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WHEEL of FORTUNE v4.0 PCBoard 14.x by Al Lawrence Sunrise-80 BBS (404) 256-9525 PACKAGE CONTENTS ________________ WHEEL.EXE.....Main Wheel Program WHEEL.HIS.....History of Changes WHEEL.SCO.....Top Score File WHEEL.DAT.....Database of REGULAR Puzzles/Categories BONUS.DAT.....Database of BONUS Puzzles/Categories WHEEL.QUE.....Current Set of Puzzles BONUS.QUE.....Current Bonus Puzzle README.1ST....If Present, Must Read First WHEEL.SAV.....Snapshot of the Game Caller Has Saved WHEEL.USR.....Tracks Number of Puzzles Caller Has Played Today WHEEL.HOF.....Contains Data For Hall of Fame WHEELQUE.OLD..Used REGULAR Puzzles BONUSQUE.OLD..Used BONUS Puzzles WOFEVENT.EXE..Change Puzzles Automatically via Event WOFMAINT.EXE..Main Maintenance Program WOFPUZZL.EXE.. * Adds Puzzles/Updates CATEGORY Database WOFINIT.EXE... * Initialize Game WOFRECYC.EXE.. * Recycle Used Puzzles WOFCHANG.EXE.. * Manually Change Puzzles WOFIMPRT.EXE.. * Import External Puzzle File WOFDUPCK.EXE.. * Check For Duplicates * These Programs Must Be Run From WOFMAINT ONLY! OVERVIEW ________ Wheel of Fortune is an adaptation of the very popular TV game show. The game is played almost exactly the same, however, you will have to use your imagination when it comes to who is turning the letters on the board. I can assure you that Vanna is not doing the turning. The game has a SAVE feature which allows the caller to quit the game and pick up where they left off, when the caller next chooses the door. NOTE: Most errors will be logged to a file called DFRAME.ERR, which is created in the directory you run the door from. INSTALLATION ____________ Installation is fairly easy and straight-forward. The following steps and examples should have you up and running in a very short period of time. It is assumed that you are familiar with setting up DOORS on your system. To this end, only examples of the configuration file and Door batch file are described. 1) Create a directory to hold all WHEEL of FORTUNE files. 2) Unzip WOFxx.ZIP into the the above directory. NOTE: BRUN45.EXE is not included but is required !!! 3) Create a configuration file, with a name of your choice, or modify the supplied WHEEL.CNF file. A description follows: ** Location of System FIle (See Below) SUNRISE-80 BBS Your BBS Name Al Sysop's First Name Lawrence Sysop's Last name 00000000 Registration Number 50 Number of entries in the Top Score file 20 Number of puzzles each player has to solve. # 7 NUMBER of chances given to solve each puzzle. A wrong letter choice, landing on "LOSE TURN" or "BANKRUPT" reduces this variable by 1. When it reaches 0 the caller receives 100 pts, whether caller has accumulateed more or not, and they move on to the next puzzle. This is the default! - or - LEVELS - allows caller to select a level of difficulty. There are 4 levels and each level carries a different number of chances & a sliding percentage of the wheel points caller will accumulate. 2 The number of players that must complete all puzzles, before the puzzles are changed automatically by WHEELQ, usually in your nightly event processing. # 3 Number of puzzles the caller is allowed to play per day. (Sysop is unlimited in registered version!) # NONE Full drive:\path\filename for Top Score Bulletin, or NONE # NONE Full drive:\path\filename for Hall of Fame Bulletin, or NONE 2 1 = Do Not Display ADOPT-A-DOOR Message 2 = Display ADOPT-A-DOOR Message # 2 Keyboard Timeout Value in Minutes. If key not depressed for "value" minutes then game is saved. Minimum = 2 minutes 12000 Value used to dictate the speed the wheel will spin. Since I run on a 286/12 I have determined that a value of 12000 performs well. For an 8088 CPU you would lower the value and for a faster CPU you would raise the value (range: 1000-15000) If you find the optimum value for a specific machine type, please share it on the support board or thru any Sysop or BBS_Door echo you have access to! ** = Replace with ONE of the following: C:\PCB\PCBOARD.SYS <- For PCBoard systems using PCBOARD.SYS only C:\PCB\USERS.SYS <- For PCBoard systems using USERS.SYS C:\BBS\CALLINFO.BBS <- For Wildcat! systems (prior to v3.0) C:\BBS\USERINFO.DAT <- For Wildcat! systems using v3.x (Note:DOOR.SYS must be in SAME directory) C:\BBS\DOOR.SYS <- For systems that support DOOR.SYS C:\BBS\DORINFOx.DEF <- For QBBS/RBBS/RA. Replace x with Node #. C:\BBS\SFDOORS.DAT <- For Spitfire systems. C:\BBS\CHAIN.TXT <- For WWIV systems # = Requires registration to change to a different value NOTE:THERE ARE TO BE NO BLANK LINES IN THIS FILE ! 