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DOOR
version 4.6
by Michael Wilson
The Village
408-229-0706
FIDO 1:!43/344
USR Courier Dual Standard HST 16.8K
2400/9600/16.8K
24 hours / 7 days
CONTENTS
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I. Introduction
a. Overview
b. Background
c. Tools
d. Restrictions in the unregistered version
e. Benefits of registering
f. Support
II. Setup
a. Supported BBS Systems
b. Customization of the Game
c. Configuration File
d. ITEM.DAT
e. DEFENSE.DAT
f. Sample door batch file
g. Local Mode
h. Optional Files
i. Created Bulletins
j. The Prize Option
k. Resetting the Game
l. Better DAT Files
m. Multi-Node Support
n. ANSI Screens
III. Use
a. FFUSER.TXT
b. Sysop Menu
c. On-Line Sysop Keys
d. The Prize option
e. Resetting the game
IV. FFMAINT - Nightly Maintenance
V. FFBULL - Bulletin Generator
VI. Compufax Software
VII. Registration Information and Form
VIII.Bug report form
IX. Revision History
INTRODUCTION
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Overview
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FOOD FIGHT is a challenging game that your callers are sure to love. It
has few options, so is simple to play and easy to remember. It is,
however, rather addicting, so it should become a very popular door. The
object is to find money, buy food, and throw it at other players. When
these other players log on, they will do the same, and throw food at you.
* Fully configurable - most features can be disabled or
enabled as desired for your own "custom" game
* Support for all known and unknown comm ports
* Fossil driver support
* Complete monitoring of system time, time left, carrier and DTE
* Support for color and mono screens
* Nightly event to delete "aged" players
* Bulletins that supports ANSI and WC3 color codes listing the
top ten players in a sorted, single line format
Background
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The idea for this door was originally David Clifford's. It was inspired
by the PIE SPLAT door, and since no updates for that door have been seen
in years, it was decided to write a totally new door with the same
concept, yet more colors, options and fun.
Tools
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Language and Compiler: Borland C++ 4.5
Editor: Multi-Edit 7.00d - Windows
Libraries: CKit Door Library 2.59
Version Control: Sage's PVCS
Beta Test: The Village (Wildcat)
408-229-0706
Tea: Earl Grey, Hot
Restrictions in the unregistered version
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The game is fully functional in the unregistered state, however, there are
delays at the beginning and end to remind you to register, and a few
reminders throughout the program. They should not be too much of a bother,
and should give you ample time to test the door before registering.
You may also not change lines 8, 9, 15, 16, 18, 21 - 26 of the
configuration file.
Benefits of registering
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1. All delays and reminders are removed.
2. A 1 year membership in The Village BBS.
3. All future updates FREE, downloaded from The Village BBS.
4. Ability to change lines 8, 9, 15, 16, 18, 21 - 26 in the
config file.
5. Can list sponsors for the game
Support
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Snail-Mail: Compufax Consulting Services
257 Martinval Lane
San Jose, CA 95119-1872
BBS: The Village
408-229-0706
USR Courier HST Dual Standard 16.8k
Leave comment for the SYSOP in the Main Conference [000]
FIDO Net: 1:143/344
The Internet: mlwilson99@aol.com
CompuServe: 76207,1673
America Online: MLWilson99
Microsoft Network: Disciple
Please include all available information including copies of your
ITEM.DAT, DEFENSE.DAT, FOODFITE.CFG, etc.
The latest version will always be available on the following boards:
The Village:
408-229-0706 USR Courier HST Dual Standard 16.8
Michael Wilson, sysop
NOTE: Support is easier to give, the more specific you are. I have had
many people call or leave messages saying "Food Fight Does not Load".
and that is the end of the message. This tells me nothing, and I have
no idea how to help. PLEASE, tell me EXACTLY what the screen looks like,
what beeps are made, what messages are displayed, and PLEASE, PLEASE,
PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE read the DOCS. Also, remember, I'll help with the
door, but my rates are $65.00 per hour to train in the use of DOS or in
the basic use of Wildcat!, other BBS software or batch files. If you have
no clue how to setup a door, contact the BBS software authors, not me.
I'll help setup Food Fight, but not Trade Wars.
SETUP
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Supported BBS Systems
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FOODFITE will support any BBS that creates a DOOR.SYS file when
chaining to a door. Also, Wildcat 2.x (CALLINFO.BBS), DORINFOx.DEF
and PC Board - 12.0 through 14.5 (PCBOARD.SYS) are supported.
