-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- LORD IGM: THE PAWN SHOP **FREEWARE** -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- VERSION 1.1 (November 17th, 1996) DOCUMENTATION AUTHOR: Chris MacPherson EMAIL: camroc@geocities.com WEB: http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/2692/ TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 DISCLAIMER 2.0 INTRODUCTION 3.0 FILES 4.0 INSTALLATION 5.0 DISTRIBUTION/UPDATES/REVIEWS 6.0 BUGS/TROUBLESHOOTING 7.0 FEATURES 8.0 SPECIAL THANKS 9.0 DEDICATIONS 10.0 RECOMMENDED BBSES TO CALL -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 1.0 DISCLAIMER: -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- THE ONLY THING I PROMISE WITH THIS PROGRAM IS THAT IT WILL OCCUPY SPACE ON YOUR HARD DRIVE. NO WARRANTY IS HEREBY EXPRESSED, IMPLIED, OR SUGGESTED. USE OF THIS PROGRAM IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. THE PAWN SHOP IS A *FREEWARE* 'IN GAME MODULE' (IGM) FOR LEGEND OF THE RED DRAGON (LORD). THE PAWN SHOP WILL BE DISPLAYED AS BEING UNREGISTERED IF LORD IS NOT REGISTERED. MORE INCENTIVE FOR SYSOPS TO REGISTER. TAKE NOTE: LORD (Legend of the Red Dragon) is a multi-player battle game created for Bulletin Board Systems (BBS). (c) Copyright 1992-1995: Robinson Technologies All rights reserved. There, that out of the way, enjoy! :) -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 2.0 INTRODUCTION: -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Congratulations on grabbing a copy of THE PAWN SHOP! I've made this IGM in hopes that it will complement LORD and add to its fun, not give players unfair advantages, or extreme rewards (like so many other IGMs unfortunately do). THE PAWN SHOP has many features common to several IGMs currently out there but offers many new choices and options in addition. First of all, THE PAWN SHOP is an IGM in which a LORD player may actually own and run. In fact, all monetary transactions are kept track of and stored in a vault. From this, THE PAWN SHOP decides on whether it can afford to buy weapons, armour, gems, etc... from players. The vault, itself, can be robbed by players and should THE PAWN SHOP go bankrupt, the current owner is dropped and another may step forward to take his/her place. However, each day that THE PAWN SHOP's daily maintenace is run the owner will receive a percentage of the gold and gems in the vault. :) Other features of THE PAWN SHOP are that you can buy all the weapons and armour offered in LORD but at 95% of their regular price. You may also trade gems for elixirs but only 1 gem per elixir is required. There are a few other items offered for sale and you can (if you have the gold) buy 'services' from the resident low life Blackey. :) One an important note, prices of the various items change depending on a player's experience, not level. That's about all I'll say, I don't want to spoil the surprise. All this information is available to the players as well should they ask the right questions. :) -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 3.0 FILES: -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- The following files are included within THE PAWN SHOP archive: *PAWNSHOP.EXE - Main IGM executable *PSETUP.EXE - Setup/Configuration/Maintenance program *PAWNSHOP.SCR - Screens and dialog text required for IGM CAMROC.ASC - Author's Public PGP Key CAMROC.INF - Archive origin info file README.TXT - This file! UPGRADE.TXT - For pre-release Pawn Shop testers. FILE_ID.DIZ - Description file DESC.SDI - Description file NOTE: THE PAWN SHOP will create several *.DAT files during its daily execution (ie. WENDY.DAT, BLACKEY.DAT, HATE.DAT, BANISH.DAT ROB.DAT, CLAIM.DAT). -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 4.0 INSTALLATION: -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- I've tried to make THE PAWN SHOP as simple and easy as possible to setup and install. Very little has to be done by the sysop to maintain it as well. STEP 1: Create a directory for THE PAWN SHOP (preferably from within your LORD directory). e.g., C:\LORD\PAWNSHOP STEP 2: Unzip THE PAWN SHOP archive into the directory and type PSETUP /C. STEP 3: Press "I" for INSTALL to install THE PAWN SHOP within LORD. You will be prompted for your BBS name but that is all. The following is a list of what the installation will do: 1. Create PAWNSHOP.CFG which will contain all the vital information THE PAWN SHOP requires to run. It's a simple sequential file so you can use your favorite DOS EDITOR to view/edit it. 2. Add two lines to your LORD's 3RDPARTY.DAT file: C:\LORD\PAWNSHOP\pawnshop.exe * C:\LORD\ `!THE PAWN SHOP 3. Add a line to your LORD's MAINT.BAT file: C:\LORD\PAWNSHOP\PSETUP.EXE /M NOTE: The maintenance program is REQUIRED in order for THE PAWN SHOP to function properly. 4. Announce itself in LORD's daily log. REQUIREMENTS: 1. LORD V3.55 -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 5.0 DISTRIBUTION/UPDATES/REVIEWS: -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Updates/bug fixes and the like for THE PAWN SHOP can be found at the following: 1. http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/2692/download.html 2. http://www.trentsoft.com/igmpage/free.htm Joseph Masters (trent@circle.net) review: Realistic Pawn Shop IGM. One of the first IGMs I've ever seen that has taken an idea and completely followed through with it! Claim the Pawnshop, and you can effortlessly run an affordable buy / sell business. Prices aren't restrictive enough; not recommended for LordNet games. