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* ARROWBRIDGE V1.05 SYSOP DOCUMENTATION *
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PREFACE
=======
Welcome to the land of Arrowbridge. This game is has evolved over
seven years due to a passion that I have for mediaeval culture and lands
of fantasy. The game has been designed so as to allow the player to
deviate from his/her normal life and enter a new world, one of
excitement and mystique.
INTRODUCTION
============
This version has been thoroughly tested on Remote Access V1.11 & V2.00 but
should work on any BBS that creates a DORINFOx.DEF file! Another important
fact is that Arrowbridge will use a Fossil driver if it is resident
in memory.
A FOSSIL driver is required if you are using baud rates in excess of 9600
baud or if you have your system running at a locked baud rate. Arrowbridge
should function with most fossils including X00 and BNU.
Arrowbridge can also be played on a multi-node basis! Make sure that
SHARE.EXE is resident if you intend to run several copies of Arrowbridge
at once - failure to do this could result in file degradation.
INSTALLATION
============
Installing Arrowbridge is very simple.
1. De-compress the file into a directory that is to contain all of
the Arrowbridge files.
2. Create a door exit (Type 7) in your BBS menu.
eg. Command Line :
*C /C C:\RA\ABRIDGE.BAT *M *N
3. Create a batch file to copy the DORINFOx.DEF file to the arrowbridge
directory and to run ABRIDGE.
eg. Sample batch program for Remote Access (%1 = node number)
COPY DORINFO1.DEF C:\RA\ABRIDGE\DORINFO%1.DEF
CD \RA\ABRIDGE
ABRIDGE.EXE /NODE%1
CD \RA
Note: Arrowbridge will look for RBBS compatible DORINFOx.DEF drop files
(where x=Node number). Systems that only produce DORINFO1.DEF files must
rename the file according to the current Line of the BBS as shown in the
batch file above.
4. Run ABTOOLS SETUP. Note the following definitions:
Arrowbridge directory - The location of the Arrowbridge files.
Inbound file directory - The location of the Front End mailer inbound
file directory (Inter-BBS operation only)
Outbound mail directory - The location of the Front End mailer netmail
directory, ie. the location of the .MSG packets (Inter-BBS operation only)
Number of Lines on BBS - The number of lines that will have access to
Arrowbridge (must be defined for multi-node operation).
League Tag - A 2 character league ID for Inter-BBS operation. It can
consist of any number or letter of the alphabet.
5. Change into the Arrowbridge directory that you have created and run
ABTOOLS CREATE
This will create all of the files necessary for Arrowbridge to
run successfully.
6. You are ready to play!
INTER-BBS PLAY
==============
Arrowbridge can now be run on an Inter-BBS basis. At the moment, the
following functions are supported :
* A top 100 Inter-BBS player list featuring the top players based
on their experience.
* Send assassins to other systems to terminate other players
* Send a Destructor to another system. This Destructor is a level 15
assassin which will attack all players on the destination BBS until
it is destroyed.
In order start an Inter-BBS network, you must create a NODES.ABR file
which will contain all of the network information for each BBS.
Note: This version of Arrowbridge will only function with Frontdoor &
Binkley compatible front end mailers.
Here is an example of a NODES.ABR file:
1
Arrow Entertainment System
3:714/411
2
Ground Zero
3:714/913
3
Hunter Connection BBS
3:622/403
etc.
Note that there is a blank line after every system entry, a maximum of
99 systems may be included and no point systems may be entered in the
nodelist.
Ensure that the name of your system in the NODES.ABR file directly matches
that contained in the ARROW.CFG file. This IS case sensitive!
Secondly, you must assign a League Tag, ie. a 2 character ID for your
Arrowbridge league so that systems may run multiple leagues without
contention. All systems in your league must have the same Tag entered in
the ABTOOLS SETUP routine.
ROUTING FILES
=============
Outbound files may be routed via other systems by creating a ROUTE.ABR
file. The file can contain the following statements:
ROUTE * via [BBSNUM]
This command will route ALL outbound files via the BBS [BBSNUM]. This
command should be used typically in the first entry of the route file as
it will override ALL previous entries.
