PROBLEMS (Q) AND ANSWERS (A) FOR SRE! 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 Q. I can't figure out why ... A. Check SYSOP.LOG. It records any errors that SRE detects. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 Q. I can't get SRE to run with WWIV. A. SRDOOR has a little bit of trouble with WWIV. One thing you might try is seeing if it works remotely but not locally. (You can force it to run locally with the /LOCAL parameter.) Also, if you call our BBS, we have a program called WW4SR20.ARJ that claims to get SRE to work with WWIV. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 Q. I can't get SRE to run with Genesis Deluxe A. The best thing to do is to get the door converter called GENPC. It supports directly converting to SRE's DOORFILE.SR format. Once you run GENPC, you can take SRDOOR out of your batch file. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 Q. SRE says "Out of time", when the user really isn't. A. SRE's time-limit feature is experimental. If it doesn't work, edit SETUP.SR and change the time-limit line to -1. Alternatively, (preferably?), edit RESOURCE.DAT and disable time limit checking. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 Q. SRDOOR doesn't read the door file correctly. A. We have tested SRDOOR for DOOR.SYS and DORINFO1.DEF. If you are unable to use these, you may be able to experiment with the formats for other BBSes. Unfortunately, we have not fully tested the other BBS formats. If you have any information about the door file produced by your BBS, please send us a letter! 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 Q. I get an error message about running SRDOOR! A. Run SRINSTAL to install the correct BBS type for your system. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 Q. SRE doesn't read the ANSI status of the user. A. SRE currently ignores the ANSI status, even though it's in the door file, so that users can play black and white if they'd like. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 Q. I can't figure out what to put in my batch file to run SRE. A. Run SRINSTAL to set up a batch file automatically. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 Q. I don't know how to set up my BBS software to run SRE. A. Consult your BBS manual for more information. Look for information on running DOORS. You also need to produce a DOOR FILE when running SRE. Select a door file format that is compatible with the options listed in INSTALL. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 Q. I have a high speed modem running at locked baud rates. A. Use SRLOCK. It changes the door file to have the correct baud rate. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 Q. I get ANSI trash locally. A. Run SRE without the /LOG option - edit the batch file. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 Q. I want a bulletin with the instructions for the game. A. Run: SRE INSTRUCTIONS /ANSI=0 /LOG REN SRE.LOG SRETEXT.TXT SRE INSTRUCTIONS /ANSI=1 /LOG REN SRE.LOG SRETEXT.ANS Then SRETEXT.TXT & SRETEXT.ANS will have the (long) instruction file for SRE. For the short instruction file, SRE DISPLAY SREHINT.TXT /ANSI=0 /LOG REN SRE.LOG SREINTRO.TXT SRE DISPLAY SREHINT.TXT /ANSI=1 /LOG REN SRE.LOG SREINTRO.ANS The reason these files aren't included is that the SREHELP.TXT file, when ZIPped, is 14k, and including it three times (the normal one, the ANSI version, and the non-ANSI version) isn't good for long distance callers trying to download SRE! 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 Q. I'm running TAG. A. Switch to Telegard. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 Q. I get snow on my CGA monitor. A. Use the /BIOS switch when running SRE to remove snow. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 Q. SRE runs too slowly. A. If you have a fully compatible COLOR monitor, you may use SRE /FASTWRITE to speed up screen writes. (Opposite of /BIOS) SRE's file routines have been re-written to get a very high speed; however, if you still need more speed, try running a small disk cache. SRE's data files are *.SR (rarely over 64k) and are accessed often. (Try to use a read-only disk cache; some caches don't write to the disk when SRE wants them too; if SRE crashes, you may lose important game data!) Also, to save memory, SRE swaps to disk. If you have EMS or XMS, SRE will swap to those, which is much faster. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 Q. I am using DesqView and running SRE produces trash on my screen. A. Use the /BIOS switch to ensure compatibility with DesqView. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 Q. I have a monochrome monitor. How can I play locally without color? A. Use the /ANSI=0 switch to turn off ANSI color. Also use /BIOS to make sure SRE is compatible with your monochrome display card. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 Q. My modem buffer causes the pauses and Yes/No prompts to be extremely slow on the remote side. A. Use the /NOSPECIALEFFECTS switch to turn off the special effects at the pauses and Yes/No prompts. Alternatively, (preferably) you can edit RESOURCE.DAT to set up your system configuration. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 Q. I want to know what the users have done in SRE. A. Use the /LOG option to write all output to the file SRE.LOG. Note: this file is overwritten every time SRE runs, so you should save it somewhere if you want the log of more than one user. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 Q. I want a separate file to contain the scores. A. SRE automatically creates SRESCORES.ANS (ANSI file) and SRESCORES.MSG (non-ANSI file) when it runs. You can modify the batch file to copy these files to your BBS's bulletins or any other place you may need the files. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 Q. I want to register but I don't want my name to appear. A. Your name will appear at the end of the game in the registered version. We do not register to your handle for legal reasons. (A handle is not a legal recipient of registration benefits.) Sorry! 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 Q. I hate that annoying *UNREGISTERED* beep! A. Run SRE with the /NOBEEPS switch to disable the beeps locally (when a remote user is playing). The beeps still occur remotely, but you won't have to lose any sleep over it! 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 Q. I want to register but I don't want my name to be added to junk-mail mailing lists. A. Don't worry! All registerers of SRE will NOT be added to any junk-mail list. Our list is used ONLY for notifying registered users of updates and/or bulletins. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 Q. I'm running OPUS. A. Switch to Telegard. Actually, in our experience, very few people have been able to run SRE on OPUS. Remote Access, Telegard, Spitfire, TAG, Searchlight, and Wildcat are able to run our games. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 Q. My computer is an oldie 4.77 mhz 8088 with CGA... A. Don't worry! It'll be an antique worth millions of dollars in 70 years! And besides... SRE was written on a 4.77 mhz CGA computer! 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 Q. SRE locks up occasionally. A. We're working on this, but it is hard to track down. If you get a crash on "Trapping Initialized", you may need a little bit more memory. Version 0.983 and higher will support swapping so you probably won't get the lockup due to memory (just due to other problems!). 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 Q. SRE is terrible. A. Then why are you reading this? 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 Q. I need to delete a user. A. Use SRE EDIT to delete a user, change his/her/its handle, or change the name of the empire. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 Q. I've received my registration numbers and I want to know how to get the registration benefits. A. Type SRE REGISTER and enter your registration numbers. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 Q. Why is there no full editor in SRE? A. Many sysops want a full editor; many more users don't. They are afraid that the temptation may be too great for sysops to give themselves extra money. However, we are planning to make the wimpy-editor a little more powerful. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 Q. This game is registered to somebody else! A. Delete STATUS.SRE. It won't display "Registered to Joe Bloggs" anymore. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 Q. I'm registered and I want a bank. A. Type SRE BANK to set up a bank. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 Q. I'm registered and I want the new attacks. A. Type SRE ATTACKS to enable or disable Guerilla/Nuclear/Chemical/ Pirate Raid attacks. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 Q. I'm not registered. A. Register this game! :) 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 Any more questions? Write to Amit Patel 4851 Cairnsean Houston, TX 77084-2541 Re: SRE Question