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- █▀█▀█▀▄ │ LORD (Legend of the Red Dragon) is a multi-player battle game
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- ▓░▓ ▓░▓ │ (c) Copyright 1992-1995: Robinson Technologies
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- █▀█▀▀█▄ │ Written By: Seth Able Robinson
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- ▓░▓ ▓░▓ │ Seth A. Robinson
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- │ Independence, OR 97351
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- │ The Darkside BBS
- V3.55 │ (503) 838-6171
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- │ Internet: sethable@teleport.com
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- │ This archive may be shared with all, in its unmodified
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- Disclaimer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
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- Contents of the Legend of the Red Dragon archive . . . . . . . . . . 2
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- Registration Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
- Registration Special. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
- How can I get my codes fast?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
- Get your code in 5 Minutes. Guaranteed! . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
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- Legend of the Red Dragon Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
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- Quick Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
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- Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
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- What is RIP? and Why?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
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- Hints & Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
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- LORDCFG.EXE Explained. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
- Node Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
- Game Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
- Player Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
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- Credits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
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- HOW TO CONTACT THE AUTHOR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
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- Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
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- Use this software at your own risk. Many hours of BETA testing was spent testing
- this software, and as far as we know it's safe and stable. Even so, we cannot be
- responsible for any weird thing it does!
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- ║ ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ Contents of the LORD Archive ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ ║
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- When you received the Legend of the Red Dragon archive, the following files
- *SHOULD* be present. If any are missing, please call The Darkside BBS and
- download a fresh copy.
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- LORD.DOC : This is what you are reading now.... duh..!
- REGISTER.DOC : The registration form. You can print this out with LORDCFG. You
- can also fill it out and still print it out with LORDCFG.
- SUPPORT.DOC : A list of Seth Able Support BBS's.
- PLASTIC.DOC : Information on registering Legend of the Red Dragon with your
- credit card!
- START.BAT : This is ALWAYS used to start Legend of the Red Dragon. There are
- *no* exceptions to this one.
- LOCAL.BAT : Use this to play Legend of the Red Dragon locally.
- DOATTRIB.BAT : Puts the READ ONLY attribute on four of Legend of the Red
- Dragon's files. This is included for compatibility on Lantastic
- systems. Since not all systems need this, is was put in to make
- the SysOp's life a little bit easier.
- NOATTRIB.BAT : Removes the READ ONLY attribute from four of Legend of the Red
- Dragon's files. You need to run this if you are installing a new
- version, or updating an older version of Legend of the Red
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- ║ ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ Registration Information ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ ║
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- Is this product crippled or what?
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- Yep, this is Shareware. This allows you, the consumer to try out this
- product, before you decide to plunk down some cold hard cash for it. As a matter
- of fact, nearly half of the registrations we have received have been paid for by
- USERS!
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- But, this is a fully operational to the users until they hit level 6. They
- will not be able to continue until the game is registered.
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- If I register, What do I get?
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- When you register Legend of the Red Dragon, you will get a unique
- registration code with your name on it, printed JUST for you!
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- This code can be easily entered with LORDCFG.EXE. Just use "(E)nter
- Registration Code". Once entered, the entire game will be functional.
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- What this gets you:
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- Twice as many levels and enemies.
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- The game can be finished. (Players can go beyond level 6).
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- (V)isit the Hall of Honor option in (T)urgon's Warrior Training will actually
- be useful. This ranks heros, depending on how many heroic deeds they have
- done.
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- The Player Editor in LORDCFG will allow you to save changes.
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- You can change the number of forest fights and player fights a player is
- allowed to have.
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- By supporting quality shareware such as this, you are making Legend of the
- Red Dragon a bigger and better game.
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- FREE UPDATES! All future versions of Legend of the Red Dragon will work with
- your registration code. Actually getting the updates will be left up to you.
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- You will be on the Seth Able Games mailing list, first in line to hear about
- new games and releases! (*IF* we have a mailing list at the time! We are
- still not organized on this. Also, checking door game type echoes on Fidonet
- or other such echoes is probably the best way to stay abreast.)
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- Wow! I love this game! HOW do I register?
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- First, remember the wonderful thing about shareware - you get to "Try before
- you buy" this game. What this means is that you know *exactly* what you are
- getting before you pay for it.
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- If you are unhappy with ANY part of the operation, DO NOT send cash expecting
- it to work better. Registering Legend of the Red Dragon simply lets you play the
- second half of the game, and defeat the infamous Red Dragon.
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- If you are having problems, call us for technical support BEFORE registering.
- We offer support to users whether or not they have registered Legend of the Red
- Dragon.
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- If you DO NOT operate a BBS, you can still register the game for home use.
- Many people have done this already.
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- Use the (*) Print Registration Form" option in LORDCFG. It will print the
- REGISTER.DOC file. It's ok to edit REGISTER.DOC and fill it out with your
- information before you print out the file. Or, just fill it out with pen after
- it's printed. (You can print REGISTER.DOC with any program you want!).
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- If you do not have a printer, try to basically send us the same information,
- and if we can find a return address, we will send you a registration code for
- Legend of the Red Dragon.
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- If you are registering two or more Seth Able products with us in the same
- order, you are eligible for a BIG discount!
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- EACH REGISTRATION DROPS DOWN TO $10 INSTEAD OF $15!!
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- Many people use this option to register Planets: TEOS and Legend of the Red
- Dragon together for a whopping $20!
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- Or, if you know someone who wants to register Legend of the Red Dragon at the
- same time, go ahead and send both of your registrations and get the two Legend
- of the Red Dragon registrations for $20!