The following BBS systems have been tested, and shown to work:
PCBoard 12.0 through 14.5
Wildcat! (all versions)
GAP BBS
Spitfire 3.0
RBBS-PC
QuickBBS
Remote Access
Renegade BBS
MikeBBS (MBBS) v9.9 and above
Auntie (if AUNTIE.SYS is renamed to PCBOARD.SYS)
If your BBS is not on the list, and works, let me know and I'll add it to
the list.
Hardware Compatibility
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Food Fight uses special commands that are part of the 286 instruction set.
You must have a 286 or better to run Food Fight. Food Fight also needs
at least 225k of memory free to run.
There have been some reported conflicts with some modems and fast machines.
These modems are:
Zoom 14.4k Internal
Zoom 28.8k Internal/External
BOCA 14.4 Internal
Zoltrax - all models
Many have found that using a fossil driver has helped. Others found that
lowering their locked DTE rate to 19200 also helps.
BBS Software Problems
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There have been reports of those who use the DORINFOx.DEF drop file.
Apparently some BBS software does not set the ANSI Graphics flag
correctly so that Food Fight starts in Monochrome mode. Please
contact your BBS software author, and send them Food Fight to try
and fix their software.
Customization of the Game
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The following Food Fight Features are fully customizable by you so that
you can make your own distinct game:
Food Items: Names, Damage, Cost, Hit Chance (ITEM.DAT)
Protection Items: Names, Cost, Points, Percent (DEFENSE.DAT)
Bulletin Locations (FOODFITE.CFG)
Winning Score (FOODFITE.CFG)
Losing Score (FOODFITE.CFG)
Prize: Enable or disable, and what the prize is (FOODFITE.CFG)
Starting Money: Amount or disable (FOODFITE.CFG)
Do players get to look for money on their first day? (FOODFITE.CFG)
Lottery: Tickets per Login, or disable (FOODFITE.CFG)
Stealing: Enable or Disable (FOODFITE.CFG)
Bank: Enable or Disable (FOODFITE.CFG)
Loans: Enable or Disable (FOODFITE.CFG)
I have tried to make Food Fight a "plug and play" type door, but also give
you the chance to change everything if you want. So, either play Food
Fight with the default values, or have some fun, and make some changes.
Remember that if you make changes that you think are better than the
defaults, let me know...I might agree.
ANSI Driver
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The Wall contains some ANSI color codes. This means that you MUST
have an ANSI driver loaded to use the game locally. You must
also configure your BBS to transmit the correct ANSI codes over
the comm port. Most BBS system do this automatically. If you
are using Desqview, remember to load DVANSI inside each DOS
window before loading your BBS.
CONFIGURATION FILE
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FOODFITE knows what type of system you are using, where to output
bulletins, Your system name, etc through a configuration file. The
configuration file can have any legal DOS filename. It consists of 15
lines as follows:
line 1: c:\door\door.sys or LINE or SET
line 2: The Village
line 3: Michael Wilson
line 4: 0000000000
line 5: ANSI
line 6: c:\door\bull\bull99.scr
line 7: c:\door\bull\bull99.bbs
*line 8: 5000
*line 9: -5000
line 10: Prize line 1
line 11: Prize line 2
line 12: Prize line 3
line 13: Prize line 4
line 14: Prize line 5
*line 15: 20
*line 16: YES
line 17: NONE
*line 18: 5
line 19: YES
line 20: -2
*line 21: YES
*line 22: 5
*line 23: YES
*line 24: YES
*line 25: 150
*line 26: 1
*line 27: 8
*These items cannot be changed in the UNREGISTERED version.
NOTE: The line numbers are only listed for clarity. Your configuration
file will have no line numbers listed
LINE 1: This is the complete drive letter, path and filename of your
BBS door system file. This can be either DOOR.SYS,
CALLINFO.BBS or PCBOARD.SYS.
You may also place the word LINE here (must be upper case). This
will indicate that the name of the drop file is the second
argument on the command line. For example, if you put LINE here,
your command line might look like this:
FOODFITE FOODFITE.CFG C:\WC\DOORS\FOODFITE\DOOR.SYS
You may also place the word SET here (must be upper case). This
will indicate that the name of the drop file is stored in the
environment variable DROPFILE. You must use the SET command to
set this variable. For example, if you wanted to use the SET
command in the configuration file, you would need to put a line
like this in a startup batch file:
SET DROPFILE=C:\WC\DOORS\FOODFITE\DOOR.SYS
See your DOS manual for more information on the SET command.
LINE 2: This is the name of your BBS. It must EXACTLY match the name
of the BBS you put on the registration form. Upper and lower
case make a difference here. This name will be displayed
EXACTLY as entered here when the door is registered.
