
                               Galaxy 5 
                      Copyright (C) 1996 Thomas J. Smith
                        Installation instruction sheet


     
      If you are having trouble installing Galaxy 5, and need to
      manually install the game, move on to the section, MANUAL
      INSTALLATION.
     


                                   CONTENTS
     
      Files In This Archive............................................1
      Upgrading........................................................2
      Quick Install....................................................3
      Detailed Installation............................................4
      Manual Installation..............................................5
     


                             FILES IN THIS ARCHIVE                     1
     
      Included with G5xxx.ZIP (where xxx is the version number, and
      may sometimes be more than 3 characters, like G5xxxx.ZIP), should
      have been the following files.

      INSTALL.EXE  - Installation program.
      INSTALL.TXT  - This installation instructions text file.
      GALAXY5.DOC  - Documentation for the door game.
      G5.ZIP       - Program files zipped (pathnames stored,
                     subdirectories recursed).
      SCREENS.ZIP  - Some ANSI screens that you may use on your BBS to
                     announce the door! ;>
      WHATSNEW.TXT - Changes, additions, fixes, etc. in this version
                     (as well as previous versions).
      README.TXT   - Important information about the game.
      CHARGEIT.TXT - Credit card ordering information.
      FILE_ID.DIZ  - Description text file.
     


                                   UPGRADING                           2
     
      If you are upgrading, run the INSTALL program and show it the
      directory where your copy of Galaxy 5 is installed to (if it
      doesn't find it first! ;> ). If INSTALL finds a copy of
      GALAXY5.EXE in the specified directory, then you will be asked if
      you wish to use the upgrade options. **PLEASE NOTE** that you
      should only choose Yes to this question if you have customized
      anything about the game (screens, prices, armour & weapon names,
      etc.). Otherwise, select No. G5 will NOT overwrite or erase any of
      your player information. The PLAYERS.DAT file will remain intact.
     
      If you do select to use the upgrade options, then you will be
      shown a list of the things that you can choose whether or not you
      want them installed or not. These are as follows,

      1) All files in the SCREENS subdirectory (*.ANS & *.ASC files).
      2) All files in the DATA subdirectory (data files).
      3) All *.TXT text files in your Galaxy 5 home directory.

      Select the ones you wish to install by highlighting them, and
      pressing your spacebar. A check mark will appear to the left of
      the selected options. You can highlight an already selected option
      and press your spacebar to "unmark" the option. After you have
      determined which parts you want upgraded, press F10 to begin the
      upgrade, or ESC to abort.
     
      **NOTE** When upgrading, INSTALL will always copy over the new
               .EXE and .OVR files, regardless of which areas you have
               marked for upgrade. Also, if there are any changes in the
               G5CONFIG.DAT (setup configuration) data file, then that
               file will be erased upon upgrading, and you must run
               G5 Setup and go over all of your setup areas. :(  This is
               the safest way of upgrading your setup (if needs be).
     


                                 QUICK INSTALL                         3
     
      1  Unzip G5xxx.ZIP to either a temporary directory, or the
          directory where you wish to install the game.
     
      2  Run INSTALL.EXE, choose the letter of the drive you want the
          game installed to, then enter the directory where you want
          the game installed to. If you choose a directory that does
          not exist, it will be created.
     
      3  After INSTALL loads G5SETUP.EXE, choose "Node Setup," and
          setup all of your BBS nodes, then choose "Setup Galaxy 5" to
          set the game to your system and your likings (if upgrading,
          INSTALL will not load G5 Setup).
     
      4  Create your batch files for running the door. Your batch
          file(s) that you use to run the game MUST call the G5.BAT
          file with a node number as the first parameter. So in your
          batch file(s) you would use something like, CALL G5.BAT 1
          where 1 is the node number being loaded. Wildcat! systems can
          take advantage of the wcnodeid variable by using,
          CALL G5.BAT %WCNODEID% Example,
                                         @ECHO OFF
                                         CD\DOORS\GALAXY5
                                         CALL G5.BAT 1
                                         CD\BACK\TO\BBS\OR\WHATEVER
     
      5  To try the game locally, either run the LOCAL.BAT file, or
          type GALAXY5 /L on the command line. *NOTE* using the /L
          parameter instead of the LOCAL.BAT file will not allow you to
          use any Xports in the game. If you try to use an Xport and
          you used the /L parameter, then the game will exit to DOS.
     