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- Any combination works. Eight registrations would still be $80.
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- If you have any questions about this, contact Seth Able at one of the
- addresses listed in the beginning of this document.
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- Average mailing time for us to receive your registration is about a week.
- When it is received, we usually mail within 48 hours of receiving it.
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- Every time we register another user, we put them into our custom database
- system. You can call The Darkside BBS and pick up your codes on your first call
- *if* we have received your check. (Just use "R" from the Main Menu).
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- ***WE ACCEPT MOST CREDIT CARDS!!***
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- Want to get your registration codes in 5 minutes? Here's how:
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- For ease and speed, you can't beat calling The Darkside BBS and using our
- Credit Card door. You will be able to pick up your codes ONLINE!
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- To reach our BBS, dial via modem at: 503-838-6171, 28.8bps on all lines.
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- You can only register by yourself on our system with plastic. Our "Register
- with a Friend" deal is only valid through U. S. Mail (Snailmail), thanks to our
- limited registration software. (Even though we wrote it!)
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- ║ ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ Introduction to Legend of the Red Dragon ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ ║
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- Legend of the Red Dragon (LORD) is a multi-player battle game created for
- Bulletin Board Systems (BBS's). Legend of the Red Dragon can also be played
- locally by running the LOCAL.BAT from the DOS prompt.
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- Legend of the Red Dragon supports:
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- * DesqView, Windows, and OS/2.
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- * Support for most dropfile types: DORINFOx.DEF, PCBOARD.SYS, CHAIN.TXT,
- INFO.BBS, CALLINFO.BBS, DOOR.SYS, SFDOORS.DAT, JUMPER.DAT, and TRIBBS.SYS.
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- * IRQ 0-15 and selectable COM port address supported for nonstandard COM
- ports.
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- * CTS/RTS flow handshaking, locked baud rates, and support up to 115,200 baud
- rates.
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- * Internal communications routines supported.
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- * FOSSIL driver support.
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- * Locked FOSSIL driver support.
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- * True multi-node support. (Send online message, battles, and such!).
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- * Lock out any player you don't like by putting their name in the LOCKOUT.DAT
- file. Legend of the Red Dragon will display LOCKOUT.TXT when the user tries
- to enter the game. You can edit this file if you wish.
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- * Automatic RIP detection and support.
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- * Optionally will create ANSI/ASCII score files with any path and name in
- LORDCFG. Great option if you wish to display the Legend of the Red Dragon
- scores as a bulletin on your BBS.
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- * In-game downloading of LORDICON.ZIP, which is the file RIP users need to
- plat Legend of the Red Dragon. It contains all the icons needed to use RIP
- graphics. Legend of the Red Dragon will auto detect if the user is using RIP,
- what version, and if they do not have the Legend of the Red Dragon icons. If
- they do not have the icons, Legend of the Red Dragon will give them the
- option of downloading them. *NOTE* You will need to obtain a copy of an
- external protocol driver such as GSZ.EXE if you wish the in-game downloading
- of the Legend of the Red Dragon icons to work. Also, you must set this path
- in LORDCFG.
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- * Auto Maintenance as the first person of the day plays Legend of the Red
- Dragon. Entire maintenance process takes less than 4 seconds on most systems.
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- * Auto deletion of inactive players. This is set via LORDCFG.
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- * "Smart Deletes" of users. If your BBS is down for an extended period of
- time, Legend of the Red Dragon will not count those days against the player.
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- * Ultra easy to run. You don't have to do anything, ever. On the other hand,
- LORDCFG will allow the SysOp to become as involved with Legend of the Red
- Dragon as he wants to be. Define many rules and enable/disable certain
- options. *NOTE* Not all options are available in the unregistered version.)
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- * Powerful player editor. *NOTE* Can only save if the game is registered.
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- * Inactivity timeout at 3 minutes. If a player does not touch the keyboard in
- over 3 minutes, he will be removed from the game. No matter of security
- level.
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- * SysOp can chat with the user in Legend of the Red Dragon. Use ALT-C to
- chat, and ESCape to finish.
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- * Players play an average of 10 minutes per day (at standard settings). The
- perfect game to compliment an active message base. In fact, that's why it was
- written. Keeps 'em coming back for more EACH DAY!
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- * Lots of professional RIP graphics. You gotta play to believe it!
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- * Special Skills! Players can take their pick of being a "Death Knight",
- "Mystical Skills User", or a student of the "Thieving Skills." Or, become the
- ultimate warrior and learn them all!
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- * "Never Reset" game play. New approach to gaming! When a player successfully
- beats the Red Dragon, only *he* is reset. He does keep his special skills he
- has acquired, as well as his charm, children, and status in "The Old Man's
- Rankings."
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- * Much more text. Log "lementings" can be easily edited for a personalized
- game!
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- * Smart Mode: Users are automatically informed when another player enters the
- realm while they are online. Or leaves. Or sends a message. (Via messenger on
- horseback!)
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- * More interactive forest events. Many "secrets" to discover.
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- * Hundreds of ways for players to interact.
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- * Players can get married and have kids!
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- * DarkCloak Tavern. Hard to find, but VERY interesting when you do.
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- * Powerful mail writing routines. Unlimited message length!
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- * Tastefully lewd, and sort of tastefully gory!
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- * A *FREE* upgrade to previously registered users! (As all upgrades are FREE
- for Seth Able Products.)
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- * Reach new heights of conversation with "Characters" from the game.
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- * Still only $15 bucks to register, the best value in doors today!
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- * Single node systems that can multi-task can use the local option from DOS
- to play along with someone on the BBS. Just run LOCAL.BAT from the Legend of
- the Red Dragon directory.