LINE 3: This is the name of the sysop. This name must EXACTLY match
the name entered on the registration form. Upper and lower
case make a difference. This name will be displayed as the
sysop when the door is registered.
LINE 4: The registration number obtained when you register.
LINE 5: This line can have 1 of two values. Put WILDCAT3 here if you
are using Wildcat! version 3.x and want your bulletins to use
the Wildcat! color codes. Put ANSI here if you want standard
ansi color codes used in your bulletin.
LINE 6: This is the complete drive letter, path and filename of your
COLOR bulletin. There is no error checking to make sure that
the path, filename is legal, so make sure you enter the
information correctly.
LINE 7: This is the complete drive letter, path and filename of your
MONO bulletin. This bulletin will not be created if line 5
contains the keyword WILDCAT3. However, this line, or a blank
line, must still be placed here. There is no error checking to
make sure that the path, filename is legal, so make sure you
enter the information correctly.
LINE 8: This is the score that is any player gets a score higher than
this, they have won the game. We suggest 750. Initially, most
players will have a day or 2 of negative scores, but once they
get the hang of it, their score should roller-coaster. If you
are using the prize option, and the prize is substantial in
value, then increase this number as desired. The maximum
allowed number is 32000.
LINE 9: This is the score that if a player has a score below this, he is
automatically deleted and started over. This number should be a
negative number. We suggest -5000. There is usually no return
from such a low score. The lowest allowed number is -32000. A
player who has a score below this will not be able to play for the
next day after being removed. Remember, this is a negative
number, so a minus sign '-' must precede the number. Any number
that does not have a minus sign in front of it will default to
-5000.
LINE 10: These lines describe the prize you are offering. You may enter
LINE 11: up to 5 lines of prize description, but each line should not
LINE 12: exceed 50 characters. If you wish to disable the prize option,
LINE 13: enter the word NONE on line 10 and leave lines 11-14 blank.
LINE 14: Even if your prize description is less than 5 lines, ALL 5 LINES
MUST BE PRESENT. Simply leave them blank if not needed.
LINE 15: This is the dollar amount that each player gets when they first
start the game. This number must be greater than 0 and less than
32000. This number has no dollar sign, no decimal point and no
commas.
LINE 16: Enter here whether you will allow new players to Look for
Money on their first day. This line is either YES or NO. YES
means that you will allow them to look for money on their first
day, NO means you will not.
LINE 17: This line of for non-standard comm port parameters. If you do
not use a standard comm port setup, then the syntax is
PORT:AAAA:X where AAAA is the base address and X is the IRQ.
FOODFITE will also support the use of FOSSIL drivers. The
syntax for a FOSSIL driver is: PORT:F:P. The 'F' tells FOODFITE
to use a Fossil driver for it's communications. The 'P'
following it tells it which port to use for the Fossil.
Example - PORT:F:1, tells FOODFITE to use a fossil driver for
port 1. If you use a standard port setup, place the word NONE
here.
Digiboard Intelligent Async boards are supported thru the
Universal DOS driver for Digiboard. The syntax is the same as
the Fossil driver except you replace the F with D and give the
channel number to use. Example - PORT:D:6 tells FOODFITE that it
is connected to a Digiboard and to use channel 6 on the
Digiboard.
You may also place the word LINE here (must be upper case). This
will indicate that the port information is the third argument on
the command line. For example, if you put LINE here, your
command line might look like this:
FOODFITE FOODFITE.CFG DOOR.SYS PORT:F:2
You may also place the word SET here (must be upper case). This
will indicate that the name of the drop file is stored in the
environment variable PORTINFO. You must use the SET command to
set this variable. For example, if you wanted to use the SET
command in the configuration file, you would need to put a line
like this in a startup batch file:
SET PORTINFO=PORT:F:1
See your DOS manual for more information on the SET command.
LINE 18: This is the number of lottery tickets a player may buy PER DAY.
This number defaults to 5, and cannot be changed in the
unregistered version. If you wish to totally disable the lottery
feature, then place a 0 (zero) in this space. The upper limit is
32000, which is effectively unlimited.
LINE 19: This option determines if you users can rob other players, the
is bank or both. The options here are:
YES - players can rob the bank and each other
NO - no stealing will be allowed
NOBANK - players can only rob each other
BANKONLY - players can only rob the bank, not each other
Place the word YES, NO, NOBANK or BANKONLY in this position.
Anything else will default to YES.
LINE 20: This option is the time allowed in the door. It works this way:
If the number is ZERO, then no modification is made. The time
left on the board is the time allowed in the door.
If the number is greater than ZERO, and less than the time left
on the board, the caller is given the new time.
