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From: Lord IGM Newsletter <lordml2@airmail.net>
Subject: Lord Newsletter #4


Lord IGM Authors Newsletter                  Volume 1
July 1st 1997                                Issue   4



This Issue contains:

 1) Note from the editor
 2) Getting IGM'S out to the Public
 3) Interview with Trevor by Kiteria
 4) LORD ][ is Here!
 5) Notes from Bryan Stanbridge
 6) Notes from Greg Campbell
 7) New Lord Links Page (the new WINNER!)
 8) Notes from Lloyd Hanson
 9) Lord Links (Small Version)
10) Closing Notes from the Editor


*** 1 ***
Note from the editor:

Well as you noticed there was no June Newsletter, Just not enough Information.
As of this Month the Newsletter will be moving to once every other Month,
as I am also taking on A BBS Network's Newsletter
( Linear Net http://web2.airmail.net/bat/linear ) And since there is not much
information on Lord with all the IGM authors working on LORD 2 "IGM's" then
I think I can keep up with what is going on.


*** 2 ***
Getting IGM'S out to the Public

I get asked this from time to Time: Who do I send my IGM to after I have
written it to get it as wide spread as possible?

That would be bat@airmail.net or via Fido Netmail at 1:124/7013 I am the
Main hub for the LORD File Distribution Network.  So if you have ANY lord
related file that you would like to have hatched out Please let me know and
I will be glad to send it out for you. All files are Hatched out Via Fido
and Placed on the LORD FTP server as well.

*** 3 ***

Interview with Trevor by Kiteria

(Editors note: I attempted to get in contact with Trevor to finish this
interview, But he either did not get my Mail or refused to respond to it.)


Trevor Herndon the author of the most registered IGM's, such as Violet's
Cottage, Castle of L.O.R.D., and Anastshia's Hotel, to name a few, has been
very open and honest in our discussions.  Over a long running period Trevor
and I have conversed, sharing insights about life and LORD and miscellaneous
things in general.

Like most of you I thought Trevor was `just a kid' with a misdirected image
of women and their place in life in general, and the LORD game specifically.
I'm very glad now that I gathered my nerve and decided to contact this young
man to see if I could find out just what makes Trevor tick.  I did learn a
lot and I'm more than pleased to share what I have learned with you.  As
for finding out what makes Trevor tick, no...but I have found him to be
bright articulate, funny, and fun...as well as serious and dedicated.

I thought it would be best if I basically left the question and answer
form that I established with him, so that you will be able to enjoy our
conversations as much as we did.

Kiteria: Trevor, how old are you?
Trevor: ALMOST 20 (4 days from now)

Kiteria: Really?  When is your birthday?
Trevor: 09/18/76

Kiteria: Where were you born?
Trevor: Manassas, VA

Kiteria: My goodness!!!  What's it like living in a portion of the U.S. that
         is drenched in history?
Trevor: Well, you'd THINK we were drenched in history, but we're not really...
        but I am into the Civil War...only on the war-gaming side though...I
        paint miniatures and we have battles in my basement and what not.

Kiteria: What's going on with you right now?
Trevor: Well, College started back up, I'm working full time as the manager at
        the Radio Shack around here.

Kiteria: Where is around here?
Trevor: Around here is Warrenton, VA (1 hour south of DC). I am currently going
        to Northern VA Community College, but only because I need to work
        otherwise I'd be going to William and Mary (hopefully that starts next
        fall). I'm majoring in Computer Science remarkably enough, but I used
        to be an English major.

Kiteria: Ahhh!  That explains why your IGM's have less spelling and sentence
         structure errors that most.
Trevor: Well, I scan mine for spelling errors as well as grammar errors :)
Kiteria: I wish others would also.

Kiteria: Do you have any brothers and/or  sisters?
Trevor: Kathleen (Katie) 15

Kiteria: Is Kathleen a LORD player?  Or any door games?  Is she interested
         in following big brother into the world of computers?
Trevor: Not in the slightest...she sees computers more as a tool than an
        entertainment device...

