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============================ T&J Video Poker! ============================ COPYRIGHT 1993,95 T&J Software One of the T&J Software Collection of multi-BBS door programs. Supporting PCBoard, Wildcat!, Gap, QBBS, RBBS, Spitfire, UltraBBS, Telegard, TriBBS, and Remote Access. VERSION 1.71 July 22, 1995 By Tom & Jane Wildoner 397 West Broadway Jim Thorpe, PA 18229 VOICE (717)325-9480 *between 6:00 & 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time From The T&J BBS (717)325-9481 3 Nodes - 28.8k INTERNET: tjsoft@postoffice.ptd.net FIDO: 1:268/400 LATEST VERSION: =============== Please call the T&J BBS for the latest version of this program. 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. ONCE REGISTERED, ANY DISTRIBUTION OF THE REGISTERED KEY WILL INVALIDATE YOUR KEY IN ALL FUTURE VERSIONS OF THIS PROGRAM AND NO PRODUCT SUPPORT WILL BE GIVEN. DISTRIBUTING A REGISTERED KEY FILE WILL ALSO BRING ABOUT CRIMINAL CHARGES. 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. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: ==================== Welcome to T&J Software's Video Poker! Video Poker is setup to duplicate the standard video poker type of machine which are found in various locations. Basically, you select your bet by pressing any of the number keys (from 1 to 9 or entering your own bet if CUSTOM mode is seleceted) and the first set of five cards appear. You then select the cards you wish to keep by selecting the card number (from 1 to 5). A yellow 'KEEP' will flash below your choosen cards. You then select 'D' or simply hit the ENTER key for your second draw of cards. A small status display in the upper right portion of then main screen tells you your current hand status by placing a blinking check mark inside the brackets. On the very top of the screen, you'll see how your SysOp has the game configured for payoffs. Let's say it says "You need JACKS or better." That means the game will not payoff unless you have at least a pair of JACKS. Anything less than that will not payoff. This door resets every monday during the BBS maintenance. So, if you're running behind bet it all on Sunday evenings! You never know, you may catch up or surpass the leader! Each new bet starts the turn with a new deck of cards. The status of the payoffs can be viewed by pressing the 'P' key. This will show you the payoff versus what card combinations you have. On the right, it shows what combinations had already come up. The game also keeps track of the all time high score and last weeks high score. These can be viewed by pressing the 'V' key. In case you get some line garbage, you can always press the 'R' key to quickly redraw the current screen. Want to view the top ten players? Just tap the 'T' key and you'll be presented with the current top ten. As you play, check this and watch your name crawl up the list! When you're ready to quit the game, just hit the 'Q' key and the game will generate the current top ten list and the bulletins. If you run out of money, you're finished until monday when the door resets. So watch how much you bet! This door also has a BONUS feature which your sysop may or may not choose to use. Basically, a certain amount of money is placed in the jackpot each time you play a hand of poker. The best hand of the day will receive this jackpot money tomorrow! Be sure to logon and claim the money, or you lose it! High hand numbers are determined like this: Royal Flush = 100,000 points Straight Flush = 50,000 Four of a Kind = 25,000 Full House = 12,500 Flush = 10,000 Straight = 7,500 Three of a Kind = 5,000 Two Pair = 2,500 One Pair = 1,000 In addition to these points, you then add the card values themselves. A two = 2 points and so on up to an Ace = 14 points. So, if you draw a Full House with 2-Fours and 3-Aces, your hand value would be 12,550. Somebody would have to beat your 12,550 point hand to claim the jackpot tomorrow! You'll be told when you quit the game if you have the high hand thus far! That's about it, if you have any comments of suggestions for the door please get in touch with us! NOTE: ===== Until the door is registered, you are limited to one door entry per day and five plays per play. When you get your VIDEOP.KEY file, you may then customize the door for more plays. This door does not expire! By running VIDEOP LOCAL, the SysOp can play the door without any crippling to better evaluate the door. FEATURES: ========= --- Desqview Aware. --- Various COM ports and non-standard IRQ's. --- Colorful ANSI screens. --- Chat function with automatic screen redraw. --- Drop to DOS with automatic screen redraw. --- NO BRUN module needed for play. --- BETA tested on many different boards. --- Will return to BBS on dropped carrier. --- Will TIMEOUT a player after 5 minutes of no activity. --- Use of HOT KEYS while in the door. --- Support BBS available. --- TOP TEN bulletins. --- SysOp configurable. --- Fossil Driver support. UPGRADE INFO: ============ Simply copy the new VIDEOP.EXE, all the VIDEOP*.DAT files, and the