On Sunday, April 21, 2019 at 1:18:40 AM UTC-6, Paul Hayton wrote:

> what kind of door drop file is the game looking for?
>
>  SO> My "mm.bat" file under C:\mystic\doors is:
>  SO>
>  SO>   {at}echo off
>  SO>   c:
>  SO>   cd \mystic\doors\mm
>  SO>   mm46 murder.cfg c:\mystic\temp%1\door.sys
>
> There would be no point in having this bat point to a file in the temp
> directory I think.

So there is a door.sys in the c:\mystic\doors\mm folder, date 1995 LOL

There is also an error log from each time I try to run the game from
mystic, the error code each time is:

    DoorFrame: ERROR #  53  in Line 50  ON 04-21-2019 AT 21:52:34

No luck on a few quick internet searches for that error other than iPads.

The original configuration.doc file for Murder Motel says:



SETUP:

        Unless you have never installed a Door on your
        getting the program to run will be easy.
        If this is your first door, please read on!

        The file ('INACTIVE.CFG') should be edited to suit your needs
        as well.  Line #1 of this file is the DRIVE:path\filename.ext
        of an ASCII (non color) bulletin that will be made, and line
        #2 is that of an ANSI (color) bulletin.

        A configuration file ('MURDER.CFG'), as well as the batch file
        used the run the program ('MM40.   ') should be viewed, and
        edited to suit your needs.



                              CONFIGURATION FILE
                              ==================

The format of the configuration file used by Doors is:

C:\PCB\PCBOARD.SYS              <- For PCBoard systems using PCBOARD.SYS only
C|\PCB\USERS.SYS                <- For PCBoard systems using USERS.SYS
C:\BBS\CALLINFO.BBS             <- For Wildcat! systems (prior to v3.0)
C:\BBS\DOOR.SYS                 <- For systems that support DOOR.SYS
C:\BBS\DORINFOx.DEF             <- For QBBS/RBBS/RA. Replace x with Node #.
C:\BBS\SFDOORS.DAT              <- For Spitfire systems.

Note only one of the above

Suburban Software               <- BBS name
Chuck                           <- Sysop's first name
Valecek                         <- Sysop's last name
9999                            <- Registration number
60
4
1
1
1
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
This is the Murder Motel configuration file, using an ASCII editor, just edit
the first 10 lines to suit your needs.  The format of each line follows:
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Line 1 -- Full Drive:\path\filename.ext of door info file (see above)
Line 2 -- The name of your Bulletin Board System
Line 3 -- First name of SysOp
Line 4 -- Last name of SysOp
Line 5 -- Registration Number (0 if unregistered)
Line 6 -- Total number of moves allowed per day
Line 7 -- Total number of demerit points allowed per day
Line 8 -- Enforce wait a day after dying (0=no or 1=yes)

The following will be in future releases. The original author intended on
putting these option in but never did.

Line 9 -- Allow the use of handles (alias names) ? (0=no or 1=yes)
Line 10 - Allow being picked by more than one other player ? (0=no or 1=yes)


Some term packages are not acknowledging the test for ANSI. You may force
ANSI on by adding a commnad line switch /NA.

MMXX MURDER.CFG /NA

NOTE: This door supports COM 1-15 on the standard IRQ's - COM1/COM3 = IRQ4 and
      COM2/COM4 = IRQ3. If you wish to use a non-standard IRQ, add the IRQ
      number after the configuration filename. Let's assume your Door is
      called FOOBAR and you want to use COM1 and IRQ5. The command line
      passed to your Door would be:
        MM03 Murder.cfg  /5
      The /5 tells Door to use IRQ5 rather than the standard IRQ4 that
      is normally used with COM1. No /x parameter is needed for the standard
      IRQ's.



> well see if we can :)

Hope some of this new info helps.

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