If the number is greater than ZERO, and more than the time left
on the board, the time allowed in the door is the time left on
the board.
If the number is LESS than ZERO, then the user will be kicked out
of the door with this much time left. This means -5 will
cause the caller to be returned to the board with 5 minutes
left.
LINE 21: Do you want to offer the ATM bank to your callers. YES will
enable the BANK option, NO will disable it.
LINE 22: When players kill themselves, how many days must pass before they
can play again? 5 is the default. You can put up to 365 days
here. If you place a 0 (zero) here, this will disable the Kill
Yourself option. If you are tired of players taking out a loan,
buying lots of food, throwing it, and killing themselves, then
coming back in a week and doing the same, make this 365 - that
way, they cannot play for an entire year!
LINE 23: Do you want to offer the ability for players to take out a loan?
Put either YES (to enable) or NO (to disable).
LINE 24: When a person wins over $100 in the lottery, there is a chance
that the tax man will show up and claim 20-33% of their winnings.
This option will disable or enable the Tax Man. "NO" means that
the Tax Man will not appear. "YES" means that he will.
LINE 25: Spy Cost: This is the amount of money a player must pay to hire
a spy. A spy allows players to view other players food and
money, and aids in stealing. The cost for a spy can be anywhere
from $1 to $32000. A ZERO in this spot will disable the spy
option.
LINE 26: This is the number of plays per day per caller. Set it to 0
(zero) for unlimited plays per day. In the unregistered version,
each caller can only play once per day.
LINE 27: Daily Interest. Put any number from 0 to 25 in this position.
This number will be the interest rate players get each day
they visit the bank. 0 disables daily interest. The player
gets interest once per day, no matter how often they visit.
ITEM.DAT
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The names of the foods, their cost, damage when thrown and percent
chance of hitting are all contained in the text file ITEM.DAT. Each
line contains 1 food. There must be exactly 10 foods in the file. The
format for each line is:
name,damage,cost,hit chance
NOTE: No spaces around any of the commas.
<name> can be any food name (or any other word), not more than 20
characters in length. The name can contain spaces.
<damage> is a number that is the points a thrower gains and the opponent
loses when a hit occurs. Remember your "winning score" when you enter
this number. Each game should take several weeks to a couple months.
<cost> is a number that is the cost, in dollars, of a single piece of
this food. Since the minimum is $20.00 per day, try not to make the
food too expensive.
<hit chance> is an integer that represents the percentage chance this
food has of hitting (e.g.: 95 would mean 95% chance of hitting). The
higher the number, the greater chance of hitting. 99 is the highest you
can go.
The ITEM.DAT file that came with this program has been extensively
tested, and should be fine for most boards. Be careful, however, when
altering this file to obey the above rules, and test it prior to letting
your callers use it.
DEFENSE.DAT
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The types of protections offered in your game are listed in DEFENSE.DAT.
This is a text file that can be edited with any pure ASCII editor. The
format is one defense per line in the following format:
type,percent,points,cost
The meaning of each is described below:
TYPE: This is the type of protection
PERCENT: This is the percentage of damage that the protection will
absorb, and deflect away from you. For example, if someone
throws a pineapple at you, and hits. Normally, this would do
100 points of damage. But, if you had a Garbage Can Lib, the
pineapple would only do 50 points of damage (50% of 100). The
Garbage can lib would absorb 50 points (50% of 100).
POINTS: The points is the amount of damage the protection can absorb
before becoming useless. In the above example, the garbage
can lid can absorb 150 points before becoming useless. After
3 hits with a pineapple, absorbing 50 points per hit, the
Garbage Can Lid would disappear, and you would be without
protection.
You can have from 0 to 9 protection items. If you do not wish to enable
protection in your game, delete DEFENSE.DAT.
Sample Door Batch File
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The configuration filename is placed on the command line of
FOODFITE.EXE. Here is a sample batch file to give you an idea of how
the door is called:
C:
CD\FOODFITE
FOODFITE FOODFITE.CFG
FFBULL FOODFITE.CFG
CD\
If the configuration file is missing, or incorrectly made, an error
will be displayed.
Local Mode
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The door can be tested in Local Mode by having the config file point to
a BBS door file that has a comm port of zero (COM0:). Included are the
following files:
LOCAL.BAT
LOCAL.CFG
DOOR.SYS
These will assist you in testing the door in local mode. If you want your
name displayed instead of "SYSOP", edit DOOR.SYS and replace the word
SYSOP with your name.
Simply typing LOCAL with the above files in the current directory,
therefore, will put the door in local mode.
OPTIONAL FILES
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Display Files:
NOTE: All display files support both ANSI color and Monochrome files.
