                    The Gem Trader v1.01 LORD Lady Script

                    Copyright (C) 2002;  Donald G. Tidmore
               All Rights Reserved.  FreeWare Code/Text files.
              ==================================================

Master copies of my Lady scripts are located in the dgt-lady.zip
file on my web-site.  This is a stand-alone release of Gem Trader
by itself.   http://www.lordlegacy.org/camelot/Lordnews/dgt-lady.zip

Program Description:
--------------------
GemTrade.ldy - The Gem Trader (Peddler Jack).
Meet the guy who creates those magical potions.  Help him fill a
few bottles, give him some pleasant company, and get a special
discount offer.  He'll sell you as many potions as your gems will
cover.  Price you ask?  Well how's about 3 Gems for TWO potions.
And since I'm a NICE guy, if you can't make a purchase, you get
a free HitPoint.  BUT, I'm not going to allow you to cheat
Peddler Jack.  Try it, and you WILL be VERY sorry.

Simple Installation Instructions:
-------------------------------------
1) Unzip contents of this archive into a TEMP directory underneath
   your LORD game.
2) BACK up your current game's Lord.ldy and Events.ldy files.
   I normally use .BKP extensions for such backups myself.
3-a) Copy gemtrade.ldy, gemtrade.diz, and gemtrade.txt, to your
   LORD directory.  ONLY gemtrade.ldy has to be there. The others
   can be stored in a subdirectory.  You have to be using a version
   of LORD that will execute Lady scripts, which is v4.02+.
3-b) Edit the lord.ldy file.  Increment the %rnd number at top of
   file to match number of Lady scripts you will be using.
   Example: If you use 10 Scripts, use &rnd10 in that line.  Each
   script used has to have a different number on the line that
   executes it.  Such as 4: @runsub GEMTRADE gemtrade.ldy
   All scripts normally use all upper-case names, so you have to
   do likewise.

   If you include gemtrade.ldy inside your events.ldy file, you can
   change the command line to read events.ldy instead.  However, it
   is easy when changing Lord versions to accidentally overwrite
   the events.ldy and lord.ldy files.

4) Then start playing Lord.  To specifically run Forest Event scripts,
   you do the following steps.
   a) In Start.bat, add /DEBUG to the lord.exe command line.
      This creates an Lady.log text file which records actions taken
      by each script file run by LORD.  If something doesn't work
      right, a look at the file will indicate what happened.
      Note: The file gets big very fast, so will need to be deleted
      every now and then.  It will be recreated the next time an
      Script is executed by LORD.
   b) Start LORD and go into the Forest.  Pressing 3 will launch
      a Lady Script, which is selected randomly.  The 3 key ONLY
      is usable as long as you have /DEBUG in use in start.bat.
      Note:  The 3 toggles ANSI on/off when used from the Town menu.
====================================================================

I hope that everyone finds my scripts of some usage and enjoyment.

I have done my best to ensure that code that *I* wrote works safely.
My Lady scripts have been tested by friends who verified that
Gem Trader works correctly.
----------------------------------------

LORD Crash Notes:  If your Lord game crashes while running a Lady
script, you will have to reboot your system before playing again.
The reason is that the Events.ldy file is still in memory.  You can
reopen a DOS window, and play LORD again without a reboot.  But when
in the Forest, if that particular Script event is called again, Lord
crashes again.  If the same script crashes repeatedly, remove it
from the lord.ldy file until you can get a safe-to-use copy from
Michael Preslar (mpreslar@mailcity.com).
===================================================================

Note for Script writers:
Use Wordpad for editing scripts as you test them.  Each time you
correct something, you'll need to exit Lord.  Your Wordpad file
changes aren't used by LORD while it is running, since it refers
to the file that was used when LORD was started.  Restarting the
game loads the newest version -- as long as your editor is saving
the file to the LORD directory, that is.
--------------------------------------------------------------------

My Lady scripts may be used "AS IS" by anyone.  They have been
tested under LORD v4.06, with v4.07 beta installed on top of it.
Both work reliably on my system.  As they are text files, anyone can
alter them to their own purposes.  I would appreciate that the only
versions distributed to others, using my name, be what I wrote.
If your changes are good ones, send them to me.  I'll incorporate
them into a new version of the scripts, and re-release them.
===================================================================

Distribution method:  The primary source for dgt-lady.zip, will be
my web-site's Lordnews directory.  Copies will also be available
from my Camelot LordNews Fidonet site.

WWW:     http://www.lordlegacy.org/camelot/Scripts/dgt-lady.zip
Fidonet: http://www.filegate.net/camelot/lordfile/dgt-lady.zip

Email: You can request my Lady Script files, as well as copies of
my RHP Script IGM files, by writing me at either
ktidmore@bellsouth.net or donald.tidmore@usa.net.
--------------------------------------------------

The Gem Trader is being distributed inside GemTr101.zip by itself.
Copies will be available from my web-site's Scripts subdirectory
and from other locations.
===================================================================

--> Disclaimer, Notices:

Use this software at your own risk.  I am in no way to be held
responsible for the use, or misuse of, or unwanted effects caused by,
my LADY Scripts, other than they will take up space on your hard drive.
They have been tested and work reliably under LORD v4.07 beta, using
the March 08-23 compilations, available upon request from Michael Preslar.
(Email: e_maus@covingtononline.com)

If you choose to alter my scripts' code, you are requested to let
me know immediately.  If your improvement is a good one, I will consider
using it in an official update of Gem Trader.

ALL of my LADY Scripts are classified Freeware, but I retain all
author-ship rights permanently.  They may be distributed freely, as
long as my files are UN-Modified, to your friends.  Online distribution
rights, on the Internet, are mine ALONE.  You do NOT have permission to
upload them to any Internet site, but may upload this archive, unmodified,
to any BBS that you wish to send it to.
---------------------------------------------------------------------

To reach me, you may use Email or Fidonet mail:
E-Mail: ktidmore@bellsouth.net, donald.tidmore@usa.net
Fidonet: 1:123/450, preferably in the LORD echo.
---------------------------------------------------------

GemTrade.txt modified out of Dgt_lady.txt file on April 08, 2002.
Copyright @ 2002 by Donald Tidmore.
Edited on:  April 09, 2002 at 12:04 am.

