Subj : Re: Universal Mayhem BBS
To   : esc
From : mikesla
Date : Sun Sep 18 2022 10:46 pm

-=> esc wrote to mikesla <=-

 mi>  This door is something I have enjoyed since 1993. When it was big back
 mi> in it's day many people played it, and it's actually one of the most
 mi> complex space games made for BBS's.

 es> I installed it late last night and had a brief look, and yeah,
 es> definitely seems complex :P

 Cool, and it is.

 es> I'm somewhat of a layperson with some of these more strategic games
 es> like Ultimate Universe and TW2002. So I assume this will be a tough one
 es> for me to wrap my head around as well.

 Once you get comfortable with the commands it becomes very easy. I had a hard
time with it at first but after
about a 1/2 hour I was a pro. You can also string several commands in one
command line which can make it so much more easier. There are examples of how
to do it in the game manual.

 Just take your time, if you make mistakes which we all do even those who have
played it for awhile don't get frustrated. I'm not one of those complex game
playing people either but I got pretty good with it.

 mi>  I suggest that you read the manual because it will come in handy, and
 mi> I'm sure you will see how much you can do in this game.

 es> Something I am admittedly terrible at doing, ha!

 Haaa. Not a problem, learn by doing. Just type in HELP at anytime, and you
will get a help menu. Then go from there.

 mi>  Outside of the obvious (at least I think is obvious) you are able to do
 mi> something I haven't come across for any other BBS or even todays online
 mi> games which is you can setup a special profile for your ship, and how it
 mi> will react when you are away. You might be amazed on how solid this
 mi> particular game option is if you ever decide to use it.

 es> Sweet, I'll give this a look. I think some games have "default behavior
 es> when attacked" or some such construct but this is interesting.

 There might be, I just haven't played those games yet I guess.

 mi>  My hope is that this game will be brought back, and supported by BBS's
 mi> again. I literally spends thousands of hours playing it back when it
 mi> came out, and when I took part of Fido in 93.

 es> It looks to me like this game is designed intentionally for some sort
 es> of FTN aspect; I don't know how well independent games would work. That
 es> said I have very little familiarity with it at this point anyway.

 Absolutely. Not only did you have folks playing the game on your BBS but it
was specifically designed to
open the game universe to every BBS who used Fido. It was incredible.

 mi>  Well, great to know you picked it up, and I hope you enjoy it.

 es> Thanks!

 You're always welcome. Take care, and have fun with  the door, it's well worth
the effort.

 es> --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A48 2022/07/11 (Linux/64)
 es>  * Origin: m O N T E R E Y b B S . c O M (21:4/173)

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