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LORD IGM: THE PAWN SHOP   **FREEWARE**
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VERSION 3.40 --  DOCUMENTATION    { July 03, 2004 }

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AUTHOR:  Chris MacPherson
Email:   chris@macphersons.ca
Web:     http://macphersons.ca/chris/
         http://macphersons.ca/chris/files/pawnshop/
ICQ #:   20104440 (Reavus)

Updaters: Donald Tidmore - Email: donald.tidmore@fidotel.com,
          donald.tidmore@usa.net, or gtidmore@hiwaay.net

          Note: *IF* those three email addresses are not working
          for you, THEN you can use ktidmore@bellsouth.net.

          ICQ #:    238685196 (Belgarion) {Used occasionally}
          Web:  http://www.fidotel.com/public/camelot/camelot5.htm
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          Charlie Wardick - Email: chasware@cox.net
          Web:  http://www.jimmyrose.com/chasware/

    URL:  http://www.fidotel.com/public/camelot/Lordapps/pawn340.zip
          http://www.filegate.net/camelot/lordfile/pawn340.zip

Beta URL:  http://www.fidotel.com/public/camelot/IGM-beta/pawnwork.zip
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.0  DISCLAIMER
2.0  INTRODUCTION
3.0  FILES
4.0  INSTALLATION
5.0  DISTRIBUTION/UPDATES/REVIEWS
6.0  BUGS/TROUBLESHOOTING
7.0  FEATURES
8.0  SPECIAL THANKS
9.0  DEDICATIONS
10.0 FURTHER INFORMATION


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1.0  DISCLAIMER:
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THE ONLY THING I PROMISE WITH THIS PROGRAM IS THAT IT WILL OCCUPY
SPACE ON YOUR HARD DRIVE.  NO WARRANTY IS HEREBY EXPRESSED, IMPLIED,
OR SUGGESTED.  USE OF THIS PROGRAM IS AT YOUR OWN RISK.

THE PAWN SHOP IS A *FREEWARE* 'IN GAME MODULE' (IGM) FOR
LEGEND OF THE RED DRAGON (LORD).  THE PAWN SHOP WILL BE DISPLAYED
AS BEING UNREGISTERED IF LORD IS NOT REGISTERED.  MORE INCENTIVE FOR
SYSOPS TO REGISTER.

TAKE NOTE:

  LORD (Legend of the Red Dragon) is a multi-player battle game
            created for Bulletin Board Systems (BBS).

         (c) Copyright 1992-1997 Robinson Technologies
         (c) Copyright 1998,1999 (2000-2004) Metropolis, Inc.
         Created by Seth Robinson.  Developed by Michael Preslar.
         All rights reserved.
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There, that's out of the way, enjoy! :)


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2.0  INTRODUCTION:
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  Congratulations on grabbing a copy of THE PAWN SHOP!  I've made this
  IGM in hopes that it will complement LORD and add to its fun, not give
  players unfair advantages, or extreme rewards (like so many other IGMs
  unfortunately do).

  THE PAWN SHOP has many features common to several IGMs currently out
  there but offers many new choices and options in addition.  First of all,
  THE PAWN SHOP is an IGM in which a LORD player may actually own and run.
  In fact, all monetary transactions are kept track of and stored in a vault.
  From this, THE PAWN SHOP decides on whether it can afford to buy weapons,
  armour, gems, etc... from players.  The vault, itself, can be robbed by
  players and should THE PAWN SHOP go bankrupt, the current owner is dropped
  and another may step forward to take his/her place.

  Other features of THE PAWN SHOP are that you can buy all the weapons
  and armour offered in LORD but at 95% of their regular price.  You may
  also trade gems for elixirs but only 1 Gem per Elixir is required.

  There are a few other items offered for sale and you can (if you have
  the gold) buy 'services' from the resident low-life Blackey. :)
  ------------------------------

  Customer may exchange Experience points for either Max Hitpoints,
  Strength, Defense, or Charm.  Rate is based on an variable amount of
  Experience for each elixir potion wanted.  Player may purchase as
  many potions as your Experience points will cover, subject to a 20%
  limit - computed at IGM entry on player's FIRST visit to IGM. Once
  player reaches that trade limit, they may not use Experience Trade
  again until the next day.

  ** The Exp. Trade Rate Limit can be adjusted by the user, but may
  not exceed a 50% rate for Experience Trade. **

  "Naughty" customers get an increased chance of their drinks being
  "Bad Brews".  "Hated" customers aren't allowed to use Wendy or Blackey
  services at all.  Trade Experience feature is available only to Level
  2+ players who have 1,000+ experience points.
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  Along with the IGM keeping track of potions obtained via Gems Trading
  or Experience Trading, it also tracks potions bought with Gold - such
  as Spartan Warrior - each day.  Once a player has obtained 3,200 potions
  -- or whatever amount the sysop chooses in pslimits.cfg file -- they may
  not do any more Gems/Experience Trading, for potions.  But they can
  continue to buy Potions for Gold, as long as they afford them.  And
  usage of Gems trading for non-potions items is not affected, unless you
  are declared Naughty by Wendy.

  ** This limit can also be adjusted by user, but may not exceed 16,000
  for Potions Traded per day amount.  Default value is 8,000 potions/day.

  Purpose of built-in maximum values is to prevent mis-use of the
  IGM's potions trading limits config file.
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  So that ownership of shop doesn't give victor of dragon fight an
  unfair advantage over other players - via their ability to withdraw
  Gold and Gems from shop vault, the owner will receive a visit from
  the royal tax agent.  The Dragon Tax is 50% of Gold and Gems invested
  in shop by the owner player.
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  Customers may purchase Horse or Fairy provided they have enough Gems,
  and they have remained in good standing with Wendy.
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  Gems Fairy Trading:  The IGM limits users to 5 trades per day maximum.
  During IGM setup, you may choose value you prefer, from 1 to 5.  Doing
  exchanges of Horse for Fairy, and vice-versa, does not count against
  this limit. It is only for obtaining Fairies using Gems. Default value
  is 2 Gems Fairy Trades per day.

  Gems Horse Trading:  Not limited.  Did not see a need for this.  But
  since Fairies are used in some Mercenary service purchases, it was
  considered advisable to limit player's ability to keep hiring mercenaries
  for long period of time during the same IGM session.

  Both Gems Fairy Trades and Gems Horse Trades are monitored as players
  use the IGM, and the counters are visible in two reports.  The shop
  owner or their spouse can view the Customers Info Report inside the
  Office. Otherwise, the end-user/sysop can view the Pawn-use.txt file,
  to monitor how the IGM has been used each day.