Kiteria: How bout some pets?
Trevor: 3 Cats (I love my cats so much <G>)
        Garfield (he looks and eats like his namesake <G>) is 12
        Nicole (white with little black spots) is 6
        Butterscotch (words cannot describe the colors on this cat
        <G>) is 6 as well :)

Kiteria: What was elementary, Jr., and high school like?
Trevor: Painful...I was the fat kid, and it was difficult dealing with that...
        I was also the smartest kid in my class, so at least I had that over
        everyone...but eventually I lost the baby fat and the girls started
        taking a second look. but that didn't happen until about 2 years ago..
        took a lot of willpower too I might add...I went from a porky 310 to
        a trim 210... :)

Kiteria: Do you feel that your childhood experiences was helpful in directing
         your life towards computers?
Trevor: Well, I started using computers when I was about 6....my
        non-sociability drove me to use them more frequently when I got
        older instead of going out and doing stuff with friends...so yes,
        my experiences did kind of drive me to computers...

Kiteria: What was your first computer, and what were some of the things that
         you did with it?

Trevor: First computer...hmmm...IBM PC Jr...I played games like crazy on
        it....Kings Quest 1 and 2, The Black Cauldron, and all the
        educational software I could get my hands on :)

Kiteria: When did you become interested in LORD?
Trevor: Well, I was never really too interested in LORD...I mean, I liked the
        game, but I had gotten out of my door phase early...however, the year
        that LORD started to support IGMs, I had just finished my AP Computer
        Science class at High School and graduated...I really was looking for
        a way to test my knowledge, and seriously, Violet's Cottage was just a
        fluke.  I just wanted to see if I could do it...I didn't intend on
        selling it to begin with, I just wanted to see if I could pull it off.
        and then people started calling my BBS like crazy for it, etc...

Kiteria: So Violet's was your first attempt at programming, what made you
         decide to do Violet's Cottage?
Trevor: I decided one day after playing Sandtiger's Bar (the first version
        I think) that "Hey, this is easy, I can do this"...I was working for
        a good friend at the time, and he had this thing for Violet, so I
        figured a little cottage in the woods where you could visit more
        people like Violet would be cool :)

Kiteria: What language do you program in, and why?
Trevor: Well, I use Pascal because that's what I was taught in High School,
        and I like it better than C...I use it for doors specifically
        because DDPLUS is REALLY easy to deal with :)

Kiteria: You wrote the first IGM didn't you?
Trevor:  Actually, I made the 3rd IGM : 1st = Barak's House, 2nd = Sandtiger's
         Bar.

Kiteria: Now tell me about your BBS, how old were you when you set it up?
Trevor: I5...I JUST turned 20 today :)

Kiteria:  Were there many BBS in your area?
Trevor: Actually, at the time I set mine up, yes...lots...but they started to
        drop like flies...

Kiteria: What was the name of it?
Trevor: The Screen Door...I called it that because I had like 100 +
        doors up... :)

Kiteria:  Are you still running it?
Trevor: Unfortunately no...my line got disconnected, so no more BBS...

Kiteria: How did you get to know Seth so early in the game?
Trevor: Well, I didn't...I just got formally acquainted with him recently...
        I just marketed my stuff well :)

Kiteria: May we talk about Violets Cottage and the controversies that it
         caused?   Were you aware that females were very upset with the
         Violet's Cottage as it was in 5.0?
Trevor: In general, no...most females were ecstatic that I even bothered to
        make a whole new section for them...but I did get some flack about it.

Kiteria: Had any users contacted you personally about their unhappiness
         and/or disapproval?
Trevor: No...no one did...which is why it never got fixed...ya can bitch and
        yell and scream, but if ya never ASK it will never get fixed...

Kiteria:  Did you feel that you were being pressured to incorporate
          something for females?
Trevor: Yes, I did...that's really why I did it...personally since the IGM was
        selling like crazy (still is) I didn't feel obligated to do anything
        new with it...it was through the requests of users that I even
        considered changing it in the slightest...

Kiteria: Trevor, I know these questions are a little tougher than the
         others, and you certainly don't have to answer them.  I do want
         you to know that you are the most controversial IGM author
         known.  If you want to say something, now is the time.
Trevor: I have NO problem answering them...in fact, ask me anything...I
        want to set the record straight...and I really didn't know I was
        controversial.

