TradeWars 2002

Here is how to install it:

The example shown below uses these settings:

Operating System: OS/2 or ArcaOS
Fossil / Virtual Modem: SIO & VMODEM
File structure: C:\PB\DOORS\TW2002

1. Download the TradeWars 2002 2002V309.ZIP archive from Classic TW

2. Extract the archive to C:\PB\DOORS\TW2002

3. Edit the START.BAT with your favorite text editor.

Example:

@Echo off
C:
cd \pb\doors\tw2002
TW2002 TWNODE=%1

4. Run INSTALL.BAT

5. Run BIGBANG.EXE to create your universe

6. Run TEDIT.EXE

In TEDIT, go to (O) BBS Node Editor. This will allow you to configure baud rates, locked baud rates, COM ports, special port addresses (if needed) the dropfile type your BBS makes, and where to find it.

Select Node ID 1 to start.

Use the following settings in LORDCFG:

(A) Path to Data files: <default Directory> or set to your path
(B) Path to Drop file: c:\pb\node1
(C) BBS Drop file type: (QBBS)
(D) Hardware Handshaking: Yes
(E) Active Node: Yes
(F) Fossil port 1 to 254: (Your fossil port)
(g) I/O Type: Fossil

If you run a multi-node BBS, set up EACH dial in/remote node.

7. Have your BBS execute the TW.BAT. If you run just one node (A single line BBS), you need to have your BBS call TW.BAT 1. The 1 is the node number.

If you have a multi-node BBS, use a node parameter (in ProBoard, it's *#) so your BBS will substitute the appropriate node number.

In ProCFG, configure your door to run a Command Line such as this example, which will run TW.BAT and pass the system path and node number. Say for example, that your BBS software is ProBoard and your BBS directory structure is:

C:\PB (main BBS directory)
C:\PB\NODE1 (Node 1 dropfile directory)
C:\PB\NODE2 (Node 2 dropfile directory)

ProBoard BBS uses the following Door Command Line macros:

*# is replaced by the Node number

*Z Execute the command as if you typed it from the command line. The main use for this option is to execute DOS batch files. It is exactly the same as entering “*C /C <command>”. It can also be useful to execute programs that are located in your path, without having to specify the exact directory name.

*S ProBoard's system directory (incl. trailing '\')

So the following type-7 Command Line could be configured for this door in ProCfg:

*z*sdoors\tw2002\tw.bat *#

Note that for node 1, the above command line would be translated by the BBS as so:

c:\pb\doors\tw2002\tw.bat *1

TO PLAY LOCALLY:

If you want to just play Trade Wars 2002, just start it with the TW2002.EXE file.

Thank you to Sean Dennis for his OS/2 & ArcaOS help!!