  PSETUP /REPORT will generate a new Pawn-Use.txt file.  Using the
  enclosed Pawnrept.bat automates this for the user.
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  That's about all I'll say, I don't want to spoil the surprise.  All
  this information is available to the players as well should they ask
  the right questions - of Blackey.
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Multi-Node Usage Support:
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Note:  Pawn Shop is designed for use by one player at a time, since
    it does not have multi-node usage support.  When it is in use, the
    Lockfile.dat file prevents any one else from entering the IGM, until
    the current user has left it (or been killed). 10/31/2003 revision.

    Why is there not multi-node support?   I have no real idea about
    how to enable it really, without creating conflict situations. Such
    as possibly having two players attempting to claim shop at same
    time.  How would IGM decide which one got to do the Shop Claim?


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3.0  FILES:
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The following files are included within THE PAWN SHOP archive:

*PAWNSHOP.EXE - Main IGM executable
*PSETUP.EXE   - Setup/Configuration/Maintenance program
*PAWNSHOP.SCR - Screens and dialog text required for IGM

 PAWNSHOP.TXT - This file!
 PAWNSHOP.DIZ, FILE_ID.DIZ  - Description file used by BBS's.
 PS-DESC.SDI, DESC.SDI      - Description file #2, also used by BBS's.

 PAWNREPT.BAT - Batch file for updating/displaying IGM usage report.
                Requires 2 things: exptrade.dat file, and Vern Buerg's
                LIST.COM file viewing utility - or something similar.
                * Edit file to your own needs.

NOTE: THE PAWN SHOP will create several *.DAT files during its daily
      execution (ie. BANISH.DAT, BLACKEY.DAT, CLAIM.DAT, FLIRT-W.DAT,
      FLIRT-B.DAT, HATE.DAT, LOCKFILE.DAT, POISON.DAT, PROTECT.DAT,
      RESURRECT.DAT, ROB.DAT, SMILE.DAT, SUICIDE.DAT, and WENDY.DAT.)

      { -------------------------------------------------------------- }
      FLIRT.DAT: 05/25/04 notice.  Usage discontinued with v3.30 Beta,
      and replaced by Flirt-B.dat and Flirt-W.dat files.  IGM will now
      track players who have flirted with Wendy in Flirt-W.dat, and use
      Flirt-B.dat to track those who flirted with Blackey.
      { -------------------------------------------------------------- }

      Created daily, when first player enters the IGM:
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      EXPTRADE.DAT - Keeps track of each player's potions purchases
      each day via Gems Trade, Experience Trade, or Gold purchase.
      Is deleted when Daily Maintenance runs the first LORD time is
      started on a new day, so that each day lets players start with
      a clean slate.

      PAWN-USE.TXT - Potions Traders Listing, disk file.
      Will be automatically created/updated with each IGM usage, or
      when the sysop (end/user) runs the PSETUP /REPORT command.

      As of 06/30/04, v3.34+, the file contains two report formats.
      The second new format gives further data on player trading
      activity, covering Exp Trade Limit, and the 4 potions bought
      via Gems Trade or gold purchases of drinks such as Love Potion.

      Both reports are accessible inside the IGM from Office Menu,
      using the L option. But player has to be the Shop Owner or
      the shop owner's spouse to have access rights to run the process.
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      Created each day, during each IGM usage, if applicable:
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      POTIONS.DAT - Lists LORD name of the players who have reached a
      daily Potions trade limit during a day.  Is also deleted when
      Daily Maintenance runs at start of each LORD game day.

      NAUGHTY.DAT - Lists LORD name of players who cheated in some
      manner during a Gems Trade or Experience Trade.  Deleted during
      Daily Maintenance at start of each new day.

      HATE.DAT - Lists players who were extremely bad.  E.g.  They
      tried to kill current owner and failed;  they tried to rob the
      Vault and failed, etc.

      Those are the primary data files which dictate who is allowed
      unlimited or partial access to the various IGM events.
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      The other data files created, as needed, by the IGM each day are:

      Blackey.dat - Players who have used Blackey's Mercenary services today.
      Claim.dat   - Players who attempted to Claim Shop today.
      Flirt-W.dat - Players who flirted with Wendy today.
      Flirt-B.dat - Players who flirted with Blackey today.
      Rob.dat     - Players who robbed, or tried to rob, the shop today.
      Smile.dat   - Players who smiled at Blackey -- which he does not like.
      Wendy.dat   - Players who have asked Wendy for her Blessing today.

      Lockfile.dat - records the name of the player using the igm,
        and prevents access to the IGM if someone is already using it.

      Created at IGM Installation, or during Re-configuration:
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      PAWNSHOP.CFG:  Stores the primary igm configuration values, and
         the values that cover the Shop Owner player specifically.  IGM
         will *NOT* run if this file does not exist when it is selected
         from LORD's Other Places menu.

      PSLIMITS.CFG - Stores the values used in Potions Trading limits.
         Entry #1:  Amount of potions player may acquire each day via
         either Gems Trading, potions purchases with Gold, or Experience
         Trades.  Maximum limit is 16,000.  Default setting is 8,000.

         Entry #2: Percentage of Experience points player is entitled to
         trade in each day.  Maximum limit is 50%. Default setting: 20%.

         Entry #3: Number of Fairy trades for Gems player may make each day.
         Maximum limit is 5.  Default setting: 2.

         This file is also recreated when user does an IGM Reset, and is
         updated whenever Configure Limits is used in a PSETUP /C session.


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3.5  Updating from Version 3.00 to v3.10:
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	 * None of the IGM data files are updated, so there is no need to
	 delete or replace old data files.

         * Unzip all files from PAWN310.ZIP into your current Pawnshop
	 IGM directory, using overwrite mode.

	 * Manual update process:
	 1. Open 3rdparty.dat file in a text editor - Wordpad will work.
	 Change Pawn Shop IGM description line to say: The Pawn Shop v3.10.
	 Change Color codes to your own preference if desired.
	 2. Save changes to 3rdparty.dat file.  If using LordMenu, re-run
	 it and update its data files.  Start playing with new IGM in LORD.

	 * Automated update process:
	 1) Uninstall version 3.00 or 3.0x beta IGM from LORD, using the
	 PSETUP Uninstall IGM process.
	 2) Install version 3.10 using PSETUP Install and Configure processes.
	 3) If using Lordmenu, update its data files.  (Same thing applies
	 to any older IGM manager utilities you may be using.)

