Avon or Apam,

I see the new FH hatched out, however the windows version looks a bit different file structure wise. Does this need compiled? I see a bunch of .h files wheras the last version were .lua files?

I also don't see a newly hatched out .cfg ... I changed the game from 82 to 85 in my previous .cfg file for Galactic Dynasty, but don't see a newly hatched out one.

Any input would be great!

-tG

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On 09 Nov 2020 at 10:01a, The Godfather pondered and said...

I see the new FH hatched out, however the windows version looks a bit different file structure wise. Does this need compiled? I see a bunch
of .h files wheras the last version were .lua files?

No the windows one does not need to be compiled. I hatched that version out a few days earlier. The Linux one was rehatched as Andrew had made some changes to the script used to build the Linux version.

I also don't see a newly hatched out .cfg ... I changed the game from 82 to 85 in my previous .cfg file for Galactic Dynasty, but don't see a
newly hatched out one.
Any input would be great!
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Just confirming this is for the FH game you are missing the CFG or is it GD?

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No the windows one does not need to be compiled. I hatched that version out afew days earlier. The Linux one was rehatched as Andrew had made
some changesto the script used to build the Linux version.

Sorry, I figured that part out ... for some reason my files listing was not showing the windows version, but it was within my directory and I got that installed. Thank you for your reply here.

Just confirming this is for the FH game you are missing the CFG or is it GD?

So the hatched .cfg's for GD and FH as well as a bunch of files with the extension of .BAD sit in my echomail/in and do not move. I sent you a copy of my scripts I'm running and don't understand why they aren't copying over and/or if this is a manual process I'm to be doing. I did upgrade to the latest doors, copied the .cfg files over, however when I run reset, then launch the doors, I'm the only user. I don't see connected systems. Everything was working fine prior, so I'm assuming it has to do with the .BAD files not moving over?

Also, out of curiosity, as I've NEVER used filebox before, should files be within it, or what exactly is it used for?

My apologies for the stupid questions. This is a newer process for me.

Thanks Avon,

-tG

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On 09 Nov 2020, 09:22p, The Godfather said the following...

So the hatched .cfg's for GD and FH as well as a bunch of files with the extension of .BAD sit in my echomail/in and do not move. I sent you a copy ofmy scripts I'm running and don't understand why they aren't
copying over and/orif this is a manual process I'm to be doing. I did

Paul sends out the config files as well as sending out the 'reset' in the game. Some systems were having problems with the reset command, and would ignore it. If you see them in your inbound, just copy them into the game directories. I should just set up a script to do that... :)

upgrade to the latest doors,copied the .cfg files over, however when I
run reset, then launch the doors,I'm the only user. I don't see
connected systems. Everything was working fineprior, so I'm assuming it has to do with the .BAD files not moving over?

Do you have the game creating log files? If so, you can take a look at what's happening there. Chances are, either those files are not correct game id numbers, or there might be a configuration issue somewhere.

Also, out of curiosity, as I've NEVER used filebox before, should files bewithin it, or what exactly is it used for?

I use fileboxes exclusively here. They're fun, you should try them! ;)

A filebox is basically an outbound mailbox for a specific node. Any file that you put in there will be sent to that node on the next poll. As I have most nodes set up as crash on this end, as soon as I put files in the fileboxes, they are sent.

My apologies for the stupid questions. This is a newer process for me.

Remember, there are no stupid questions. Stupid answers on the other hand. ;)

We were all asking similar questions at one point, so don't worry.


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On 09 Nov 2020 at 09:22p, The Godfather pondered and said...

Sorry, I figured that part out ... for some reason my files listing was not showing the windows version, but it was within my directory and I
got that installed. Thank you for your reply here.

No prob :)

So the hatched .cfg's for GD and FH as well as a bunch of files with the extension of .BAD sit in my echomail/in and do not move. I sent you a copy of my scripts I'm running and don't understand why they aren't copying over and/or if this is a manual process I'm to be doing. I did upgrade to the latest doors, copied the .cfg files over, however when I run reset, then launch the doors, I'm the only user. I don't see connected systems. Everything was working fine prior, so I'm assuming
it has to do with the .BAD files not moving over?

BAD files won't be from GD or FH as they ship with .GAL and .FHR respectively.

I'm tempted to suggest just delete the BAD files from your echomail in and place the CFG files in each game directory.

You might also want to check your game is not thinking it's running when it's not... look for an inuse file in the dir and if you see that I'd remove it
then try to re-run the game

Also, out of curiosity, as I've NEVER used filebox before, should files
be within it, or what exactly is it used for?

You would set this up for the 1/10 echomail node then point your game ini
file to it in the [inter-bbs] stanza

My apologies for the stupid questions. This is a newer process for me.

