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--- howto:door:bre [2016/11/06 12:01] – Update to cover BRE INSTALL program and InterBBS setup Buckaroo
+++ howto:door:bre [2018/03/01 12:21] (current) – old revision restored digital man
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 ===== SCFG Settings =====
-  Name Barren Realms Elite v0.988
+  Name                       Barren Realms Elite
-  Internal Code BRE
+  Internal Code              BRE
-  Start-up Directory ../xtrn/bre
+  Start-up Directory         ../xtrn/bre
-  Command Line bre
+  Command Line               bre
   Clean-up Command Line
-  Execution Cost None
+  Execution Cost             None
   Access Requirements
   Execution Requirements
-  Multiple Concurrent Users Yes
+  Multiple Concurrent Users  Yes
-  Intercept Standard I/O No
+  Intercept Standard I/O     No
   Native (32-bit) Executable No
-  Use Shell to Execute No
+  Use Shell to Execute       No
-  Modify User Data No
+  Modify User Data           No
-  Execute on Event No
+  Execute on Event           No
-  Pause After Execution No
+  Pause After Execution      No
-  BBS Drop File Type (R) Solar Realms DOORFILE.SR
+  BBS Drop File Type         (R) Solar Realms DOORFILE.SR
-  Place Drop File In Start-Up Directory
+  Place Drop File In         Start-Up Directory
-  Time Options As needed for your BBS
+  Time Options               As needed for your BBS
 ===== BRE Setup =====
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 ===== BRE Setup for InterBBS play =====
 Contact the League Coordinator for the League you wish to join and they will send you the files needed to setup InterBBS play.
-Once you have those files, run BRE IPSETUP and fill out the informtion as needed.
+Once you have those files, run BRE IPSETUP and fill out the information as needed.
+<code>
+You are about to create a BBS.CFG file for InterPlanetary warfare.
+Proceed? (Y/N) - Yes
+Sysop Name: Enter your Name
+BBS Name:   Enter your BBS's Name
+The Net/Node number should include zone only if BRNODES.DAT has it.
+Input as: (zone:)net/node
+Net/Node Number: Enter the information given to you by the League Coordinator
+The Following questions are related to your front end mailer.
+Incoming FILES Directory:     Enter the location where your mailer places inbound files
+Outbound NETMAIL directory:   Enter the location where your outbound netmail is placed
+BRE Planetary League Number:  Enter your BRE League number
+Your mailer must be one of the following:
+FRONTDOOR     BINKLEY     DBRIDGE     DBRIDGEOLD     OTHER     NONE
+DBRIDGEOLD is the setting that should be used for DBridge v1.32 and lower mailers
+Front End Mailer: Enter the type of mailer you are using (Note: Argus/Radius/Taurus use NONE)
+Hit 'Enter' and your BBS.CFG file will be created. Copy the BRNODES.DAT into the BRE directory.
+Edit the RESOURCE.DAT file and make the changes requested by the League Coordinator to match the other systems in the League. Normally these are:
+DeletionDays
+ReconUpdate
+OldestRecon
+TimingCheck
+From the command line, in your BRE directory, run BRE RESET and set the information to match what your BRE League Coordinator has given to you. Here, for example, are the settings for League 10:
+  BRE League 10 settings for game starting Jan. 5, 2016
+      -=[ Current version used at this time v.988 ]=-
+         Next Start will be around Jan. 2, 2017
+-=-=- Barren Realms Elite Configuration Editor -=-=-
+Game Start Date                :  1/6/2016  00:00:00
+Game Join Date                 :  1/8/2017  00:00:00
+Turns per Day                  :  15
+Turns of Protection            :  60
+Initial Market Land            :  3000
+Created Land per Day           :  4000 or 5000
+Bank Interest Rate             :  75
+Standard Investment Rate       :  75
+Steady Investment Rate         :  Enabled
+Tax Rate                       :  85
+Max Regions/Turn               :  500
+Days Between Turns             :  1
+Max Players/BBS                :  25
+Buy Military                   :  Yes
+Maintenace Costs               :  Medium
+Trade Deal Costs               :  High
+Region Costs                   :  Medium
+Attack Damage                  :  Medium
+Attack Rewards                 :  Low         Medium
+Sabre/Handling                 :  Enabled  (?) User Select/Original Setting
+*Attack Cost                   :  High
+*Terrorist Cost                :  Medium
+*Individual Attacks / Day      :  4
+*Group Attacks / Day           :  4
+*Terrorist Attacks / Day       :  25
+*Bombings / Day                :  4
+*Days for "Lost Attacks"       :  3
+*Gooie Kablooies               :  Enabled      disable
+*Bombing Operations            :  Enabled
+*Missile Operations            :  Disabled
+*Local Attacks                 :  Disabled
+*Local Attack Scoring          :  Disabled
+*Dupe Checking                 :  Enabled
+From the command line, run BRE TEST and take a look at the RESULTS.TXT file generated. This will tell you if there are any issues.
+I run a BRE inbound whenever my system receives mail.
+BRE INBOUND
+I also run the following every midnight in my nightly maintenance batch file.
+::BRE League 10
+CD C:\sbbs\xtrn\bre10
+BRE INBOUND [Processes any inbound BRE packets]
+BRE SCORES [Creates InterBBS score files]
+BRE PLANETARY [Runs daily Maintenance for BRE]
+BRE REQUEST [Create global recon updates and requests]
+BRE BBSINFO [Creates a text file of all League BBS's, their version number and date of last recon.]
+BRE OUTBOUND [Processes any outbound packets]
+cd outbound
+move *.* c:\taurus\out\[filebox name] [Moves outbound packets to the filebox for the League Hub system]
+del c:\taurus\out\[filebox name]\*.msg [Deletes extraneous MSG files]
+</code>
 ===== Register BRE ======
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 ===== See Also =====
   * [[util:scfg:]]
-  * [[:howto:door:FE|Falcon's Eye]]
-  * [[:howto:door:TAL|The Arcadian Legend]]
   * [[:howto:door:|How-To Install Doors]]
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howto/door/bre.1478462511.txt · Last modified: 2016/11/06 12:01 by Buckaroo

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