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 6.0 BUGS/TROUBLESHOOTING: -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- PROBLEM: THE PAWN SHOP WILL NOT LOAD! WHAT DO I DO??? SOLUTION: I've had a few comments that after installation it will announce itself in LORD and be listed in 'Other Places' but will not load. The way to get THE PAWN SHOP to come up is to change the fossil/internal settings in the Node Configuration in LORD (ie. LORDCFG.EXE). You may need to change to either Regular Fossil or Weird Fossil. Hope this helps. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 7.0 FEATURES: -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Here is a list of features, services and/or options which you can do while in THE PAWN SHOP. þ Blackey's dark services: þ SPY ON A PLAYER: View ALL stats of a player including strength, defense, hit points, charm, weapon/armour name and number (for those IGMs that all you to change the name of weapons/armour you can tell what they really have), if they are married, number of kids, do they have a horse, do they have mail waiting, where are they staying (or if they are dead). þ LEARN A PLAYER'S BBS NAME: Is someone pretending to be someone else? or just annoying you? Find out who it is. þ BANISH A PLAYER: Banish a player from LORD for one full day! As far as I know, THE PAWN SHOP is the first IGM which allows this. þ DISFIGURE: Decrease a player's charm level. þ MAIM: Decrease a player's max hit points, strength, or defense. þ POISON: Decrease a player's forest and player fights, and more. þ STEAL: Rob a player's bank account. þ DEATH CRYSTAL: You've seen them in the forest. Have a mercenary vaporize an opponent's horse. þ SUICIDE: Tired of playing? Going away and don't want people killing you and getting the experience? Have your character deleted so you can just vanish. þ STATS: View your current LORD stats. þ VICTIMS: List all available victims in LORD. þ ASSASSINATE: No risk way to kill a player. þ Wendy, the witch. þ ASK FOR A BLESSING: Wendy will look at you and rate you. Depending on your stats she will grant you a blessing (increase hit points, strength, defense, charm, forest fights, player fights, or nothing). þ PROTECTION: Buy protection from Blackey's mercenaries. No player will be able to send a mercenary after you for the rest of the day. þ The Office. Only the owner of THE PAWN SHOP may enter the office. From here the owner can view the amount of gold and gems in THE PAWN SHOP, deposit and/or withdraw gold from the vault, erase the bulletins, and stay overnight in THE PAWN SHOP. þ Treachery. þ ROB THE PAWN SHOP: Rob the shop's vault. Great returns if you succeed. þ CLAIM THE PAWN SHOP: If there is no owner or the owner is dead then you may claim THE PAWN SHOP with no hassle, otherwise, you will have to take it over from the current owner. þ Buy Menu þ Weapons/Armour: THE PAWN SHOP will sell weapons and armour for 95% of LORD's selling price. þ Spartan Warrior Elixir (increase your defense) þ Eau de Shredder (increase your strength) þ Love Potion #9 (increase your charm) þ Ultra Ale (double your hit points) þ Gems þ Sell Menu þ Weapons/Armour: THE PAWN SHOP will buy back weapons and armour at 55% of LORD's selling price. þ Gems þ Trade Menu þ 1 player fight for 10 forest fights þ 10 forest fights for 1 player fight þ Horse for a Fairy þ Fairy for a Horse þ Gems for Elixirs: Same as bartender but trade is 1 to 1 with a chance that you will get a 'bad brew' and not gain anything. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 8.0 SPECIAL THANKS TO: -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Lewzer : Hacked my IGM for bugs! Thanks man, I think. :) Mysterium : Testing my IGM for bugs in the early stages. Blackey : For supporting me in my initial stages of development and being my official support BBS. Also the main guy to talk to in THE PAWN SHOP! Energy : For putting up my IGM for testing! Meltdown : For putting up my IGM for testing, and giving me the idea of vaporizing opponents' horses! Hahaha! NiD : For giving me the solution to the cashflow problem. WaHoo! -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 9.0 DEDICATIONS: -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- THE PAWN SHOP is dedicated to the many LORD players of Saint John and Fredericton, NB. Saint John, NB: BRAVEHEART ANGEL POLGARA LEWZER ANGELICA SHANTAL SHREDDER BABY VIKING DREAM WEAVER WHITE KNIGHT EVAINE ---- FANTASIA WARRIOR KERRIE Fredericton, NB: CLONE MAN SLAYER DEAMON SWEET LADY FALKON DEMONA MELTDOWN SAVAGE -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 10.0 RECOMMENDED BBSES TO CALL: -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- When in Saint John, NB call: Paradigm Shift BBS: (506)849-4658 SysOp: Howlin' Mad Terminal Velocity BBS: (506)672-4847 SysOp: Blackey When in Fredericton, NB call: TheGrail BBS: (506)472-4255 SysOp: Energy WarHammer BBS: (506)457-9207 SysOp: Meltdown -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 11.0 FURTHER INFORMATION: -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- There that's about all I can say about THE PAWN SHOP right now (besides, I hate writing documentation), but if there's anything else you can think of that you would like answered just email me at camroc@geocities.com or visit my web page at http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/2692/ and I'll try to answer your questions. You comments, questions, suggestions are welcome and appreciated. I'd like to know that people are actually using my IGM. :) I've put a lot of work into it and I hope it is appreciated. -Chris (Camroc) MacPherson