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- Here's a step-by-step quick installation of Legend of the Red Dragon:
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- Uncompress the LORD.ZIP archive into a directory of your choice.
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- Edit the START.BAT with your favorite text editor. Change the top line to
- reflect the directory where you uncompressed Legend of the Red Dragon into.
- It will need to change to the Legend of the Red Dragon directory before
- executing anything else in the batch file.
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- STEP THREE:
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- Run LORDCFG.EXE.
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- In LORDCFG, go to (S)etup Nodes. This will allow you to configure baud rates,
- locked baud rates, COM ports, special port addresses (if needed)m the
- dropfile type your BBS makes, and where to find it.
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- If you run a multi-node BBS, set up EACH dial in/remote node.
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- Lazy Folks: Every time you set up a node that does not exist in LORDCFG, the
- new node configuration will be created with the defaults of the first node
- installed. So, if you have 200 nodes, it won't be a huge pain in the ass to
- set up all 200 of them.
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- Have your BBS execute the START.BAT. If you run just one node (A single line
- BBS), you need to have your BBS call START.BAT 1. The 1 is the node number.
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- If you have a multi-node BBS, use a node parameter (in RemoteAccess, it's *N)
- so your BBS will substitute the appropriate node number.
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- If you want to just play Legend of the Red Dragon locally, just start it with
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- This part is included if you are having problems with Legend of the Red
- Dragon.
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- Q: Uh... My network is simply not letting other nodes play when someone is
- already in the game.
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- A: No one has ever asked that - BUT, if it does happen, it's possible you can
- fix it by typing "ATTRIB +R START.BAT" at the DOS prompt to make the
- START.BAT read only.
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- Your network could be locking it away from the other users when someone is in
- Legend of the Red Dragon.
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- But, since I don't use CALL in the batch file, it should be done with it
- completely when it changed to the LSS(node number).BAT automatically. So this
- scenario may never happen.
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- Q: Hey! It ain't making score bulletins like it should! Instead I'm getting a
- runtime error when someone quits. How can I fix this?
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- A: The Fix: When you entered the path of your ASCII and ANSI files in LORDCFG,
- did you forget to enter the NAME of the score files you want created?
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- GO FIX IT!
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- Q: The game is saying someone else is playing the game, even though that user
- isn't on. What's up?
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- A: This is caused by the game turning off unexpectedly. For instance, a lock up,
- or a power failure. A carrier loss will not do this, Legend of the Red Dragon
- knows how to handle that, and will save all the players data before it
- returns to the BBS.
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- The game will automatically fix it at maintenance the next morning, but you
- can also use the "(T)urn "On Now" Stat off for all players" option in
- LORDCFG.
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- Q: When a user enters the door, nothing happens, and he is returned back to the
- BBS! How can I get around this?
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- A: Check your BBS's execution string. It's probably not finding the file. It
- should look something like this:
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- C:\BBS\DOORS\LORD\START.BAT 1
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- The problem could be Legend of the Red Dragon isn't getting enough memory.
- LORD requires 350k of CONVENTIONAL memory.
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- You may need to tell your BBS to Swap to Disk instead of memory to get
- enough. WWIV SysOps: Use the Shrink BBS option.
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- If you are not sure how much memory your BBS is giving Legend of the Red
- Dragon, run MEM in a batch file somewhere and see how much CONVENTIONAL
- memory it shows. Legend of the Red Dragon will automatically load some of its
- files into EMS if you have it available.
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- Q: I am a multi-node system, but I can't figure out how to get my BBS to pass
- the node number for the node switch. What do I do?
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- A: Check your BBS package manual/documentation. Most multi-node systems have a
- symbol you enter in the batch file which tells the BBS to substitute the node
- number. Something like: C:\BBS\DOORS\LORD\START.BAT %N or *N or something!
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- Q: Man, I'm multi-node, and I'm using the DORINFO1.DEF dropfile. But, when
- someone on node two plays, Legend of the Red Dragon says it "CANNOT FIND
- DORINFO2.DEF" My BBS uses the DORINFO1.DEF for all nodes. What do I do now?
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- A: No problems. Use "(S)etup Nodes with BBS" option in LORDCFG, and change your
- dropfile type to a DORINFO1.DEF dropfile type. Right after you do this, it
- will give you an option of reading a DORINFO1.DEF for ALL nodes, or the other
- way.
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- Q: The door just locks up on the intro ANSI! How do I fix this?
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- A: Lock ups are NOT a part of Legend of the Red Dragon. Most likely you can fix
- the problem by changing your setup. Choose "(S)etup Nodes with BBS" option in
- LORDCFG and try a different setup. With 3.55 , it's now very easy to change
- settings, like locked baud rate.
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- PERHAPS you are using a FOSSIL driver, but have Legend of the Red Dragon set
- to use Internal COM Routines? Change it to "Regular Fossil" and see what
- happens.
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- If that don't do it, try this:
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- Try using a fossil driver. Some high speed modems will not function correctly
- with Legend of the Red Dragon's internal COM routines, and using a FOSSIL
- driver is the only way to run the game. DON'T GET SCARED! This does not have
- to interfere with your BBS in any way. You can download a FOSSIL driver from
- most BBS's. A couple of suggested drivers are: X00.SYS by Raymond Gwinn or
- BNU by David Nugent. Consult the FOSSIL driver documentation for information
- on how to install it.
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- If your BBS ALREADY runs with a FOSSIL, skip the fossil installation stuff!