	 * For either manual or automated updates:
	 If you have more than one LORD game that is running The Pawn Shop,
	 you will need to repeat the process for each IGM installation.

	 PSETUP will show on-screen WHERE it is being run from.  If you
	 are in the wrong location, exit PSETUP.  Change to the right LORD
	 IGM directory location, and then re-run PSETUP.
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	 If you spot any bugs, please report them to me, or to Chris.
	 Thanks Donald. 12/30/2003.

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3.6: Update from v3.10 to v3.40:

         * Unzip files from PAWN340.zip into Pawn Shop igm directory.
	 * Manually update 3rdparty.dat to new version information.
         ** SEND FEEDBACK please on your usage of version 3.40. **

	 * FLIRT.dat usage was discontinued on May 25th, 2004, and replaced
	 by Flirt-B.dat and Flirt-W.dat files. IGM will handle deletion of
	 any old flirt.dat files it encounters during Daily Maintenance or
	 when Pawnshop.exe is executed by LORD.  Effective 05-25-2004.

	 * Player database change: As long as you have been using one of
           the v3.10-v3.34 beta range compilations, since mid-February 2004,
           you do not have to worry about exptrade.dat usage.

	 * For EVERY one else.  You MUST delete any EXPTRADE.DAT file that
           currently exists.  Two database values were added Feb. 14, 2004
           to cover Gems Fairy Trades and Gems Horse Trades.  So be sure
           when updating, that you start the IGM in LORD WITHOUT an exptrade.dat
           file.  This only needs to be done ONE TIME.


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4.0  INSTALLATION:
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I've tried to make THE PAWN SHOP as simple and easy as possible to
setup and install.  Very little has to be done by the sysop to maintain
it as well.

STEP 1: Create a directory for THE PAWN SHOP (preferably from within
        your LORD directory). e.g., C:\INTERNET\LORD\PAWNSHOP

STEP 2: Unzip THE PAWN SHOP archive into the directory and type PSETUP /C.

STEP 3: Press "I" for INSTALL to install THE PAWN SHOP within LORD.
        You will be prompted for your BBS name but that is all.

        05/31/04: Added warning note to Install process if it detects that
        the pawnshop.scr file is missing from the IGM setup directory.  The
        IGM does not operate properly without this file so it MUST be present.
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        The following is a list of what the installation will do:

        1-A:  Create PAWNSHOP.CFG which will contain most of the vital information
              THE PAWN SHOP requires to run.  It's a simple ASCII text file so you
              can use your favorite DOS EDITOR to view/edit it.

              Default settings set up the IGM Vault with 100,000 Gems and 1 Million Gold.

        1-B:  Information relating to controlling Gems Trading for Potions and
              the Experience Points Trade igm events is kept in the PSLIMITS.CFG file.
              Default values are automatically used in creating the file during
              installation, then the user is allowed to change them, or accept the
              defaults.

              The first field controls Daily Potions trades for Gems, with a maximum
              of 16,000 potions trades/day allowed.  Default value is 8,000.

              The second field controls how much Experience Points players may trade
              each day.  Maximum is 50 percent, and default rate is 20 percent.

              The third and last field controls Gems trades for Fairies.  The IGM
              allows up to 5 Fairy trades per day, with default of 2.

              While in CONFIGURATION Menu, when you use Configure Daily Limits, you
              may press the ENTER key to accept the default values.  Or you can type
              your own preferences, which are subject to the Max values listed above.

              You also need to reconfigure Daily Trading Limits if you are using the
              Reset IGM feature.

           2. Adds two lines to your LORD's 3RDPARTY.DAT file:
                C:\INTERNET\LORD\PAWNSHOP\PAWNSHOP.EXE /N* /GC:\INTERNET\LORD\
													  `@THE PAWN SHOP `0v3.34 Beta
              Default color values are Red (Name) and Light Green (Version).
              Installation process includes the version number, but it can
              be removed from the entry manually if you wish to do so.

              Adjust C:\INTERNET\LORD to match where you have LORD installed.
              ** IMPORTANT:  The /N and /G options MUST be used.  **

           3. Adds a line to your LORD's MAINT.BAT file:
                C:\INTERNET\LORD\PAWNSHOP\PSETUP.EXE /M

              NOTE 1: The maintenance program is REQUIRED in order for
                      THE PAWN SHOP to function properly.

              Note 2: If a maint.bat doesn't exist in your LORD Game,
                      PSETUP will create one.

              WARNING Note:  make sure maint.bat only runs PSETUP /M ONCE.
                Re-install process sometimes results in dupe entries,
                so it is advisable to visually verify maint.bat content.

           4. The IGM announces itself in LORD's daily log. (LogNow.txt)

        That concludes IGM installation, with one exception.  If you
        use LordMenu, see later note, you have to update the
        3rdalt.txt file so that new IGMs, removed IGMs, or IGMs
        with updated entry lines will be properly usable in LORD.
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    LORD Versions Compatibility Note:  Pawnshop.exe, the IGM, has
    zero problem working under all versions of LORD that are currently
    known to be still widely in use.  It has been tested thoroughly,
    in the v2.xx beta, under LORD 3.55, 4.00, 4.00a -- each of
    which were patched for RunTime Error 200, v4.02, v4.05pb, v4.06;
    and v4.07 beta's July 2003 compilation.

    Note: As of June 26, 2004, *NO* work has been done on LORD v4.07 beta
    since December 04, 2003 by Michael Preslar.  For unknown reasons,
    DOS LORD development has been abandoned for the past 7+ months.

    PSETUP.exe, the IGM's setup/configuration/maintenance program,
    has been thoroughly tested, and works as it is intended to do.

    To avoid the Maint.dat LORD Crash situation, you either have to
    be running a post-May 2003 compilation of LORD v4.07 beta, or
    be using one of Seth Robinson's versions of LORD.  If you have
    questions on the issue, contact Michael Preslar using the email
    address mike@lordlegacy.com.

    There are a dozen or more IGMs, including Pawn Shop, which are
    known to work properly on 250+ Mhz systems using Pentium II+ CPUs.
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    Acquiring LordMenu v1.30 Note:
	 ------------------------------
    What is it?  It allows you to play LORD using a 2-column listing
    of installed Lord igms.  If you use more than 24 igms, you NEED it.

    Created by Robert Fogt, then turned over to me in early 2002.

