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                       <L>egend <O>f the <R>ed <D>ragon
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                                --*> IGM <*--

                      ---=== Turgeon's House v3.0 ===---

                             released: April 2002

                         A release from: Ski Software
                            crystalcore.net/skisoft

                           L.O.R.D. 4.06 Compatible









[0.0] *** TABLE OF CONTENTS ***

      -=< 0.0 >=- Well, you're here
      -=< 1.0 >=- Special Thanks to:
      -=< 2.0 >=- Technical Stuff
      -=< 3.0 >=- THouse.Exe Parameters
      -=< 4.0 >=- Installation + UPGRADING!
      -=< 5.0 >=- Turgeon's House File Notes
      -=< 6.0 >=- SomeThing's Wrong!
      -=< 7.0 >=- Registration
      -=< 8.0 >=- Other -SKI- SoftWare Releases
      -=< 9.0 >=- Updated Versions
      -=< 9.9 >=- Future Updates Scheduled
      -=< S.S >=- Info for Contaction -SKI- SoftWare


[1.0] ---=== SPECIAL THANKS TO: ===---

      -*> My Lord and Saviour who gave me all my talents and abilities!
      -*> Seth Able for making <L>egend <O>f the <R>ed <D>ragon!
      -*> Joseph Masters for giving his source file to Aragorn's Timer
          with his FREEWARE Program and letting others use his routines!
      -*> Bob Dalton + Steve Lorenz releasing DDPlus 7.1
      -*> Donald Tidmore for his helping with this release!
      -*> You for DownLoading it!


[2.0] *** TECHNICAL STUFF ***

    --- The Author: Ski Software
        The User: You

    --- This game has been extensively tested through many different
        procedures and circumstances to insure that no harm or damage
        may be caused to the system running Turgeon's House or systems
        connected to a system running Turgeon's House.  Nevertheless,
        the author SHALL NOT and WILL NOT be help liable for anything
        and everything that may happen to systems running this program or
        systems connected to that system.  To the author's knowledge
        no serious harm will be caused, but we can not guarantee that.
        The Sysop and User will assume full responsibility for the correct
        usage of this product no matter what the outcome will be.
        May the Force be with you.

    --- The game program, support files, and documentation are copyrighted
        products of the Author.  The Author reserves all rights to
        these products and is protected by the United States of America
        (USA) and International Copyright Laws. In no way shall the
        components of the game software package be reproduced or modified
        in any form or method without prior expressly written permission
        from the Author.

    --- Tampering with or altering the contents or integrity of the game
        software package is prohibited. No fee may be charged by any
        agency other than the Author beyond the cost of distributing
        copies of Turgeon's House without prior expressly written permission
        from the Author.

    --- A major portion of this software comes from the DDPlus Door Driver
        Package and was written by the authors of that package. The DDPlus
        Doordriver kit has been used for the communications, interrupt
        handling and some utility functions and that part of the software
        remains copyrighted by the authors of the DDplus Package.


[3.0] *** THouse.Exe PARAMETERS ***

      *       - Node# <'*' is Replaced by Node#
                Passed by Lss<node#>.Bat>
      /Config - THouse Configuration
                Install + UnInstall
      /Pxxxxx - Path to the BBS Drop File
                Do not include Trailing BackSlash!
      /V      - No Local PrintOut
                Good for MultiTasking

      <*  PARAMETER NOTE: The top two were programmed in      *>
      <*  by me.  But the bottom two are programmed by        *>
      <*  DDPlus.  I have deleted the other Parameters        *>
      <*  manually in the Unit files, so they will not work.  *>


[4.0] *** INSTALLATION + UPGRADING***

      [ INSTALLATION ]
      - Place THouse.exe in the L.O.R.D. Directory
      - Then type 'THouse /Config'
      - That's IT!

      [ UPGRADING: IN LORD DIRECTORY ]
      - Copy over the old version 'THouse.exe'
      - Run 'THouse.exe /config'
      - DONE!

      [ UPGRADING: IN DIFFERENT DIRECTORY ]
      - Delete the old version 'THouse.exe'
      - Now put v3 THouse.exe in a directory. (default: Lord dir)
      - Run the config program 'THouse.exe /Config'
      - Run the Uninstall, then install it back
        (rewrites 3rdparty.data to reflect new directory)
      - DONE!

[5.0] *** TURGEON'S HOUSE FILE NOTES ***

      - Turgeon's House changes users stats in the 'Player.Dat' file.
        There is always a chance of a screw-up, so backup often.
      - Turgeon's House has been extensively tested through many
        different Procedures and Circumstances.