You should create both a .SCR and .BBS file for each file name
(i.e.: SBULL.SCR and SBULL.BBS). The correct file will
automatically be chosen by FoodFite based on the user's
"graphics" setting.
All files must be in the same directory as FOODFITE.EXE
SBULL: This file is the Sysop's bulletin. Callers may view it from the
main menu. This file may be of any length, and may give any
information you want. Every 23 lines, the display will pause
and a "more?" prompt will be displayed. If these files do not
exist, FoodFite will tell the caller that the bulletin is not
currently available.
BADUSER: This file is displayed to any caller whose name appears in
the BADNAMES.LST file. The default is to tell the caller
that the door is temporarily closed. However, if you wish
to give a more complete explanation, you may create this
file. This file can be of any length, and every 23 lines
the display will pause and a "more?" prompt will be
displayed.
SYSOP.LST: Several people have registered Food Fight using two or more
names as sysop. You may list all people that you want
access to the sysop menu in this file. List one name per
line. The file is case insensitive. This can also be
useful if you want your real name to display on the opening,
but want to use an alias to access the sysop menu. Any
number of people may be listed in this file.
Data Files:
PLAYER.DAT: The complete player list and player statistics. (binary)
BANK.DAT: All player's bank accounts and information. (binary)
FOODFITE.DAT: Game statistics, displayed with the [D]oor Stats on the
sysop menu. (binary)
DEAD.DAT: This file contains the names and dates players kill
themselves. It is used to determine who is dead, and when
they can play again. Delete it to remove all dead
players. (text)
IMESSAGE.DAT: This contains the individual message sent between
players. (binary)
GMESSAGE.DAT: This contains the global message left by the last player
in food fight. It will be displayed to the next person
to play. (binary)
BATTLE.DAT: This contains the battle information that is
displayed to each player during (not fast) login.
(binary)
BADNAMES.LST: This file is a text file that contains 1 name per line.
If the caller's name matches a name in this list, they
will not be allowed to enter the door. This is a good
tool for people who continue to use nasty or offensive
aliases or for people who you don't want playing games
on your board. (text)
SPONSOR.DAT: This file contains the names of the callers who helped
sponsor food fight. The file has 1 name per line, and up
to 10 names. There can be NO BLANK LINES and the list
of names MUST begin on the first line. FoodFite will
automatically center the names on the screen for you.
These names will be displayed to the players at the
end of the game, IN THE REGISTERED VERSION ONLY! (text)
LASTWIN.DAT: This file is automatically created when someone wins. It
will be used to tell callers who the last winner was. If
you do not want this information displayed, then delete
this file as part of resetting the door after a win.
WildcaT! sysops can also use PostMaster to send this file
to themselves, and alert themselves of a win. (text)
SYSOP.LOG: This file is created, and logs the activity of players
doing "private" things. When a player kills themselves,
opens a bank account, deposits or withdrawals from this
account, takes out a loan or pays back a loan, the
information is put here. The player's real name, alias
name, date/time and activity are logged here. This is a
straight ASCII file. Since this file can get rather
large, it is up to the sysop to trim this file as needed.
(text)
CREATED BULLETINS
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Each time you run FFBULL, the bulletins specified in lines 6 and 7 of the
configuration file are created. They have a header and a list of the top
10 players, with the highest score on top. IF the game has been won, then
the top player has the word WINNER printed on both sides of his name.
THE PRIZE OPTION
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The sysop has the option of making FOODFITE a tournament, and offering a
prize to the winner. Alter lines 10 through 14 in the config file to
reflect your desired prize. Whatever you enter on these lines will be
displayed to every caller when they enter the door. It will also be
displayed to the winner when he wins to remind him of what he has won.
If you wish to completely disable the prize option, put the word NONE as
the only word on line 10 in the config file.
RESETTING THE GAME
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When someone wins the game, the game will not allow any more players
into the game. Anyone entering the game after a win will be presented
with a notice of the winner, and the time and date of winning. They
will also be asked to notify the sysop that the game is over and needs
to be reset.
When the sysop enters a game that has been won, he will be presented with
the option of resetting the game, and starting again as the first new
player. The sysop may also simply delete PLAYER.DAT, BANK.DAT and
FOODFITE.DAT. The next time the door is entered, these files will be
created, and a new game will begin.
The file FOODFITE.WIN will be created in the foodfite directory when
someone wins. It will contain the name of the winner, and the date the
game was won. You can put an "if exists foodfite.win" statement in your
door batch file to watch for this file, and notify you of the need to
reset the game.
