.SYSOP MAINTENANCE

.Reset Game
This allows you  to |clear all the land and player files|  and start  a complete
new game. This option will not reset the Winner file. If you want to reset  it
you  can use  option  #2 from the  Sysop Maintenance Menu  to do so.  When you
slect Reset Game, the game will be reset using the values you have set from #4
|Adjust Settings|.  If you want different values you should adjust them prior to
reseting the game.

.Reset Winner File
Island Empires always maintains a winner file that displays  information about
previous  games and who the  winners were.  By  selecting this option you  can
erase all the data and |start a NEW Winner File|.

.Edit Door Sysop
This  option allows the  BBS Sysop to  select one user to  maintain this door.
When you select this option you can enter a users name  (|Real name, not Alias|)
or hit  ENTER to cancel.  The users  security level from  the BBS need  not be 
changed and makes  this a valuable option for busy  Sysops that  run a lot  of 
doors.

.Adjust Settings
This allows you to set certain variables for how you want the game to run. The
following is a list of what each setting is.

|Max Players|
This sets the Maximum nuber of players that the game will allow for each game.
You can adjust this from |5-50| as you see fit.  This option should only be used
when you are reseting the game.

|Auto Delete|
This allows you to set the number of  days  that the game will hold a  players
record if they do not play. If they are gone from  the  game for the number of
days that you  set in this option,  the game will automatically delete them to
make room for more players.  When you ran the ISLAND /I install option to  set
the game up,  a file called |IE_MAINT.BAT| was created.  This batch file must be
ran in your nightly maintenance events in order to use this feature.  You will
want to |Run this BATch file at a time that your system has the least amount of|
|activity. If a caller is in the door the maintenance will be skipped until the|
|next night|.

|Edit Play Days|
Island Empires uses a  |set number of 'Play Days'|  that each player is  allowed
to play each real day. This is |adjustable from 5 to 12|. The smaller the number
the longer  the game will last;  the larger the number,  the shorter the  game
will last. The |suggested value is 8|.

|Set Max Days|
This sets the total number of accumulated days that any one  player can  have.
|Exapmle:| If you have Max Play Days set to 15, the # of Play Days set  to 8 and 
a player called today and played four turns  he/she/it would have 4  play days 
remaining  and if they called  tomorrow they would  then receive  8  more days 
added to their 4 for a total of 12.  Their Play Days would  continue to add up
until they exceeded  the Max Play Day Value.  Saving up  days is  helpful  for 
making  the long  trips.  Remember |this sets the maximum Play Days and NOT the|
|actual real days|.

.List/Edit Player
This option allows you to edit game data on any player,  incuding yourself  if
you are  the BBS Sysop.  The Door Sysop,  if different from the BBS Sysop will 
not be able to edit the BBS Sysop or their own,  but can edit everyone else in
the game.  You will be displayed with a list of active players  and be able to
pick the one you  wish to edit.  Because there  are seperate |Player Files|  and
|Island Files| you will also be  able to scroll through each Island File  Record
that is associated with that player and edit them as well.  Only the data with
a Number or Letter beside the field can be edited.  Because of the flow of the
game certain fields can not be edited.

.List/Edit Island
This option will display a list of |all 100 islands| and who owns them and  then
allows you to edit  selected islands.  Certain values are set when the game is
reset and cannot be edited.

.Local DOS Drop
This is for use in the |Local Mode Only| and allows the BBS Sysop to drop to DOS
while in the game.

.Write Game News
There are times that you want to convey  information to the players and we all
know that not all callers  visit the message base area in the main bbs so this
is a very useful feature.  You can keep adding  to the file  or delete  it and
start a new one. All news is dated so that the |players will only have  to read|
|it on the day that they  play after you have updated or changed the news|.  You
have  a |maximum of 15 lines for each message|.  If you have more news than will
fit  within these 15 lines just select the option again and  [A]dd to it. This
file  is not erased when the  game is won or reset.  This can  be done with  a
separate command.

.Delete Game News
This option allows you to |delete all the news| contained in the Game News File.

.If I Register
This will display information concerning the features that you will receive
once you send in your registration fee(s).

.View Help File
Allows you to view this file. 

.Exit Maintenance
This will exit the System maintenance and return you to the game.