[6.0] *** SOMETHING'S WRONG!! ***

      - In LordCfg under 'Setup Nodes With BBS', Don't put a Trailing
        BackSlash at the End of the 'Path to BBS Drop File'!
      - In Multiple Nodes you can't use a drop file that changes with
        what node your on.  You will have to use another drop file.
        I will try and fix it in a later, updated version.
      - If you try and not run this through L.O.R.D. it will not find
        the Info.<Node#> or the Node<Node#>.Dat Files.
      - If Lss<Node#>.Bat doesn't pass the Node# to Turgeon's House then
        it will wait for a Local KeyPress.  So if it is running through
        the BBS then they will be forced to hang up or wait until someone
        presses a key on the Local Console.


[7.0] *** REGISTRATION ***

      - Turgeon's House is FREEware
      - You do not have to register this program!
        <For those of you who are slow>
      - If you want to give my money you can.
      - This is Dedicated to all those people who are TIRED of getting
        IGM's that are trashy and not FREEware.  Then the Programmer has
        the Audacity to charge an Arm and a Leg for their Trash!
      - I have nothing against Programmers like that, I just ask that
        they make better IGM's and other programs, or at least not charge
        for them!
      - To report a bug, please e-mail the info to skidog@crystalcore.net


[8.0] *** OTHER -SKI- SOFTWARE RELEASES ***

    - I'm currently looking into doing a TEOS IGM.  Keep an eye out on my
      website for any news on this.  E-Mail me if you have ideas.

    - There has been one other OLD release from -SKI- SoftWare and that is
      a door game called Crime Boss <v1.10 was the latest version>
      This game is probably no longer around.
      I don't even have the source anymore


[9.0] *** UPDATED VERSIONS ***

      v1.0 -=> First Release! [1995]

      v2.0 -=> Released [1995]
             > Spelling errors corrected 
             > Prompts changed to a LORD type Prompt but colors are different.
             > Turgeon's Room Activated
             > EXE file is going to stay 'THouse.Exe' for ease of upgrading 
               to future versions.
             > Randomization changed to give more of a chance of getting 
               something.
             > Ending added to let users know that it didn't lock-up.
             > Fixed the Stack OverFlow Error.
             > THouse updates the user's Time Left in LORD after quitting
               THouse.
             > In v1.0 it checked your Seen_Master variable and if you had
               fought the Turgeon Master that day then it wouldn't let you in.
               When you quit the game it made it say the you HAD seen the 
               Turgeon Master!  In v2.0 it checks the Seen_Dragon variable
               instead of the Seen_Master variable.  That means if you do 
               fight the dragon that day then you can't get in and when you
               quit Thouse, it changes the Seen_Dragon variable to YES!
             > When trading your Weapon/Armour, the Strength/Defence is 
               increased and decreased according to your weapon.
             > Carrier Dropped is now detected and handled accordingly.
               Player's On_Now Stat is turned off when Carrier Dropped.

      v2.5 -=> Released [1995]
             > Now L.O.R.D. v3.5 compatible!
             > Instead of checking the Seen_Dragon variable in v2.0,
               See Above, Thouse creates 'THouse.Dat' and checks it for
               the users that has been on the current day. <This is new
               and may have problems, but I'm 99.9% sure it WILL work>
             > Config prompt has changed to the prompt used in the program.

      v2.8 -=> Released [1996]
             > Now L.O.R.D. v3.53 compatible!

      v3.0 -=> Released [2002]
             > Recompiled to eliminate RTE200 errors
             > Confirmed L.O.R.D. v4.06 compatible
             > Rewrote algorithms: Glass(Kitchen); Cushions(Living Room)
               This means they are more structured and you might be able to
               find a pattern if you keep a close eye on I long enough
             > Updated drink names to something relative to this century
             > Named the cushions instead of them being a number
             > Updated the pause button (doesn't say press any key)
             > Gold amount is now determined by the player level
             > THouse Config now supports more than 16 IGMS
             > Fixed spelling and punctuation errors
             > Added extra variables to thouse.dat for future expansion
             > Gave Turgeon's House a visual makeover
             > Added more stuff with the faries
             > Made sure 2000000000 gold won't put a user negative
             > Addition to the credits
               Donald Tidmore: for all your lord needs, visit...
               http://www.lordlegacy.org/camelot/
             > Changed/added text here and there


[9.9] *** FUTURE UPDATES SCHEDULED ***

=- Random events in the IGM!
=- Food events in the Kitchen
=- Will make additions/modifications to the fairies
=- View stats option
=- Confirm check/update for Daily Use point numbers
=- Turgeon's House/Name history
=- More stuff throughout the house, maybe even Turgeon will come home.


[S.S] *** INFO FOR CONTACTING THE AUTHOR ***

-= web: crystalcore.net/skisoft
-= e-mail: skidog@crystalcore.net

