On 03/25/18, shinobi pondered and said...
I just wanted to try to install Galactic Dynasty. However could anyone please guide me where is the Door Drop File created on Linux?
They are usually created in the temp folder for the node that is logged in
and calling the door... e.g \mystic\temp1
Oh and here's some install info I grabbed from the info pack.. this may help? Do you want to be added to the interBBS league?
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Getting Connected - fsxNet Galactic Dynasty
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Galactic Dynasty is an Inter-BBS game coded by the world famous Apam :)
There are a number of BBS connected to fsxNet and involved in the Zone 21 Inter-BBS league. If you would like to join here's what you need to do.
1)
Download the latest version of the game from a fsxNet BBS that carries the FSX_DOOR file base echo.
The file you want to grab is either GDYNWIN.ZIP (Windows 32 bit version) or GDYNSRC.ZIP (Source) if you want to compile it for your Linux system
2)
Contact Paul aka Avon at either
avon@bbs.nz or 21:1/101 and ask for your
fsxNet node number to be set up at the fsxNet Games + Usenet Gateway (21:1/10)
3)
Create a new echonode entry in your BBS config for 21:1/10@fsxnet
Use the settings below BUT - change ensure your 'Session Options'
are as follows: agency.bbs.nz:24557
This address and port number may differ from the usual address and/or port
you connect to for your fsxNet HUB. However the Gateway runs on a different BinkP server to feed your BBS Games + Usenet News compared to your usual
fsxNet echomail / netmail traffic fed from a fsxNet HUB (21:1/100 or 21:2/100)
It's important to enable Filebox and to set the path to a directory you
will be using to send your game packets to the 21:1/10 HUB with.
Description ³ fsxNet Games + Usenet Zone ³ 21
Active ³ Yes Net ³ 1
Archive Type ³ ZIP Node ³ 10
Export Type ³ Crash Point ³ 0
AllFix PW ³ Domain ³ fsxnet
PKT Password ³
Session Type ³ BinkP
Route Info ³
Max PKT Size ³ 512
Max ARC Size ³ 2048
Use FileBox ³ Yes
FileBox ³ c:\mystic\filebox\fsxnet\
TIC Password ³ Session Options
4)
Unzip and install the Galactic Dynasty files in to a directory you plan
to run the game from. Compile the Linux version as per the instructions contained in the .ZIP
** This walkthough assumes a Windows install but you can modify paths etc.
as required **
5)
Edit the galactic.ini file to add the specific details about your BBS, node number, etc. to it. This is the example from Agency BBS with comments
[Main]
Turns Per Day = 20 <--- Set this to 20
Turns In Protection = 60 <--- Set this to 60
Log Path = c:\doors\galactic\logs <--- Set path for log files
[Interbbs]
Enabled = true <--- Set to True or no Inter-BBS 4 u! System Name = Agency BBS <--- Your BBS name
League Number = 21 <--- Set this to 21
Node Number = 2 <--- Refer to BBS.CFG for your node #
File Inbox = c:\mystic\echomail\in <--- Points to your BBS inbound dir Default Outbox = c:\mystic\filebox\fsxnet <-- Outbound Filebox defined earlier
Note: The node number (4th line in Interbbs settings) is not your regular fsxNet node number. It's the number assigned to you by the League Coordinator and can be found in the BBS.CFG file that will be sent to you by the Coordinator once your node is set up at 21:1/10
6)
Obtain an updated BBS.CFG file from the League Coordinator and place this
file
in your Galactic Dynasty working directory.
7)
Set up a menu option to run your game. Here's the example from Agency BBS
Display Text ³ 1 - Galactic Dynasty (fsxNet)
LightBar Low ³ 1
LightBar High ³ 1
Hot Key ³ 1
Access ³ s20 Up ³ 0 Escape ³ 0 Display Type ³ Access Down ³ 0 Tab ³ 0
X Y ³ 0 0 Left ³ 0 PageUp ³ 0
Timer ³ 0 Right ³ 0 PageDn ³ 0
Timer Type ³ Interval Redraw ³ Yes Home ³ 0 End ³ 0 Command ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ Access ÄÄÄÄÄ Data ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
(D3) Exec DOOR32 program c:\doors\galatic\start.bat %P
The contents of start.bat looks like this
c:
cd\doors\galatic
GalacticDynasty.exe -full -D %1door32.sys
cd\mystic
fidopoll 21:1/10
goto done
:done
8)
Set up regular event to process incoming game packets from the 21:1/10
You may want to have a timed event to run this processing a few times
a day. Or you might like to have a batch file that runs each time
any packets etc. arrive in your inbound directory.
e.g. galmaint.bat
c:
cd\doors\galatic
GalacticDynasty.exe maintenance
goto done
:done
9)
Review the Galactic Dynasty Readme file that ships with the game
files. It contains a good overview of the setup of the game and also
details of how to customise your score files if displaying them on
your BBS.
10)
Got further questions? Be sure to post them in fsxNet and someone
who is already running this game will be able to help you :)
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Best, Paul
--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A39 2018/02/28 (Windows/32)
* Origin: Agency BBS | Dunedin, New Zealand | agency.bbs.nz (21:1/101)