Subj : door game that changes online time
To   : acn
From : Digital Man
Date : Sun Jan 16 2022 12:52:53

  Re: door game that changes online time
  By: acn to All on Sun Jan 16 2022 01:36 pm

 > Hi,
 >
 > I've installed BigWins Lotto which takes online time per try and also gives
 > time as a prize.
 >
 > But I have the impression that Synchronet doesn't read back the changed
 > values from DOOR.SYS after the door game returns to the BBS.
 >
 > I've looked at the DOOR.SYS before and after the game ran and eg. before, I
 > had 546 mins left and after I won 30 mins, I had 572 mins left.
 > BWLOTTO did change the DOOR.SYS file in the nodeX directory.
 > But when running BWLOTTO again, I still only have 546 mins left?
 >
 > In SCFG, I've set the following options for the door:
 > - BBS Drop File Type: GAP DOOR.SYS
 > - Place Drop File In: Node Directory
 > - Modify User Data: Yes
 > - Time Options / Monitor Time Left: Yes
 >   (although I don't know what exactly this does)
 >
 > I thought that by "Modify User Data", the DOOR.SYS should be re-read after
 > the door exits and the changed time should be taken into account?
 >
 > Or is it just that 546 is some kind of max. value?

Synchronet doesn't read back/apply *all* the changes in the door.sys file. It'll read back and apply changes to lines:
15: security level
23: security flags (set 1)
25: expiration date
29: downloaded files
30: kbytes downloaded today
42: time credits (in minutes)

Which lines is your door changing to reflect the "won" time? If it was line 42, I would expect that to work, but you couldn't have a reduction in time left (lost time) other than the time spent running/playing the door.
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