4) Run WOFMAINT WHEEL.CNF (or name you gave to config file) ********************* To Setup Program **************************** * * * Note filename is the filename you chose in #3 above. * * ASSUMING that filename from #3 above is WHEEL.CNF, * * type the following: * * * * WOFMAINT WHEEL.CNF * * * ******************************************************************* Choose menu option #6. (NOTE: READ PROMPTS CAREFULLY !!!) This will create and initialize all the required files in the directory you created in # 1) above. The program will display the names of the files being created. Uses config file from #3 above! You will be returned to the main menu after initialization. Choose option "X" to exit WOFMAINT. 5) Create a batch file or modify the WHEEL file supplied. A description of this file follows: ECHO off CD\PCB\DOORS\WHEEL Location of Wheel of Fortune Files WHEEL WHEEL.CNF EXE filename and CNF filename (Name used in creating file in #3 above) CD\PCB BOARD NOTE: THERE ARE NO BLANK LINES IN THIS FILE 6) When running more than one node, be sure to supply a different configuration name for each node (your choice of name) and change the first entry in the .CNF (if necessary). COM Support ___________ Support for COM 1-4 on the standard IRQ's - COM1/COM3 = IRQ4 and COM2/COM4 = IRQ3. If you wish to use a non-standard IRQ, add the IRQ number after the configuration filename. Let's assume your Door is called FOOBAR and you want to use COM1 and IRQ5. The command line passed to your Door would be: FOOBAR FOOBAR.CFG /5 The /5 tells FOOBAR to use IRQ5 rather than the standard IRQ4 that is normally used with COM1. No /x parameter is needed for the standard IRQ's. WOFMAINT ________ This is the Wheel of Fortune utility maintenance progam. See below for a list of WOFMAINT functions. To start WOFMAINt up enter the following: ******************************************************************** * * * Assuming that your config file is named WHEEL.CNF, enter the * * following EXAMPLE to run WOFMAINT to maintain puzzle files. * * * * cd\pcb\doors\wheel * * WOFMAINT WHEEL.CNF * * * ******************************************************************** WOFMAINT WHEEL.CNF (Substitute your config filename) WOFMENU FUNCTIONS _________________ (1) Manually Change Puzzles and Reset/Update Files Creates new puzzles, Updates Hall of Fame, Resets HiScore, Index and Save files. (2) Add REGULAR and BONUS Puzzles to Database Add puzzles/categories to REGULAR and BONUS puzzle database. (3) Import a Puzzle File Import puzzle files you have created offline with your favorite editor or word processor. See detailed explanation below under "OFFLINE PUZZLE CREATION". (4) Check For REGULAR and BONUS Puzzle Duplicates Although the program normally checks for duplicates when entering new puzzles, this function is available if you append a puzzle file to an existing one bypassing the normal dup check. (5) Re-Cycle Used REGULAR and BONUS Puzzles When puzzles are changed,the old ones are placed in a file called WHEELQUE.OLD or BONUSQUE.OLD. At some point in time you may want to add them back into the current database. This option will place them at the end of the database file. If you are recycling more than 600 puzzles, you must split the file. (6) Initialize ALL Files (Initial Setup ONLY!) Use only the first time you are setting up this door. It will reset all files, so USE IT with CAUTION !! (X) EXIT Ends The Program EVENT PROCESSING ________________ After your caller completes all the puzzles you have defined, it becomes necessary to change them and start a new game. This task can be done manually, using WOFMAINT (option #1) or automatically, as part of your nightly EVENT process. As a nightly EVENT, WOFEVENT checks to see if the number of players, as defined in the configuration file, have completed all puzzles, in which case it will automatically supply a new set of puzzles and reset/update the appropriate files. The following is an EXAMPLE of what needs to be placed in your EVENT.SYS file (PcBoard): CD\PCB\DOORS\WHEEL Location of WOF files WOFEVENT WHEEL.CNF EXE filename and config filename CD\PCB BOARD OFFLINE PUZZLE CREATION _______________________ This Wheel of Fortune Door program has the ability to import files you create offline, with your favorite editor or word processor. The file format is simple: PUZZLE,CATEGORY. The maximum length of each puzzle is 35 charcters and the maximum length of each category is 20 characters. When this file is imported it is first