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                             The LORD2 Addon Program
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                             Author  :  Steven Millar
                             (c) SWM Prpgramming 1997
                                SWMILLAR@AOL.COM
                          http://members.aol.com/swmillar


                        1. What's Hell's Gate Services? 
                        2. How to Install the program
                        3. Trouble Shooting Information
                        4. Error Messages
                        5. Registration Instructions/Details
                        6. Acknowledgements / Other Information

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                     1. What the hell is Hell's Gate Services?
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After playing LORD2 for a period of time on local BBS's soon you will
develope certain sworn enemies. You will find yourself engaging in
downright outlandish activities just to kill them or make their LORD2
lives miserable.

Ahh, but LORD2 at these times is against you as your enemy will seek
refuge in a safehouse or hotel. You cant attack your enemy, everytime
you come onto LORD2 they always seem to have been here first, done
their killing, and possibly killed you also.

You dont have to spend too long searching as once again they are in a
safe place. Or, maybe your enemy after doing their daily share of
mischeif have gone wondering of aimlessly around LORD2 and they
decide to doze of in a field. Once again you are frustrated, you can't
find them after half an hours searching.

This enemy of yours may also kick your ass because you hate losers
that stay in safe places so you yourself ruff it in the wild, they
being more powerful find and kill you, constantly weaking you daily
whilst gaining power for themselves. Soon they will be miles above 
you in the league table and you will never catch up with them.
You also dont bother using the bank so everytime you get whacked
your hard earned gold is gone.

Well, if you recognise these symptoms, I have the cure: 

                         Hell's Gate Services!

The program will solve any of these problems with devices such as a hitman,
teleporter and evictor at your disposal.

You said these will cure my problem! My enemies can use this program also, it
wont make any difference. True, it will not distrub the games balance but it
will make the game more exciting, now that nobody, no matter how good is safe,
it is designed so that the weaker you are, the more benefit it is to you, it
also brings current LORD2 facilities to you at reduced prices. So go on, give
it a try, you have surely nothing to lose but everything to gain!


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                         2. How to Install the program
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I've spent a great deal of time ensuring that this program is one of the
easiest to install that you will ever encounter. It has been vigoursly tested
with Door.sys drop file BBS's.

Firstly:

Note, this program needs you to have Door.sys drop file support, which covers
most BBS software.

*  You really need the registered version of LORD2 as most of Hells Gate
*  Services do things that are only permitted in the Registered version. It 
*  will however run with the Unregistered version but if a user tries anything
*  that requires the registered version it will crash the game for that person
*  The chances of a such as person doing such a thing are 100% so I really 
*  strongly suggest that you have LORD2 registered. LORD2 registration is 
*  amazingly good value, so if your not a registered LORD2 user, become one. 


Installation:

>If installing over a previous version DELETE all the original files
>but save you reg key if you have one as it is compatible. The old HGS
>however will not be compatible, I.e. the cfg save file. 

1. Extract all files to a directory, preferably their own to keep things tidy.
2. Run the HGSCFG.EXE Program and enter ALL required information.
3. Edit the HGSRUN.BAT to suit your BBS, it includes details, or run HGS.EXE 
   for commandline help.
4. Setup your BBS games menu or whatever menu to call HGSRUN.BAT and that's it!

                                File List
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HGS.EXE       - Main program executable [One you run via bat file]
HGSS.EXE      - HGS support program [HGS.EXE runs this not you]
HGSCFG.EXE    - The HGS configuration program [You run this]
HGSRUN.BAT    - This is the BAT file that you call from your BBS
EVICT.TXT     - New locations to evict someone to.
EVICTOLD.TXT  - Old locations were people can be evicted from.
HGS.CFG       - Configuration Information for HGS
HGSG.DAT      - Data for HGS
TELEPORT.TXT  - Places that you can be teleported to.
HGS.KEY       - The registration keyfile for registered users.
BB.TXT        - HGS Bulletin Board text save file.
CHANGES.TXT   - A record of the changes HGS has undergone since v1.0

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                           3. Trouble Shooting Information
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Q. I want to play locally but it doesnt use my name but the last callers name
A. Edit your BAT file and add /LOCAL at the end of the command to run locally.

