-------Note this will only work on MEBBSNet v0.153 or higher versions!------- ****************************************** * Hacker Version 3.0 Docs (MEBBSNet) * * Converted by: David Fisher M3003 * * Sysop Amiga Connection! BBS * * 206-293-4171 * * FidoNet (1:3401/12) * * MaxNet (90:180/2) * * Doc Version 1.02 by David Fisher * * New versions always freqable as HACKER * ****************************************** B E T A 13 COPYRIGHT ~~~~~~~~~ This is Copyrighted but that basically applies to changing the program. This program's principal copyright falls in the hands of the original author. My copyright deals with making any changes to the code except what is required at the beginning to set it up. PURPOSE: ~~~~~~~~ The reason are simple to created one hell of a BBS system. To get more user into your BBS system. To plain just have fun with your computer. TO CONTROL ALL THE WORLD'S NUCLEAR WEAPONS SYSTEMS!!!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (oops, sorry wrong game!) DISTRIBUTION: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This version of Hacker is freely distributable for non-commercial use (including distribution on the Fred Fish disks), provided that a brief note of credit or a thank-you is included in a readme file somewhere. DISCLAIMER ~~~~~~~~~~ This software and documentation is provided "as is". No warranties are made with respect to the accuracy, reliability, performance or operation of this software and information. All use is at your own risk. The author is not responsible for any loss of data, damages to software or hardware that may result directly or indirectly from the miss-use of the described program. INTRODUCTION ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Keith has turned away from StarNet & MEBBSNet, I have asked him if I could carry on with his great program since I enjoy it and I think others do too. I am not a expert with programming, This is my first program that is released to others. Though I just modified an existing code, I do plan on changing/adding a lot of things. I am planing on making my own MEBBSNet Doors in "C" soon. I hope you enjoy this version over 2.4, it has a few revisions/bug fixes. More to come soon. INSTALLATION: (THIS WORKS FOR STAR-NET & MEBBSNet BBS ONLY!) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Installation is REAL EASY! If you have set up a door before you should have no problems. You will have to edit the Hacker.CFG file which should be copied to MEBBSNet:ConfigFiles/ directory. To have multi version, just rename this to another name ex. Hacker_2.CFG. A definition of what each line does is available in the Hacker.CFG file itself. Just follow these few simple sets and you are on you way. A. Edit the Hacker.CFG File 1) Your SYSOP name. 2) Your BBS name. 3) If you want a bulletin file 0 or 1. (0 = No | 1 = Yes) 4) The complete path/name for the ASCII version of the bulletin name. 5) The complete path/name for the ANSI version of the bulletin name. 6) How many turns you wish to allow a player to have a day. 7) How many days of protection you wish to allow a player to have. 8) The main path for Hacker. 9) The path were the User files are. 10) The path were the message files are. 11) The path were the phone files are. 12) The path were the help text files are. B. Edit your menu tree Option 'H': minaccess 2 Function Arexx "1"/ "2"/ HACKER/HACKER end 1 = Drive location 2 = Directory on that drive The Option H is your choice. It does not matter which letter or number you decide to use. C. There is a way to put a TEXT intro to any number you add in the phonebook, see my examples. IF after playing for a while you may desire to see an optional text screen when logging on to that board in the door. D. Just name that textfile the same as the BBS # that you want it to be used with and place it in your PHONES directory. VERSIONS ~~~~~~~~ READ THE BETA.HISTORY FOR UPDATES PAST BETA 8. 3.0 BETA 8 (MARCH 20, 1994) ~~~ - Based from v2.4 of Keith Thibodeaux Hacker. GLOBAL Changes 1) Added Hotkeys to options with only one character. 2) Added MEBBSNet BBS address code, so if you have it, it will work without having to change any of my code. No longer will work with StarNet...Only use with MEBBSNet 3) Opening Screen follows new programming regulations under MEBBSNet BBS. 4) The (Y/N) prompt are hotkeyed and are listed as (y/N) or (Y/n) in the correct state. 