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Maximus/2 - OS2 Planets Door
Version 3.3
(1) License, Disclaimer
(2) What does this door do?
(3) Installation
(4) Players per Mailer
(5) Other
(6) Known Problems/Hints
(7) The Future
(8) Credits,Thanks
(1) License, Disclaimer
This program is copyrighted, and licensed -not given- to you for testing
and evaluation purposes. I would consider it fair if you'd send me 10$
for my work on this Door(Germany BLZ 610 500 00 KtoNr: 98 98 15). At
least you should send me a note, so I can be reassured my work isn't
done without being used by anyone. You may freely distribute it to
others, provided:
-you transfer a copy of this license with the program
and the recipient agrees to these terms, and
-there be no cost to the recipient other than the costs
of media and transmission.
You are not allowed to remove the copyright from the ANSI and the program.
This program is not warranted to be free of defects nor to be
suitable for any particular purpose the licensee may put it to.
THERE ARE NO WARRANTEES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, OF ANY SORT.
BY YOUR USE OF THE PROGRAM YOU AGREE TO THE TERMS OF THIS LICENSE.
(2) What does this door do?
The door makes it possible to show some Info on the game, und to transfer
the turn-Files (RST/TRN). It is capable of multiple games.
You can configure 3 Files for ratiofree download.
There is the possibility to look who's already playing and to join an
existing and a new game, if there is a slot open.
One player can only play one race within the same game!
There also is an example HOST-batchfile and a BACKUP-Script.
Cosysop-Menu:
The Cosysop-menu is started by pressing "*" in the main menu.
Only the person who is entered as COSYSOP in OPLDOOR.CTL can
enter it. He can look at the Logs in this menu.
(3) Installation
1. Make a directory within your Maximus-directory and unpack the
archive. It is recommended to use the name OPLDOOR for this directory.
2. If you are installing the english version of the door, you have to rename
the file MXOPLDE.VM to MXOPLD.VM .
3. Install a up-/downloadpath to the actually used path. The path has to
be [DOORDIR]\TMP.
4. Edit OPLDOOR.CTL to suit your needs (You will find instructions within
the file)
5. Edit BADNAME.CTL to suit your needs (You will find instructions within
the file)
6. Edit the Info-file (OPLINFO.MEC). Here you should place the instructions
on how to handle the door. Compile OPLINFO.MEC with MECCAP.
7. Edit you MENUS.CTL
Example:
MEX opldoor\mxopld NORMAL "OS2 Planets Door"
8. Run SILTP, so the filearea and the menuitem get actually added to
your box.
9. Structure of GAME?.CTL:
- The question-mark should be replaced by a number from 1 to 9 or letter
from A to F. This is the number of the game (1-15)
- The first line (only!) is capable of holding some info on the game.
It has to begin with "# "
- For a player you must add
"First-name Second-Name Surname Racenumber Long-RaceName Short-RaceName"
Racenumbers must be Numbers in the range from 1 to 10.
- Using aliases(OPLDOOR.CTL ALIAS=1). Put the alias where the name
should be. If the alias is only one word (no surname!) you'll have
to put NLN where normally the surname/second-Name should be.
- The Spaces in the Long-RaceName and the Short-RaceName must be replaced
with "_".
- E.g.:
MANFRED MUELLER NLN 1 The_Krax Krax
MANFRED VON MUELLER 2 The_Stoned_People The_Stoned
COMMANDER OF ROBOT 9 The_Robot_Imperium The_Robots
MERLIN NLN NLN 3 The_Mystic_Men The_Mystics
10. Structure of NEW?.CTL:
- The question-mark should be replaced by a number from 1 to 9 or letter
from A to F. This is the number of the game (1-15)
- The first line (only!) is capable of holding some info on the game.
It has to begin with "# "
- There can be 10 Lines, where the players can insert which races they
want to play
11. PlayerFiles
Rename the RST's to following name: OPLAYx.yRS
x = 0-A(Race) y = GameNumber
(4) Players per Mailer
Put the RST Files on HOLD for the players. (Very simple if you are using
Squish).
I added an example how you could implement an automatic mail(with PUTMSG)
to the player HOST.CMD .
The Batch-file my mailer calls after incoming files copies the files O*.1TR,
O*.2TR etc. into the game directory.
There could be problems here, because it's easy for malicious players
to destroy the Turns of others by sending bad Turnfiles!!
(5) Other
- I advice every sysop to test the installation thouroughly (remote!),
because it's quite awful, if you have to cancel a game due an Door-Error
after Turn 30...
- Keep multiple backups and lots of them! Your players invested a lot of
time building their empires!
- There also is an interface for VGA Planets. You can get it at my BBS.
- The newest Versions can be frequested using the magics MXVPLD and MXOPLD:
Analog ISDN
2:2487/3015@fidonet 2:2487/3014@fidonet
46:9493/400@vnet 46:9493/400@vnet
70:7101/1101@vplnet 70:7101/1100@vplnet
81:449/7615@os2net 81:449/7614@os2net
or you can get it online at:
49-7161-949505 64k/28k8
49-7161-949506 14k4
(6) Problems/Hints
- If you use an upload-check reassure yourself that it doesn't move the
turns to another directory
- If you find a bug or encounter a problem, you can send mail to me:
Michael Riedel@2:2487/3014 (FIDO)
Michael Riedel@46:9493/400 (VNET)
Michael Riedel@70:7101/1100 (VPLNET)
Michael Riedel@81:449/7614 (OS2NET)
mr@fto.de (INTERNET)
(7) The Future
- A simple Installationroutine
- Support for using a MsgArea in the Door
- NM to Sysop, if a User Join a Game
(8) Credits,Thanx
- Martin Mirgel, for the genius game OS2 Planets
- The unknown ANSI Artist, who did the great picture in the main menu
- Coca-Cola, for keeping me awake during those long nights
- Jens Stolle, for the translation of the documentation
- For numerous ideas to Lars Kral,Thomas W. Mueller
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