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The Outlands Tavern v1.2
By Jason Brown
Written in Borland Turbo Pascal 6.0
Used DDPlus v7.1 by Steven Lorenz and Bob Dalton
For Legend of the Red Dragon by Seth Able
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[LEGAL DISCLAIMER]
DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY
THIS SOFTWARE AND MANUAL ARE SOLD "AS IS" AND WITHOUT
WARRANTIES AS TO PERFORMANCE OF MERCHANTABILITY OR ANY
OTHER WARRANTIES WHETHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED. BECAUSE
OF THE VARIOUS HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE ENVIRONMENTS INTO
WHICH THIS PROGRAM MAY BE PUT, NO WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR
A PARTICULAR PURPOSE IS OFFERED. GOOD DATA PROCESSING
PROCEDURE DICTATES THAT ANY PROGRAM BE THOROUGHLY TESTED
WITH NON-CRITICAL DATA BEFORE RELYING ON IT. THE USER
MUST ASSUME THE ENTIRE RISK OF USING THE PROGRAM. ANY
LIABILITY OF THE SELLER WILL BE LIMITED EXCLUSIVELY TO
PRODUCT REPLACEMENT OR REFUND OF PURCHASE PRICE.
[INTRODUCTION]
So, I decided to do a simple tavern before finishing The L.O.R.D.
Catapult. Yea, I know there are a lot of taverns. But this is the first
FREEWARE one I've seen that lets users stay overnight in it, although
there is a new one, Aladdin's Palace, but it costs $1,000,000 to stay
overnight! There's also a SHAREWARE one I saw that has to be registered
to let users stay overnight. This Tavern has some intresting obscure stuff
in it and its not too much! BTW: Yes, I recycled a lot of this doc from
The LORD Cavern's doc. That's because the install program's the same, and
so why write a completly new doc? One last thing, do not use this IGM
with other IGMs that let users kill other users, it will screw everything
up! The only one I know of is Werewolf!!, but be warned!
[FILE LIST]
Files that should be in OUTS12.ZIP:
FILE_ID.DIZ : BBS Discription File.
WHATS.NEW : Revsions/what's new in this version.
OUTLANDS.DOC : You're reading it.
*OUTLANDS.ANS : Introduction ANSI file.
*OUTLANDS.EXE : The Outlands Tavern!
*SETUP.EXE : Setup/config program.
Files that are made by The Outlands Tavern in its directory:
*OUTLANDS.DAT : Player info file.
*OUTSTIME.DAT : Time keeping file.
*OUTLANDS.CFG : Configuration file.
ERROR.LOG : Created in directory ran from, usually LORD's, and has
any errors that happen in the IGM.
*=Needed for program to run.
BTW: Setup isn't really needed. Its just nice to keep around. <G>
[REQUIREMENTS]
A computer!
LORD version 3.50+ (will work with version 3.25+, but then users cannot
stay in the Tavern overnight)(LORD 3.55+ needed for BADWORDS.DAT).
DOS version 3.1 or better.
SHARE installed for multinode systems.
A Modem! 300-115,200 baud and any fossil lock baud rate up to 115,200.
286 or later processor (sorry, those of you with 8088/8086s!).
Memory! Very little needed to run...
[UPGRADING]
From v1.0+:
Copy all files in this ZIP over the existing. No additional configuation
needed. You can edit OUTLANDS.CFG to enter your handel, or it is just set
as blank.
[INSTALLATION]
Note: If you have The L.O.R.D. Cavern, all you have to do is copy
LORDCAVE.CFG in your LORD Cavern dir to OUTLANDS.CFG in your
Outlands dir and then use Setup to install (option 'I').
