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Dark Lands 完全是用ANSI图形制作的多人RPG游戏。源码是用Pascal写的

Release dates:

     0.19 alpha -=> 1999/09/18
     0.18 alpha -=> 1999/08/01
     0.17 alpha -=> 1999/01/17
     0.16 alpha -=> 1998/12/05
     0.15 alpha -=> 1998/10/27
     0.14 alpha -=> 1998/07/28
     0.13 alpha -=> 1998/07/16
     0.12 alpha -=> 1998/07/10
     0.11 alpha -=> 1998/07/08
     0.10 alpha -=> 1998/06/24
     0.09 alpha -=> 1998/06/17
     0.08 alpha -=> 1998/06/08

Added

     0.19 alpha: BBS independant operation (optionnal)
                 New login system for local users and wfc operation
                 Max time on
                 Daemon operation
                 DPMS is now functionnal
                 Faster Disk i/o

     0.18 alpha: OPEN-SOURCE
                 Linux port
                 Can't build city anywhere
                 Editor is now included in package
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     0.17 alpha: Weapons bonus (+1,+2,+3,+4,+5)
                 Armors bonus (+1,+2,+3,+4,+5)
                 Natural armor
                 2 new areas: Swamp Lands (15 rooms), Lake (42 rooms)
                 Added 2 rooms to Ratling Run
                 Added 16 rooms in a sub-level of Wolf Woods
                   Room total: 115
                 Added 3 new monsters (Yellow dragon, electric eel, cat fish)
                 Added 6 new events
                 Claustrophobia
                 Aquatic places
                 Drowning          (only incurs loss of hp)
                 Gas incommodation (only incurs loss of hp)
                 Various monster speeds
                 Surprise ability (used automatically, grants one free attack)
                 First Attack (used automatically, grants one free attack)
                 Backstabbing (used automatically, 33% chance of double damage)
                 Regeneration (used automatically, +1 healing, even in combat)
                 Vampiric Touch (used automatically, gain 50% of damage)
                 Various combat bonus
                 Gas resistance (used automatically, reduce gas related damage)
                 Weapon range & type
                 Monster groups
                 New help file for all the skills implemented
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     0.16 alpha: Buildings
                 Research
                 Glowyn's web site in credits
                 Army units : Militia, Phalanx, Archer

     0.15 alpha: Status bar on/off toggle while user online (sysop)
                 Deities
                 Real-time Mana and hp recovery
                 Credits at the end
                 Deity Rank Structure
                 Doorfile.sr format  (Will NOT have srdoor.exe included)
                 New updating program
                 Cities
                 Faster clear screen if local stat bar deactivated

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     0.14 alpha: Mana is now gained when training intelligence or wisdom
                 Creation of batch file in install
                 -1 to y coord inforest and combat (configurable,off by default)
                 Pressing Q in another menu than the default will switch to it
                          (option need to be activated)
                 You do not die in level combat
                 BP formula is now sysop configurable
                 Statbar (for sysops)
                 Online Help (for sysops)
                 Can now move in diagonal for combats
                 Install do a drive type checking
                 Drive Type Checking source
                 Will tell before trying to level up if you need more xp
                 Will ask to sell weapon/armor before buying
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     0.13 alpha: Logs are now stored in a separate directory
                 Lots of stuff for the ansi client
                 Can select if you want users hitpoints and mana to get at
                        maximum when running maintenance

     0.12 alpha: Low Mana / Hp warnings
                 [M/F] after sex prompt
                 Configurability for some prompts delay
                 Base for Dark Land Terminal

     0.11 alpha: ANSIs are now in a subdirectory
                 Timer for status changes and updates
                 Terrain Type
                 updater
                 Better help access
                 Install and update program
                 Disadvantages: Large, sylvan

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     0.10 alpha: Delay instead of pause (sysop configurable)
                 Skill Shop
                 Wolf Woods Map
                 Monsters name are now condensed
                 Can use keypad to select target
                 Confirmation you RTFM
                 Basic guidelines
                 Alternate ANSIs for those who got some problems

     0.09 alpha: Better multinode
                 Combat delay configurability
                 keypad 9 and 3 for up and down
                 / between monster names
                 should be a little bit faster when math co processor is
                    present
                 Level ups
                 future
                 New exit procedure
                 User stats in Dark Ville
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     0.08 alpha: 50 room total
                 Small Quest
                 More monsters
                 More Events
                 More Items
                 Help file
                 Maps
                 Keypad (numlock ON) can now be used to control movement
                 Whats.new can now be seen online
                 Can now specify directory of the door file
                 Inn
                 Release dates

     0.07 alpha: More complex events
                 Disadvantage: Large monster / Large PCs attack bonus / malus
                 Statistic Listing
                 Monster: Rust Monster
                 More Events
                 Items
                 General Store
                 Tells when losing item or armor or weapon in an event
                 A little more documentation
                 Generic Heal, Damage and teleport items
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     0.06 alpha: Basic events
                 Now at 18 rooms total
                 Title screen
                 User Time left writing
                 alt-+ and alt-- will increase/decrease remaining time online
                 File_id.diz
                 Run-Time error logging
                 Readme.1st
                 Sysop.txt
                 E-mail system
                 Reset game in setup
                 User ranking

     0.05 alpha: Hp bar
                 Ability to view who is online
                 Spell Added: Guided Missile (does 1 damage, always hits)
                 Maintenance program
                 Users win money after a fight
                 Bug report form (BUG.FRM)
                 Voting form     (VOTE.FRM)
                 Some Registration info (register.frm)
                 Some unregistred restrictions (Delay, no sysop and bbs name)
                 Version number in setup.exe
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     0.04 alpha: Healer
                 alt-H will eject a user back to the bbs
                 alt-C is a sysop-user chat

     0.03 alpha: More rooms
                 Fighting
                 Hitpoints (badly done, will be changed later)

     0.02 alpha: Banking
                 Credits
                 Room descriptions
                 More rooms
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Changed/Improved

     0.19 alphs: Some procedures were optimized (should be a little faster)
                 Cosmetics for the setup program

     0.18 alpha: Better logging structure when loading
                 Email: from [e-mail] to
                             [e-mail]
                 Some description strings
                 Same credit file in both cases (main menu & end)

     0.17 alpha: Quit in city now quits the game
                 Updated the status help file
                 Updated the setup program
                 Ratling run and Wolf Woods maps
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     0.16 alpha: City file structure, needed to reset cities
                 Setup defaults

     0.15 alpha: Unregistered pause  (down to 5 sec wait)
                 Credits updated

     0.14 alpha: Number of movement needed to gain hp/mp has been reduced
                 Create batch file in install, better colors for highlight
                 Setup program layout
                 Unregistered pause