BETTER DAT FILES
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There are 2 Data files for Food Fight. ITEM.DAT contains the food
items for sale. DEFENSE.DAT contains the protections for sale.
There are sample data files contained in this archive. These have been
developed by our beta testers, and work rather well. We are,
however, very interested in the data files that you create.
If you have developed your own data files, please upload them to the
Village BBS (408-229-0706) with a comment to the sysop. We'll look
at them, and try them out. If they work well with our users on the
West Coast, we'll include them in the next release of FOOD FIGHT, and
give full credit to your and your BBS.
MULTI-NODE SUPPORT
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Food Fight does not support true on-line interactive play between two
callers, but it does support multi-line. What this means is that 2
callers may be playing the game at the same time, and all data files,
display files and scores will be updated on-the-fly so that each player
will see the changes caused by the other player as it happens. This may
seem odd, however, since there is currently no way for one player to be
aware of another player on the other node(s).
The main setup difference from single to multi-node is the configuration
file. Since the first line points to your door information file, you must
have a different config file for each door information file. All the
other lines should remain the same (unless you want to enable the lottery
on one node and not the other, but why?)
Do whatever you must do to start your multiple nodes, and have a
different batch file for each Food Fite node.
Food Fight will sense, and use the record locking options built into SHARE
from MS DOS 3.30 or later. If you are using a multi-line system, you
should load share anyway, but if you have not, it will save you hours of
trouble if you load it before running Food Fight. This is because it is
possible for 2 players to be writing to the PLAYER.DAT, or other data file
at the same time. With share loaded, one node will wait until the other
is done. If share is not loaded, they will both write, and corrupt your
data files.
If retries become necessary, the word "Retry" with the retry number will
be seen in the upper right hand corner of the screen. Food Fight will try
60 retries before existing with a share violation. Food Fight will NOT
hang your machine with a Retry, Abort or Fail message if this occurs. The
caller will be asked to re-enter the game, which usually clears up any
SHARE retry loop.
The current node is displayed as part of the sign-on screen.
ANSI Screens
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With version 2.2, I have started adding in Full Screen ANSI Pictures. As
of this release, only 1 has been completed. It is COP.ANS and will appear
if a player gets caught trying to steal things from another player. The
caller must also have ANSI color enabled.
If you do not want this ANSI picture to be displayed, delete COP.ANS. If
Food Fight cannot find that picture, then it will display the old style
screen.
If you are an ANSI artists, and have some ideas on improving Food Fight
with Full Screen ANSI Pictures, then call The Village and leave me a
comment.
USE
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see FFUSER.TXT
┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ NOTE: Make sure that you have FFUSER.TXT available for download by │
│ your callers. It contains complete playing instructions and menu │
│ commands. If your callers have this document, your game will be │
│ smoother with fewer questions ask of you about how to play the game. │
└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
Sysop Menu
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This option is only available to players with the name SYSOP, or whose
name matches that name entered in line 3 of the config file. There are
4 options on the sysop menu:
RESET THE GAME (Start over): This will delete all data files and
players, and start the game over.
DOOR STATS: This will display a series of stats concerning FOODFITE,
including, number of uses, last player, last played date and start
date. As part of the door stats is bank stats. Pressing B will
display the total accounts, top depositor and top borrower.
ZAP A PLAYER: This will permanently remove a player from the game. He
can still come back as a new player and start over. Enter his name in
the BADNAMES.LST file to prevent him from re-entering the game.
USER LIST: This option will allow you enter the partial ALIAS name of a
player. If a match is found, then a detailed display of this player
will occur. If you simply press enter for the player's name, then a
summary of every player in the game will be displayed. All printing
will be to device PRN.
BROADCAST A MESSAGE: You may enter up to 5 lines of message with this
option. This message will be shown to every user when they enter the
game. It will be shown only once per player.
END A BROADCAST MESSAGE: This will delete the broadcast message
created with the above option.
QUIT TO MAIN MENU: This will return you to the main menu
EXIT TO BBS: This will exit the door and return you to the BBS.
On-Line Sysop Commands
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While a caller is on-line, the local sysop has several options. They are
as follows:
Function key
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F5 Shell to DOS
F8 Return user to system
F9 Toggle display on/off
F10 Chat mode (use the ESCAPE key to exit)
* F3 Toggle printer on/off
* F4 Toggle pagebell on/off
* F7 Toggle caller alarm on/off
Alternate key
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ALT-H Toggle between different status lines
* ALT-N Toggle sysop on next
* ALT-X Toggle exit to dos after call
and help lines
Alternately pressing the ALT-H key will bring up
the next status line screen. The 1st screen is a help screen,
the second screen shows your COM port status.
