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Avalon History File (Last Updated: April 16th, 1997)
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Version 0.77 (Wide Beta 3)
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 - We've contracted a VERY talented Artist for some upcoming RIP & ANSI
   Graphics for both ROK and Avalon.  We have some of them already in use
   in Avalon's opening storyline, which has been re-written to suit the
   awesome new graphics.  The new ANSI Graphics have to be seen to be
   believed!  They are simply awesome.  And...more are coming in upcoming
   releases! (RIP is not in yet, though, they're still in the works)
 - Some changes to the way CONFIG.EXE handles stuff...  Firstly, in the
   event of an [I]nstall or [R]eset, if that a SysOp has entered their
   registration codes, it will now save that information instead of it
   being erased.  Also, in the [E]nter Reg Codes area, when you enter
   your codes, pressing ENTER will now NOT delete your code line.  That's
   sort of a confusing thing to try to explain. <g>  Finally, we think
   we've taken care of all the problems with the Registration system.  If
   a SysOp fiddled around a bit in CONFIG, sometimes it would declare
   that the reg codes would be invalid (even if they weren't).  We've
   worked on this area for like two hours and it seems to be working fine
   now (emphasize seems).  Thus, we hope we've taken care of this problem
   once and for all...if you have more problems in this area, please, let
   us know. -Thanks!
 - Fixed many problems in the [R]ob Bank option (just for Thieves).  After
   a Thief fought a Guard, that guard's account would immediately become
   duped.  Also, it would repeatedly fight the same Guard over and over
   again on occassion.  We've fixed the dupe account bug there (and tested
   it out), and also, you only have to fight a Guard once to get into the
   Bank. :-)
 - In Daily News additions after a Player Battle victory/defeat, it will
   now show the correct name instead of a blank.
 - If PLAYER.DAT does not exist when the Player Editor is loading up, it
   will display the file not found instead of erroring out.

Version 0.76 (Wide Beta 2)
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 - We wish to thank everyone for the overwhelming response to Avalon!  We
   are happy that you, the BBS'ing community, is pleased with our latest
   endeavour in the BBS world.  Thanks for being so nice in bug reporting
   and such.  Thanks again from all of us at BFS!
 - Added a display in the Monster Combat area to show how much Currency
   the user has on hand.
 - Added "F" key in the Monster Combat area -- to "[F]etch Go-For", and
   automatically deposit all currency on hand into the SNI Bank.
 - LOCAL.BAT will now execute RUNAV.BAT 0, instead of AVALON.EXE 0.
 - Players no longer have to pay Currency to make an announcement.
 - Players can no longer have free Elixirs at the Inn. :)
 - Modified SAMPLE.BAT file a little bit for better use on Multi-Node
   BBS's.
 - CONFIG's Player Editor will now Pack the user file (remove all empty
   accounts) before it loads up.  This fixes a run-time error that has
   been reported several times to us.
 - Included a new EXE in the Avalon Archive - NOW_OFF.EXE.  This program
   will check to see if an "Online Flag" is set on a character, and if it
   is, remove it.  It's handy for single-line BBS's, because sometimes a
   character might not be in the game, but it still says they are in it.
   Single-Line BBS's run this before Avalon is ran in the batch file for
   convenience.
 - Fixed a BAD bug in the Armour Shop.  What happened was if a player had
   sold their Armour, their Armour variable would get named to "Mighty
   Fists" -- the name of the weapon if the user does not have a weapon.
   Thus, afterwards, they would never be able to buy armour again, period.
   Fixed now. :-)
 - Another BAD bug... <g>  This one had to do with the bonus MP points
   given to Necromancers after a level up would go to MP, not Max MP.
   Thus, they'd get the bonus points, but they'd be temp pts.  Fixed.
   Many thanks to Edmund Wong for pointing this out to us!
 - Minor cosmetical change when pressing [R] in Mentor's Palace.
 - Fixed a minor problem in the [G]uard Listing option in the SNI Bank.
 - Removed all $1 Currency rewards when a user has killed a Monster.
 - SNIBANK.DAT (the Bank Guard data file) will now be reset during the
   Game Reset sequence in CONFIG.
 - A bunch of new stuff to the Daily/Yesterday News.  We neglected to
   include this stuff in WB1.  Player/Monster Battle accounts (wins &
   losses) are now mentioned in the News, as well as other minor stuff.
   Some more stuff is still to come in this area.
 - That's about it!  Many more stuff is yet to come, so look for WB3 in
   your area in about a week or so from today (Wednesday, April 9th).