    I transferred its ownership for support/development to Lloyd Hannesson,
    who recompiled, tested, and publicly released version 1.30 in Spring
    2002.  You may get a copy via email from me or Lloyd, or use the following
    URL in your web browser to obtain a copy.  To reach Lloyd, use
    dasme@dasme.org.  To reach me, Donald, use donald.tidmore@fidotel.com
    or donald.tidmore@usa.net.

    URL link:  http://www.filegate.com/camelot/lordfile/lrdmnu13.zip
    -- Access file via the Camelot LordNews FN.

    Copies are also available from: LordApps directory (LordApps.htm)
    on Castle Camelot web-site;  the NightFall Games LORD Library site
    - http://www.nightfallgames.com/files/;  and the Fidotel BBS's
    web server's LORD Utilities files area - http://www.fidotel.com/.

    See: http://www.fidotel.com/public/camelot/lordapps.htm
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REQUIREMENTS (minimum):
  1. LORD V3.55 or later versions.
  2. DOS 6.x or later versions.
  3. The Stay Overnight feature, for the player who is the current
     shop owner, is ONLY usable when L.O.R.D. is Registered.

  The Original IGM v1.x was tested under LORD v3.55.

  v2.00 never was executable, due to un-patch-able RTE200 problem.
     Was only tested by myself and Chris MacPherson in November
     and December 2001.

  v2.01 -- v2.90 Betas:  November 2002 - December 2003 work.
     Was made available only to beta tester group primarily, and
     was listed for beta download on Castle Camelot web-site during
     development cycle.
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  v3.00 - Officially released on December 02, 2003.

  v3.10 - Officially released on December 30, 2003.

  v3.40 - Officially released on July 03, 2004.
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  Tested using LORD v3.55, v4.00, v4.00a, v4.06;  and August 2002 -
  Dec. 04, 2003 compilations of LORD v4.07 beta.

  Testing has been done using Microsoft Windows ME and Windows XP,
  primarily, using current v4.0x versions of Legend of the Red Dragon.
  --------------------------------------------

  LORD for Linux (LORD/X beta #2):  I do not offer, or provide, support
  for any of my LORD programs under Linux O.S. due to lack of knowledge
  and experience using any version of the UNIX operating system.

  LORD for Windows (LORD/32 beta #2):  It does not provide support for
  running IGMs.  No info has been released, as of June 30, 2004 as to
  how to code LORD IGMs/utilities to run under this new LORD game.

  Exception: Rick Parrish has the revised player.dat structure used by
  LORD/32 and LORD/X inside his Mannsoft Toolkit archive.  It can be
  downloaded from his web-site: http://www.randm.ca/.  File is in the
  RAR format, and users have to have the WinRAR utility.  WinZIP does
  not handle RAR files, and neither does the built-in archive support
  used by Microsoft Windows ME/XP.

  I do not have Windows programming experience, other than in HTML,
  so I am unable to offer support anyway personally for this and my
  other LORD programs under any O.S. other than MS-DOS. {10/31/03 rewrite}
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  Running Pawn Shop, other LORD igms, under MS Windows XP Note:

  I do not have a solution to the way Win-XP runs some DOS apps in
  a 1/3-sized window.  The user may have to configure the Properties
  of the PSETUP.exe and pawnshop.exe files, under XP, to have them
  run in Full-Screen.

  If anyone reads this, and knows better solution, please write me with
  the directions on how to run DOS apps in a normal size window, especially
  in relation to this and other LORD igm's files. Thanks, Donald, 08-27-2003.


4.5:  UNINSTALLING PAWN SHOP:   { 05-31-2004 }
==========================================================================
  The uninstall process works as follows.  First, PSETUP scans your
  3rdparty.dat in the specified LORD directory location for Pawn Shop
  entries.  If duplicate entries - for the same LORD location - are found,
  they are automatically removed.  Entries for different installations
  will NOT be affected, until you run PSETUP from the different install
  directories.  Second, the MAINT.BAT file is scanned, and lines listing
  "PSETUP.EXE /M" are then removed from the file.

  Third, as of version 3.30 beta, the IGM will scan the specified LORD
  directory for any OUT files that are currently in use, which PAWN SHOP
  has previously created.  The process does not delete OUT files that
  other LORD IGMs have created.

  The last uninstall step is to write a 3-line notice to Lognow.txt,
  alerting players to the Pawn Shop's closure.  Added in v3.30 beta.
  ===================================================================

  PSETUP.EXE does not automatically delete its *.DAT files or the IGM's
  BULLETIN.TXT file.  Reason being that it does not know if user will
  be re-installing the igm after using Uninstall feature, so such files
  need to be retained until Daily Maintenance is run the next time.

  Occasionally, Pawn Shop may terminate due to some unknown problem, and
  not automatically delete the Lockfile.dat file.  It can cause problems
  possibly if PSETUP is executed while the IGM is running, so users are
  advised to do so with extreme caution.

  The IGM uninstall process should NEVER be run while LORD is running,
  especially if the IGM is in use.

  If you are sure you don't need them, you may manually delete the IGM's
  data files after exiting PSETUP.  These are the *.CFG, Bulletin.txt,
  Pawn-use.txt, and *.DAT files created during IGM usage, which are
  located in the IGM's directory.

  The IGM does not EVER create data files inside the LORD directory itself,
  UNLESS you chose to install the IGM there -- which is NOT recommended.


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5.0  DISTRIBUTION/UPDATES/REVIEWS:
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Updates/bug fixes and the like for THE PAWN SHOP can be found at
the following URLs:  -- When it has been publicly released, that is.

1. http://macphersons.ca/chris/files/pawnshop/

2. http://www.filegate.net/camelot/lordfile/
   Camelot LordNews FDN - Lord Files directory.
   Fidonet #: 1:123/450 - Donald Tidmore, updater.

3. http://www.fidotel.com/public/camelot/camelot6.htm
   http://www.fidotel.com/public/camelot/lordapps.htm
    -- LORD IGMs Page;  LORD Apps Page links.
       Castle Camelot web-site - Donald Tidmore

4. http://www.nightfallgames.com/files/ - See LORD IGMs directory.
   Hosted by Michael Everett, one of the beta testers.
                 (For officially released LORD programs only)

5. ftp://ftp.fidotel.com - Fidotel LORD Archives. - Shannon Talley.
   See Legend_of_the_Red_Dragon/LORD_IGMs directory.
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Joseph Masters (Joseph.T.Masters@williams.edu) Pawn Shop v1.00 review:
  Realistic Pawn Shop IGM. One of the first IGMs I've ever seen
  that has taken an idea and completely followed through with it!
  Claim the Pawnshop, and you can effortlessly run an affordable
  buy/sell business.  Prices aren't restrictive enough; not recommended
  for LordNet games.

