1 $NetBSD: README,v 1.2 1995/03/23 08:33:07 cgd Exp $ 2 3 Larn is a dungeon type game program. Larn is a adventure/action game similar 4 in concept to rogue or hack, but with a much different feel. 5 Try it, you'll like it! 6 7 You will have to edit the Makefile to reflect your configuration. Define 8 LARNHOME as the place where the larn auxiliary files will reside, and 9 BINDIR as the place where the larn executable should be placed. Type 10 "make" to compile, or "make all" to compile and install ("make install" 11 does just the install). 12 13 Here's a list of what is in each of the various source files: 14 15 Fixed.Bugs this is a list of the things that were changed 16 since ver 11.0 17 Makefile makefile script to compile the program 18 Make.lint makefile script to run larn sources through lint 19 README this is what you are now reading 20 bill.c code for the letters of praise if player wins 21 config.c data definitions for the installation dependent data -- 22 savefilenames, where the scorefiles are, etc. 23 create.c code to create the dungeon and all objects 24 data.c data definitions for the game -- no code here 25 diag.c code to produce diagnostic data for wizards, & savegame stuff 26 display.c code to update the display on the screen 27 fortune.c code for the fortune cookies 28 global.c code for globally used functions that are specific to larn 29 header.h constant and structure definitions 30 help.c code for the help screens in the game of larn 31 .holidays data file which lists upcoming holidays 32 io.c code to handle file and terminal i/o 33 .larn.help.uue larn help file (UUENCODED) 34 .larnmaze data file for pre-made mazes 35 .larnopts a sample .larnopts option data file 36 .lfortune data file which contains the hints 37 main.c code for the main command control and parsing 38 monster.c code to handle attack and defense modes with monsters 39 moreobj.c code for the fountains, altars, thrones 40 movem.c code to move the monsters around the dungeon 41 nap.c code to sleep for less than a second 42 object.c code to handle objects in the dungeon 43 regen.c code to regenerate the player and advance game time 44 savelev.c code to get/put a level from level storage into working 45 level memory 46 scores.c code to process and manage the scoreboard 47 signal.c code to handle UNIX signals that are trapped 48 store.c code for the larn thrift shoppe, bank, trading post, lrs 49 tok.c code for the input front end and options file processing 50 51 To find out how to play the game, run it and type in a '?' to get the help 52 screens. By the way, the wizards password is "pvnert(x)" and to become wizard 53 type in an underscore, you are then prompted for the password. Wizards are 54 non-scoring characters that get enlightenment, everlasting expanded 55 awareness, and one of every object in the game. They help the author to debug 56 the game. 57 58 Note regarding the wizard id: If you are using userid's, then WIZID must be 59 set to the userid of the person who can become wizard. If you are using 60 player id's, WIZID must be set to the playerid (edit file .playerids if needed) 61 of the player who can become wizard. 62 63 You may want to clear out the scoreboard. The command "larn -c" will make a 64 new scoreboard. It will prompt you for the wizards password. 65 66 BUGS & FIXES: 67 68 James McNamara has volunteered to maintain the latest sources, and provide 69 latest bug fixes to anyone who asks. Both James and I will field requests for 70 sources, for those who ask. 71 72 ___ Prince of Gems (alias Noah Morgan) 73 /. \ USENET: panda!condor!noah 74 \ / at GenRad Inc. Bolton MA 75 \ / 76 v 77 78 Below is some additional info about the installation of larn: 79 80 Install: Notes on the game LARN installation. 81 Larn is copyrighted 1986 by Noah Morgan. 82 This file (below) originally by James D. McNamara, last update 7/27/86 by nm 83 84 THIS DISTRIBUTION: 85 86 You should receive six (6) shar files, which are: 87 88 larn.part-1 89 larn.part-2 90 larn.part-3 91 larn.part-4 92 larn.part-5 93 larn.part-6 94 95 I. Use /bin/sh (or your system equivalent) to "unravel" shar files 96 larn.part-1, ..., larn.part-6. I suggest you do this directly 97 into $LARNHOME (See Section III.). Notable files: 98 99 README - The author's how-to. 100 MANIFEST - Files you should have. 101 102 III. Edit a copy of "Makefile" and leave the edited version in $LARNHOME. 103 104 All the "configuration" options are tidily near the top of the "Makefile." 105 Here are the ones you probably will want to edit: 106 107 LARNHOME I specified (literally) the directory, with path from root, 108 where "larn" will reside. This included where I put the *.c files, 109 it is where the *.o files ended up, as well as all data and *.h files. 110 i suspect the *.c and intallation-documentation files can be moved off, 111 but the data and bits must all remain here for execution. 112 113 BINDIR I specified (literally) the directory, with path from root, 114 where the executable "larn" will reside. The "Makefile" will dump 115 the "a.out", named "larn", in this directory. My BINDIR was not 116 my LARNHOME, so $BINDIR/larn was the ONLY file dumed here. You'll 117 probably have to chmod it for public execute, etc. 118 119 120 OPTIONS This is how *I* specified them... they are documented in-line: 121 OPTIONS = -DWIZZARD -DWIZID=157 -DEXTRA -DBSD -DSAVEINHOME 122 123 IV. Compile the bugger. Read "README" before you do. You have a couple 124 of options here: 125 126 make - will not install, suspect good for updates. 127 make all - compile (and) intall 128 make install - just install 129 130 I did "make" and then "make install" -- seems to work "ok", but 131 "make all" probably safer, if I had known. Note that "Makefile" 132 is the default file for "make." 133 134 V. Execute and have fun. If wizard code "ok", larn -c will refresh the 135 scoreboard. Play and win (or get killed) to put somebody on the 136 scoreboard. 137 138 VI. BUGS and FIXES. 139 140 Please forward any bug-fixes in these regards to me (or Noah), so I may 141 compile a fix-list for other installers. Thanks. 142 143 Regards, 144 =============================================================================== 145 James D. McNamara CSNET: jim@bu-cs 146 ARPANET: jim%bu-cs@csnet-relay 147 UUCP: ...harvard!bu-cs!jim 148 BITNET: jim%bu-cs%csnet-relay.arpa@wiscvm 149 =============================================================================== 150 151
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