Nothing stupid about questions seeking to understand :)

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BAD files won't be from GD or FH as they ship with .GAL and .FHR respectively.

FH and GD rename those files to BAD if they can't process. I think from
memory they can also delete them if you set it so in the ini file.

I'm tempted to suggest just delete the BAD files from your echomail in and place the CFG files in each game directory.

Yep, just delete the BAD files, reset the game manually if you have to
(if the reset didn't work) and make sure your GameID etc is correct, then
it should process new packets fine.

Don't worry about BAD files, the game will catch up with new packets.

Sorry it took me a while to respond, spent the last few hours at the
doctors, I don't know if doctors running late is a univeral thing, or
just here?

Andrew


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On 10 Nov 2020, 01:23p, apam said the following...

Sorry it took me a while to respond, spent the last few hours at the doctors, I don't know if doctors running late is a univeral thing, or
just here?

It's universal... I had an appointment at 8am, first appointment of the day. I figured he would be on time... Nope, first appointment and already 45 minutes late...


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Black Panther wrote to apam <=-

It's universal... I had an appointment at 8am, first appointment of the day. I figured he would be on time... Nope, first appointment and
already 45 minutes late...

I've had doctor's cancel appointments while I was in the waiting room
and they ran late. I reminded them that medical insurance wouldn't
cover my cancellation fee.



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Paul sends out the config files as well as sending out the 'reset' in
the game.

Saw that but noticed there are three config files in each directory for FH and GD ... an gal-ibbs.1.cfg, .2.cfg and a regular gal-ibs.cg ... For some reason my system is backing up the "old," I'm not sure how to turn that off .. I've noticed that same issue when I create ANSI... the problem with ANSI is that *I think* the back up files is now the same format as the random ansi display format for Mystic .47 .. so I'm constantly having to delete those. I'm assuming I just need 1 .cfg and there shouldn't be 3+ in for each game :/

Some systems were having problems with the reset command, and would
ignore it. If you see them in your inbound, just copy them into the game directories. I should just set up a script to do that... :)

Yeah, a script would be nice, for now I'll just add a copy *.gal c:\mystic\doors\galacticdynasty within my batch file. They are not copying over for some reason...

Do you have the game creating log files? If so, you can take a look at what's happening there. Chances are, either those files are not correct game id numbers, or there might be a configuration issue somewhere.

Yes, however all they say is "performing maintenance .."

I use fileboxes exclusively here. They're fun, you should try them! ;)
A filebox is basically an outbound mailbox for a specific node. Any file that you put in there will be sent to that node on the next poll. As I have most nodes set up as crash on this end, as soon as I put files in
the fileboxes, they are sent.

Hmm .. still not seeing how that differs from just using echomail in/out.
When you say you are adding files you want to send to people into that directory, are you hatching them from the file area, or do you just throw
them into the filebox and they send to the hub? Then what happens?
Asking for a friend :)

Remember, there are no stupid questions. Stupid answers on the other
hand. ;)

I've surely had plenty of stupid answers for sure .. lol! And likely
given them many times in life.

Thanks for the input.

-tG

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BAD files won't be from GD or FH as they ship with .GAL and .FHR respectively.

Ok then they'll stay deleted, thank you!

You might also want to check your game is not thinking it's running when it'snot... look for an inuse file in the dir and if you see that I'd remove itthen try to re-run the game

Hmm .. hadn't thought about that, I'll try to figure that one out. I mean, it lets me play the game, just doesn't show other BBS's/Users ..
Ummmm .. what does an "in use" file look like in a directory? Wow I
feel like I'm having to go way back into my memory bank here.....

You would set this up for the 1/10 echomail node then point your game ini file to it in the [inter-bbs] stanza

Will do!

Nothing stupid about questions seeking to understand :)

Thanks for your patience, I joined 2/3rds of the way through the last game so waited until this round to really participate.

-tG

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On 10 Nov 2020, 02:07p, The Godfather said the following...

Saw that but noticed there are three config files in each directory for
FH andGD ... an gal-ibbs.1.cfg, .2.cfg and a regular gal-ibs.cg ... For some reasonmy system is backing up the "old," I'm not sure how to turn that off .. I'venoticed that same issue when I create ANSI... the
problem with ANSI is that *Ithink* the back up files is now the same format as the random ansi displayformat for Mystic .47 .. so I'm constantly having to delete those. I'massuming I just need 1 .cfg and there shouldn't be 3+ in for each game :/

Those are in you inbound directory? It would be a setting in Mystic, as it needs to know what to do if the file it's receiving already exists. It will then rename the file with the .1.cfg, etc.

The .cfg files should be moved into the game directory. For me, I physically move them from /mystic/echomail/in/ over to /doors/gdyn21/, etc.