  No current IGM review is available. (Note: As the only person doing
  IGM reviews, I'm biased and can't objectively write a new one.  Especially
  for programs that I've personally created or rebuilt, such as this one.
  However, I think you will enjoy using the improved Pawn Shop.  All shop
  products pricing has been evaluated over nearly a full year.  The new
  version offers enhanced options such as Resurrecting Dead Warriors,
  buying Horses and Fairies, and tracking of IGM use each day by sysops.
  Donald 10/31/03 revision.)

  As of 02/14/04, players may now see who is currently dead in the LORD
  game, using W key in the Talk to Wendy Menu. (Requires v3.18+)


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6.0  BUGS/TROUBLESHOOTING:
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PROBLEM:  THE PAWN SHOP WILL NOT LOAD!  WHAT DO I DO???  {Chris}

SOLUTION:
I've had a few comments that after installation it will announce itself
in LORD and be listed in 'Other Places' but will not load.  The way to
get THE PAWN SHOP to come up is to change the fossil/internal settings
in the Node Configuration in LORD (ie. LORDCFG.EXE).  You may need to
change to either Regular Fossil or Weird Fossil.  Hope this helps.

* Note: This was applicable to version 1.xx, and I simply do not
  know if this situation still occurs with the 3.xx versions. Donald.

After installation make sure that 3rdparty.dat entry contains /N*
/G<lordpath> parameters, or the IGM will not work properly.  Also
make sure entry added to maint.bat is PSETUP.EXE /M.   (Only applicable
to beta versions 2.51+.

(Note: Older v1.xx versions use a "<c:\lord\> PAWNSHOP.EXE * lordpath"
3rdparty.dat entry line setup.  Please REMOVE the old entry, then
INSTALL the v3.40 IGM back into your LORD game(s).
====================================================================


PROBLEM:  When PSETUP.exe /m maintenance is run, my LORD game
says player.dat is corrupted, and Lord terminates.  What do I do?

REMARKS:  First kick yourself for not paying attention to things
going on for the past year in the LORD Universe <G>.  This problem
was fixed by late Fall/Winter 2003 compilations of LORD 4.07 beta.

SOLUTION:  Obtain the current beta, May 10th, 2003 or later, of LORD
v4.07 from Michael Preslar's e_maus@covingtononline.com email account.
Use "Send me Lord" (without quotes) in email subject line.

Fix *MAY* not work for everyone.  In local mode play, with no BBS
software in sue, the new beta has worked fine for me since May 2003.

But some BBS sysops during the early summer reported having further
maint.bat crash problems.  Send any questions to Michael Preslar on
this subject at mike@lordlegacy.com via Email.

As of 12/30/03, the most current LORD v4.07 beta compile I am aware
of, was done on Dec. 04, 2003.  That remains true as of June 26, 2004.
======================================


PROBLEM:  My users LOVE the new version.  What do I do?

SOLUTION:  Thank Chris for writing a great IGM. And thank myself
  and Charlie Wardick for our work in updating The Pawn Shop. <G>

If you are an author of LORD programs, it would be nice to have
a free registered version of your programs perhaps.  Or perhaps
a "personalized" version, if you have that kind of setup. Donald.
======================================


PROBLEM:  Pawnshop.exe starts running and does an RTE error message.
I'm returned back to LORD immediately without getting inside the IGM.

SOLUTIONS:
1) Make sure that you have pawnshop.cfg and pslimits.cfg files in
the IGM directory, AND that they refer to the CORRECT IGM directory,
and to the CORRECT LORD directory.  If either file is missing, the
IGM will not run.

2) Delete exptrade.dat file, and retry IGM.  If you just updated
from an older official version, such as v3.10, or from a fairly
old v3.11-3.34 range beta, the old player database file is
incompatible with the IGM.  You have to restart the IGM without
a player database. It will then recreate one.  That should solve
the RTE problem.  If it does NOT, contact me immediately with
details.  Donald.

------------------------------------------------------------
Some final notes:  Avoid manual edits of pawnshop.cfg and
pslimits.cfg while the IGM is in use, or usage of PSETUP options
while the IGM is in use.  *SOME* PSETUP functions will work OK
when the IGM is in use, others would cause problems for sure.

Do NOT mess with the lockfile.dat while IGM is in use.  Also
NEVER manually delete exptrade.dat while the IGM is in use.

The same thing applies to OUT.*, MAIL*.DAT, and INFO.* files
that are in use by the IGM, while it is operating.
======================================================================


PROBLEM:  The IGM reports that either Vault Gold or Vault Gems
balances are negative.   {05/20/2003}

Solution:  IGM is configured to reset negative balance to 100 Million
Gold.  If Vault Gems is negative, it is reset to 100,000 Gems.  If the
negative values is for Invested Gold and/or Invested Gems, then you
will need to run PSETUP /M to fix the two fields.

Shop ownership will be vacated if the Setup program runs the Bankruptcy
event.  In which case, the IGM will return to no owner status settings.
===========================================================================


Pawnshop.cfg - Manual editing:  Change ONLY Lines 7-10 values:
   Line 7 is Total Invested Gold.  It is limited to 2.00 Billion.
   Line 8 is Total Vault Gold.  Max limit is 2.10 Billion.

   Line 9 is Total Vault Gems.  Max limit is 500 Million.
   Line 10 is Total Invested Gems.  Max limit is 475 Million.

After doing edits, run PSETUP /HELP and verify that the values are
correct, before re-running the IGM.  Max limits values are effective,
as of June 04, 2003.  Gems Vault limits were updated on Dec. 2nd, 2003.

Should pawnshop.cfg get corrupted, the simplest way to fix it, is to
run PSETUP /C, and choose the Reset IGM option.  That sets the IGM
to default values, with no shop owner.

----------------------------------------------------------------
* Under NO Circumstances, EVER, should you re-arrange the order
of data fields inside pawnshop.cfg.  Also do NOT *ADD* any lines
to the end of the file either.  That also applies to PSLIMITS.CFG.


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7.0  FEATURES:
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Here is a list of features, services and/or options which you can do
while in THE PAWN SHOP.

