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- See the file REGISTER.NOW for important information!
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- Space Domination is an Online Game for BBS's. There is an online
- help file for the player to get to know how to play the game.
- (You can also allow them to download the help file if you want.)
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- The game is a multiplayer game, albeit one at a time. Players can
- interact with other players and resident players as desired.
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- General Setup
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- For convenience, put the whole game in a directory. Create a
- directory ("CD \SD") and unpack the package in the directory.
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- The files are:
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- SD.EXE The Game
- SD.HLP Extended Help File
- SDOPEN.BBS Opening Screen
- SDOPEN.CLR Opening Screen - Color
- SDCFG.EXE Configuration Editor
- SDCLEAR.BAT Batchfile to clear (restart) the game
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- The game and configuration programs will create other files as
- needed. These files should not be modified in any way.
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- If desired, you may create file SDHELLO.BBS which SD will dump to
- the user before the game starts. ^A in the file will print the
- players first name.
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- SDRANK.BBS will automatically be created by SD with the player
- rankings, in case you want a bulletin to display, etc.
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- Execution
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- Running the SD game is very simple, four arguments are required:
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- SD /Bbaudrate /Pcomport /Aansiflag /nplayer name
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- where: baudrate = 0-19200 (0=local)
- comports = 1-4
- ansiflag = "T" or "Y" or >0 turns ansi ON
- player name = The player's name, upto two words
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- For example:
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- SD /B0 /P1 /A0 /NJohn Smith
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- Starts a local only game, no ansi for John Smith
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- SD /B1200 /P1 /A1 /NJohn Smith
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- Starts 1200 baud, port 1, with ansi on.
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- Automatic Saving
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- Space Domination will automatically save the status of the game
- upon exit, and every 90 seconds or so while the game is in
- progress.
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- Configuration
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- The SDCFG program uses the same arguments as SD. A few of the
- parameters of the game can be adjusted with SDCFG, within
- limits.
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- You can set a Sysop Alias. This is for the online radio. DO NOT
- use the same alias you use when you play the game...or a player
- will not be able to transmit message to you at the console.
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- Sysop Keys
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- There are a few keys that work from the console:
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- F7 Transmit Message to player
- F8 Console Keyboard On/Off
- F9 Exit Now (Returns to BBS)
- F10 Chat
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- Alt-F Give a unit of fuel
- Alt-G Give an extra turn
- Alt-T Take a turn away
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- Shareware Version
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- The shareware version (non-registered) of the game has what you
- might call severe restrictions, and lower configuration range.
- The game is still playable.
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- DreamBBS Setup
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- There are two methods that can be used to run SD from DreamBBS.
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- Shell Method:
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- Add the following in a script file, with appropriate menu
- choices:
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- chdir \sd
- exec sd.exe /B&baud& /P&port& /A&ansi& /N&name&
- chdir \bbs
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- Errorlevel Drop Method:
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- Create a batch while online to call SD, then drop to the
- batch file.
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- Other BBS Setups
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- The DDOOR program can be used to run SD for other BBS systems.
- Setup appropriate menu choices, and shell or drop to the
- following DDOOR command line:
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- DDOOR DOOR.SYS SD.EXE =ABPTN
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- "DOOR.SYS" can be replaced with any online files supported by
- the DDOOR convertor program.
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- More Help
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- For more help, call the Dreamer's BBS at 508-991-6058.
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