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- Q: I am multi-node, and I am running Legend of the Red Dragon with no problems -
- But every time I see a <MORE> prompt, it stops the game for a second or
- more! Why?
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- A: This is file access. This is how players in Legend of the Red Dragon can list
- other players, and see other players scores going up WHILE they play.
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- The game communicates entirely by your hard drive. This way, as long as two
- games or more are running from the same DIRECTORY, it will work with the
- multi-node functions (Online battles, sending mail and such).
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- The fix: You could try a disk cache program. I personally use SMARTDRV that
- comes with MS-DOS. I run it like this from my AUTOEXEC.BAT:
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- SMARTDRV 2000
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- This allocates almost 2 megs of RAM for caching. You could use more or less.
- I highly recommend a disk cache! The <MORE> prompts on my system are
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- Be careful about "Delayed Writes." If you are having trouble, you may want to
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- Q: I've tried everything and nothing works! Is there anything else I can do?
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- A: These are the options Legend of the Red Dragon can be run with in LORDx.BAT
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- COMMAND LINE PARAMETERS
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- /Bxxx - Specify locked baud rate (i.e. /B38400)
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- <number with no forward slash> - Specify node number
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- /R - Force RIP graphics (This will get you past the first detection phase
- automatically. To manually pass the second, type RIP99999999 when you see the
- Legend of the Red Dragon screen waiting for something)
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- /Pyyy - Specify path to drop file (i.e. /Pc:\bbs, this isn't used any more
- because the drop file path can be set in LORDCFG, for each node. This option
- will override what is in LORDCFG.EXE though)
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- /E - Will put Doordrivers Overlay into EMS, it will save a little memory. Very
- little. (Legend of the Red Dragon's overlays are automatically put into EMS if
- it exists).
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- The fix: Call my system for technical support. We have a LORD/PLANETS: TEOS
- message base that is devoted to comments/suggestions and help for systems
- having trouble setting up. Virtually ALL BBS types are discussed.
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- Or, send me private mail if you don't see a fix for your problem.
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- Check the bulletins on The Darkside BBS (503-838-6171, 28.8k all lines) Also
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- by Seth Able (Not an expert).
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- If a user with RIPterm 2.0 tries to play Legend of the Red Dragon, it will work,
- but RIPterm will convert the icons incorrectly. (It uses the standard palette
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- BUT.. We have a solution. Let interested users download LORDRIP2.ZIP, a file
- that is NOT included in this archive, (only the 1.54 version is, because at this
- time 2.0 is not very popular) but you can download it from my system, or check
- major online services.
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- LORDRIP2.ZIP contains BMP's of the original artwork correctly converted.
- Nothing is new, just compatible with 2.0. (And of course, the BMP version is
- not compatible with pre 2.0 Ripterm)
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- What is RIP? Well, it's a terminal emulation sort of like ANSI, except it uses a
- VGA mode with 16 colors. (A 256 color version of Legend of the Red Dragon could
- be in your future, but only if RIP 256 is standardized.)
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- RIP stands for (R)emote (I)maging (P)rotocol.
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- To view ANSI, you need an ANSI capable terminal program, right? Well, same
- with RIP - Legend of the Red Dragon v3.55 was tested with RIPterm V1.54.00.
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- Telix For Windows was also tested successfully.
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- If your Terminal program supports RIP emulation and does not work with Legend of
- the Red Dragon, take it up with them. Legend of the Red Dragon's RIP uses no
- "illegal" or nonstandard commands - Write them a letter with your complaints and
- perhaps they will update their program to FULLY support RIP.
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- Anyway, it allows users to use a mouse with the game, and view some nice
- graphics in spots. The non-graphic menus are about the same length as the ANSI
- ones, so speed isn't a problem - EXCEPT for the larger ones that hold a lot of
- information - The graphics.
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- Legend of the Red Dragon lets users DOWNLOAD a file, (LORDICON.ZIP) which
- contains all the hand drawn icons. They then put it in their ICONS directory,
- (If they are using RIP, they have one!) and RIP then recalls screens when Legend
- of the Red Dragon asks it to.
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- So the large graphic screens don't slow the game down any - Even your 300 baud
- users will see the INTRO.RIP file at full speed.
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- When a user calls using RIPterm, the game will automatically notice that. It
- will also check to see if the user has the correct files on his HD. If he
- DOESN'T, it will let him download the LORDICON.ZIP file IN THE GAME, providing
- you have GSZ.EXE or DSZ.EXE, and told Legend of the Red Dragon where it was in
- LORDCFG.EXE.
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- Playing the game without downloading the icons (LORDICON.ZIP) is NOT
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- It doesn't matter if your BBS supports RIP or not, Legend of the Red Dragon
- will. You will see strange symbols on your screen, instead of menus. These are
- the RIP codes, do not re-boot your computer! This is normal, as of yet, there is
- no RIP.SYS like ANSI.SYS that will automatically display the VGA RIP, but then
- again, it would surely slow down your system - and no one wants that.
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- Is RIP going to become a new standard? I don't know. I just implement what
- people ask for most.
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- If a user complains it's not working, it's probably because they don't have the
- latest version of RIPterm, (It will actually tell them that though when they
- play) or they have not UNZIPPED the LORDICON.ZIP file into the ICONS directory
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- If the download LORDICON.ZIP option IN Legend of the Red Dragon does not work on
- your system, you may have to put up LORDICON.ZIP in your file bases, so they can
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- This door will be an instant HIT on your system, and probably increase
- activity in your message and file bases. *IF* it's given the chance.