* The function keys marked with an "*" will only be of use to systems
using pcboard.sys. The rest are functional with any system.
FFMAINT
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FFMaint is a separate program from FOODFITE.EXE. It should be
run at least once per week. Usage is simply this:
FFMAINT [#]
or
FFMAINT [LOG=#]
There are two different usage of FFMAINT. The first is to put a number
(#) on the command lines. With this option, FFMaint will open your
player.dat file, and delete any player that has not played in the number
of days you specify.
FFMaint displays the number of players kept and the number of players
deleted.
FFMaint must be run in the directory that contains PLAYER.DAT.
FFMaint will also trim the daily log. Buy putting the word LOG=# on the
command line, where # is the number of lines you want to keep, FFMaint
will trim your news log. For this option, FFMaint must be run from the
same directory as DAILY.LOG. The file DAILY.BAK is created which
contains the unaltered log. There can be no spaces on either side of
the equal sign.
FFmaint will tell you haw many lines it deleted, or if there was no
deletion needed.
It is a clean and small program that will never make any noise or hang.
It will, however, return an errorlevel of 1 if something went wrong.
FFBULL
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FFBULL is used to create your top ten players bulletins. It was split out
from the main FOODFIGHT program with version 2.5. This was done to make
Food Fight smaller and faster. Also, some sysops were asking for the
ability to only create a top ten bulletin once a night, in their night
maintenance.
Usage is simple. Invoke FFBULL with the name of your Food Fight config
file on the command line. For example, if your Food Fight config file is
called FOODFITE.CFG, then do this:
FFBULL FOODFITE.CFG
FFBULL will read the registration information, bulletin color type and
path/name of your color and mono bulletins, and will create them.
FOODFITE does not create any bulletins during normal operation. You must
run FFBULL to create the bulletins. If you want bulletins that are up to
the minute, then have your batch file be something like this:
@ECHO OFF
CD\DOORS\FOODFITE
FOODFITE FOODFITE.CFG
FFBULL FOODFITE.CFG
CD\WC
FFBULL will not include any players who's score is negative. Only players
with scores of ZERO or greater will be included in the bulletin.
COMPUFAX SOFTWARE
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Compufax Software is a division of Compufax Consulting Services. We
specialize in getting the right computer and software for your needs. All
of our work is custom and created just for you.
We started writing door software with a program called BUY&SELL Door.
After reviewing dozens of For Sale Doors, we could not find one to meet
our needs, so we wrote one. That is what we do. We find a need, and
write a door to fill that. You won't find us writing 30 card game doors
that all look the same. Each door is individually designed to meet a
need. Currently, we have 7 BBS door/Utility Programs:
Food Fight
Food Fight Editor
The Wall
Buy & Sell
UNIPAGE
QDMENU
Dodge Ball
Thought of the Day
ShowMe!
Our doors can be completely tested. There are a few second delays
here and there, and a few options may not be able to be changed until
registered, but you may experience everything before you buy. When you
register, you simply plug in a number. No new EXE or key to keep track
of. We will never write a door that expires during testing. We have over
60 doors on our board, and sometimes it is month before a door is fully
tested. We won't force you to download a demo key every few weeks either.
Everything you need for full operation of our doors is included in the
distribution zip. No runtime modules, no keys, nothing extra, nothing
more to download.
All of our doors have a simple to use Local mode. You can see the program
before you put it online.
Your registrations are forever. When we give you a registration number,
you will never need to buy anything ever again. Each new version will use
the same number, and you're registered for life.
You can receive free technical support even if you are not a registered
user. Because of my schedule, I cannot be available for voice support,
but I'll answer every message on my BBS and Compuserve. If you need to
talk to me voice, I'll be happy to make an appointment and call you.
We're tired of poorly programmed, boring BBS Doors. We are here to change
all that. We may not have 300 doors, but the few we have are the best!
REGISTRATION
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When you register FOODFITE, your registration number will be posted on
The Village BBS (408-229-0706), in a private message to you. You
should allow 1 week from the time you send your check before the
message is posted. Other options include sending you the number and
sending you the latest version of the program with the number.
NOTE: The latest version may not be later than the one you have, and no
version number verification will be performed..
F I D O N E T R E G I S T R A T I O N
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You can now register using FIDO NET! Fill out the form
FOODFIDO.NET
And upload it to your local FIDO NET Node. Your Registration
number will be returned in a private message to you!
Nothing could be easier!
FOOD FIGHT REGISTRATION FORM
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Your BBS Number (so I can call and play):________________
Name: ___________________________________________________
(Your name here must match EXACTLY with the name entered
on line 3 of the config file. Upper and lower case make a
difference here. Print or type clearly.)