                             DETAILED INSTALLATION                     4
     
      1  You've probably already unzipped the G5xxx.ZIP file. Now just
          run the INSTALL.EXE program. INSTALL can be ran from a
          temporary directory and it will create its own directory of
          your choice and place the files in their proper places, or if
          you are running it from the directory you want it installed
          to, it will create the necessary directories, and place the
          files in their proper places. Either way, the installation
          program will install the game properly.
     
      2  In the INSTALL program, you will first be asked to key in the
          letter of the drive you want the game installed to. Then, if
          a valid directory is found on that drive where the game can
          be installed, then it will be shown, otherwise, the directory
          you are running INSTALL from will be shown. Type in the
          directory where you want the game installed to. If the
          directory already exists, you may press F2 to choose that
          directory from a pick list. Pressing F2 will only work for
          choosing a directory that already exists.
                                     -==-
          If a GALAXY5.EXE file is found in the directory you chose to
          install to, then you will be asked if you wish to use the
          upgrade options. When you do, then only the files needed to
          upgrade will be copied to your G5 directory. If you have not
          customized anything about the game, then it would probably be
          best to choose NO when asked to use upgrade options. This is
          safe to do, and will keep all info pertaining to your players.
     
      3  INSTALL will automatically load the G5SETUP.EXE program
          (unless you are using the upgrade options). When you get to
          the G5 Setup program, the first thing you should do is choose
          "Node Setup," and configure all of the nodes that you have.
          G5 Setup contains online help throughout, just press F1
          whenever you have a question to see if it helps! :) After
          configuring your nodes, choose "Setup Galaxy 5" to set up the
          game to your system and your likings.
     
      4  Create your batch files for running the door. Your batch
          file(s) that you use to run the game MUST call the G5.BAT
          file with a node number as the first parameter. So in your
          batch file(s) you would use something like, CALL G5.BAT 1
          where 1 is the node number being loaded. Wildcat! systems can
          take advantage of the wcnodeid variable by using,
          CALL G5.BAT %WCNODEID% Here is an example for node 2's batch
          file,

          @ECHO OFF
          CD\DOORS\GALAXY5
          CALL G5.BAT 2
          CD\BACK\TO\BBS\OR\WHATEVER

          And here is an example using the Wildcat! %wcnodeid% variable,

          @ECHO OFF
          CD\DOORS\GALAXY5
          CALL G5.BAT %WCNODEID%
          CD\WILDCAT\WCWORK\NODE%WCNODEID%

          I use the above example using the %wcnodeid%. In fact, it is
          exactly what my batch file looks like! Of course you must
          remember that you have to be using the wcnodeid variable in
          order for this to work. For a single line system, all you
          would have to do is put SET WCNODEID=1 either in your CAT.BAT
          or your AUTOEXEC.BAT. As for multi node Wildcat! systems, you
          would have to add SET WCNODEID=N (where N is the proper node
          number), in each of your CAT*.BAT files.
     
      It is extremely important that you CALL the G5.BAT file, and
      not GALAXY5.EXE in your BBS batch file(s)!!
     


                              MANUAL INSTALLATION                      5
     
      1  Unzip G5xxx.ZIP to the directory you wish to install the game
          to (xxx will be the version number).
     
      2  Rename the G5.ZIP file (this is inside the G5xxx.ZIP file) to
          G5.EXE. G5.ZIP is actually a self extracting .ZIP archive
          renamed back to .ZIP from .EXE.
     
      3  Type "G5 -d" (without the quotations). This will create a few
          directories and place the proper files in the proper
          directories. After this is done, you may delete the G5.EXE
          archive, as it is no longer needed.
     
      4  Run G5SETUP.EXE and first choose "Setup Nodes" then choose
          "Setup Galaxy 5" to setup the game to your system and your
          likings.
     
      5  Follow the instructions above for making your batch file(s)
          for running the door from your BBS software.
     
      6  To try the game locally, type LOCAL and press enter, or type
          GALAXY5 /L on the command line.
     

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