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- Yankees & Red Necks
- Version 1.08
- Installation & Setup Documentation
- ------------------------------------
-
- WildCat Sysops should also see the file WILDCAT.TXT included in this ZIP
- file.
-
- THIS VERSION OF Y&R *WILL NOT* SUPPORT NON-STANDARD COM PORTS!
-
- **************************************************************
- * FULL support and online same day registration is available *
- * FROM *
- * The PigPen BBS *
- * (210) 341-7297 *
- **************************************************************
-
- I have after many months for the most part COMPLETELY re-written the game.
- Its been in beta testing since the last release as well.
-
- It has been more than two years worth of writting code on this game and more
- than 50,000 lines of code in this game and the utilities that go with it.
- I'm sorry but, I just don't have the time to give each and everyone of you a
- hands on lesson on setting up this door. This has got to be one of the
- simplest doors that I have ever seen to set up. In fact the docs for the
- advanced or more experienced is the same as for those that are slower than
- the rest and also for those of you who are reading this because you
- un-successfully have already tried. Ok, enough of the bull-crap.....
-
- Its very simple. I would suggest that you install this version with the
- files included and *not* overwrite the ones that you may have already on your
- system. You should be able to copy the YANKRED.DAT into the new directory and
- continue on with the new game. However, in this version is a new "days game
- has been running" counter and without a complete reset, the counter won't be
- correct.
-
- [1] First UNZIP this complete file into a -NEW- directory of
- your choice.
-
- [2] Use EDITOR.EXE to enter your Reg. code and to make or edit your
- YANKRED.CFG file.
-
- [3] Set-up MAINT.EXE with proper parameters to run in your nightly game event.
- Execute MAINT.EXE for a complete list of parameters. If you run YANKRED
- with the /G or /PG mode then add this same parameter to MAINT.EXE. If you
- run YANKRED.EXE *without* the /PG or /G mode(default ADULT mode) add the
- /ADULT or /A parameter to MAINT.EXE. Actually if you only use the first 1
- or 2 characters of the parameter, this is ok as well. Here's an EXAMPLE:
-
- MAINT /ADULT
- or
- MAINT /a
-
- Both are ok to use! You would use the above if your Y&R command line
- looked like this:
-
- YANKRED /F=C:\BBS\YANKEE\DOOR.SYS
-
- If your Y&R command line looked like:
-
- YANKRED /PG /F=C:\BBS\YANKEE\DOOR.SYS
-
- then the MAINT.EXE command line would look like:
-
- MAINT.EXE /PG
- or
- MAINT.EXE /p
-
-
- It only needs to be run once a day. Also remember that the new MAINT.EXE
- will randomly revive players. Meaning that it may or may not revive a
- player.
-
- [4] Put up the WELCOME.ANS/ASC screens on your BBS for callers to see so that
- they know that you are running the very newest and best there is.
-
- [5] EXECUTE YANKRED.EXE and that will give you all the Params and switches
- and all that good crap for your BBS type. I believe that most are covered
- in the 6 or 7 BBS types that we have written so far. If your BBS is not
- covered, please by all means UL a copy of your drop file to my BBS and
- please comment each line (if you know what each line is) of the drop file
- if you can. We'll add it only if your BBS type doesn't already produce one
- that is already supported. The drop file name MUST be included in the path
- for each of the switches! As an example:
-
- Correct: YANKRED /F=C:\PATH\DOOR.SYS
-
- INCORRECT: YANKRED /F=C:\PATH\
-
-
-
- Switch DROP FILES SUPPORTED
- ------ --------------------
- /F=C:\PATH\DOOR.SYS DOOR.SYS
- /C=C:\PATH\CHAIN.TXT CHAIN.TXT
- /D=C:\PATH\DORINFOx.DEF DORINFOx.DEF
- /G=C:\PATH\GTUSER.TXT GTUSER.TXT
- /PCB=C:\PATH\PCBOARD.SYS PCBOARD.SYS
- /TRI=C:\PATH\TRIBBS.SYS TRIBBS.SYS
- /SF=C:\PATH\SFDOORS.DAT SFDOORS.DAT
-
- The "x" in DORINFOx.DEF is of course the node #.
-
-
- You shouldn't have to worry about whether you've got a fossil or not. The new
- interface that this version is written with should have it covered and detects
- a fossil automatically. Here is what my SINGLE line Bat file looks like:
-
- _________________Beginning of BAT file____________
- @ECHO OFF
- COPY C:\BBS\DOOR.SYS C:\BBS\YANKEE
- CD\BBS\YANKEE
- YANKRED /F=C:\BBS\YANKEE\DOOR.SYS <------This is the path to the drop file
- *and* the drop file name.
- copy scores.* c:\bbs\bullets\bullet1.*
- copy Tkills.* c:\bbs\bullets\bullet2.*
- REM this below is the TNEWS.TXT/YNEWS.TXT converter
- convnews ans tnews.txt c:\bbs\bullets\bullet3.ans
- convnews asc tnews.txt c:\bbs\bullets\bullet3.asc
- convnews ans ynews.txt c:\bbs\bullets\bullet4.ans
- convnews asc ynews.txt c:\bbs\bullets\bullet4.asc
- del door.sys
- -----------------End of BAT file-------------------
-
- I'm sure that some of you may be able to refine the above BAT file but, I
- just wanted to give you the idea. Actually the drop file doesn't need to be
- copied. Then again some BBS's such as Synchronet, which I run, will put the
- drop file anywhere ya want the thing. If you are running a multinode BBS, you
- can probably give me nine million lessons on setup. Actually, if you run a
- multinode BBS, you should already know how to set this door up.
-
- Run CONVNEWS for the command line params and switches. What the utility does
- is convert the news files so that you can use them on your BBS as bulletins.
- BTW, this was a requested utility. Its really pretty self explanatory.
-
- Well, my hands are getting really tired of typing this crap, so at this point
- I'm gonna leave it up to you pro's to take over.
-
- Happy BBS'in to all!
-
- Paul Lewis
- L&K Software
- 1:387/341
- paul.lewis@f341.n387.z1.fidonet.org
-
- ------------------END of SETUP.DOC------------------