. (Sorry C devs!!!) It's SOOO darned easy!
-
- Q. WHY WON'T IT LET ME KILL SOMEBODY WHO IS ONLINE?
-
- A. We tried it both ways, and it seems this is the more 'fair' way for
- those playing. No one likes being killed while they are trading and
- uncloaked simply because they were on while someone else was.
-
- Q. HOW DO I DISABLE/ADD TO OR MODIFY THE 'PROFANITY CHECKER'?
-
- A. The file is called BADWORDS.DAT - use any text editor. To disable it,
- comment out everything or delete the file.
-
- Q. HOW CAN I SET THE TIME TO DELETE INACTIVE PLAYERS?
-
- A. TEOS defaults to deleted inactive players after 15 days. You can change
- this in PLANCFG.EXE. (Game options)
-
- Q. HOW CAN I FORCE TEOS TO DISPLAY A TEXT SCREEN I MADE TO PEOPLE?
-
- A. Name the file NEWS.TXT. TEOS will display it after the intro ansi. Very
- handy to notify them of a coming reset, or beg for money.
-
- Q. HOW CAN I RESET THE GAME?
-
- A. To reset the players delete TRADER.DAT. To reset the planets delete
- PLANETS.DAT. To reset the NPCs delete 'ENEMY.DAT'. You can reset these
- all together or in any combination.
-
- Q. WHERE ARE THE PLAYER MAIL FILES KEPT, I WANT TO LOOK AT 'EM!
-
- A. TEOS creates a directory called MAIL. They as well as other 'not that
- important' data files are kept there to keep the main dir clean.
-
- Q. HOW MANY PLAYERS CAN BE IN A GAME AT ONCE?
-
- A. The max player accounts in a game at once is 200. The max amount of
- players that can be online simultaneously is also 200.
-
- Q. IT SAYS A PLAYER IS 'ON NOW' BUT THEY AREN'T! WHAT DO I DO?
-
- A. TEOS will fix this at maintenance. (midnight) Or the next time that
- player logs on, whichever is first.
-
- Q. TEOS SAYS 'BAD TRADER.DAT FILE' I THINK ITS CORRUPTED. NOW WHAT?
-
- A. TEOS makes a backup copy called TRADER.BAK once a day. Rename it to
- TRADER.DAT and you may save your game.
-
- Q. I HATE YOUR MENUS, I WANNA CHANGE 'EM.
-
- A. Thanks. Use ADDANSI.EXE to extract or put ansi files in the PLANTXT.DAT,
- INTROTXT.DAT. Type ADDANSI without any parms to see the format for use.
-
- Q. I REGISTERED, SO WHAT CAN I DO NOW?
-
- A. Well - you can add and change ships, planets, npcs and users. A better
- editer will be coming along soon.
-
-
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- ░▒▓ SECTION *4* Game registration ▓▒░
-
-
- -= TO REGISTER THE GAME =-
-
- Just because you're beta testing doesn't mean you get a freebie! <G>
-
- NOTE: We no longer offer any package deals except for one: 2 copies for
- $25 (a $5 discount). The two copies can both be TEOS, or TEOS and LORD.
-
- (LORD = Legend Of the Red Dragon, another door we've written)
-
- To unlock your copy, you need a 'registration code'. You can register with
- us the following ways:
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- U.S. MAIL: Fill out REGISTER.DOC and send it to the address directed.
-
- INTERNET: Hit our site at http://teleport.com/~sethable and use our online
- registration visa/mastercard form if your browser has forms
- support.
-
- VOICE REG LINE: Use your visa and mastercard for instant registration at
- (503) 391-4274. 10AM to 6PM PST (all week) It doesn't
- hurt to try later, people are usually here late.
-
- -= IF YOU HAVE REGISTERED AN OLDER VERSION ALREADY =-
-
- Due to piracy problems TEOS 2.0 uses a different registration scheme than
- its predecessor. IF YOU HAVE ALREADY REGISTERED TEOS 1 or 1.12, THIS IS
- A FREE UPGRADE.
-
- To get your updated codes fast:
-
- BBS:
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- Call our WG BBS at (503) 838-6171. Go to the RTSoft area and choose the
- (P)ickup Registration Code option.
-
- INTERNET:
-
- E-mail sethable@teleport.com with your name, address, BBS name, OLD CODES
- and request your TEOS 2.00 codes. We will attempt to reply within 24
- hours.
-
- (you can also do this at our website at http://teleport.com/~sethable)
-
- U.S. MAIL:
-
- Same as above, but U.S mail it to:
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- ROBINSON TECHNOLOGIES
- ATTENTION: TEOS UPGRADE
- 761 E ST
- INDEPENDENCE, OR 97351
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