Version 0.75 (Wide Beta 1)
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 - This is the first version to be released to the public in Wide Beta.  Beta
   testing still continues with the original testers too, though.
 - Healing Potions now heal a random amount of HP between 5 and 9.  In
   v0.62, it said it would do this, but it was still Random(1..7).  Fixed
   now.
 - [G]eneral Warez Store from the Player vs. Player Duel menu can now
   be accessed.
 - Pressing ENTER in a Mentor Fight should no longer exit a player back
   to the Mentor Challenge menu.

Version 0.62 (Beta)
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 - Dupe Account bug fixed in the Armour Shop.  Basically, when a player
   bought a new Armour, it would dupe the first account in the PLAYER.DAT
   file.  Fixed now.
 - Players can no longer have a blank name for their game Alias. ;-)
 - Setup Node(s) in CONFIG.EXE now works right.  It worked BEFORE v0.61,
   but I think one of my partners (Brad...that wascal) played with my source
   and it screwd up temporarily.  Fixed now.
 - If NEWS.TXT does not exist in the Avalon Dir, it will now automatically
   be created when a user reads the news.
 - Health Potion costs have been lowered to $5 Curreny/Potion instead of
   $10 Currency.  This should help users save a bit more Currency after each
   Monster Combat fight.  Also, Potions now heal a random amount between 5
   and 9, not 1 and 7 which is the way it was before.
 - Haggling for MORE Currency when selling an item in Weapon/Armour Shop
   will now give you the amount it said it would. <g>
 - Listing other online characters should now work properly when there is
   more than one character in Avalon at the same time.  I believe we've
   fixed the same name listing bug here.
 - Added an option in CONFIG.EXE's Player Editor to delete accounts.
 - AVMAINT.EXE will now pack the user file nightly.
 - The listing of characters is also now working fine.  It should no longer
   show some garbage on the screen due to empty account records (since there
   will be none thanks to AVMAINT's packing of the user file nightly).

Version 0.61 (Beta)
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 - Boy, a MAJOR bug was fixed...  Basically, players can now advance levels.
   This bug crept in just with 0.60's checking of unregistered versions, and
   regardless of whether you were registered or not, it would not allow users
   to advance levels (and also it would say the game is unregistered even if
   it was not).
 - Mentor's no longer have 0 Health Points. :)

Version 0.60 (Beta)
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 - News file, both Daily and Yesterday, is now completed in Avalon.  The
   daily news file is NEWS.TXT, and Yesterday's news file is YNEWS.TXT.  If
   NEWS.TXT does not exist upon Avalon's execution, it will automatically
   be created.  Likewise, if YNEWS.TXT does not exist, and a user wishes
   to view Yesterday's News, it will inform them that the file does not
   exist - instead of exitting with an error of file not found.  Also,
   CONFIG.EXE's [I]nstall Procedure creates the NEWS.TXT file.
 - No two characters (or more) can have the same alias in the game now.
 - Re-did the Local Logon sequence, to match Avalon's colors, etc.
 - Characters can no longer have multiple investments at the SNI Bank.
 - Many *NEW* things in the SNI Bank of Riches.  First, Thieves can rob
   the bank now.  Only Thieves can (which makes sense).  Warriors and
   Necromancers can get a job there for 50 Currency/day, to serve and
   protect the Bank from Thieves who're trying to rob it.  Basically, a
   Thief who is robbing the bank must get past a Guard first -- which is
   a random Guard from the entire guard listing in SNIBANK.DAT (all the
   Guard's who work there).  Thieves can't get a job -- the Warrior there
   is "descriminatory". ;-)  Check it out, this is quite a cool addition.
 - I've stumbled across something MAJOR...  Seems I forgot to put in the
   bonus attributes thing for Levels three and above.  What does this
   mean?  Well, every time you gained a level from three and above, you
   would not get your attribute bonuses increased (like Str, Def, etc...).
   Thus, this is fixed now, and all bonuses are available through level
   ten now.  This could be one of the reasons why Monster Combat fights
   are so tough on middle levels.
 - The Inn of Strathburg is now completely finished! (Even with an nice ANSI
   screen...)  Some really cool options there.  Subsequently, INNCHAT.TXT is
   now included in the AV_V*.ZIP archive (which is the Inn's conversation
   text file).
 - More pauses removed here and there for better ease of gameplay.
 - The Weapon Shop has nearly been re-done completely.  Almost everything
   is changed.  There are some awesome ANSI graphics now (in both the list
   weapons screen and in the initial entrance screen).  Players can now
   own the Weapon Shop and rake in 10% of all profits (and sell it for a
   33% profit to another player).  Way cool, IMO.
 - Much like the Weapon Shop, the Armour Shop has been completely re-done.
   It also features awesome (IMHO) ANSI Graphics (a nice multeez cross, if
   that is how you spell it...).  It too can now be purchased by players.
 - 3rd-Party EGO Support is now included in Avalon.  Anyone who wishes to
   write an EGO (or whatever) for Avalon can now do so.  The [E]GO Menu is
   subsequently now accessable from Main Street in Strathburg.
 - Mail now actually works now too!  In previous beta versions, users were
   able to write mail to one another, but the recipient could never read
   the message when they logged on.  Fixed now, and from what I can see,
   it appears to work fine. :-)
 - Account #0 can now be editted in CONFIG.EXE's Player Editor.

