Board:   [fsxNet] Mystic BBS discussion/support
Subject: Re: doors on a linux install
From:    pgauthier(21:1/235)
Date:    Mon Apr 06, 2026 18:17

Geri,

Same struggle here! Running Mystic v1.12 A49 on Debian 12 (Linux/64)
at PhotoRM BBS — Les Mechins, QC, Canada. Connected to FidoNet
1:229/114, FSXNet 21:1/235, and we just brought back CRS Network
(Canada Remote Systems) as Zone 79:1/1. The old Canadian network from
the early 90s — nothing was left, no hubs, no nodes, zero. So we
rebuilt it from scratch as a bilingual FR/EN network.

For doors on Linux, we're tackling it three ways:

1. MPL native — Writing new games directly in Mystic's MPL. Already
   have Wordle (French "Mot-le"), BlackJack and Rumeurs compiled and
   in our door menu. Working on Slot Machine and Trivia next. No DOS
   dependency at all, runs anywhere Mystic runs.

2. Linux native ports — Usurper v0.25 has a Linux build, works great
   with just a shell script wrapper.

3. DOS classics — We have ~35 ZIPs ready (LORD, TW2002, BRE, Global
   War...) but DOSemu2/DOSBox config is still on our list. That
   hardwareasylum guide... yeah. Agreed.

We also tried signing up for DoorParty — never got credentials back.
So we stopped waiting and started building everything locally.

If you have any working door launch scripts, happy to trade notes.
And honestly the MPL route is worth exploring — the compiler (mplc)
is already in your Mystic directory, zero setup needed.

Philippe
PhotoRM BBS — Les Mechins, QC
telnet support.photorm.net
FidoNet 1:229/114 | FSXNet 21:1/235 | CRS 79:1/1

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