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PLAYER EDITOR V2.00 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SYSOP'S MANUAL Written By Michael Duff Copyright 1990-91 (c) by Midas Touch Software, all rights reserved. Copyright 1990-91 (c) by James R. Berry, all rights reserved. Introduction to the Player Editor ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This program was created to allow the Sysop to edit player data files in case of hardware or software failure, or just because a Sysop wants to boost his players to Demigod status. The Sysop can change details about his players, or delete them completely if necessary. IMPORTANT! ~~~~~~~~~~ DO NOT EDIT PLAYERS WHILE THEY ARE ONLINE! This program will function properly with multi-line BBS's, but changing the player while he is playing can have catastrophic effects on the game. Screen Control ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Commands are handled in two ways in the Player Editor. The first method is to display a pop up window. Inside the window, the <Up> and <Down> arrow keys will move the select bar, the <PgUp> and <PgDn> keys will move up and down the list 10 lines at a time, the <Home> and <End> keys will jump to the top or bottom of the list, and the <ENTER> key will select the option you want to use. On other commands that don't require a list, the cursor will go to the right half of the screen so you can change the variable directly. Options ~~~~~~~ <F1> Quick List ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This command pops up a window so you can quickly select a player to edit. Players are listed by their Alias in The Pit, NOT their user name on the BBS. Alias ~~~~~ This command lets you change the name a player uses while in The Pit. This is NOT his handle on the BBS. Name ~~~~ Notice that this name will always be in Caps. This is the player's name on the BBS. The program uses this name to properly identify the user. It should be changed only if the User's name is changed on the BBS. Hand Weapon ~~~~~~~~~~~ This command lets you give a player a certain weapon in The Pit. They are listed in order of deadliness. Range Weapon ~~~~~~~~~~~~ This command lets you give a player a specific range weapon. These are also listed in order of deadliness. Armor ~~~~~ This command lets you give a player a certain type of protective gear. They are listed by effectiveness. Times on Today ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The command lets you allow players to play more than they would usually be allowed. This figure is the number of times a player has played the pit that day. You can allow a player to play more times buy decreasing this number, telling the game that he has not yet played his full number of times. Attack Phrase ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This allows you to edit what the character says when he attacks someone. Some Sysops use this to delete profanity. Losing Phrase ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This lets you edit what the character says when he loses a fight. Profanity is even more common in this section. Condition ~~~~~~~~~ This lets you change a player's current condition. There are five possible conditions for any player: Alive, Dead, Busy (Fighting in Arena), Online (Multi-line Only), and Busy (Being attacked by Player, Multi-Line Only). Score ~~~~~ This allows you to change a player's current score in the game. You'll notice that this affects a player's Health and Level. Level ~~~~~ This command lets you raise or lower a character's level. Notice that this affects his Score and Health also. Health ~~~~~~ This field can be edited, but it falls within limits set by the player's current level. Total Health can never be less than 1 health point per level, or greater than 10 times their level. Ailments ~~~~~~~~ This command pops up a window where you can control what special conditions apply to a player. Currently these are: Poisoned, Diseased, and Blind. Blindness does not have an affect currently, but will be activated in the next version. Magic Items ~~~~~~~~~~~ This command pops up a window listing all of the various magical items available in The Pit. Just arrow to the proper item and press <Enter> to toggle whether a player has that item or not. This is used to give beneficial items or to remove cursed ones. Battles ~~~~~~~ This field lets you edit a player's number of Wins and Losses, affecting his ratio. This ratio is used as a tie breaker on the top ten list if two players have the same Score. Gold ~~~~ Obviously, this lets you determine how much gold a character has, both in his hands and in the bank.