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THIS DOC ALWAYS CONTAINS IMPORTANT INFORMATION. PLEASE READ CAREFULLY!
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NOTE:
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Anytime you are upgrading TO a version FROM a version that does not have
specific instructions in the documentation here, you should delete what you
have installed and reinstall The Quest For Nora. Delete all the files in
your TQFN directory and follow the instructions in INSTALL.DOC with the
NEW archive. This may seem like a hassle, but there are sometimes
substantial changes between certain versions and the CONFIG.EXE program makes
installation a snap.
What's NEW in version 4.2?
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-> Added a CLEAN MODE option. This feature will allow the Sysop to toggle
the CLEAN MODE on or off. If it is toggled on, then the option APPROACH
THE VILLAGE VIRGIN at the Travel to the Gathering Hut menu will be
disabled. This ones for you Della :) Some Sysop's did not like the
option on their "G" rated BBS. Personally I thought it was fine for all
ages, but now the Sysop has the option to have it or not.
-> ALL EPM's will now work even in the unregistered version of TQFN.
Registrations have been steady enough for me to no longer disable these
and allow everyone to try them. Players cannot get past level 6 still and
this is the ONLY limitation in the unregistered game. Personally I think
that's enough to get folks to register the game. Sucks when you can't
win :)
-> Make sure you obtain v2.1 of ALL EPM's to run with this version of TQFN.
Upgrading them will be a simple overwrite of the files.
UPGRADING FROM v3.4 or v3.5 or v4.0 or v4.1 to v4.2:
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FILES INCLUDED IN THE ARCHIVE:
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FILE_ID.DIZ <- Decription file
INSTALL.DOC <- First time installation doc
QUESTV42.EXE <- Main Quest For Nora archive
UPGRADE.DOC <- Your in it
UPGRADE.EXE <- Upgrading executable
Move UPGRADE.EXE and QUESTV42.EXE into your Quest For Nora directory. Run
UPGRADE.EXE. The program will ask you if you would like to toggle the
CLEAN MODE on or off (Y = ON N = OFF). When the program starts to unarchive
the main Quest For Nora archive it will ask you if you would like to
overwrite the first file. Choose "A" here to overwrite ALL of the files.
Don't worry, precautions have been taken with UPGRADE.EXE to keep your current
configuration settings intact. Your QUEST.CFG file will remain intact.
Upgrading manually is not recommended. Use UPGRADE.EXE to do this for you.
Once the overwrites have been completed, your game will be upgraded.
YOUR GAME DOES NOT NEED TO BE RESET!
That's it...You are all ready to go again!
-> Once this is done, you can delete ALL of the files listed above. They
no longer need to be used.
Thanks for choosing The Quest For Nora for your BBS!
What's NEW in version 4.1?
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-> Fixed a few small bugs found by users looking to fool around more than
actually play the game. When the user entered a name to send mail to or
a name to attack, instead of entering an actual name, these users had
entered leading spaces. No harm done in the mail routine, but these
spaces would allow the user to say no through a listing of players and
then say something to the effect of: "Would you like to attack ?[Y/N]"
If the user said Yes, then after a nonsense battle the TQFN player.dat
file would become corrupt because of the nonexistent record. A tough one
to find folks, but it was there...Leave it up to the users, huh?
-> Fixed a few display things within the program. Nothing wrong, just made
a few things tighter and cleaner.
-> Added support for PCBOARD.SYS, SFDOORS.DAT, DORINFOx.DEF and CALLINFO.BBS.
These 4 drop files can now be used as well as DOOR.SYS.
-> The overall way the door handles mail has been revamped. If a BBS had more
than 9999 users a problem came creeping in. 9999 users, boy, that would
be nice, huh? Also, in order to support DORINFOx.DEF, the routines had
to be changed a bit. Instead of asking you to reset the game, I have
written a routine to change over the current user mail numbers. While
this should go off without a hitch in your game, users who have mail
waiting for them before the upgrade, will lose it. If the message is that
important, I'm sure the author will write it again <G>.
-> Remember, v1.0 of ALL EPM's WILL NOT WORK with v4.0+ of TQFN. Please
obtain v2.0 of ALL EPM's if you wish to run the Extended Play Modules.
UPGRADING FROM v3.4 or v3.5 or v4.0 to v4.1:
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FILES INCLUDED IN THE ARCHIVE:
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FILE_ID.DIZ <- Decription file
INSTALL.DOC <- First time installation doc
QUESTV41.EXE <- Main Quest For Nora archive
UPGRADE.DOC <- Your in it
UPGRADE.EXE <- Upgrading executable
Move UPGRADE.EXE and QUESTV41.EXE into your Quest For Nora directory. Run
UPGRADE.EXE. When the program starts to unarchive the main Quest For Nora
archive it will ask you if you would like to overwrite the first file.
Choose "A" here to overwrite ALL of the files.
Don't worry, precautions have been taken with UPGRADE.EXE to keep your current
configuration settings intact. Your QUEST.CFG file will remain intact.
Upgrading manually is not recommended. Use UPGRADE.EXE to do this for you.
Once the overwrites have been completed, your game will be upgraded.
YOUR GAME DOES NOT NEED TO BE RESET!
That's it...You are all ready to go again!
-> Once this is done, you can delete ALL of the files listed above. They
no longer need to be used.
Thanks for choosing The Quest For Nora for your BBS!
What's NEW in version 4.0?
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-> Totally reworked and recoded the way TQFN handles running EPM's. Some
Sysop's were still experiencing the occasional lock up on their systems.
This archive contains the first 3 EPM archives that have been updated to
work with this version of TQFN. The initial releases of Frankendella's
Lair, Doon's Domain and The Cave of Treasures, all v1.0, will NOT work
with this version of TQFN. The lock ups and memory problems should be
HISTORY!
UPGRADING FROM v3.4 or v3.5 to v4.0: <- **IMPORTANT UPGRADE - PLEASE READ
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FILES INCLUDED IN THE ARCHIVE:
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FILE_ID.DIZ <- Decription file
INSTALL.DOC <- First time installation doc
QUESTV40.EXE <- Main Quest For Nora archive
UPGRADE.DOC <- Your in it
UPGRADE.EXE <- Upgrading executable
EPM1V20.EXE <- New Frankendella's Lair EPM
EPM2V20.EXE <- New Doon's Domain EPM
EPM3V20.EXE <- New The Cave of Treasures EPM
Move UPGRADE.EXE and QUESTV40.EXE into your Quest For Nora directory. Run
UPGRADE.EXE. When the program starts to unarchive the main Quest For Nora
archive it will ask you if you would like to overwrite the first file.
Choose "A" here to overwrite ALL of the files.
Don't worry, precautions have been taken with UPGRADE.EXE to keep your current
configuration settings intact. Your QUEST.CFG file will remain intact.
Upgrading manually is not recommended. Use UPGRADE.EXE to do this for you.
Once the overwrites have been completed, your game will be upgraded.
YOUR GAME DOES NOT NEED TO BE RESET!
If you are running ANY of the EPM's, then move the appropriate EPM archive
as listed above into your main TQFN directory and run it. Choose "A" to
overwrite ALL of the files. This will upgrade the appropriate EPM(s) to
work with this version of TQFN.
Sorry for the hassle here folks and I certainly did NOT want to be releasing
so many versions so quickly, but I am a perfectionist and if something is
not working properly, then I HAVE to fix it. Besides, you want the BEST
possible product, right? Thanks for your patience with these upgrades.
That's