 Blackey's dark services:
   BANISH A PLAYER: Banish a player from LORD for one full day!
    As far as I know, THE PAWN SHOP is the first IGM which allows this.
   DEATH CRYSTAL: You've seen them in the forest.  Have a mercenary
    vaporize an opponent's horse.  (VAPORIZE code also works)
   DISFIGURE: Decrease a player's charm level.
   EVICT:  Evict a player from another LORD IGM, where they are "sleeping".
      You may also evict players from the LORD Inn.
   INTERCEPT: Read another player's LORD Mail.
   KIDNAP: Steal another player's child.  One child per usage.
   LEARN A PLAYER'S BBS NAME: Is someone pretending to be someone else?
    or just annoying you?  Find out who it is.
   LIST:  View Blackey's price list for primary services.

   MAIL, ANONYMOUS:  Sends anonymous mail to players. Does not work
    with shop owner player, since Blackey is forbidden to send his
    mercenaries after his boss.

   MAIM: Decrease a player's max hit points, strength, or defense.
   POISON: Decrease a player's forest and player fights, and more.
   PRICE/PRICE LIST:  Find out what Blackey charges for his primary
    mercenary services.
   PROTECT: Curious about obtaining Wendy's Protection?  Wanna know
    how much you'll have to pay?
   REVIVAL: Want to bring a dead warrior back to life?
    Blackey will tell you about another service "stolen" by Wendy.

   SPY ON A PLAYER: View ALL stats of a player including strength, defense,
    hit points, charm, weapon/armour name and number (for those IGMs that
    all you to change the name of weapons/armour you can tell what they
    really have), if they are married, number of kids, do they have a horse,
    do they have mail waiting, where are they staying (or if they are dead).
    Will also report number of Lays and Games Won the target has.
   STATS: View your current LORD stats.
   STEAL: Rob a player's bank account.
   SUICIDE: Tired of playing today?  Going away and don't want people
    killing you and getting the experience?  Have your character deleted
    so you can just vanish.
   VICTIMS: List all available victims in LORD.

    Some other miscellaneous Blackey Codes:
    ---------------------------------------
    BARD - Info on Seth Able.        BARTENDER - Info on Inn's Bartender.
    BLACKEY - Info on Blackey.       CAMROC - Info on Chris MacPherson.
    CLAIM - Info on claiming shop ownership.
    DRAGON - Info on Red Dragon.     FAIRY - Info on the Fairies.
    MASTER - Want to retry your Master?
    OWNER - Info on current shop owner.
    VAULT - Find out how much Gold/Gems are inside vault.

    FLIRT - Are you brave, or perhaps stupid enough, to Flirt with Blackey?
            Be warned that he might just take you seriously.  The result may
            not be very pretty, or good for your health, if he does not like you!

    FLOWERS, FOREST, GRIZELDA, HELP, HIRE, HORSE, GARDEN, GEMS,
    GOLD, JENNIE, MERCENARY, MONEY, OLIVIA, SECRET, SHREDDER, SMILE,
    SORRY, VIOLET, VULTURE, WENDY.


 Wendy, the witch.
   ASK FOR A BLESSING: Wendy will look at you and rate you.  Depending
    on your stats she will grant you a blessing (increase hit points,
    strength, defense, charm, forest fights, player fights, or nothing).

   PROTECTION: Buy protection from Blackey's mercenaries.  No player will
    be able to send a mercenary after you for the rest of the day.

   RESURRECT DEAD Player:   If you're willing to pay the HIGH price, she
    will cast a spell to resurrect a dead warrior. But only ONCE per warrior
    per day.

   FREE HEALING FOR OWNER:  During Blessing, if owner is injured, or has
    new Hitpoints, Wendy will heal them. For current player, who is shop
    owner only.

  * LIST DEAD WARRIORS:  Free service initially.  Will probably charge
    something to use it at later time.  Shows player whether any Warriors
    are Dead in the Realm at the current time.  Requires v3.18+. 02/14/04

  * FLIRT with her.  Depending on your Charm level, she may respond
    by granting you something.  If you are married, you may LOSE
    something.  Or you might be unlucky and nothing at all happens.

  * Wendy will also tell you basic info about the IGM, or about her
    fellow employee, Blackey.

  The beautiful Wendy is in charge of selling Elixirs and Gems Trading.
  She will only do business with you if you have been behaving properly
  in the store.  She also is in charge of Gems sales/purchases,
  Weapon/Armour sales/purchases, and the trades for Horse and Fairy.


 The Office.
  --------------
  Only two people have normal access - the shop owner, and their
  spouse. They may do the following: View Vault Stats, View their
  own Stats, Deposit Gold or Gems, Withdraw Gold or Gems, Erase
  the IGM bulletins file, Read shop deed, Sleep in office overnight,
  and View Customer Info Reports - there are two, as of v3.40.

  Regarding Deposits/Withdrawals:  Gems withdrawal will only work
  when shop has over 250,000 Gems in Vault. And Gold withdrawal only
  works when the vault has over 1 Million Gold.

  The owner's spouse does NOT get special treatment from Wendy
  or Blackey.  They are NOT immune from attack by mercenaries
  sent by Blackey.  And if the spouse chooses to attack and kill
  the shop owner wife/husband, that triggers an automatic divorce.
  Lastly, the spouse does not receive a daily salary.


  Commit Treachery:
    ROB THE PAWN SHOP:
     ------------------
     Rob the shop's vault.  Great returns if you succeed.
     If you fail and are caught, you will be beaten up, and thrown
     out of the IGM.  And if you try to return on same day, some
     IGM features will not be usable by you.  Only 1 robbery attempt
     allowed per day.  Shop owner may NOT rob his own business.

     As of v3.40, the captured thief now loses 10% of their
     Experience.  That loss was 5% in prior versions.

     * However, the shop owner's SPOUSE can do robbery.
     * Gold theft is limited to either 500 Million or to 25% of
       the current Total Vault Gold amount.  Actual amount allowed
       by IGM may be much less.

     * Gems Theft, as of v3.40, has three limits.  #1, you may
     not get more than 32,000 Gems.  #2, the actual theft is
     limited to 10% of Vault Gems. E.g. If vault has 100,000
     Gems in it, your theft can not exceed 10,000 gems.  And #3,
     all Level 1-6 players are limited to 100 Gems * Game Level.
     E.g., the most a Level 6 thief may gain is 600 Gems.

     If you are at maxed-out levels for Gold in Hand and Gems,
     you will not receive anything.  So if you have 2 Billion
     Gold already in hand, don't bother trying to rob the vault.
     Ditto if you have 32,000 gems on hand already.