CLEARIT.RIP file into your current directory and you'll be all set! If you still have the VPUTIL.EXE program, delete that also. The utility program is now included inside the main .EXE and may be accessed by typing: VIDEOP UTILITY INSTALLATION: ============= Run the utility program by typing VIDEOP UTIITY Next, RESET the DOOR!! Select number 1 from the UTILITY menu! This will reset everything from scratch. Next, select number 2 from the UTILITY menu and make sure the high score files have been reset. Next, select number 3, set the SYSOP.CFG file -- answer all the questions here. Finally, select number 4, set the VIDEOP.CFG file. Other configuration options are also available! If you would like to setup a different reset date for the door, select #6 and enter the reset date! This way you could run a 30 day tournament or whatever you wish. After resetting on a custom reset date, the door reverts back to resetting every monday. Item #7 allows you to toggle the local display ON or OFF when a remote caller is in the door. Item #8 toggles the sysop status lines ON or OFF when the door is played. Item #9 allows you to set the keyboard timeout (in seconds). Item #10 (Custom or Standard) modes of play is something very new for version 1.5 of Video Poker! In STANDARD mode of play, it plays just like previous version (a number represents a certain bet amount). In CUSTOM mode however, the user may bet any amount up to the maximum amount you set. This option is completely up to you and how you want to configure the door! CONFIGURATION: (Your VIDEOP.CFG file) ============= Example configuration file for PCBOARD.SYS ------------------------------------------ C:\PCB\PCBOARD.SYS <=- (Full pathname of your PCBOARD.SYS file) T&J Software <=- (Change this to your BBS name) Tom <=- (The Sysop's first name) Wildoner <=- (The Sysop's last name) Example configuration file for USERS.SYS ---------------------------------------- C:\PCB\USERS.SYS <=- (Full pathname of your USERS.SYS file) T&J Software <=- (Change this to your BBS name) Tom <=- (The Sysop's first name) Wildoner <=- (The Sysop's last name) Example configuration file for DOOR.SYS --------------------------------------- C:\BBS\DOOR.SYS <=- (Full pathname of your DOOR.SYS file) T&J Software <=- (Change this to your BBS name) Tom <=- (The Sysop's first name) Wildoner <=- (The Sysop's last name) Example configuration file for USERINFO.DAT ------------------------------------------- C:\BBS\USERINFO.DAT <=- (Full pathname of your USERINFO.DAT file) T&J Software <=- (Change this to your BBS name) Tom <=- (The Sysop's first name) Wildoner <=- (The Sysop's last name) NOTE: DOOR.SYS must be in the SAME directory as USERINFO.DAT Example configuration file for CALLINFO.BBS ------------------------------------------- C:\BBS\CALLINFO.BBS <=- (Full pathname of your CALLINFO.BBS file) T&J Software <=- (Change this to your BBS name) Tom <=- (The Sysop's first name) Wildoner <=- (The Sysop's last name) Example configuration file for DORINFOx.DEF ------------------------------------------- C:\BBS\DORINFOx.DEF <=- (Full pathname of your DORINFOx.DEF file where 'x' is the BBS Node number. T&J Software <=- (Change this to your BBS name) Tom <=- (The Sysop's first name) Wildoner <=- (The Sysop's last name) Example configuration file for SFDOORS.DAT ------------------------------------------ C:\BBS\SFDOORS.DAT <=- (Full pathname of your SFDOORS.DAT file) T&J Software <=- (Change this to your BBS name) Tom <=- (The Sysop's first name) Wildoner <=- (The Sysop's last name) Example configuration file for GTUSER.BBS ----------------------------------------- C:\BBS\GTUSER.BBS <=- (Full pathname of your GTUSER.BBS file) T&J Software <=- (Change this to your BBS name) Tom <=- (The Sysop's first name) Wildoner <=- (The Sysop's last name) 1 <=- (COM port number - defaults to 1) 1 <=- (Node number - defaults to 1) ** Please see your individual door documentation on setting up doors! Example Batch File ================== A sample batch file similar to the following: ECHO OFF CD\DOORS\VIDEOP <=- Switch to the door's Directory. VIDEOP VIDEOP.CFG <=- Execute the door program and pass the configuration filename to the program. CD\PCB <=- Go back to PCB DIR when user exits door. BOARD <=- Restart BBS. This Door is multi-node compatible so you may run more than 1 node from the same .CFG file provided the path to your system file (DORINFOx.DEF, CALLINFO.BBS, etc) is exactly the same unless you are using environment variables, (q.v.) Environment Variables ===================== PCBoard automatically creates the %PCBDRIVE% & %PCBDIR% environment variables. Non-PCBoard systems may also use these variables by including the following in either your BBS batch or AUTOEXEC.BAT SET PCBDRIVE=C: <- Drive letter of your BBS files SET PCBDIR=\BBSDIR <- Path to your BBS files Then in your Door .CFG file instead of putting C:\BBSDIR\DOOR.SYS, you would put %PCBDRIVE%%PCBDIR%\DOOR.SYS. This allows you to use just one .CFG file for multi-node operation! To specify a non-standard IRQ, put the IRQ number after