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- I used to run an Amiga BBS that had virtually no doors. I knew I needed a
- hook, something to get people to call EVERY day and to catch up on the
- message bases and such, and keep the place busy and fun.
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- That's when I created Legend of the Red Dragon, for that purpose alone. Here
- are some tips on getting a lot of people playing it, which makes it MORE fun:
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- > Don't run too many doors. I know it sounds good to say "I've got over 100
- doors online!" But, you could have a more popular BBS if you only had about 5
- or 6 doors, so people would be literally FORCED to play with each other. One
- person playing each of your 100 doors a day is no fun.
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- (** Wow! You're actually reading the docs? Here's a hint: Try hitting "1"
- from the Main Menu **)
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- > I know lots of popular systems that run Legend of the Red Dragon alone,
- (Like mine... well, I run Planets: TEOS too of course!) and my system rings
- off the hook, not just long distance callers looking for the files, but local
- PLAYERS that come here because they KNOW that's all I have, so, of course
- they find a lot of competition. We have 150 players in our Legend of the
- Red Dragon game!
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- > Make it easy to get to. I have my "Play Legend of the Red Dragon 3.55 "
- option on my Main Menu, so it's very visible. It's better than say, having to
- type "DOORS" then "1" for "RPG Doors" and finally ANOTHER key to actually
- play.
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- > Announce that you have it. Especially if you are just installing it.
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- > Don't get too crazy with turns. When you register the door, you have the
- option of setting the "Fights per day" and such to a higher and lower value.
- But, don't overdo it. Remember that you want people to spend about 5-20
- minutes a day, not an hour. Too much time gets people burned out, and the fun
- of fighting with real people is calling DAILY to send messages back and forth
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- > Announce that Legend of the Red Dragon has RIP support, and put the newest
- version of RIPTERM up for downloading on your BBS.
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- > Don't play. SysOps that play their own games are hard to beat, and players
- know this. If they find out YOU are the one they are competing with, chances
- are they will quit.
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- If you are WINNING, (even playing fair) all hell will break loose!
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- > Encourage Team Play. Although Legend of the Red Dragon has no special team
- menus, it does have something much more powerful, the ability for any player
- to send mail. With this, players make friends and enemies... I have a group
- on my system that call themselves "Black Knights" and they all have the
- letters BK in front of their names in Legend of the Red Dragon. Good idea!
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- ** FOR SOME REAL FUN **
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- > Sometimes your players will get smart with chatting in the tavern, after a
- character from the game says something (because they know they can't really
- answer). You can blow their minds by editing your BAR.TXT file:
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- Just *cut* the FIRST TWO lines, and *paste* them at the bottom of the file.
- Edit the name and text, and make sure the color is right for an NPC (looks
- like this: `0) and help the character answer back!
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- > Now that Legend of the Red Dragon supports IGM's (In Game Modules), don't
- over populate your game with too many of them. Pick three to five of the best
- ones, and leave them alone. If you have too many of them, they tend to repeat
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- Now, let's configure Legend of the Red Dragon!
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- Change to the directory where you installed Legend of the Red Dragon, and at
- the DOS prompt, type:
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- LORDCFG
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- You really don't need to put the .EXE on it, but if you feel safer doing it,
- by all means, go ahead. You ain't gonna hurt anything!
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- When LORDCFG is started initially, It has no LORD.DAT file. So, LORDCFG
- presents you with a question:
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- ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
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- ** ERROR READING THE LORD.DAT FILE **
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- This is either because you still have 3.03 data files, and have
- not run the 303TO315.EXE, or you really have a corrupted LORD.DAT file.
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- (If this is simply the first time you've run LORD, hit A!)
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- Here are your choices:
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- √ (A) Create a NEW LORD.DAT file with defaults
- (C) Drop to Dos, and forget the whole thing
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- ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
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- Here, you have two choices. You can either hit:
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- (A) Create a NEW LORD.DAT file with defaults, or
- (B) Drop to Dos, and forget the whole thing.
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- Since we are installing Legend of the Red Dragon for the first time, we need
- to hit A or ENTER. See the little checkmark? When it is beside a choice you
- would like to make, hit ENTER. It's kinda the default thing. You can also move
- it with the arrow keys and select the option by hitting ENTER.
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- Now, we've selected option A, and Legend of the Red Dragon will present us
- with another neat little screen:
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- ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
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- ** LORD CONFIGURE 3.55 **
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- √ (G)ame Options
- (S)etup Nodes With BBS <= DO THIS FIRST!
- (P)layer Editor
- (E)nter Registration Code
- (T)urn 'On Now' stat off for all players
- (F)ix Marriage Problems
- (I)ntro Ansi's are ENABLED!
- (Q)uit & Save
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- ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
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- Here's a more detailed explanation of each option:
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- (G)ame Options - Allows you to change most of the settings for the game.
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- (S)etup Nodes - Allows you to set up your BBS package with Legend of the Red
- Dragon. Here, you define dropfiles, port information, etc.
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- (P)layer Editor - Here you can edit almost anything in the players accounts
- in the game. {*} Registered Only.
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- (E)nter Registration Code - When you register Legend of the Red Dragon, you
- will get a unique registration code. Here is where you enter it.
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- (T)urn "On Now" stat off for all players - If the game says that a player is
- still in the game, and you know he is not, this will toggle the ON flag for
- all players. Useful if the game locks up and says it still has players in
- there.
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- (F)ix Marriage Problems - Some systems have everyone married to player 0 when
- they upgrade from 3.20a to 3.55 . Use this option only ONCE! It will unmarry
- everyone in the game and correct the problem.
