• Re: Galactic Dynasty 2 (S

    From Roen@21:4/10 to apam on Mon Mar 15 22:55:00 2021
    Subject: Re: Galactic Dynasty 2 (Synchronet)
    Re: Re: Galactic Dynasty 2
    By: apam to Utopian Galt on Mon Mar 15 2021 03:46 pm

    Hi Andrew,

    I'm forking the thread here, hope you don't mind. I worked out how to get it running with Synchronet. I started reliving my BBS days with Mystic but found Synchronet filled my needs differently.

    Feel free to toss this in your Readme. I can email you the text file if it'll be easier to copy/paste.

    -+- Synchronet setup ---
    Unzip to Synchronet BBS xtrn directory, e.g.:
    C:\sbbs\xtrn\galdyn2

    -[START.BAT]-------------------------------------
    @echo off
    C:
    cd \sbbs\xtrn\galdyn2
    GalacticDynasty2.exe %1

    -------------------------------------------------
    Configure door menu item:

    Open SCFG >
    External Programs >
    Online Programs (Doors) >
    [menu of choice] >
    Available Online Programs... >
    press <END> to go to blank space >
    press <ENTER>

    Fill prompts:
    Online Program Name: Galactic Dynasty 2
    Internal Code: GD2

    Press <ENTER> on new menu entry and fill fields accordingly.

    ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
    ║ Galactic Dynasty 2 ║ ╠══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
    ║ │Name Galactic Dynasty 2 ║
    ║ │Internal Code GD2 ║
    ║ │Start-up Directory ../xtrn/galdyn2 ║
    ║ │Command Line start.bat %f ║
    ║ │Clean-up Command Line ║
    ║ │Execution Cost None ║
    ║ │Access Requirements ║
    ║ │Execution Requirements ║
    ║ │Multiple Concurrent Users Yes ║
    ║ │Intercept I/O No ║
    ║ │Native Executable Yes ║
    ║ │Use Shell / New Context No ║
    ║ │Modify User Data No ║
    ║ │Execute on Event No ║
    ║ │Pause After Execution No ║
    ║ │BBS Drop File Type Mystic DOOR32.SYS ║
    ║ │Place Drop File In Node Directory ║
    ║ │Time Options... ║ ╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝

    Press <ESC> until all the way out of the menu systems, and it will prompt to save.
    Exit SCFG, and if logged into board, log out.
    Wait a few minutes before logging in for cached Command Shell session to clear.

    Take care,
    Brad aka Roen at El Burro Diablo

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  • From apam@21:1/182 to Roen on Tue Mar 16 16:10:04 2021
    I'm forking the thread here, hope you don't mind. I worked out how to
    get it running with Synchronet. I started reliving my BBS days with
    Mystic but found Synchronet filled my needs differently.

    Thankyou!

    If you have any issues with the game, please let me know. I sent you a
    message with my email address in it also.

    Andrew

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  • From Digital Man@21:1/183 to Roen on Mon Mar 15 23:33:00 2021
    Re: Re: Galactic Dynasty 2 (S
    By: Roen to apam on Mon Mar 15 2021 10:55 pm

    -+- Synchronet setup ---
    Unzip to Synchronet BBS xtrn directory, e.g.:
    C:\sbbs\xtrn\galdyn2

    -[START.BAT]-------------------------------------
    @echo off
    C:
    cd \sbbs\xtrn\galdyn2
    GalacticDynasty2.exe %1

    Quick tip: you don't need the batch file:

    Name Galactic Dynasty
    Internal Code GALACTIC
    Start-up Directory ../xtrn/GalacticDynasty
    Command Line GalacticDynasty%. -D %f
    Clean-up Command Line
    Execution Cost None
    Access Requirements
    Execution Requirements
    Multiple Concurrent Users Yes
    Intercept I/O No
    Native Executable/Script Yes
    Use Shell or New Context No
    Modify User Data No
    Execute on Event No
    Pause After Execution No
    BBS Drop File Type Mystic DOOR32.SYS
    Place Drop File In Temp Directory
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  • From apam@21:1/182 to Digital Man on Tue Mar 16 18:01:17 2021
    Command Line GalacticDynasty%. -D %f

    Just so you know, the most recent version of Galactic Dynasty (and
    Galactic Dynasty 2) no longer use the -D before the drop file.

    So, that line would be

    GalacticDynasty%. %f

    Andrew

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  • From Roen@21:4/10 to Digital Man on Tue Mar 16 09:56:00 2021
    Subject: Re: Galactic Dynasty 2 (Synchronet)
    Re: Re: Galactic Dynasty 2 (S
    By: Digital Man to Roen on Mon Mar 15 2021 11:33 pm

    Quick tip: you don't need the batch file:

    Oh, sweet! Thanks for the heads up Digital Man. I'll adjust accordingly, I like less complexity. :)

    -Roen

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  • From Fusion@21:1/183 to Digital Man on Tue Mar 16 11:27:42 2021
    Re: Re: Galactic Dynasty 2 (S
    By: Digital Man to Roen on Mon Mar 15 2021 11:33 pm

    Start-up Directory ../xtrn/GalacticDynasty

    line of the day.. mystic doesn't (1) have this feature and it drives me bonkers. i end up with a line like:

    c:\mystic\netfoss\nf.bat /N%3 /H%0 c:\mystic\doors\123\123.bat %3

    .. and 123.bat hast to switch to c:\mystic\doors\123

    it's .. bonkers. again.

    (1) the docs aren't great so this feature MIGHT be in there somewhere. just not in the wiki, nor in mystic.txt. perhaps in a echo somewhere long lost.
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  • From Digital Man@21:1/183 to apam on Tue Mar 16 15:50:32 2021
    Re: Re: Galactic Dynasty 2 (S
    By: apam to Digital Man on Tue Mar 16 2021 06:01 pm

    Command Line GalacticDynasty%. -D %f

    Just so you know, the most recent version of Galactic Dynasty (and
    Galactic Dynasty 2) no longer use the -D before the drop file.

    Okay, cool. What version number for Galactic Dynasty would that be? I guess I need to upgrade.

    Are you including an install-xtrn.ini file now? That should make it a piece of cake for Synchronet-sysops to install correctly and quickly.
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  • From apam@21:1/182 to Digital Man on Wed Mar 17 12:19:22 2021
    Okay, cool. What version number for Galactic Dynasty would that be? I
    guess I
    need to upgrade.

    1.2.1 is the most recent in the repository

    Are you including an install-xtrn.ini file now? That should make it a
    piece of cake for Synchronet-sysops to install correctly and quickly.

    Yes, there is one in the repo. You sent it to me :) I edited it for the
    new syntax, hopefully I didn't break it :)

    I don't know about this making things easy for sysops :P it should be
    hard! Isn't figuring it out half the fun?? (J/K)

    Andrew

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  • From Digital Man@21:1/183 to apam on Tue Mar 16 19:23:53 2021
    Re: Re: Galactic Dynasty 2 (S
    By: apam to Digital Man on Wed Mar 17 2021 12:19 pm

    I don't know about this making things easy for sysops :P it should be
    hard! Isn't figuring it out half the fun?? (J/K)

    :-)
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