5) Tried to fix the Unknown command choices EXCEEDED bug. If you see this come up again without pressing the return key over 5 times in a row than let me know how you did it. This is there to determine a drop carrier status. 6) Expert toggle is now an option in the Dial Directory. 7) OFF is another way to quite the game from the Main Directory. 8) Pressing '?' from the HackOther or SPY option gives a list of users you can hack. 9) Now you need to rename Hacker12 directory to Hacker3x. 10) Added Money in Bank and Protection left to the "stats" display. 11) Added Expert to user data, so now when you park, it will remember if you left with expert mode on or off. 12) The INUSE file has been changed, now gives the username and line of the person currently playing Hacker when someone else wants to play. 13) You now only need one main code file 'Hacker3' and the small Hacker_x.prx launches the main code for the line you want. 14) Made days of protection given to new users configurable. 15) Changed Code to relate global paths for future programming use and you vertually don't have to have the same paths as I do, maybe for multi-hackers games use? 16) Added Version command to the Main Directory, it is mainly for debuging purposes, so I will know what version you are running. Plan on using that more in the near future. (undocumented feature) 17) Fixed Spy on users, where there real name was not displayed correctly. (SysOp's Side Only) 18) Added Color to the Bulletin Hacker Top 15. You no longer need to put the .TXT or .Gr1 at the end of the bullpath. 19) Some useless code was removed and replaced with different routines. 20) Added more Drive types, Terminals, and Baud rate connections.. LOTTO Changes 1) Changed the amount of money in the Lotto to $10 a ticket instead of $5. 2) Now you can win more times and more money. 3) Changed colors a little. 4) Maximum Tickets is now determined by how much money you have if you only have $10 it will say (MAX 1). If you have $1000 it will say (MAX 99). 5) You can only play LOTTO once per day now. SYSOP Mode Changes 1) Delete a Player now works, you may choose to delete whomever you wish, but once you do, there is no way to get it back. 2) Edit a player now works, try it out, kind of cool! You can call up any person by there alias and edit there stats. Let me know how you like it. 3) Add a player now works, if you type in a player to edit, and he doesn't exists, you will be given the option of adding him. ATM Changes 1) Disconnecting from the atm doesn't have the unneeded smash any key prompt anymore. 2) Now displays different for expert mode on. HAA Changes 1) Unneeded smash anykey after now connected to the haa.... is gone. 2) Fix Megabytes now tells how many you can fix with the amount of money you have. 3) The Gambling Casino now tells how much money you have to gamble with and fixes some bugs with saying you won x amounts of money twice. 4) Maximum Number of viruses you can afford are displayed while buying viruses. DIAL Changes 1) Dumb Term version is now determined by what version of Hacker this is. 2) When just pressing return after typing "term" it will not say an error anymore. FUTURE 3.x Versions: 1) Not happy with the LOTTO, will probably make it so you can pick a four digit number and the more digits you get right the more you win. 2) Depends on your ideas, please give me some thoughts. If you find a BUG please REPORT IT. Bug Reports, Questions, Concerns, Additions to my Game contact : David Fisher - FidoNet 1:3401/12 / MaxNet 90:180/2 BBS Phone # 1 1-206-293-4171 USR DSHST 21.6K If interested in joining MaxNet freq MAXWELCM2.LHA, MAXECHO, & MAXLIST for current information of how to join maxnet network. Don't take it on yourself to fix a bug and not let me know then others will be suffering the same bug. You can contact me via the BBS # above or by sending Netmail to me at the address above MaxNet or FidoNet. I would also like to hear about any suggestions you may have that will make this a better game. AND SPECIAL THANKS GOES TO ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ KEITH THIBODEAUX - For letting me take over this wonderful game. LARRY CLOUD found at Kitt's Korner BBS (206) 698-0515 For Testing my code and helping me point out bugs. MIKE SCHULTZ at StarShip (517) 697-5181 For Testing my code and pointing out some errors in it. My users on my board, Larry's old Board, and Mike's Board. for their reports. Without the help from these people, this upgrade wouldn't be possible. -------Note this will only work on MEBBSNet v0.153 or higher versions!-------