
                        The L.O.R.D. Cavern v1.4b
                              By Jason Brown
                  Compiled with Borland Turbo Pascal 7.0
             Uses DDPlus v7.1 by Steven Lorenz and Bob Dalton
                For Legend of the Red Dragon by Seth Able
                         Version date: 04/13/2000



[LEGAL DISCLAIMER]
                         
                         DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY

            THIS SOFTWARE AND MANUAL ARE SOLD "AS IS" AND WITHOUT
            WARRANTIES AS TO PERFORMANCE OF MERCHANTABILITY OR ANY
            OTHER WARRANTIES WHETHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED.  BECAUSE
            OF THE VARIOUS HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE ENVIRONMENTS INTO
            WHICH THIS PROGRAM MAY BE PUT, NO WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR     
            A PARTICULAR PURPOSE IS OFFERED.  GOOD DATA PROCESSING
            PROCEDURE DICTATES THAT ANY PROGRAM BE THOROUGHLY TESTED
            WITH NON-CRITICAL DATA BEFORE RELYING ON IT.  THE USER
            MUST ASSUME THE ENTIRE RISK OF USING THE PROGRAM.  ANY
            LIABILITY OF THE SELLER WILL BE LIMITED EXCLUSIVELY TO
            PRODUCT REPLACEMENT OR REFUND OF PURCHASE PRICE.

[INTRODUCTION]
I wanted to write an IGM.  So here it is.  I've seen random event IGMs
before, but not with this range of events!  Some just give or take, others
make the player make a choice, and still more test intelect.  A well
rounded mix, if you ask me.  Oh, yea, its multi-node and needs only LORD's
dropfile and node definition file.  One last thing, please excuse spelling
errors.  That's not my high-point in life.

[FILE LIST]
 Note: EXTRA.CFG is no longer included in the ZIP, SETUP makes it if it
       does not exist.
  Files that should be in CAVE14A.ZIP:

  FILE_ID.DIZ   : BBS Discription File.
  LORDCAVE.TXT  : You're reading it!
  WHATSNEW.TXT  : Revsions/what's new in this version.
  CODES.TXT     : Info on how to program your own random happenings!
  SAMPLE.RHP    : A sample Random Happening Program.
                  RENAMED FROM PROGRAM.SMP!
 *ROCK.RHP      : A Random Happening Program: The Strange Rock.
                  RENAMED FROM ROCK.PRG!
 *LORDCAVE.ANS  : Intro ANSI file.
 *LORDCAVE.EXE  : The LORD Cavern!
 *SETUP.EXE     : Setup program.
  LORDCAVE.ICO  : Windows9x icon.
  HOMEPAGE.URL  : Internet Shortcut to my homepage.

  Files that are made by The LORD Cavern in its directory:

 *LORDCAVE.DAT  : Player record file.
 *CAVETIME.DAT  : Time keeping file.
 *LORDCAVE.CFG  : Configuration file.
 *EXTRA.CFG     : Extra config file, see [EXTRA SETUP INFO].
  REGISTER.FRM  : Optional: in case you don't have a printer on your BBS
                  computer.

  ERROR.LOG     : Created in directory ran from, usually LORD's, that has
                  any errors that happen in it.

  *=Needed for program to run.

  BTW: Setup isn't really needed.  Its just nice to keep around.  <G>

[REQUIREMENTS]
LORD version 3.25 or greater.
DOS (version 3.1 or better) or compatible operating system.
SHARE installed for multinode systems.
A Modem!  300-115,200 baud and any fossil lock baud rate up to 115,200.
  (Works well on telnet, too!)
286 or better processor (should not be a problem...)
Memory!  Very little needed to run...  never actually bothered to find out.

[UPGRADING]
All versions:
Your IGM will need to be reset, if you used ROCK.PRG, it must be renamed
in your EXTRA.CFG.

From v1.3b+:
Copy the files in the zip over your existing files.  No additional
configurations needed.

From v1.3 or v1.3a:
Copy the files in the zip over your existing files.  If you want, edit
LORDCAVE.CFG using SETUP to include your handel, else it is set blank.

From v1.2c or earlier:
Copy the files in the zip over your existing files.  See the section
[EXTRA SETUP INFO] to set up EXTRA.CFG.  If you want, edit LORDCAVE.CFG
using SETUP to include your handel, else it is set to a blank string.