Version 0.55 (Beta)
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 - Haggling Darlikan or Krista in the Weapon or Armour Shop will now
   work the way it is supposed to.
 - A character can now drink multiple Healing Potions at one time.
 - Fixed Run-Time Error 100 in AVMAINT.EXE, where it would error out if
   the PLAYER.DAT file did not exist.
 - Re-balanced (or at least tried to) the Monster Combat, for both the
   character's damage and monster damage.  After running some tests, it
   appears that it is much more balanced than in previous versions.
 - CONFIG.EXE is now completed.  Everything that's there works now.  There
   are still some extra stuff to be added later (like more Editors), but it
   will do for now.
 - [L]ist Players from the opening screen now works, as does the [G]ame
   Environment option.
 - Players are no longer allowed to have infinite Player Combat fights. :)
 - Color codes are no longer allowed in a character's alias.
 - Healing Potions can now be used from the Player Combat menu.
 - Fixed a MAJOR bug in the Weapon Shop.  Basically, if a user was smart,
   and could pick up on little things, they'd get the best weapon (heck,
   any weapon) for free upon each login.  I don't know how I stumbled onto
   this one, but I'm glad I did!  It's fixed.
 - A user should no longer face the same monster twice (or more) in a row.
 - Upped the beginning currency to $1,000 from $500, to help the beginner
   players out just a bit more with some armour and stuff.
 - Fixed some minor things in the Weapon and Armour shop.  Haggling will
   now work the way it is supposed to work. ;-)
 - Minor changes here and there all over the place.
 - Many unnecessary pauses removed in a lot of different spots.
 - Added an option to basically skip the majority of the opening sequence
   and storyline.  It's easier this way for players who've read it all before
   and stuff.

Version 0.51 (Beta)
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 - Reduced the PLAYER.DAT file size per record from around 2k/record to about
   250b/record.  In the process of this change, hopefully all PLAYER.DAT file
   corruption problems have been erradicated.  The bloating of the PLAYER.DAT
   file causes records to become screwed up, and thus, if this happend on a
   system, a reset is necessary when upgrading to this version.
 - Fixed some bugs in the Monster Combat areas.  It should work fine now,
   and should read in the correct Monster Data records for each fight.  We
   hope it works 100% right now.
 - It will now check at startup if the user has already been in the game
   previously today.  This way, if a player is killed, and s/he has not
   entered Avalon yet today, it will still let them play.  We wanted this
   in v.050 beta, but it must've been forgotten somewhere down the line.
 - Now incorporates Dexterity into the Battle Combat Equations in both the
   Monster and Player vs. Player battles.  Basically, the more Dexterity a
   character has, the better the chance of them dodging an enemy strike.
 - New User Record routines have been implemented (taken from the new ROK,
   Version 1.05).  These updated routines will help to ensure that no dupe
   accounts, erasing of player accounts, or any other bad thing can happen
   to the PLAYER.DAT file when Avalon is running.
 - Finished the opening screen when a player logs on.  Much better than the
   old one... ;-)
 - MENTORS.DAT is now fully completed.  All Mentors from Level One to Twenty
   are in the data file.  MONSTERS.DAT is half done (Levels One through Ten)
   are completed right now.  The other half should be done by the time the
   next beta version is released.

Version 0.50 (Beta)
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 - Released to twenty beta testers across North America.  Reports flooded
   back ASAP.  Bugs found, and fixed.
 - Infinite Monster Combat fights can no longer happen. :-)  Don't know how
   we missed that one. <g>
 - It will actually find the player's name when trying to write a letter to
   another character.
 - Correct color changes here and there.
 - Other minor things fixed, miscellaneous stuff not noted here.
 - Monster Data File (MONSTERS.DAT) updated with new info, stats, and new
   levels (up to level five now -- will tide users over until the rest of
   them are coded in).

Version 0.49 (Beta)
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 - The first version of Avalon is put online on The Inner City BBS for alpha
   testing.  Many initial bugs noticed, and since fixed.