This file contains installation steps for MajorMUD v1.1

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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>\WCCREL6.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 at least MajorBBS 6.25 to run MajorMUD.  

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.

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 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.

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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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 upon release of version 1.1.

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 module then contact Lance 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 will 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) 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.
6) 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.
7) For approximately the first 30-60 minutes, 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: 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.  During this time your BBS
will run slower than normal.  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.

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