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- (I)ntro ANSIs are - Allows you to enable/disable the opening ANSI screens
- when someone goes into the game.
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- (Q)uit and Save - This option will save any changes that you have made in
- LORDCFG and return you to a DOS prompt.
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- Well, you see the hint there. So, move the checkmark down with the arrow keys
- and hit ENTER on (S)etup Nodes with BBS. When you hit ENTER, you should see:
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- EDITING NODE SETUP
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- √ (1) Node Number : 1
- (2) BBS Name : A Pretty Cool BBS
- (3) BBS Software : QBBS
- (4) Path To Drop File: C:\BBS
- (5) Fossil/Internal : Internal Com Routines
- (6) Locked Port Speed: Port Not Locked
- (7) Comport : Read From Drop File
- (8) Send Open Comports Command? : Yes!
- (9) Send Reset Comports Command? : Yes!
- (A) Use Special ANSI Settings? : No!
- (B) Use direct screen writes? : Yes!
- (Q) Quit To Main
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- ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
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- Here's each option explained:
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- (1) Node Number - This is the current node being edited for the BBS. If you
- have a multi-node system, set up one node, and just keep changing this number
- for each node. Legend of the Red Dragon will use the defaults you set up on
- node 1 for all of the subsequent nodes.
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- (2) BBS Name - Put the name of your BBS here.... (Well, duuh!)
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- (3) BBS Software - This does not necessarily mean *what* software you run,
- this is the type of dropfile Legend of the Red Dragon will be looking for.
- When you hit ENTER on it, LORDCFG will present you with a list of the
- dropfiles it can accept:
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- (1) QBBS (Using DORINFOx.DEF)
- (2) PCBoard12 (Using PCBOARD.SYS)
- (3) WWIV (Using CHAIN.TXT)
- (4) PCBoard15 (Using PCBOARD.SYS)
- (5) RBBS16+ (Using DORINFOx.DEF)
- (6) Phoenix (Using INFO.BBS)
- (7) Wildcat (Using CALLINFO.BBS)
- (8) PCBoard14 (Using PCBOARD.SYS)
- (9) DOORSYS (Using DOOR.SYS)
- (A) Spitfire (Using SFDOORS.DAT)
- (B) 2am-bbs (Using JUMPER.DAT)
- (C) TriBBS (Using TRIBBS.SYS)
- (D) Local (Does not use drop file)
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- If you don't see your BBS type listed here, consult the documentation that
- came with your BBS package.
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- NOTE FOR WILDCAT 3 & 4 SYSOPS: Wildcat now uses the standard 52-line DOOR.SYS
- dropfile now. It *does not* use CALLINFO.BBS any more.
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- If you have a local node set up for your personal use only, you can choose
- (D) Local. But, since most BBS packages create dropfiles for all nodes, go
- ahead and choose one that your BBS uses anyway.
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- (4) Path to Drop File - Set this to the path where your BBS will create its
- dropfile. If you are unsure where your BBS creates the dropfile at, consult
- your documentation. *MOST* BBS packages will put the dropfiles in the main
- BBS directory.
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- (5) Fossil Internal - This tells Legend of the Red Dragon how it will handle
- the communications with your modem. You have three choices here:
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- Internal Com Routines
- Using Extended Fossil Driver
- Using Regular Fossil Driver
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- Internal Com Routines - Legend of the Red Dragon will attempt to use the
- internal communications routines written into the game.
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- Using Extended Fossil Driver - Legend of the Red Dragon will attempt to
- use an extended fossil driver for communications support.
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- Using Regular Fossil Driver - This is a plain-jane FOSSIL driver like
- BNU or X00. If Legend of the Red Dragon keeps booting the player, try
- this one first. BUT, you *must* make sure you have a FOSSIL driver
- loaded before you run the game.
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- (6) Locked Port Speed - If you have the communications port locked on your
- BBS, then, you need to lock it here as well. If you do not, users could get
- booted, or lose some of the screens in the game. When you select this,
- LORDCFG asks you what baud rate. Supported bauds are:
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- (1) Port Not Locked
- (2) 2400
- (3) 9600
- (4) 14400
- (5) 19200
- (6) 38400
- (7) 57600
- (8) 64000
- (9) 115200
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- (7) Comport - This is where Legend of the Red Dragon needs to know where to
- look for your communications port. Most BBS packages write the COM port in
- the dropfile, but if Legend of the Red Dragon can't find it, you'll have to
- set it here. When you select this option, LORDCFG will ask:
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- (1) Set Com Port Number
- (2) Nonstandard Comport (lets you set port, irq and hex
- address)
- (3) Read Standard Com Port From The Drop File (Default)
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- (1) Set Com Port Number - Legend of the Red Dragon will ask for a COM
- port number.
- (2) Nonstandard Comport - If you run a multi-node BBS with nonstandard
- COM ports and IRQ's, or you use a DigiBoard, you can set them here.
- (3) Read Standard Com Port from the Drop File - Legend of the Red Dragon
- will look in the dropfile for the COM port.
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- (8) Send Open Comport Commands - Try changing this if you are having problems
- with Legend of the Red Dragon, or you just want to experiment.
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- (9) Send Reset Comport Commands - Try changing this if you are having
- problems with Legend of the Red Dragon, or you just want to experiment.
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- (A) Use Special ANSI Settings - Change this if players have ASCII set as
- their default terminal emulation, and they are still getting ANSI screens.
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- (B) Use Direct Screen Writes - Change this if you are having "bleeding"
- problems with the screen-refreshing.
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- (Q)uit to Main - No explanation necessary. Quits and Saves, and returns you
- to the Main Menu of LORDCFG.
