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Duckula wrote:
> I was able to reproduce the error and have reported it to Elwynor who own
> the game.

Thanks Duckula!

ewx

Hi,

I've managed to install GalacticWars but I'm not sure if I've set it up properly because I keep on crashing the whole BBS.


Installation:

1) close BBS
2 ) Uncompress files to temp dir. and copy them to c:\bbs\mjv10
3) Run bbs

Running:

1) I telnet and create a new user, say alpha1
2) I ...

Nevermind.. I'm an idiot. Information was in the doc file.

Hi,

I got elwta2.zip off themajorbbs.com's bbs and installed it yesterday.

When I started the game, I realized that I hadn't played a Mud based game in eons and was very disorientated. How does one quit the game? I logged in via the console, so I just left the system running.

Anyway, when I ...

Addendum: found a terminal that supports zmodem.

ewx

Duckula wrote:
> Tele-Arena should be available for download from the demo system at
> bbs.themajorbbs.com (telnet)

Thanks. Just logged on; but unsure how to download using telnet.

Also to note, when I pressed V to view compressed file, the system disconnected. My apologies.

daniel_spain wrote:
>
> Tele-Arena works with 10. i know i wrote it :)
Hi Daniel,

Is this available for download or install on a v10 system right now? I took a look at the Tele-Arena board and got the impression that it isn't.

Thanks

Duckula wrote:
> You may have downloaded a demo which will work (but may be time limited).
>
> I am just saying that some of the instructions may relate to using pirated
> keys. The instructions should still be applicable for installation.

I took a gander what I think was the instructions; but I ...

Duckula wrote:
> From memory you have to manually extract the files from the .Z file using
> icomp.
>
> There is a site that explains the full setup process however the site also
> promotes the pirating of MMUD and Worldgroup so I will not refer to it.
>
> If you do not legally own a licence to ...

BlaZ wrote:
> No. You'll need to run a version for WG3NT.

I downloaded (the one for WG3NT under the MM Baselines list) MajorMud v1.1p from the majormud website; but I'm terribly confused with the README file.

In README, for new installations, it tells me to unzip the files to an empty directory ...