    CLAIM THE PAWN SHOP:
     If there is no owner or the owner is dead then you may claim
     THE PAWN SHOP with no hassle, otherwise, you will have to take
     it over from the current owner -- *IF* you win the fight.  Only
     one shop claim is allowed per day, per player.

     Auto-Claim when current owner is dead.  You try to claim office,
     but find someone else has already killed the owner, who is lying
     dead in the office.  You receive shop ownership automatically.

     You are entitled to up to a quarter of the previous owner's Gold
     and Gems investment.  And you receive Free healing for injuries or
     new hitpoints, if applicable, when you become the new owner.


  Buy Menu
    Weapons/Armour: THE PAWN SHOP will sell weapons and armour for
                     95% of LORD's selling price.
    Spartan Warrior Elixir (increases your Defense)
	 Eau de Shredder (increase your Strength)
    Love Potion #9 (increase your Charm)
    Ultra Ale (doubles your Hit Points)
    Gems

  Sell Menu
    Weapons/Armour: THE PAWN SHOP will buy back weapons and armour
                     at 55% of LORD's selling price.
    Gems

  Trade Menu
    1 player fight for 10 forest fights
    5 forest fights for 1 player fight
    Horse for a Fairy
    Fairy for a Horse
    Gems for Elixirs: Same as bartender, but trade is 1 to 1 with a
           chance that you will get a 'bad brew' and not gain anything.

           You may trade for Charm potions also - a service the Inn's
           bartender does not provide his customers with.

    Experience Points trade.  Player with over 1,000 Exp. points may
     trade Experience for Max Hitpoints, Strength, Defense, or Charm points.

     Note: This mainly lets you get rid of Experience, and won't
     significantly increase any of the four stats.  That is because
     the trade is for ONE stat point, regardless of how many
     Experience points you trade, per session.

     ---------------------------------
   * Trade 20 Gems for Horse  - no limit on usage each day.
   * Trade 40 Gems for Fairy  - Max limit of 5 Trades per day.


Pawn Shop Setup/Maintenance Info:
=================================
   Type PSETUP /HELP if you need list of IGM switches.
   The available switches are as follows:

   /C - Configuration.
   /M - Daily Maintenance.
   /AB - Add to Pawn Shop Bulletins.
           {Adds random message to bulletin.txt }
   /AC - Add to LORD Conversations.  { Adds a random message. }
	/AF - Add to Flower text.
           { Adds random message to garden.txt. }
   /BANISH - Banish Players from LORD.
           { processes content of Banish.dat file, if there is one. }
   /POISON - Poison Players in LORD.
           { processes content of Poison.dat file, if there is one. }
   /HELP - Display PSETUP.exe Switches Help.
           (/SWITCHES and /? also will work.
           Automatically displays current Vault Gold/Gems stats.
   /REPORT - Creates/Updates IGM's Customers Info Reports.

           - As of v3.32 beta, this now shows the sysop user
           two Info Reports.  The new report itemizes each
           potion traders activities regarding their acquisition
           of Max HitPoints, Strength, Defense, and Charm.  And
           their bad luck at getting Bad Brews is also listed.

   Note: To configure/reconfigure the IGM's Daily Limit values, you
	run PSETUP /C, and then use the Configure Daily Limits option.

   -----------------------------------------------------------
   ** Do NOT use PSETUP while someone is inside the IGM in LORD.
   Some of the features can cause disruptions to the IGM possibly.
==================================================================


Multi-Node IGM Question:  { added 06/30/2004 }
	As designed, the IGM can only handle one player at a time that is
	actually online and playing LORD.  It can also handle a sleeping
	shop owner player - who is not actually playing Lord at the time.

	However, to try to make Pawn Shop accessible by more than one player
	would require a lot of restructuring.  And I'm not interested in
	doing so, and neither was Chris when we discussed this in 2003.

	Some situations that would be problematic to code, and to test:
	1) You have two players, both of whom want to Claim the shop. Which
		one do you allow to proceed?

	2) I don't know how to code an actual, real-time player fight, and
		Michael Preslar will NOT teach any IGM authors how to do so. So
		if Player 1 hired a mercenary to attack Player 2, when both of
		them were using the IGM on separate BBS Nodes, how would you
		handle the situation?

	Perhaps someone who had much more BBS door game coding experience
	would be able to make the igm multi-node.  But at the current time,
	I am unaware of anyone who would take on that project.
	====================================================================


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8.0  SPECIAL THANKS TO:
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	  Chris's old beta testers info:
Lewzer    : Hacked my IGM for bugs!  Thanks man, I think. :)
Mysterium : Testing my IGM for bugs in the early stages.
Blackey   : For supporting me in my initial stages of development and
				being my official support BBS.  Also the main guy to talk to
				in THE PAWN SHOP! <EG>
Energy    : For putting up my IGM for testing!
Meltdown  : For putting up my IGM for testing, and giving me the idea of
				vaporizing opponents' horses!  Hahaha!
NiD       : For giving me the solution to the cash flow problem.  WaHoo!
==========================================================================

Chris Holt: For assistance with debugging various IGM problems in 2003.

Joe Kinjin: For being patient while Pawn Shop stability issues were
				worked on earlier this year, while IGM was being beta
				tested on his BBS's tournament Lord game, in 2003, during
				the version 2.00 to 3.00 development cycle.  And for continued
				beta testing in 2003/2004 of versions 3.10 and 3.40.

===============
Donald Tidmore (Me): For updating the IGM to current standards.

Jimmy Rose :  For assistance in getting ANGEL adaptation of code
				  to properly run.

Charlie Wardick:  For (a) adapting IGM to remove unusable SharkWare
				  IGMDrive components, (b) help in getting IGM to work
				  otherwise, and (c) his expertise with BBS programming
				  and for his teaching me LORD/BBS programming skills.

Beta Testers:  Gordon Lewicky, Michael Everett, Paul Koukos, Joe Kinjin,
					Charlie Wardick, Rob McGee.  And a few others who have
					checked out the beta at least once.  Also includes my
					friends Lloyd Hannesson and Marty Blankenship.


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9.0  DEDICATIONS:
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THE PAWN SHOP is dedicated to the many LORD players of Saint John
and Fredericton, NB.