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- When you select Game Options from the Main Menu in LORDCFG, you are presented
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- (D)eletion Grace Period Is Currently 15 days.
- (G) GSZ Path & Name :NONE **SET THIS**
- (3) Giving credit to NO ONE! for registering.
- (4) Multinode Support is On.
- (F)orest Fights Per Day Is 15.
- (H)uman Fights Per Day Is 3.
- (C)lean Mode Is Off.
- (B)ank Option "Transfer Funds" Is On.
- (M)ax Bank Transfer Amount is 100000
- (P)er Day, How Many Bank Transfers Is 3
- (R)eset EVERYTHING.
- (E)nter Registration Code
- (*) PRINT REGISTRATION FORM
- (X) .TXT & .ANS Score Paths
- (Q)uit
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- Here's a more detailed explanation of each Game Option:
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- (D)eletion Grace Period is Currently 15 days - This option allows you to set
- the MAXIMUM number of days that a player can miss before he is deleted out of
- the game.
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- (G)SZ Path and Name - This option allows you to set a path for an external
- protocol driver so that in-game downloading of LORDICONS.ZIP is possible.
- This needs to be set if you know some players will be using RIPTerm. If you
- cannot get the in-game downloading of LORDICONS.ZIP to work, add the file
- somewhere on your BBS so your users can download it from there.
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- (3) Giving credit to NO ONE! for registering - You an optionally add your
- name, or if a user registered Legend of the Red Dragon, you can put his name
- here as well. Leaving it blank will just show "REGISTERED!" in the title
- screen.
- {*} Registered Only
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- (4) Multinode Support - This option allows you to toggle multi-node support
- for Legend of the Red Dragon. If you run a multi-node BBS, then you would
- most likely want this option set to YES.
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- (F)orest Fights Per Day - This option allows you to increase the number of
- forest fights per day that a player is allowed to have. It is recommended
- that you do not set this higher than 30. Giving a player more than 30 forest
- fights per day means that they will advance through the game rather rapidly.
- Lowering it to a number lower than 15 will make the game move real slow!
- {*} Registered Only
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- (H)uman Fights per Day - This option determines how many user battles, or
- player fights he is allowed per day. Setting this to a number greater than 3
- means that everybody in the game gets slaughtered. {* Registered Only}
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- (C)lean Mode - If you run a good wholesome family BBS, turn this on. This
- option toggles whether or not if players can get laid by Violet or Seth Able
- the Bard. Legend of the Red Dragon will announce proudly when someone got
- laid.
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- (B)ank Options, Transfer Funds - This option determines whether or not
- players are allowed to transfer gold from their bank account into another
- player's bank account.
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- (M)ax Bank Transfer Amount - This determines the maximum amount of gold a
- player is allowed to transfer to another player's bank account.
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- (P)er Day, How many Bank Transfers - This option sets the maximum number of
- gold transfers a player is allowed in one day. You can also set this to "No
- Limit" if you choose.
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- (R)eset EVERYTHING - Use this only in extreme cases! When you choose this,
- Legend of the Red Dragon will empty out all player records, and everything
- else. Note: Legend of the Red Dragon will not reset itself when a player
- finishes the game. He will only be reset back to level 1.
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- (*) PRINT REGISTRATION FORM - This option allows you to print out a
- registration form for Legend of the Red Dragon. Make sure your printer is
- ready to print before selecting this. Also, see Chapter 1, Registering Legend
- of the Red Dragon.
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- (X) TXT & ANS Paths - If you would like Legend of the Red Dragon to keep an
- updated score file available for viewing through your BBS, be sure to define
- your paths AND filenames here.
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- (Q)uit - Quits to the Main Menu.
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- When you select the Player Editor off the Main Menu, LORDCFG will show you:
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- ** PLAYER EDITOR 3.55 **
- Account Number:0
- (1) Name : (2) Level :
- (3) Real Name : (4) Hit Points:
- (5) Experience : (6) Hit Max :
- (7) Weapon : (8) Weapon Num:
- (9) Seen Master : (0) Fights Day:
- (A) Fights Human : (B) Sex :
- (C) Defence : (D) Gems :
- (E) Strength : (F) Charm :
- (G) Seen Dragon? : (H) SeenViolet:
- (I) Class? : (J) Times Won :
- (K) Armour : (L) Armour Num:
- (M) Player Dead? : (N) StayingInn:
- (O) Gold : (P) Seen Bard?:
- (R) Gold In Bank : (S) Times Laid:
- (T) Player Kills : (U) Flirted Player?:
- (Z) Married to : (,) Horse :
- (!) High spirits? : (@) Kids :
- Last Time On : Last Resurrection :0
- (X) Delete 'em (W) Search By Name ($) Edit Skills
- (]) Advance One ([) Back Up One (*) New Day For User
- Input key to change, or Q to quit and save.
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- Here's a more detailed explanation of every option:
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- (1) Name - This is the players name in LORD.
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- (2) Level - The players level in the game.
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- (3) Real Name - The players real name as set by the BBS.
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- (4) Hit Points - This is the maximum hit points a player can take before he
- is killed.
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- (5) Experience - This is the amount of experience the player has in the game.
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- (6) Hit Max - This is the maximum hit points a player has. The formula for
- this is: HITPOINTS / MAX HITPOINTS. I.E. If a player had 520 hit points, and
- his maximum hit points were 1000, he would have XX Max Hits.
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- (7) Weapon - Allows you to change the name of the weapon the player has.
