Subj : Re: game configurations
To   : Ned Brickley
From : Digital Man
Date : Thu Jun 16 2005 02:39 pm

  Re: Re: game configurations
  By: Ned Brickley to alt.bbs.synchronet on Thu Jun 16 2005 06:58 am

 > From Newsgroup: alt.bbs.synchronet
 > 
 > On Wed, 15 Jun 2005 23:11:27 GMT, "Digital Man"
 > <digital.man@vert.synchro.net.remove-bjt-this> wrote:
 > 
 > >Here's how I have Darkness-Win32 setup on Synchronet:
 > >
 > >Darkness]
 > > 1: Name                       Darkness
 > > 2: Internal Code              DARKNESS
 > > 3: Start-up Directory         ..\XTRN\DARKNESS
 > > 4: Command Line               dark32 -n%# -p%n
 > > 5: Clean-up Command Line
 > > 6: Execution Cost             None
 > > 7: Access Requirements
 > > 8: Execution Requirements     WIN32
 > > 9: Multiple Concurrent Users  No
 > >10: Intercept Standard I/O     No
 > >11: Native (32-bit) Executable Yes
 > >12: Use Shell to Execute       No
 > >13: Modify User Data           No
 > >14: Execute on Event           No
 > >15: Pause After Execution      No
 > >16: BBS Drop File Type         Mystic          DOOR32.SYS
 > >17: Place Drop File In         Node Directory
 > >
 > >You didn't say how you had yours configured, so I can't guess what you have
 > >setup wrong.
 > 
 > My apologies. I thought I had included everything. But if more is
 > required then I will happily supply it.
 > 
 >  darkness version 1.00 beta 3 configuration

The 32-bit version?

 > editing node number 0 of 1 configured
 > 
 > [s] sysop name: Ned Brickley
 > [b] bbs name: The Anger Central BBS
 > [r] registration number: 43563221
 > [i] darkness directory: D:\SBBS\XTRN\DARKNESS\
 > [t] drop type: door32.sys
 > [d] drop file directory: D:\SBBS\DARKNESS\

^^ This is incorrect. The drop file is typically placed in the current node
directory for multi-node doors (e.g. D:\SBBS\NODE1) or the startup directory
for single-node doors.

 > Since this is my Dev box everything is on the D: drive, which is a
 > seperate hard drive.
 > 
 > I also followed your config file and it looks like the game is trying
 > to load, but about a second later is quits. I'm obviously missing
 > something, something very simple...I know! I need more bourbon! :)
 > 
 > Anyway, thanks for any and all assistence to this little nooby.
 > (Now there is a term I haven't used regarding myself in a very long
 > time)

Good luck!

                                                  digital man

Snapple "Real Fact" #168:
One brow wrinkle is the result of 200,000 frowns. 

.