Kiteria: Do you feel that the changes made for females, is comparable to
         the males portion now?
Trevor: Not really, that's why I'm going to fix it..but the female part I
        consider to be funnier...specifically because my style of humor had
        developed a little bit by the time I got to changing the IGM ;)


Kiteria:  Was the fact that it was a fluke the reason why it was only
          geared towards males?
Trevor: Exactly...I really didn't look toward the future...most people told
        me that the reason they liked the IGM was that it was easy to go
        through, install, and it was funnier than anything...I never really
        thought I was funny, but I guess I am (heheh...now I can take over
        the WORLD!!!)

Kiteria: I'm certainly smitten by you now, but up to 2 months ago I was
         all for hanging you!!!  ;)  What and/why did you write for the
         females what you did?
Trevor: Interestingly enough, I really just slapped the beginning of the
        female support into it, my girlfriend mentioned that adding
        something for the females would be nice since I was going to
        upgrade anyway.  I threw something together one afternoon and
        then released it.

Kiteria: Really?  Who is the lady with influence in your life?
Trevor: Her name is Charlotte Teague :) I met her on IRC :) And she
        lives really close by (weird for an IRC relationship to work
        that way)...we've been dating for about 9 months now :)
        I really didn't think that I was offending anyone with the
        Violet's Cottage female version.

Kiteria: I was offended, and many other female players were offended as well.
Trevor: What about it DID you find offensive? I think its probably the fact
        that I had to limit it SOMEHOW...and since I chose to limit it to
        no flirting in the unregged copy, all you got was gossiping, and
        that's probably what made you  mad.  I had to choose ....and since the
        majority of the LORD populous was male, I chose to make the female
        version limited until registration....And I apologize openly, for
        I knew not what I did when I did it...   At the time I wrote Violet's
        #2  Cottage, the only people in my area that even BOTHERED to call
        my BBS were guys...since VC was really just an experiment to see if
        I could handle comm routines, I didn't think about the future and
        whether or not I should add female support...it just didn't occur to
        me. However, I was going through a TERRIBLE chauvinistic period in my
        life at that time...Its all better now, and I have a GREAT respect for
        women now too :) but it just took me a while. I don't remember there
        being an insulting and demeaning part for females in Violet's Cottage
        and everyone bitched about the gossiping area, but really, I couldn't
        come up with anything unique enough for women...the I imagination was
        all tapped out when I did the remake.

        I hit upon the idea of the gossiping because what females there were
        using my BBS were also the only ones talking in the Inns.
        So I figured that they'd love to have a place where only THEY could
        talk about stuff, I.E. where the guys couldn't see it :)  So they
        could harp on some dumb ass or something...I didn't mean it to be
        demeaning in the slightest.

Well, that's as far as he and I got in our back and forth e-mail Q&A.  He's
promised a "fix" for the portion of Violet's Cottage, that is used for
cheating (or a new version all together), and I'm sure that when he does
get around to doing it, it will be fabulous!

I'd like to just add that the conversations I had with Trevor were
culminated from close to a month of  exchanging e-mail.  Then Trevor
dropped out of sight and I never really got to put the finishing touches
on my article as I'd hoped.

I have passed the article along to Bryan Turner who has a phenomenal way of
finding people and I am letting him finish the interview and article with
Trevor, if HE can find him. <G>

I have the greatest respect for Trevor, and I wish him the very best for all
his future undertakings, and I very much appreciate the time he took to answer
my e-mail questions, and the way he answered them honestly.....and I really
appreciate the apology he has given all of us females.  <G>

*** 4 ***
Lord ][ is Here!


The race is on!  As the month comes to a close, will the mighty dragon
finally face ignominious defeat?  For over 3 years LORD has been the
number 1 doorgame on my BBS month in and month out.  With only a few
days left in the month, LORD is finally in danger of defeat for the
number one slot.  The earth groans as the red dragon gasps in shock.

But wait!!  What door can do this to the famous LORD?  Why it's none
other than LORD II...the long awaited New World.  LORD II provides the
biggest boost to my BBS usage since the original LORD was loaded here.
Callers that were only calling every now and then are calling daily.
Callers that hadn't called in weeks or months are returning to challenge
the dragon in its new form.