Saint John, NB:
BRAVEHEART     ANGEL           POLGARA         LEWZER
ANGELICA       SHANTAL         SHREDDER        BABY
VIKING         DREAM WEAVER    WHITE KNIGHT    EVAINE
--<RAPIER>--   FANTASIA        WARRIOR         KERRIE

Fredericton, NB:
CLONE          MAN SLAYER      DEAMON          SWEET LADY
FALKON         DEMONA          MELTDOWN        SAVAGE

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Secondary dedications as of 2003, when Pawn Shop v2.50 beta development
cycle was started by Charlie Wardick, then by myself:  The igm was
specially dedicated to Jimmy Rose, Chris Holt, Rob McGee, and Joe Kinjin
for their invaluable assistance - and BBS beta test services.

Chris Holt especially was of immense help by giving user feedback on
how players were cheating outrageously with the igm in 2003.   And he
identified several glitches with the new igm events such as the
Experience Trade for Potions.


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10.0  FURTHER INFORMATION:
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There, that's about all I can say about THE PAWN SHOP right now, but if
there's anything else you can think of that you would like answered just
email Chris at chris@macphersons.ca or visit his web page at
http://macphersons.ca/chris/ and he will try to answer your questions.
And you can reach Chris via ICQ at #:20104440.

Your comments, questions, suggestions are welcome and appreciated.  I'd
like to know that people are actually using my IGM. :)  I've put a lot
of work into it and I hope it is appreciated.
	 -Chris (Camroc) MacPherson

--------------------------------------------------------------------
If you need immediate tech support, contact me directly via Email.  My
primary email addresses are donald.tidmore@usa.net and gtidmore@hiwaay.net.
Donald "Belgarion" Tidmore.
=========================================================================


11.0  See external file CCL-APPS.TXT for info on all current/finished
		LORD programs prepared by Donald Tidmore.
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Released LORD programs summary, as of July 03nd, 2004:
	Most recent version info is listed.

  LORD Gambling Casino v2.10 IGM, LordStat v1.7 utility,  Nice Hag v2.30 IGM.
  Ruined Castle v2.20 IGM, Chasware LORD Player Editor v1.10 utility,
  The Gateway v1.2 IGM, L.O.R.D. Cavern v1.6 IGM, Forest Outhouse v2.20 IGM,
  Outlands Tavern v1.5a IGM,  The Gem Trader v2.20 IGM, and the RHP Toolkit
  v1.3 utilities.  The Pawn Shop v3.10, The Love Shack II v2.00,
  and Turgeon's House v3.20 IGM.  * And Pawn Shop v3.40. *

Patched IGMs released for LORD author friends, as of Feb. 13, 2004:
-------------------------------------------------------------------
	 The Love Shack v1.40p, Castle of L.O.R.D. v2.20p, Violet's Cottage
	 v5.30p, Anastasia's Honeymoon Hotel v1.10, and L.O.R.D. Pit v2.60
	 for Trevor Herndon.

	 Shauna, Princess of Sorcery v2.10p;  Knight's of the Golden
	 Horseshoe v0.70p IGMs for David Simmons.

	 Dragon's Castle v2.53 and Hospital Lobby v1.01 IGMs for
	 Kaolin Fire Stockinger.

	 See:  http://www.fidotel.com/public/camelot/lordapps.htm
			 or http://www.fidotel.com/public/camelot/camelot6.htm

	 02/2004 note: Sysops can now use The Love Shack II instead of the
	 older Love Shack IGM.  With exception of not having a Sign Registry
	 component, it does everything the original IGM did.  Done as tribute
	 to my friend Trevor Herndon and officially released on Dec. 30, 2003.

	 06/2004 Note: Trevor Herndon's Violet's Cottage IGM has been recreated
	 based upon the original igm, and will be released officially in early
	 July 2004, as Violet's Cottage II v1.00.

	 I am out of the RTE200 IGM patching occupation as of late 2003. Donald.
=========================================================================

The Pawn Shop IGM is the copyrighted property of Chris MacPherson.

v1.2 - Copyright 1997 Chris MacPherson.
v3.00, v3.10 - Copyright 2002 - 2004 Chris MacPherson, Donald Tidmore.

vv3.40:  Copyright 2004 Chris MacPherson and Donald Tidmore.

Spelling checked on 11/21/2003.

v2.01 - v3.00:  IGM Update process covered Nov. 26, 2002 through
                Dec. 02, 2003.  Initial conversion work from KDrive
                code to ANGEL toolkit was handled by Charlie Wardick.

===================================================================
v3.01 - v3.10:  IGM Update process covered Dec. 10 - 29, 2003.
                v3.10 officially released on Dec. 30, 2003.

======================================================================
v3.11 - v3.40:  IGM update process covered Dec. 31, 2003 through
                July 02nd, 2004.
======================================================================


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12.0  Future Updates:   No timetable.
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These are some ideas I have for the IGM's future.

* Conversion of Pawn Shop to work under LORD/32 *MAY* be something
I could handle.  Or that work might be turned over to another LORD
author who is an experienced Windows BBS door game developer.

Same thing would apply to converting Pawn Shop to run under LORD/X,
but in that case, it would definitely have to be handled by someone
who is a Linux programmer.

* Wendy Blessing: Allow player to adopt one child.  Allow player
to get 5% boost in Experience.  Both features would be integrated
into the player database to prevent users from abusing the Blessing.

* Trade Menu: Allow player to trade Gems for Orphan Children,
using an sysop-configurable Adoption/Day Limit.

* ATM Access.  Allow player to view their LORD Bank status,
deposit gold, or withdraw gold.  Would probably charge a fee
for access, since Blackey seldom does services for FREE.

* Evaluate allowing shop owner salary payment made during
Daily Maintenance to go to their player spouse *IF* the owner
already has 2 Billion Gold in Bank.

* Prevent shop owner player from receiving more than ONE owner
salary payment per day, via change to player database. Currently
if Psetup /M is run repeatedly, the owner gets paid each time
until they reach 2 Billion Gold in Bank.

* Allow players to see the two Customer Info Reports for a
fee, charged either by Wendy or Blackey.

* Evaluate inclusion of Fairy/Horse Trades info in Stats screen.

* Evaluate offering Children for Adoption, for 50 Gems/Child.
  Adoptions would be subject to sysop-configurable daily limit.

* Evaluation of random gems/gold distribution to players when
  Vault Gold exceeds 500 Million, and Vault Gems exceeds 100 Million.

* Evaluation of offering Sex Change mercenary service, where you
  could pay Blackey to magically change another player's Sex.

  Secondary service by Blackey would perform the Sex Change,
  for a fee, on you.
==============================================================

Final revision, PAWN SHOP v3.40 Documentation:
    Done on July 03, 2004.