Yeah, a script would be nice, for now I'll just add a copy *.gal c:\mystic\doors\galacticdynasty within my batch file. They are not copyingover for some reason...

Those you shouldn't have to move. If you indicate in the .ini file for those games, the location of your inbound, it will read them from there. No need to move them.

Do you have the game creating log files? If so, you can take a look a what's happening there. Chances are, either those files are not corre game id numbers, or there might be a configuration issue somewhere.

Yes, however all they say is "performing maintenance .."

In the game directory, do you have a file inuse.flg? If so, delete it. It's flag file indicating that someone is in the game, and it will not perform maintenance while the file exists.

Hmm .. still not seeing how that differs from just using echomail in/out. When you say you are adding files you want to send to people into that directory, are you hatching them from the file area, or do you just throw them into the filebox and they send to the hub? Then what happens? Asking for a friend :)

The difference is, I get to name the directory. If BinkD or other utility were to set it up, the directory would end up being something like /mystic/echomail/out/outbound.015/.

With the game files, you can have the game place outbound files into the filebox for that node, and they will get sent. No need for a netmail attach. Either BinkD or Mystic, will see there is a file in that directory, and make a connection.


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On 10 Nov 2020 at 01:23p, apam pondered and said...

Sorry it took me a while to respond, spent the last few hours at the doctors, I don't know if doctors running late is a univeral thing, or
just here?

No prob, and yes it's a universal thing, for me a 20 min plus wait is the
norm :(

I do think there's an issue trying to send game resets that I'd like to look into with you in time, but for now I am not overly fussed until I pull finger and get things running on Linux first.

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Re: Re: For honour install
By: poindexter FORTRAN to Black Panther on Tue Nov 10 2020 07:34 am

It's universal... I had an appointment at 8am, first appointment of the day. I figured he would be on time... Nope, first appointment and
already 45 minutes late...

I've had doctor's cancel appointments while I was in the waiting room
and they ran late. I reminded them that medical insurance wouldn't
cover my cancellation fee.

lol. I'll have to remember that one. Two weeks ago I got to the Doctors office and he had 3 people waiting in his tiny office. Because we would be too close to one another (Covid 6 feet) the receptionist told me to wait downstairs in the lobby. I said no I will not. You need to schedule your appointments better. I left and don't plan on ever going back. These Doctors better start treating patients like customers or lose a lot of business. Nobody sticks baby in the corner (lobby). ;-)

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I think I got it working. For Honor doesn't seem to have the same interBBS "connected BBS" lists, nor "InterBBS scores" like Galactic Dynasty, that or I"m still set up wrong on For Honor. But .. bone head maneuver .. the problem was I had installed both of the new versions and "stock example" .ini overwrote my previous -- that was the one file I had not checked prior to seeking help :/

Thanks Dan!!!

-tG

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On 11 Nov 2020, 09:40p, The Godfather said the following...

I think I got it working. For Honor doesn't seem to have the same interBBS"connected BBS" lists, nor "InterBBS scores" like Galactic Dynasty, that or I"mstill set up wrong on For Honor. But .. bone head

It's possible you haven't received new packets with the information for FH yet...

maneuver .. the problem wasI had installed both of the new versions and "stock example" .ini overwrote myprevious -- that was the one file I had not checked prior to seeking help :/

Ahhh, I think we've all done that... :)


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Hello The!

09 Nov 20 21:22, you wrote to Avon:

So the hatched .cfg's for GD and FH as well as a bunch of files with
the extension of .BAD sit in my echomail/in and do not move. I sent
you a copy of my scripts I'm running and don't understand why they
aren't copying over and/or if this is a manual process I'm to be
doing. I did upgrade to the latest doors, copied the .cfg files over, however when I run reset, then launch the doors, I'm the only user. I don't see connected systems. Everything was working fine prior, so
I'm assuming it has to do with the .BAD files not moving over?

When you receive a new .CFG file for the game, you need to copy into the game directory in place of the old one. It would be nice if the game provided a mechanism for the league coordinator to send out the updated .CFG and have it applied automatically on all of the receiving nodes.

The .BAD packets result from a mismatch between the GameID in your .CFG and the one in the packet. Once you've updated the .CFG in your game directory, in theory you could rename the packets back to their original name and they would process.

Also, out of curiosity, as I've NEVER used filebox before, should
files be within it, or what exactly is it used for?

A filebox is basically an outbound directory for a particular node. Any files that are put in this directory are sent to the destination node and deleted from the filebox. With interBBS games, it's often easier to setup a filebox for your link and throw all of the outgoing packets in there, rather than dealing with packing a bunch of *.MSG file attach netmail messages. How your create a filebox depends on the particular software you are using.

My apologies for the stupid questions. This is a newer process for
me.

Believe it or not, everyone in here was once a new sysop. The only stupid question is the one you don't ask.

Andrew

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