Re: L.O.R.D. Game Language
  By: Donald Tidmore to Kenneth E Boys on Sun Dec 25 2005 17:02:32

 > > Re: L.O.R.D. Game Language
 > > By: D-WARZ to ALL on Wed Dec 21 2005 15:37:30
 > >> >> Clean mode...  Somewhere in the options, I'm sure someone
 > else knows exactly >> where.  >> Drew
 > >>
 > >> On Wednesday, December 21, 2005 at 03:36 PM, Kenneth E Boys
(1:208/0) wro
 > >> KEB>    I have several kids calling in and they love to
play the L.O.R.D.
 > >> KEB>The problem is the language used in the game.  Any of
you Gurus know 
 > >> KEB>edit the game without upsetting the game?
 > 
 > > I looked again today and see no such file.  Thanks anyway.  I hope someone
 > > that knows will tell me.  I >d hate to have some 8 year old's Mom come
 > looking for me with the shotgun! :-) > Regards, > Ken
 > 
 > I wrote a response to Kenneth Boys in this echo on December 22nd explaining 
 > he could enable Clean Mode using Lordcfg.exe.  But he's not mentioned receiv
 > the message, which is odd.  At any rate, all you have to do is to run
 > LORDCFG.EXE.   Under Game Options, there is an entry named Clean
 > Mode.  Set it to ON if you want LORD to use Clean Mode.  If your LORD game i
 > for adults, set Clean Mode to OFF.
 > 
 > Last time I posted to this guy, the Prism BBS html interface software made t
 > copies of my message.  I hope that does not happen again.
 > 
 > Some IGMs such as The Outlands Tavern have different dialogue for some event
 > based on whether a player is married and/or whether LORD is running in Clean
 > Mode.  But in the long run, if you allow children to play LORD, you are just
 > going to live with the fact that it is a game for ADULTS, and it will have s
 > aspects their parents may not like.
 > 
 > But if the BBS sysops don't prevent access to adult-oriented games to childr
 > using their boards, that's THEIR program, not LORD's.  That is my personal
 > opinion on the subject.  LORD is nowhere going to be sexually explicit, unle
 > you run a LORD menuset that uses a lot sexually explicit dialogue.  You'll h
 > much worse stuff in any other door game such as DOOM.  Its up to parents to
 > make sure their children don't have access to games that are not suitable to
 > them.  As one of the primary LORD authors of this decade, I do not think it 
 > our job to play "policeman" for BBS sysops.  If your bbs
users are too young
 > then block access to the bbs door games that are not suitable for them.
 > 
 > Merry Christmas greetings to all of my BBS and LORD friends. Donald Tidmore
 > 

I apologize.  I surely thought I replied. ;-)  I followed your instructions and
it worked well.  Thanks again. :-)

Regards,

Ken,
Aileron,
Trahern,
 Call me whatever you wish ... that is anything but late for dinner! ;-)
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