This file contains installation steps for MajorMUD 

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*** PLEASE READ THIS FILE, ESPECIALLY IF YOU ALREADY OWN MAJORMUD ***
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If you are reading this file then you must have unzipped the release
.zip file into a temporary directory which was empty prior to unzipping.
If this is not the case, please do the following now and then come back
to this file:

1) Create a new, EMPTY directory  (MD C:\WCC <enter))
2) Change to that directory (C: <enter> CD \WCC <enter>)
3) Unzip the release file into that directory (PKUNZIP <path>\WCCR7.ZIP)
4) Return to reading this file (readme.txt)

Your next steps depend on whether or not this is a new installation.

Note that you must be running one of the following versions of MajorBBS
to run MajorMUD:

MajorBBS 6.25
WorldGroup 1.00
WorldGroup 1.01
WorldGroup 2.00
WorldGroup 3.1
WorldGroup 3.1-NT (read the file readme.nt before installing)

If you are running MajorBBS 6.21 then you must read the sysop release notes
(wccmmud.rln) for more information.

NEW INSTALLATION
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For a new installation, you can just type INSTALL from the directory in
which you unzipped the release.  This will copy all of the files into
your BBS directory as appropriate.

Please thoroughly read the sysop release notes which are displayed after
the installation process.  The file name is WCCMMUD.RLN if you wish to
print it out for your records.

Please print the file WCCREG.TXT, fill it in, and submit it as described
in the file.

You should add MajorMUD to your menu tree at this point.  Please refer
to your Galacticomm documentation for instructions on how to do this.

You are now ready to modify your CNF options and start your BBS.  If you
received this as a DEMO program, just make sure that the activation code
is DEMO (all upper case) and then you are ready to go.  If you have 
purchased MajorMUD then you will have to enter the activation code in 
the ACTIVATE option.

If you are installing MajorMUD on a DMA server then you must read the
sysop release notes (Wccmmud.rln) for more information on DMA servers.
You will have to provide West Coast Creations with additional information
so that you may receive a DMA access code.  Without this you will not
be able to access MajorMUD on your DMA server.

Depending on your current system configuration (memory, etc.) you may
have to adjust some of the buffer settings.  Again, please refer to the
sysop release notes (wccmmud.rln) for more information. 

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** IF YOUR SYSTEM CRASHES IMMEDIATELY UPON STARTUP THEN YOU PROBABLY **
** HAVE TO LOWER THE SETTINGS FOR YOUR MAJORMUD BUFFERS.             **
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** REFER TO WCCMMUD.RLN FOR INFORMATION ON CHANGING BUFFERS.         **
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UPGRADE INSTALLATION
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If you are upgrading from an earlier version of MajorMUD then you have
a few more steps which have to be made.  Although you do NOT have to
reset MajorMUD as part of the installation there are a few sysops who
have expressed this as their plan.

SYSOPS WHO ARE RESETTING  read this:
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Follow these steps to fully reset your game of MajorMUD:

1) Prior to shutting down your BBS, go to the SYSOP menu in MajorMUD and
   'Clear all saved evil points'
2) Write your activation code down in a safe place remembering that it
   is case-sensitive.
3) Delete all of the WCC files from your BBS directory (NOTE: If you own
   the WCC line control or WCC key control module then contact support to 
   find out which files to not delete)
4) Follow the installation procedures as if you were a New Installation
5) Immediately upon the first start of your BBS after installation, go
   to the SYSOP menu in MajorMUD and 'Clear Saved Evil Points'.  If you
   are 100% certain that absolutely nobody died or was deleted between
   the point at which you did step 1 and now then you don't have to be
   quite as fast to do this :)

SYSOPS WHO ARE NOT RESETTING read this:
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1) Take a full backup of all your WCC files from your BBS directory
2) In your BBS directory, DELETE the file WCCTEXT.MSG  (del wcctext.msg)
   If you skip this step then your MajorMUD Menu may look WRONG.
3) In your BBS directory, DELETE the file WCCMMHLP.MSG (del wccmmhlp.msg)
   If you skip this step then all of your help will be OUT OF DATE.
4) Complete the upgrade by typing INSTALL in the directory in which you
   unzipped the release.
5) If you have previously moved your mud databases to a different directory
   then you have to manually adjust your system at this point.  You have
   a few options here:
   - Leave them as is.  MajorMUD will update using the new update database 
     in this directory and run using the databases in the other directory
   - Delete all the wcc dats in your bbs directory except for wccupdat.dat
     and then move wcc*.vir to your data directory
   - Move wcc*.vir to your data directory and move wccupdat.dat to your
     data directory and then delete wcc*.dat from your bbs directory.
   Note that if you own WCC Line Control you must leave the WCC data files
   for that module in the bbs directory.
6) Read the sysop release notes (WCCMMUD.RLN) completely.  If you
   previously printed this file out, please do so again because it has
   changed substantially.  Do the same with WCCMMSYS.NOT (the online
   commands reference).
7) If you had changed the setting for extra levels of experience before
   training, you may have to lower the value as the maximum is now 10.
   If you had it set higher then you will get a catastro error when you
   start your bbs.
8) For approximately the first 5-60 minutes (depending on system speed),
   MajorMUD will be automatically applying a large database update.  
   When it starts, it will log to the audit trail "Found Database Update".
   When it completes, it will log "Automatic Database Update Complete" to 
   the audit trail.  It is HIGHLY recommended that you shutdown your bbs 
   and restart it once you receive the second message.  If you don't, 
   your system will not run as smoothly as it could until the next 
   shutdown.  You will also miss out on a number of the new database
   changes until your bbs restarts.  Note that you only have to do the
	 shutdown and restart the first time you start your bbs after this
	 upgrade.  Subsequent applications of this database update will not 
	 require the shutdown and restart.
   *** NOTE: There must be at least one character *IN* the game for the
   *** update to apply itself.  Please do not stop people from entering 
   *** the game during this time.

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For all installations, the first time the BBS is run after you install
MajorMUD, it will detect that there is an upgrade database
(wccupdat.dat) and automatically apply it.  
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During this time your BBS will run slower than normal.  Do not panic.
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You can check your audit trail and it will inform you that it found an 
update and it will also record when it has completed performing the 
update.

*** NOTE ***  Depending on which version you are upgrading from, some
releases of MajorMUD will log a 'Corrupt Database' error message to
your audit trail and then apparently lockup the bbs.  This is expected
behaviour as MajorMUD requires that the entire update be applied before
starting the BBS.  When you get this message just let it continue working
without interruption and it will eventually start up normally.  The
time depends on the speed of your system and the size of your MajorMUD
buffers.

Subsequent starts of your BBS will re-apply this database update.  On
a fast system, this should complete in 5 to 7 minutes after the first
update.  If the load on your system due to this update is too high
then you should read section 3.1 of wccmmud.rln for information on 
adjusting the rate at which this update is applied.

If you have any questions, please consult the sysop release notes
(wccmmud.rln) and contact support as described there with your
questions/comments.