BBS Name: _______________________________________________
(Your BBS name here must match EXACTLY with the BBS name
entered on line 2 of the config file. Upper and lower case
make a difference here. Print or type clearly.)
The name you have used or wish to use to log into The Village BBS:
_________________________________________________________________
Your Real Name, no handles or Aliases...No Exceptions!!!
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║ ║
║ If you do not have a login to my board, and wish me to set ║
║ one up for you, supply the following information: ║
║ ║
║ ║
║ Phone number (with area code): __________________________ ║
║ ║
║ Birthday: _______________________________________________ ║
║ ║
║ Password: _______________________________________________ ║
║ ║
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If you wish me to send you the registration number of the latest
version of FOODFITE, fill out the following:
Address:____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
Mail To: Compufax Consulting Services
257 Martinvale Lane
San Jose, CA 95119-1872
Select which option you would like to register Food Fight:
Basic Registration.
Includes lifetime registration number posted
to The Village BBS in a private message to you....$20.00 _____
Mail Number
Includes lifetime registration number mailed
to you at the above address.......................$22.50 _____
Compu$erve Message
Includes a lifetime registration number posted
to you on Compu$erve..............................$22.50 _____
Your Compu$erve Address: ________________________
Mail Number with printed manual
Includes lifetime registration number mailed
to you with printed manual at the above address...$25.00 _____
Upload Number
Includes lifetime registration number uploaded
to your BBS (Continental U.S. Only)...............$25.00 _____
My Login Name:_______________________________
Password:____________________________________
Other Access Code:___________________________
Mail Diskette.
Includes lifetime registration number mailed
to on a diskette, along with the latest version
of this software and printed manual...............$27.00 _____
Type of diskette: 5.25" High Density _____
5.25" Low Density _____
3.5" High Density _____
3.5" Low Density _____
***CHECKS Drawn on Foreign Banks include a $7.50 Bank Fee: __________***
Total Enclosed: __________
NOTE FOR ALL CHECKS DRAWN ON NON-UNITED STATES BANKS
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Due to a new policy for U.S. Banks, all checks drawn
on a foreign bank, EVEN IF THEY ARE U.S. CURRENCY,
will be charged a processing fee. Therefore, if you
are sending me a check or money order drawn on a
non-United States bank, you MUST include a $7.50
processing fee.
This fee DOES NOT apply to credit card orders!
Payment method:
[ ] Check made payable to Compufax Consulting Services.
[ ] VISA [ ] Master Card [ ] Carte Blanche
[ ] JCB [ ] Diner's Club
For Credit Card Purchases:
Number:________________________________Ex Date:_________________
Name on card:___________________________________________________
Statement ______________________________________________________
Mailing
Address:______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
Home Phone:_____________________ Work Phone:____________________
Signature:______________________________________________________
Special Shipping Instructions:
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
R E G I S T E R O N L I N E
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You can register this software On-Line on the Village BBS. From the main
menu, Choose [Q]uestionnaires, and choose questionnaire number 1. Have
your charge card ready.
We accept VISA, Master Card, Diner's Club, Carte Blanche and
JCB cards.
Due to the nature of your purchase, your registration number will be
available within 24-48 hours after you complete the questionnaire.
This is how you do it:
1. Log onto my board in the normal fashion
-If you have never called before, answer the new caller questions
2. Press Q from the main menu
3. Press 1 and Enter from the Questionaire menu
4. Answer the questions
5. That's it!
Or, I can send you your message on Compu$erve if you trust Compu$erve
enough to put your credit card number in a message to me.
Include:
Name on Card
Address statement is mailed to
Card Number
Expiration date
Home Phone
Work Phone
The registration option you want
BUG REPORT
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Please report any and all bugs to me. Include as much information as you
can. If I think I have fixed it, I will send you the new version
for free, for testing.
You may use the form below to report any bugs, or use your own form.
Please send the form to me, or upload it to my BBS.
Explain the bug:____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
(use another sheet of paper if needed)
Your BBS number:____________________________________________________
Version of FoodFite:________________________________________________
DOS File Date and time of FOODFITE.EXE:_____________________________
BBS Software and version:___________________________________________
Describe your machine:______________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
Describe your multi-tasking, if any:________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
Is this multi-node? (how many)______________________________________
Please include copies of your ITEM.DAT, FOODFITE.CFG, FOODFITE.DAT,
PLAYER.DAT, IMESSAGE.DAT, GMESSAGE.DAT, DAILY.LOG and your door
information file (door.sys, pcboard.sys, callinfo.bbs, etc).