ROUTE BBS#1 via BBS#2
This command will route files for BBS#1 via BBS#2. Once again, this command
will override all previous routing entries for BBS#1.
A sample file, ROUTE.SAM is available for further explanation.
COMMAND LINE SWITCHES
=====================
"ABRIDGE.EXE"
/LOCAL - Play Arrowbridge locally (Node 0)
/LOCKED=19200 - Lock the baud rate at 300, 1200, 2400, 9600, 19200 & 38400.
This function should be used if your modem uses a locked
baud rate. If you wish to lock the rate at higher values
then lock the rate at 38400 using the /locked=38400 switch
and the fossil SHOULD automatically adjust this to the rate
at which it itself is locked.
/NODEx - Used for multi-node operation. "x" denotes the Line number
of the BBS. The default value for remote operation is "1".
"ABTOOLS.EXE"
CREATE - Create/re-start Arrowbridge
EDIT - Delete players and Edit Names
INBOUND - Processes inbound network files
OUTBOUND - Processes outbound network files. New outbound files are
created once every 2 days (soon to be configurable).
SETUP - Change game setup & create ARROW.CFG file
SYSOP OPTIONS
=============
ALT-C - CHAT Mode
Chat with users while online. ESC will abort the chat mode.
ALT-F10 - Summon Zombre Bryan
During gameplay, the sysop has the ability to summon Zombre Bryan by
pressing ALT-F10. This will result in Zombre appearing in the next
combat round and will most likely lead to the demise of the user
online at the time. Note: Zombre will also appear randomly during
the game!
REGISTER
========
This game is distributed as Shareware. The game is totally playable
in its unregistered state, and feel free to use it for an unlimited period,
but a few functions have been disabled:
* Players will not be able to start their second mission for advancement
to level 10
* Riders and Knights will not be purchasable.
* The shipyards are always closed
Registration is inexpensive and will encourage me to add more functions
to the game. Your registration code will function with all V1.xx versions
of Arrowbridge and a small upgrade fee will be charged for future major
version releases.
Fill in the registration form (REGISTER.DOC) and send it to the address
shown or crash mail it with an attached message to Arrow Entertainment
System (FIDO 3:714/411). Note: A signature is not necessary for crash
mailed rego forms when paying by credit card.
After the registration form is received, you will receive a registration
number via netmail (within Australia) or by post. This will be dispatched
within 24 hours of receipt! Simply add this number using ABTOOLS SETUP.
Your BBS name should be then displayed in the Arrowbridge title screen.
BUGS & SUGGESTIONS
==================
An Arrowbridge echo area is available from my BBS (Arrow Entertainment
System) and many other systems which will report all future releases
of Arrowbridge, give plenty of hints and tips and allow you to let me
know of bugs that you encounter. Any suggestions that you may have for
the game would also be appreciated as the game functions are only limited
by our imagination.
The BBS details are listed below. Happy Arrowbridging !(??)
Mark Sinclair
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ARROW ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM
All rates up to V32!
Phone Australia (02) 949-3095 [INTL +61-2-949-3095]
Fidonet 3:714/411
Coastlink 9:800/100
Gamenet 36:3006/3
Gamelink 90:1100/100
Echo Area : ARROWBRIDGE (Fidonet)
File Request the latest public version of Arrowbridge (24 hours a day)
Filename : "ABRIDGE"
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Beta Test Team:
Thanks for all of your support and patience!
SYSOP SYSTEM DIST FIDO ADDRESS LOCATION
Gordon Christie Millenium BBS * 3:620/265 Australia
Matthew Clements Empire BBS * 3:632/530 Australia
Denis Coleman 999 Planes of Hell 3:633/253 Australia
Robert Fairlie-C The RPG & Comics Network 3:711/930 Australia
Gary Scafe Real Deceptions * 3:640/815 Australia
Robbie Steele Enterprise IV * 3:770/190 New Zealand
Andrew Stephen Byteline BBS * 3:690/245 Australia
Tony Terbizan Hunter Connection BBS * 3:622/403 Australia
Paul Zagoridis NetRunners 3:712/537 Australia
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* Distrubition sites have the latest version of Arrowbridge available
for file request using the magic filename "ABRIDGE"