[INSTALLATION]
Put the files in the zip in a directory off of your LORD directory.  May I
suggest naming the directory "LORDCAVE"?  Then run SETUP.  Press 'C' to
configure first.  Then press 'S' to configure EXTRA.CFG.  This is mostly
to add RHP programs (see [EXTRA SETUP INFO]), but when you register you
can change the number of searches per day!  The rest shouldn't be too hard
to figure out.  Just awnser all the questions.  Installing (pressing 'I'
after leaving the configure menu) will put the run lines into
3RDPARTY.DAT, and an announcement that The LORD Cavern has been installed
in the daily happenings.  For those of you who want to edit LORDCAVE.CFG
yourself, here's a listing of it:

LORDCAVE.CFG Listing:

D:\BBS\LORD\
Unregistered BBS
Unregistered
Sysop
Sysop #1
000000

Line 1: Path to LORD with trailing backslash
Line 2: Your BBS name
Line 3: Your real first name
Line 4: Your real last name
Line 5: *NEW!* Your handel (optional).  Displayed at start up instead of
        your real name, no effect on registration, can include LORD codes.
Line 6: Your registration code.  Put in '000000' if not registered, please

The path must be on the first line, and no comments are allowed unless
they are after the registration code.

You'll notice that I said it'll use non-standard com ports in the
File_id.Diz, but there's not a configuration setting for that.  That's
because it gets all that stuff from LORD's Node*.Dat file.  As long as
LORD is set up right, this will be set up right in that respect.  I wish
more IGMs used that Node*.Dat, too...

These are the lines put in 3RDPARTY.DAT by The Lord Cavern:

<path to lordcave>\LORDCAVE.EXE *
`#T`5he `#L`5.`#O`5.`#R`5.`#D`5. `#C`5avern`2

Just in case you wanted to know.  :^)

[EXTRA SETUP INFO]
Use SETUP's option 'S' to edit the extra information, which allows you to
install RHP scripts and set how many cave searches in a day.  The program
should be straight forward...

[UNINTALLING]
 Note: To reset The LORD Cavern, run SETUP and press 'R'.
Now why would you want to do that <G>?  Well, run SETUP, press 'U'.
Unless its in an IGM extender's files.  Then use the expander to uninstall
The LORD Cavern.  IGME is great with that...Wait!  I mentioned something
not written by me!  Oh, no!  Serously, its a great program.  Look in to
it...

[USING IT]
Just select The LORD Cavern in the other places.  It will do maintence
automaticly when the first person for the day enters, and it doesn't take
that long.  BTW if you use 'Clean Mode' in LORD (with version 3.26+) then
the user can't get laid, as found in one of the random options.  Its still
there, just reworded as to fit with the 'Clean Mode'.

[REGISTRATION]
As of this release, The LORD Cavern is freeware!  Thanks go out to everyone
that registered, I really appreciate it!

[COMING SOON]
Dunno, really.  Need to get around to making The Gateway IGM.

[OTHER PRODUCTS]
Here is the other LORD stuff that I've done!

The LORD Cavern RHP Set 1 - 5 RHP programs for The L.O.R.D. Cavern!
(CAVERHP1.ZIP)              The Lost City of Darborne, The Waterfall, The
                            Old Magician, The Diamond Mine, and The
                            Canyon.  v1.3a+ (some require v1.3c+).

The LORD Cavern RHP Set 2 - 5 MORE RHP programs for The L.O.R.D. Cavern!
(CAVERHP2.ZIP)              The Bats, The Flower Patch, A Random Hobbit,
                            The Mushroom Patch and The Cavern Women.  All
                            written by users!  v1.3b+ (some require v1.3c+).

LordStat v1.6 - Bulletin generator for LORD 3.15+ - 11 different bulletins
(LORDST16.ZIP)  to spice up your LORD game!  Helps users to pick and
                choose who to attack, and tells who is the best warrior in
                the Realm!  Now also tells users where others are in the
                Realm, sleeping in the Inn, Field, or in an IGM!  New
                bulletin lists the installed IGMs!  Lets you not use any
                of the bulletins you don't want to, and has an easy to use
                built in SETUP program!  Now has the ability to have custom
                buttetins made!  Includes Renegade, Wildcat! and
                RemoteAccess pause code support.  Freeware.

The Outlands Tavern v1.3 - IGM for LORD 3.50+ - Great IGM for LORD!  Lets
(OUTS13.ZIP)               users talk and PARTY!  Best of all, users can
                           stay overnight in the tavern, for a fee, and be
                           safer than in LORD's Inn!  There's still a
                           chance someone might get them!  New BackRoom
                           will spice up the stay and includes support for
                           BADWORDS.DAT!  Also has RHP support!  Freeware.

[DISTRIBUTION SITES]
Check out these Internet sites!

FTP: none currently...
WWW: http://www.pcinet.sys/~jmbrown/
My World Wide Web page includes links to other pages, like Seth Able's!

[CLOSING]
Thanks to Thomas Wendland, Michael Pacheco, and Jim Rainer for testing
this program.  For their kindness and help they got FREE registrations.

Thanks to Thomas Wendland, aka Mathias, for doing the intro ANSI.

Thanks to Michael Everett for testing the latest betas!

Thanks to Seth Able Robinsion for writing LORD and releasing the
PLAYER.DAT structure.

If you have any bug reports or comments you can reach me at:
  Email: jmbrown@mines.edu

[END]