checked to ensure that it conforms to the length restrictions and then the program checks to ensure that there is enough room in the database. If there is no room, you will receive a message to that effect and you will have to wait until enough puzzles are used and space is made available. If the length of any puzzle or category is invalid, the offending puzzle will be displayed along with which parts are in error. You will have to correct the problem and rerun the import option. As a reminder, there are two (2) databases; REGULAR puzzles and BONUS puzzles. You must create separate files for each and answer the prompt with the appropriate file type. In the near future you will have the ability to pickup puzzle files from Sunrise-80. This will help ensure that there will be puzzles available rather than you having to type them in. ADOPT-A-DOOR ____________ Having been a Sysop for a number of years, I have had my share of problems and frustrations getting financial support for my board's upkeep. A fellow Sysop left a message on my board, not long ago, about a concept that was being used by several boards around the country. The concept, ADOPT-A-DOOR, allows a caller to register (ADOPT) a door. It would be the same as sending in a donation, only this way it is earmarked for registering a particular door. In a way, the user feels he/she is "getting something in return". As a Door author I have decided to build this concept into each of my Door programs. The concept replaces the usual message "tell the Sysop to register this Door" we find in most doors. If the Door is unregisterd then a message appears on the opening screen to that effect. After finishing or suspending a game, a message screen is displayed about the ADOPT-A-DOOR concept. The message also tells the caller to contact the Sysop to find out if there is any further details to the ADOPT-A-DOOR concept. Some Sysops give extra D/L time, online time, etc to callers that ADOPT-A-DOOR. If the Door has been registered, either by the Sysop or other callers, the names of those contributors will be displayed in the closing screen. NOTE: If you want to display the names of the callers that contributed to registering the Door, you must create an ASCII file called ADOPT.SYS. You create it with an Editor or Word Processor. Enter the name(s) of the contributors (one on each line, maximum of 5 entries, each a maximum of 30 characters long). This file must be saved, in ASCII format, and placed in the Door directory. LEGALITIES __________ THIS SOFTWARE AND ACCOMPANYING MATERIALS ARE DISTRIBUTED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL ANYONE INVOLVED WITH THE CREATION AND PRODUCTION OF THIS PRODUCT BE LIABLE FOR INDIRECT, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, ARISING OUT OF ANY USE THEREOF OR BREACH OF ANY WARRANTY. DISTRIBUTION ____________ You may make this file available for downloading from your BBS or you may upload it to any BBS of your choice, provided that you do not make any changes to the contents of the archive (ZIP file). The archive and its individual contents may not be used by any service that charges any money whatsoever, without the written permission of the author. REGISTRATION ____________ Registration and the subsequent insertion of the registration number into your configuation file, allows for the display of your BBS name on the opening and closing screen as well as the reduction of a delay built into the opening screen display along with the ability to change certain values in the configuration file. To register your copy of WHEEL of FORTUNE, please fill out the registration form (REGISTER.FRM) and mail it along with a small donation ($20,25,etc) to the name and address on the form or supply a self-addressed stamped envelope for registration number by return mail.t Be sure to use the proper upper/lower case when filling in your name and BBS name, as they MUST match the way you entered them in the configuration file. ^^^^ Based upon information supplied on the registration form, I will pre- register you on my BBS. You will then be able to call SUNRISE-80 and pick up your registration number. MISC ____ The latest version of WHEEL of FORTUNE and other fine SUNRISE DOOR programs are always available for download from SUNRISE-80 BBS and/or SALTAIR BBS. Remember, should you have any problems, questions or suggestions, be sure to drop me a message on either of the aforementioned BBS'. I am now a PCRelay node (SUNRISE) and can be reached thru the SYSOP, BBSDOORS, PCBhints RIME conferences.