Put the files in the zip in a directory off of your LORD directory. May I
suggest naming the directory "Outlands"? Then run SETUP. Press 'C' to
configure first. The rest shouldn't be too hard to figure out. Just
awnser all the questions. Installing (pressing 'I' after leaving the
configure menu) will put the run lines into '3RDPARTY.DAT', and an
announcement that The Outlands Tavern has been installed in the daily
happenings. For those of you who want to edit OUTLANDS.CFG yourself,
here's a listing of it:
OUTLANDS.CFG Listing:
D:\BBS\LORD\
Unregistered BBS
Unregistered
Sysop
Sysop #1
000000
Line 1: Path to LORD with trailing backslash
Line 2: Your BBS name
Line 3: Your real first name
Line 4: Your real last name
Line 5: *NEW!* Your handel (optional). Displayed at start up instead of
your real name, no effect on registration.
Line 6: Not used by The Outlands Tavern, but something must be here.
The path must be on the first line, and no comments are allowed unless
they are after the sixth line.
You'll notice that I said it'll use non-standard com ports in the
File_id.Diz, but there's not a configuration setting for that. That's
because it gets all that stuff from LORD's Node*.Dat file. As long as
LORD is set up right, this will be set up right in that respect. I wish
more IGMs used that Node*.Dat, too...
These are the lines put in 3RDPARTY.DAT by The Outlands Tavern:
<path to OUTLANDS>\OUTLANDS.EXE *
`!T`3he `!O`3utlands `!T`3avern`2
Just in case you wanted to know. :^)
[UNINSTALLATING]
Note: To reset The Outlands Tavern, run SETUP and press 'R'.
Now why would you want to do that <G>? Well, run SETUP, press 'U'. I
won't go into anything about IGM expanders, because this program was
really written for LORD 3.50, and that version got rid of the need for
them.
[USING IT]
Just select it in the other places. It automaticly does its maintence
when the first person of the day enters. When someone stays the night,
LORD will do daily maintence (if necessary), display mail, then run The
Outlands Tavern, where then the tavern will go to its wake-up screen. I'm
telling you again, don't use this IGM with other IGMs that let users kill
other users, it will screw everything up! The only one I know of is
Werewolf!!, but be warned again!
[REGISTRATION]
Please send ideas on how to improve this IGM!
None! This is FREEWARE! If you have comments, bug reports, or the like
send them to:
FidoNet: Jason Brown in the LORD, LORD IGM, or DoorGames discussions
Sorry for the change in address!
InterNet: Jason.Brown@Commctr.com
SnailMail: The address on the order form <G>.
Be sure to include your version number. Thanks!
[DISTRIBUTION SITES]
Check out these Internet sites!
FTP: ftp.ldl.net/pub/bbs_doors/jbrown/
WWW: http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/Ron_Brown/
My World Wide Web page includes links to other pages, like Seth Able's!
[COMING SOON]
Door game comming! :)
[OTHER PRODUCTS]
Here is the other LORD stuff that I've done!
**!! NEW !!**
The LORD Cavern RHP Set 1 - 5 RHP programs for The L.O.R.D. Cavern!
(CAVERHP1.ZIP) The Lost City of Darborne, The Waterfall, The
Old Magician, The Diamond Mine, and The
Canyon. v1.3a+ (some require v1.3c+).
**!! NEW !!**
**!! NEW VERSION !!**
The L.O.R.D. Cavern v1.3c - IGM for LORD 3.25+ - 13 different random
(CAVE13C.ZIP) actions, great comm routines (fixed for some
odd LORD settings), intro ANSI, and some cool
ending really rare happenings! Random
Happening Program (RHP) language lets you make
your own random happenings! Now allows sysop
handels. Node 0 and DigiBoard support!
Shareware, $5.
**!! NEW VERSION !!**
LordStat v1.5 - Bulletin generator for LORD 3.15+ - 11 different bulletins
(LORDST15.ZIP) to spice up your LORD game! Helps users to pick and
choose who to attack, and tells who is the best warrior in
the Realm! Now also tells users where others are in the
Realm, sleeping in the Inn, Field, or in an IGM! New
bulletin lists the installed IGMs! Lets you not use any
of the bulletins you don't want to, and has an easy to use
built in setup program! Includes Renegade, Wildcat! and
RemoteAccess pause code support