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┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Inter-LORD TM an Inter-BBS In Game Module (IGM) for L.O.R.D. │
└───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
Please read these doc files before attempting to install this program.
However, if you wish to do a quick installation, jump below to the
Installation section.
ALSO, feel free to use the INTRLORD.ANS file on your BBS to promote the
arrival of Inter-LORD on your BBS!
┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Description of this IGM │
└───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
Inter-LORD is designed to add Inter-BBS support to Legend of the Red
Dragon in the EASIEST manner possible. It is an add-on to The Realm of
Vanadia series of Inter-IGMs, or it can be used independently of the
series. Although there are many benefits to using Inter-LORD, some of the
features are listed here:
COMMUNICATIONS:
- Support for FOSSILS, internal communications to 115,200, and
non-standard communication ports.
- Supports and uses the RIP protocol, e.g. clickable menus
- Monitors carrier detect signal and returns to BBS
- Correctly detects a keyboard timeout and returns to BBS
- Monitors the time remaining, and returns to BBS
- Function keys for sysops to alter user time, chat, etc...
MULTINODE SUPPORT
- File locking and sharing using SHARE.EXE for ALL critical files
including the data and log files.
- Gives up time slices for popular multitaskers including Desqview,
OS/2 and Windows
NEW! - Adjustable polling time. Allows sysops to customize how often
the program will poll for keyboard input. A value of 0 will cause
the system to wait for the next keystroke without doing anything in
the background.
- Individual logfiles for each node.
INTER-BBS SUPPORT
Playing Features
NEW! - Detailed descriptions of options provides the user with insight
and guidance while in Inter-LORD.
NEW! - Users will be able to tell what is happening all over the league
simply by reading LORD's Daily News! SysOps can configure Inter-
LORD to either show the users everything happening everywhere or
just the information pertenant to your BBS.
- Users may send telegrams to any Inter-BBS player from within the
game using colors and built in ANSI and ASCII editors.
- Users may battle other players, and will receive GOLD, GEMS and
EXPERIENCE if they win, and they will lose the same if they lose.
- Users are notified whenever a Inter-BBS user attacks them, kills
them, runs away, or dies trying.
- Users may send gold, gems and iventory items to anyone on any BBS
- Users may perform many actions to users on ANY BBS, like cursing,
summoning demons, sending terrorists, etc...
SysOp Features
NEW! - Automatic maintenance routines.
NEW! - Supports correct deleting of files in Binkley Term
- Extremely SIMPLE for Sysops to set up, no route file is needed!
- Will not import information from BBSs not listed in the current
INTERBBS.CFG file.
- Any SysOp in the League can use the SENDALL command line paramter
to send a personal NetMail to all of the other SysOps in a League.
Excellent for coordinators to keep members informed
- A BBS can particpate in multiple leagues, as long as each league
has a unique League ID.
- Uses PKZIP and PKUNZIP to compress data before sending.
- You can create colorful ANSI and ASCII bulletins for displaying on
your BBS by using MAINTAIN BULLETINS.
Coordinator Features
NEW! - The League Coordinator (LC) can view all iformation for all
players in the league using INTRLORD VIEW
NEW! - Can calculate route times and create reports showing the route
time, the time the last packet was created, the version numbers
on the remote systems and who is registered. MAINTAIN ROUTE
- Uses a HOST routing technology to send information from one system
to another. The league coordinator handles the routing for the
entire league.
- Can use a "wagon wheel" style of routing to over-ride the HOST
system for the easiest routing.
- Can be setup to check for number of forest fights, player fights,
and illegal IGMs on remote systems. A NetMail message will be
created and left in your mail directory so you can keep tabs on
improperly configured systems without searching log files.
- Inter-LORD automatically sends the INTERBBS.CFG file and
IGMINFO.DAT file to all participating systems each night to insure
they are always kept up to date.
- All BBSs in the League are forced to use the same configuration
parameters, thus insuring all BBSs are running identical games.
- Can check for duplicate players, and only allows a given user name
(their real name) to be used on one system at a time. This option
can be disabled in the INTERBBS.CFG file.
- The league coordinator can cause a reset of the game (including the
LORD game running Inter-LORD and The Realm of Vanadia IGMs if they
are installed) at any time by simply using a command line switch
(INTRLORD RESET)
- Will support up to 256 BBSs and thousands of players without the
need for extended or expanded memory.
MISCELANEOUS:
- An easy to use configuration program built in, eliminating the need
to edit configuration files by hand (INTRLORD CONFIG)
- Creates bulletins showing high scores (INTRLORD BULLETINS)
- Support for ANSI, AVATAR, ASCII and RIP
- RIP Support includes clickable menus and full size characters.
More graphics will be added later.
- Written in C/C++ for the fastest, smallest code possible
- Extensively tested both internally and through betas.
- Conforms to the Inter-IGM standard and will communicate with The
Realm of Vanadia series of Inter-IGMs, if present.
Inter-LORD is a very large IGM and should provide your users with many
new challenges. There are traders, spell casters, and more "locals"
that your users can interact with.
┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Copyright Notice and Program Disclaimer │
└───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
This software is Copyright 1995 and owned by G.A.C. Computer Services.
G.A.C. Computer Services grants to the user a nonexclusive license to use
this software solely for its internal business purposes. The user may not
commercially distribute, sublicense, resell, or otherwise transfer for any
consideration, or reproduce for any such purposes, the software or any
modification or derivation thereof, either alone or in conjunction with any
other product or program. Further, the user may not modify the software or
its support files for any purpose.
THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED TO THE USER ''AS IS.'' G.A.C. COMPUTER SERVICES
MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT TO THIS
SOFTWARE AND/OR ASSOCIATED MATERIALS PROVIDED TO THE USER, INCLUDING
BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR AGAINST INFRINGEMENT. G.A.C. COMPUTER SERVICES DOES
NOT WARRANT THAT THE FUNCTIONS CONTAINED IN THE SOFTWARE WILL MEET YOUR
REQUIREMENTS, OR THAT THE OPERATION OF THE SOFTWARE WILL BE
UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, OR THAT DEFECTS IN THE SOFTWARE WILL BE
CORRECTED. FURTHERMORE, G.A.C. COMPUTER SERVICES DOES NOT WARRANT OR MAKE
ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE OR THE RESULTS OF THE USE OF THE
SOFTWARE OR ANY DOCUMENTATION PROVIDED HEREWITH IN TERMS OF THEIR
CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE. NO ORAL OR WRITTEN
INFORMATION OR ADVICE GIVEN BY G.A.C. COMPUTER SERVICES OR A G.A.C. COMPUTER
SERVICES AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE SHALL CREATE A WARRANTY OR IN ANY WAY
INCREASE THE SCOPE OF THIS WARRANTY.
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