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A C E Y D E U C E Y (32-Bit WildCat! 5 Version) v1.0 by Al Lawrence Sunrise-80 BBS (404) 256-9525 (USR v.everything 33.6) (404) 705-9104 (USR v.everything 33.6) (404) 256-9518 (Voice 9am-9:30pm EST) (EMAIL) al_lawre@ix.netcom.com OVERVIEW ________ ACEY DEUCEY is a fast-paced card game whereby the player is dealt 3 cards, the end cards being face up and the middle card face down. The player bets that the middle card value will fall BETWEEN the end card values. Includes a progressive Jackpot. NON-REGISTERED R E S T R I C T I O N S ---------------------------------------- ° No Bulletins created ° Games per day limited to 2 ° Makeup days disabled ° Game time limit disabled ° Reset Game at end of Month disabled ° Allow Sysop to play unlimited number of games disabled ° Allow Player to Send and Read Messages from the Door Message Center ° Minimum number of points that must be bet ° Number of points to giv to a new player or one that has lost all their points ° Minimum number of points in Jackpot INSTALLATION ____________ 1) Create a directory to hold all ACEY files 2) Unzip wc5ACYxx.ZIP into the the above directory 3> MOVE the ACEY.WCX file to your WC5 directory and delete it from the directory created in step <1> 4) Modify the supplied ACEY.CFG file. A description follows: SUNRISE-80 BBS Your BBS Name Al Lawrence Sysop's First AND Last name 00000000 Registration Number # 2 Maximum # of Games per day (MAX=26) # 0 Max # of days a caller can make up, during calls in one day. 0=Disable Make-up Option Maximum value = 27, Minimum value = 1 Y Y = Log all callers to USAGEx N = Do not log callers # N Automatic game reset at end of month: Y = Yes enable autoreset N = Keep accumulating scores # 0 Time Allowed in Door per day. (0 = BBS Time remaining) 2 1 = DO NOT Display ADOPT-A-DOOR Message 2 = Display ADOPT-A-DOOR message # NONE Drive:\Path\Filename to contain the Top Score Bulletin or enter NONE for NO Bulletin creation. # NONE Drive:\Path\Filename to contain the Hall of Fame Bulletin or enter NONE for NO Bulletin creation. # Y Y = Allow Sysop to have 26 games N = Do Not Allow Sysop 26 games 000 Unique 3-digit number used as a suffix for the exported score file name, if you wish to paricipate in an Inter-BBS game. 000=no Inter-BBS participation. # Y Y = Allow player to send PRIVATE messages from the Door Message Center N = Do NOT allow PRIVATE messages # 0 Place PRIVATE messages in this BBS Conf # # Y Y = Allow player to send PUBLIC messages addressed to ALL from Message Center N = Do NOT allow PUBLIC messages # 1 Place PUBLIC messages in this BBS conf. # # Y Y = Allow Player to Check for Mail from the Door Message Center N = Do NOT allow Check for Mail # 1 Min # of points that must be bet # 100 Number of points to give to a new player or a player that has lost all their points # 100 Min # of points in Jackpot (seed value) # = Requires registration to change to a different value. NOTE: There are NO Blank Lines in the Config File!! 4) Create a menu entry to run the wcCODE Door and you MUST pass the FULL drive:\path of the ACEY directory as a command line parameter when defining the Door on the menu. An example follows: Program Name: ACEY Parameter : c:\wc5\doors\ACEY USAGE LOG --------- As an option, we provide you with the ability to log every player to a text file. IF you enter Y in the CFG file to log callers, the Door will place the caller's name as well as the ON and OFF times each time a caller selects the Door. A separate file will be created for each Node and the name of the file will be USAGEx, where x is the Node number. You may delete these files at any time and the Door will recreate them the next time a caller enters the Door. If you do NOT want to continue logging callers, change the CFG file entry to N. MAKE-UP DAYS (Registered version only) -------------------------------------- The Make-Up-Day feature allows the caller to make up any plays he/she missed during the current month and prior to the current call. You control whether to allow this option, as well as the number of days the caller can make up, on any particular days worth of calls. Entering a 0 (zero) for this option, in the configuration file, turns the option OFF, any other value (up to a max of 27) turns the option ON and dictates the number of days the caller can make up. NOTE: The number of games per day is calculated as follows... Games Allowed per day x Number of makeup days. Example: Games Allowed per day = 2 Max # of makeup days = 4 If a caller logs in on 5/8/92 and this is their first call of the month, they would have a potential of 16 games to makeup and bring them current (8 days (5/8/92) * 2 (games per day)). However, since the maximum # of Makeup Days is set at 4, the maximum # of games the caller can play on 5/8/92, is 8 (games allowed * max # of makeup days). HALL OF FAME BULLETINS (Registered version only) ------------------------------------------------ The program will automatically reset the game when the first caller of the month plays the game. The score file will be cleared and a Hall of Fame file will be created. The file will be called SUNHOF.SCO). The files will be placed in the Door directory. This file is written with WC @ codes and will display in color or black and white depending on the callers' setting. WARNING: The HOF file is a cumulative file. That means it is read in each month and updated. DO NOT DELETE THE FILE!!!! or you will lose the record of prior months winners!!!! 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 ACEY please fill out the registration form (REGISTER.FRM) and mail it along with the registration fee to the name and address on the form. Once a door is registered, any changes to registration information (Sysop name or BBS Name) will require the doors to be re-registered at the registration fee in effect at that time. 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 ACEY and other fine SUNRISE DOOR programs are always available for download from SUNRISE-80 BBS.