Q. When running in local mode says 'File not found in line 9'!
A. Make sure in LORD2 config programs player editor your BBS name is SYSOP,
   you can still have the game name as whatever you want.

Q. It says file not found in line No ... in module... 
A. Refer to Error Messages section

Q. It says file already open in line No ... in module...
A. This shouldn't happen, If it does let me know with the details.

Q. It says Input past end of file in line No ... in module...
A. Refer to the Error Messages section

Q. I have custom LORD2 maps or a new verison of LORD2 has been released.
   Your teleporter moves people into ackward places or on top of buildings.
   What can I do to change the location where they are put ?
A. Edit Teleport.txt, in there you can change the map,x and y values as
   to where the people are placed.

Q. I have custom LORD2 maps or a new version of LORD2 has been released.
   Your evictor moves people into ackward places or on top of buildings.
   What can I do yo change the location where they are put ?
A. Edit Evict.txt, in there you can change the map,x and y values as
   as to where the people are placed. In Evictold.txt you will find one
   number, this is the map number of the place where people are evicted.
   You may need to change this if the map number changes.

Q. Where's the saved text of the Bulletin Board saved?
A. That would be BB.txt.

Q. I am an UNREGISTERED user, what advice can you give me?
A. Become a Registered user today! Refer to Registration Instructions.

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                              4. Error Messages
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File not found errors at line:
[This means that HGS could not locate one of its files, consult the number
 which you received (below) to determine which file is missing]

2: Configuration File         - HGS.CFG
3: Path to DOOR.SYS file      - Check door.sys path in hgscfg.exe
4: User Save File             - HGSUSER.DAT
5: Reserved File [DATA File]  - HGSG.DAT
6: See 4
8: User check file
9: Local mode problem, refer to trouble shooting
10: 11: 12: 22: 76: See 5
77: Save File
80: 81: 83: See 5
24: 27: 30: 33: 36: 39: 42: 45: 48:   - EVICT.TXT
13: -> 19:  - TELEPORT.TXT
23: -> 47:  - EVICTOLD.TXT

Input past end of file errors at line:
[This means that HGS opened a file and found that it had been tampered with
 or if it is a user alterable file you have removed a line that HGS needs]

1: Reserved File 
2: Configuration File         - HGS.CFG
4: User Save File             - HGSUSER.DAT
5: Reserved File [DATA File]  - HGSG.DAT
6: See 4
10: 11: 12: 22: 76: 80: 81: 83:       - See 5
24: 27: 30: 33: 36: 39: 42: 45: 48:   - Error in EVICT.TXT
(Possibly there is a line missing)
13: -> 19:  - Error in TELEPORT.TXT
(Possibly there is a line missing)
23: -> 47:  - Error in EVICTOLD.TXT
(Possibly there is a line missing)

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                        5. Registration Instructions/Details
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HGS has been re-released as FREEWARE under the same version number.
To register just run HGSGEN.EXE and enter your details.

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                    6. Acknowledgements / Other Information
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Hell's Gate Services was created with the help of the following people and 
I would like to give credit and a great deal of thanks to them for making 
the program possible to create:

Simon Slater: (Computer generated Sysop <BG>) for his excellent Beta testing,
              advice and offering BBS registration support for HGS.
              I cannot thank Simon enough for the testing he put HGS through.

Jonathan McDowell: For his programming help with Pascal [Im just learning TP]

Seth Able Robinson: For creating LORD2!


Disclaimer:

I will not be held responsible for any damage to software/harware that HGS 
may cause although this is highly unlikely.

You may only distribute the original version of HGS and this must not
be modified in any way. The archive must be complete also.

You may only add this file to a shareware disk/cd with my permission.

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