the .CFG on the command line. For example: VIDEOP VIDEOP.CFG /5 or using the PCBDRIVE procedure: SET IRQ=5 and use VIDEOP VIDEOP.CFG /%IRQ% This tells the program to use IRQ 5 instead of the standard IRQ. Had reports of conflicts when using non-standard IRQ's on Novell/Netware systems. Seems Novell also uses the / character so something went screwy somewhere. So I added the * (asterisk) which may be used instead of the / in case of a conflict. In other words, /%IRQ% and *%IRQ% will both work and are interchangeable. When specifying the location of the system file on line 1 of the doors .CFG file, you may use the environment variables %pcbdrive%, %pcbdir%, %pcbnode%, and %wcnodeid%. Some examples: PCBoard: USERS.SYS in C:\PCB - %pcbdrive%%pcbdir%\USERS.SYS USERS.SYS in C:\PCB\NODE1 - %pcbdrive%%pcbdir%\NODE%pcbnode%\USERS.SYS Wildcat!: USERINFO.DAT in C:\WC\NODE1 - C:\WC\NODE%wcnodeid% Non-PCBoard systems may use the PCB environment variables by setting them in either AUTOEXEC.BAT or in the batch that runs the door. For example: SET PCBDRIVE=C: SET PCBDIR=\BBSDIR SET PCBNODE=1 Fossil Driver Support --------------------- DoorFrame supports the use of Fossil drivers. To tell your Door to use the Fossil driver instead of the standard COM ports, just put /FD on the command line when running the door. For example: MYDOOR MYDOOR.CFG /FD indicates that a Fossil driver is present and should be used. If no Fossil driver is detected, DoorFrame will print a message to that effect and exit the door gracefully. Sysop Keys ========== F3 - Toggles the printer On/Off. Value is passed to PCBoard and/or written to DOOR.SYS and USERS.SYS F4 - Toggles the Page Bell on/off. Value is passed to PCBoard and/or written to DOOR.SYS and USERS.SYS F5 - DOS Shell. Allows SysOp to exit to DOS from inside a DOOR. F7 - Toggles the Caller Alarm On/Off. Value is passed to PCBoard and/or written to DOOR.SYS and USERS.SYS F8 - Returns the caller involuntarily to the BBS. F9 - Toggles the local display On/Off. Value is passed to PCBoard and/or written to DOOR.SYS and USERS.SYS F10 - Activates SysOp CHAT mode within the DOOR. ESC - Deactivates CHAT mode. DOOR is resumed. UP - Give the caller extra time while in the DOOR. DN - Subtract time from the caller while in the DOOR. HOME - HELP key for Status Line options. ALT-N - SysOp next on toggle. Value passed to PCBoard. (PCBoard only) ALT-X - PCBoard will exit after current caller logs off. Value is passed to PCBoard. Not available on non-PCBoard systems. SYSOP.CFG FILE: ============== 50 c:\wc30\bull\bull99.scr c:\wc30\bull\bull99.bbs 2 1000 11 0 Y 1000 LINE 1: Plays per entry into the door. (30-50 recommended) LINE 2: Color bulletin path LINE 3: Mono bulletin path LINE 4: Entries per day. LINE 5: Starting money. I'd leave this at 1000. LINE 6: This is where you set the payoff amount of the door: 2= 2's or better, 3= 3's or better...... 11= Jack's or better, 12= Queen's or better, 13= King's or better, 14= Ace's or better. LINE 7: Your REGISTRATION CODE 0 if not registered. LINE 8: Enable the BONUS option or not. Y=Enabled N=Disbaled LINE 9: Amount of money added to the BONUS jackot for every hand played. NOMONEY.DAT File: ** New in v1.70 ================= Creating this file (doesn't matter what is contained in it) in the Video Poker directory will disable transfering the high hand money from Sunday to monday. Since the door resets on monday, the high hand player from the previous day would normally start with more money than other starting players. EXTEND.LOG File: ** New in v1.70 ================ By creating a file in the Video Poker directory called EXTEND.LOG, the door will keep a log file for each NODE showing each hand played. Be warned, these logs can get very large! NEWPAY.DAT File: ** New in v1.70 ================ Made the payoff amounts sysop adjustable. Create/edit a file called NEWPAY.DAT. The payoffs are listed like this in the file: (there are nine lines in the file) 500 <- Payoff for Royal Flush 300 <- Straight Flush 200 <- 4 of a Kind 100 <- Full House 50 <- Flush 25 <- Straight 15 <- 3 of a Kind 5 <- Two Pair 1 <- 1 Pair (higher than the sysop specified minimum) MAXBET.DAT: ** New in v1.70 =========== Maximum betting has been increased to $99,999,999,999, that's almost 10 billion dollars per hand. You may change the maximum bet by editing a file called MAXBET.DAT. Don't use comma's in the number. If this file doesn't exist, it will be created by Video Poker with a default maximum bet of $9,999,999. MAINTENANCE: =========== After the initial setup, no maintenance on your part is needed! The door will reset every monday! PLAYING LOCALLY: =============== Just type VIDEOP LOCAL VERSION HISTORY: =============== See the HISTORY.TXT file for information on the history of the game and the new options in the new versions! REGISTERING: ============ That's all there is to it! If you have any problems or questions please feel free to call the T&J BBS at (717)325-9481 and join the T&J Software Conference. See the enclosed registration form for ordering! (REGISTER.TXT)