
                     LordStat Bulletin Generator v1.6
                              By Jason Brown
                   Written in Borland Turbo Pascal 6.0
                For Legend of the Red Dragon by Seth Able
                         Version date: 05/01/2000



[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 decided to write this for two reasons.  1) I needed the experience and
2) LORDBULL left in those color codes and made player's names look like
crap.  So, this one actually colorizes names right!  Plus, it has a built
in setup program.  No messing with config files!  This release is as bug
free as I can make it, given I havn't found any bugs <G>.  Now on to the
rest of the document...

[FILE LIST]

  Files that should be in LORDST16.ZIP:
 
  FILE_ID.DIZ   : BBS Discription File.
 *LORDSTAT.EXE  : The program!
  LORDSTAT.TXT  : This file you're reading!
                  RENAMED FROM LORDSTAT.DOC!
  CODES.TXT     : Info on RHP bulletins
  WHATSNEW.TXT  : Revision history/what's new in this version.
  HOMEPAGE.URL  : Internet Shortcut to my homepage.
  KILLERS.RHP   : Example RHP bulletin

  Files created by LORDSTAT.EXE in its directory:

 *LORDSTAT.CFG  : Configuration file.

  *=Needed for program to run.

[REQUIREMENTS]
A computer!
LORD version v3.15+.  Some functions may require version v3.25+ or v3.50+
  'IGMs Installed' bulletin (#11) requires LORD version 3.25+.
  (I'm unsure about exactly what stats are actually used in version 3.20
  or earlier... but I tested this program with v3.15a and v3.20a and it
  worked)
DOS version 3.1 or greater.
SHARE or multitasker installed for multi-node systems.
286 or greater processor
Memory!  Very little needed to run...

[UPGRADING]
From earlier than 1.3:
Copy the files in the zip over existing ones, then run LORDSTAT SETUP and
look around for things you need to enter, for example LORD's path, then
read the notes under 'From version 1.3' below.

From version 1.3:
Copy the files in the zip over your existing files, then setup the new
bulletins 10 and 11 (LORD v3.25+ only) under menu 1. 
**Renegade users: If you plan on using these as System Bulletins, press
'P' at the main menu then select 'R' so that every 24th line will pause!**
**Wildcat! users: If you plan on using these as System Bulletins, press
'P' at the main menu then select 'W' so that every 24th line will pause!**

From version 1.4:
Copy the files in the zip over your existing files, then setup the new
bulletin 11 under menu 1. (LORD v3.25+ only).
**Renegade users: If you had setup version 1.4 to use pause codes, 1.5
will automaticly choose Renegade codes.**
**Wildcat! users: If you plan on using these as System Bulletins, press
'P' at the main menu then select 'W' so that every 24th line will pause!**

From version 1.5:
No additional configurations needed, but you may want to add the RHP
bulletins.

[INSTALLATION]
Ok, simple.  Put LORDSTAT.EXE in a directory.  On the command line, type
'LORDSTAT SETUP'.  LordStat is not case-sensitive.  You could type 'SeTuP'
and it won't care.  Setup your LORD dir by pressing 'L' and then typing
the directory name in (full path needed).  Then setup the bulletins you
want by pressing '1' and then the number of the bulletin.  For number 1,
you will have to press Enter, too.  Be careful when entering paths in, and
be sure they're right.  LordStat will remove the extension if you type one
in.  When entering a RHP bulletin, you will first give the RHP filename, 
then the path.

**Note: Bulletin 10 works best with LORD 3.50+ but will work will all
other compatible versions, and bulletin 11 is for version 3.25+!**
**Renegade users: If you plan on using these as System Bulletins, press
'P' at the main menu then select 'R' so that every 24th line will pause!**
**Wildcat! users: If you plan on using these as System Bulletins, press
'P' at the main menu then select 'W' so that every 24th line will pause!**

Then exit to the main menu, and select install to your Lord Start-Up file
(Letter 'I').  Then type in your start batch's name.  Alternitivly, you can
install LordStat to the batch file yourself.  Just put the line
'<PATH TO LORDSTAT>\LORDSTAT.EXE' at the end of your LORD Start-Up batch file.
Here's an example batch (LORD v3.25+) for you:

START.BAT Listing:

@echo off
cd e:\ra\doors\lord
REM ^ Set this to your LORD path!  (And delete the REM part...)
cd E:\RA\DOORS\LORD\IGME
IGME.EXE MAINT
cd E:\RA\DOORS\LORD
LORDBOOT.EXE %1 %2 %3 %4 %5
CALL LSS%1.BAT
event
E:\RA\DOORS\LORD\LORDSTAT.EXE

For LORD v3.5, make sure LordStat is after the ':RealDone' line, for
example:

<REST OF BATCH FILE>

:DONE
IF EXIST INFO.%1 DEL INFO.%1
IF EXIST DO%1.BAT DEL DO%1.BAT

:REALDONE
event
E:\RA\DOORS\LORD\LORDSTAT.EXE

Lastly, make sure you setup a menu for the bulletins (unless you use them
as System Bulletins)!

**Note: LordStat.Cfg is NOT a text file.  You can't edit it.  You have to
use the setup program to configure LordStat.**

[USING IT]
LordStat will run automaticly after LORD, that is, if you followed the
installation.  That's it.  You don't have to do anything else to it.
LordStat will work as long as its run from the directory LordStat.Cfg is
in, even if its used like 'E:\Ra\Doors\Lord\Stuff\LordStat.Exe'.

[UNINSTALLING]
Awww...Why?  But, if you must, you can just delete the line 'LORDSTAT'
from your LORD start-up file.  Or, type 'LORDSTAT SETUP', and at the main
menu, press 'U'.  Continue like you did when installing LordStat and tell
it what file you used.  That's it!

[REGISTRATION]
None!  This is FREEWARE!  I would like your input for more bulletins,
though.  The program has spaces for 17, but there's only 11!  Plus, give
me any reports of bugs, or if you would like to see your BBS software's
pause codes supported.  I need to know!  Reach me at:

Email :  jmbrown@mines.edu

SnailMail:  Jason Brown- LordStat v1.6
            606 Erie Rd.
            Colorado Springs, CO  80910-3309

Send your ideas in, folks!  Be sure to include your version number.

[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!

[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+).

The L.O.R.D. Cavern v1.4 - IGM for LORD 3.25+ - 12 different random
(CAVE14.ZIP)               actions, great comm routines (works on several
                           systems other IGMs won't) and more in this
                           updated version!  New for LORD 3.50: Node 0
                           and DigiBoard 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.

The Gateway v1.0 - IGM for LORD 3.25+ - This neato IGM will allow you to run
                   RHP scripts like they were normal IGMs (well, sorta).
                   Freeware.

[CLOSING]
Nothing really to say this time, so on with the thanks:

Thanks to Mathias of The Gathering BBS for helping!  He basicly beta-tests
this for me, and he gave me the idea to sort the bulletins differently for
each one.  Sorting them all by experience just didn't make sense...

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