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- (8) Weapon Num - Allows you to change the weapon number the player has. Here
- is a list of the weapons:
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- (9) Seen Master - Toggles whether or not if the player has seen his master in
- Turgons Warrior Training.
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- (0) Fights Day - Toggles how many forest fights a player has left for today.
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- (A) Fights Human - Toggles how many player fights (fighting other players) a
- player has left for the day.
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- (B) Sex - Player's Sex (Male/Female).
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- (C) Defense - Toggles the amount of player defense the player has left.
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- (D) Gems - How many gems the player has.
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- (E) Strength - How much attack strength a player has.
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- (F) Charm - The amount of charm points a player has.
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- (G) Seen Dragon - Tells whether or not if the player has done battle with the
- infamous Red Dragon yet today.
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- (H) SeenVoilet - Tells whether or not if the player has flirted with Violet.
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- (I) Class - The players class. Either Deathknight, Mystical, or Thieving.
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- (J) Times Won - Displays how many times the player has defeated the Red
- Dragon. This will also sow up in the Hall of Fame in Turgons Warrior
- Training.
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- (K) Armour - The name of the current players armour.
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- (L) Armour Num - The current number of the player's armour. Here's a list of
- the valid armour numbers:
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- (M) Player Dead? - Is the player dead or alive?
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- (N) StayingInn - Tells whether or not if the player is staying in the Inn.
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- (O) Gold - The amount of gold the player has on hand.
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- (P) Seen Bard - Tells whether or not if the player has asked Seth Able the
- Bard to sing.
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- (R) Gold in Bank - The amount of gold the player has in the bank.
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- (S) Times Laid - Tells how many times the player has gotten laid by either
- Violet (male), Seth Able (female) or other players (total).
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- (T) Player Kills - Tells how many times the player has killed other players.
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- (U) Flirted Player? - Tells whether or not if the player has flirted with
- another player yet today.
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- (X) Delete 'em - Deletes the current player from the game.
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- (W) Search by Name - Allows you to search through all the players by a name
- or a partial name.
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- ($) Edit Skills - Toggles how many uses of each skill a player has per day.
- Either Deathknight, Mystical, or Thieving.
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- (]) Advance One - Advances to the next player record.
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- ([) Back Up One - Backs up to the previous player record.
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- (*) New Day for User - Resents the current players stats for today. This will
- make them alive again, flirts for today will be set to No, will get their
- daily forest and player fights per day back, and will earn 10% interest of
- their total gold in the bank.
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- (Q) Quit and Save - Quits and saves any changes made to the current player
- record.
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- This game would not have been possible without the following help:
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- (Robinson Technologies Staff)
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- Seth A. Robinson
- Shawn Teal
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- (Spell Checking)
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- Kay Mastin Mallory <- English teacher with an attitude! <G> Thanks Kay!
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- Danica <- Can't remember last name, but just be glad I remembered your first
- this time!
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- (BETA Testing)
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- Mike Mcgahee ───┐
- Brent Mason │
- Brad Dameron │ <- Thanks guy!
- Rod Reed │
- Helen Helverson ├─ Thanks a mill, guys and gals!
- Patti McMann │
- Dave Ferber │
- Robert Strange │
- Eric Newbury │
- Joseph Masters ──┘
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- Rich Winkler <-- Nothing escapes his eyes!
- Bob Dacastello <-- Genius!
- Steve Newman <-- Last minute 3.55 beta testing, special thanks (and possible
- blame) to Steve! <G>
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- Derek Doda <-- Most of the new ANSI's in 3.53+
- Shawn Berry <-- Re-wrote these docs, and added the info on LORDCFG - Thanks!
- Daniel Sheiner <-- Cool ideas and bug detector
- Scott M. Baker (Door Driver)
- Steve Lorenz (Door driver modifications and lots of other help)
- Jack Ridgway (Mulaware)
- Borys Smolaga (Lead RIP artist from The Dead RIPpers' Society)
- Neilscott Tozier (ANSI Artist: INTRO2.ANS and another new one)
- David Nicholson (ANSI Artist: INTRO1.ANS)
- Jennie Garth (inspiration)
- Ina Stricklen (RIP Artist, did *ALL* of v3.15+'s new art) (she's great!)
- Some RIP screens for LORD v3.55 were made by members of
- Dead RIPpers' Society (dRs).
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- If you are looking for custom RIPs for your board, or would like to get your
- door game RIPped call...
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- Ina Strickland -- You can call her voice at (706) 733-0515 or mail her
- at 1722 Forest Creek Crt. Augusta, GA 30909.
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- *OR*
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- PAULAND BBS -- the Grave of Dead RIPpers' Society
- (504)383-2864
- FIDO -- 1:3800/34
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- ║ ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ Finding Seth Robinson ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ ║
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- You can send me U. S. Mail: (Same address as registrations)
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- Seth A. Robinson
- 761 E Street
- Independence, OR 97351
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- Electronic Means:
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- BBS: The Darkside BBS
- (503) 838-6171
- Multi-node with rollover lines from one number. All lines support 28.8bps
- Internet sethable@teleport.com
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- For a list of Seth Able Games Distribution Sites, view the enclosed file
- SUPPORT.DOC to find a distribution site near you.
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- ║ ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ Acknowledgements ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ ║
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- Mulaware; Copyright 1992, ABSoft - ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
- Turbo Pascal is a registered trademark of Borland International
- Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation
- OS/2 is a registered trademark of IBM Corporation
- MS-DOS is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation
- RIPterm, RIPscrip, RIPaint, the RIPterm logo, TeleGrafix Communications.
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- All other programs are copyright and/or trademarked by their respective author
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