I didn't bring LORD II on line until I registered it.  This is VERY much
against my normal pattern of registration.  However, LORD was used and
enjoyed so much here, "wasting" $15 did not seem the least inappropriate.
However, that registration was hardly a "waste".  In fact, it's one of the
best investments in registrations that I've made.

L2100.ZIP is now released and I understand some of the crippling has
been removed.  I'm not in the notion of removing my key to see how much
of the game is available<g>.  I AM in the notion of recommending that
every Sysop who has enjoyed LORD...and many of those who didn't...take
the gamble.  The mighty red dragon continues to roar!

 -Della

*** 5 ***
Notes from Bryan Stanbridge


Bryan Turner wrote:
> If you would like to contribute to the Lord Newsletter Please respond
> to this.
Absolutely!  It's been a lot happening so I'd love to stick in my two or
three cents..:)

LORD Suburbia v1.8WBu is out, and is the latest as of 26 Jun 1997.  To
grab it, go to http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/6062/micro.html or
FREQ it from The Forest BBS (248-553-2644) with the magic name of SUBURB,
you'll get two files (sub18wb.zip and sub18wbu.zip).  This version adds
sysop configurability of houses along with the option of having up to 25
different houses.  It also introduces Additions, but none are available
as of yet (planned for v2.00).  This is the last official public release
before v2.00 is released (scheduled for July 15, though as in everything
programming this is tentative).  Alternatively, you can Email me at
sorcerer@geocities.com and request it and I can send it to you either
UUEncoded or MIME encoded.

LORD Suburbia ][ was being talked about a while back, however I don't
think it's going to become a reality.  I'm still taking a look at LORD
][ and deciding whether I like it's format or not.  It does have a lot
of promise, so it's still a possibility, but it's a slim one.
No other LORD IGMs or products are in production or design stages...
Bah, I take that back, there is one thing.  A LORD Bank with several
options, however, the designer has not re-contacted me, so I'm not
certain as to what he had in mind.  For now it's not going to be worked
on, if however they subscribe to this newsletter, WRITE ME BACK! :)  It
was an interesting idea and I wouldn't mind doing it.  That's all for
now!  Don't forget to check the Micropics Newsletter if ye wish to get
information on other Micropics products aside from LORD ones (email me
to get on it)

Bryan

*** 6 ***
Notes from Greg Campbell

G.A.C. Computer Services has signed an agreement with a World Group
developer to have The Realm of Vanadia IGMs ported to T-LORD for
World Group!  More information will be available on our web site
(see below) by July 15th, 1997.

The Realm of Vanadia IGMs for DOS have finally been updated and will
be released to the public on July 4, 1997.  The changes include many
reported bug fixes, and a few additions to the series.  We plan on
continuing to support the IGMs with new releases every six months or
so.

We are also going to undertake creating The Realm of Vanadia for
Wildcat's LORD game.  There is no set release date for these, but
they will be written and maintained separately from the DOS and World
Group versions.

If you want to subscribe to our GAC-ANNOUNCE mailing list (one-way
announcements about our products), send a message to

campbel@onramp.net with SUBSCRIBE GAC-ANNOUNCE as a subject or just
visit our web site.

Gregory Campbell
G.A.C. Computer Services
http://rampages.onramp.net/~campbel
campbel@onramp.net
VISA, MC and AMEX orders accepted at our Web Site.


*** 7 ***
New Lord Links Page (the new WINNER!)

I'd appreciate your mentioning my LORD
pages in the newsletter, so other LORD users, and LORD authors will be
knowledgeable about the pages.  I've only seen less than five
or so new IGM releases since March, and decided to mark those on my
LORD IGM page with an *NEW* marker so they'd be easier to spot.

All of the pages are accessible from each other, and
from the index page.  The LORD specific pages are my LORD Links Page,
LORD IGMs Page, and LORD Utilities page.  The complete URL for
the site itself and the appropriate file names are listed below:

http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Vista/5389 (loads index page)
... /camelot5.html - the LORD Links Page.
... /camelot6.html - the LORD IGMs Page.
... /camelot7.html - the LORD Utilities Page.

Also, if you come across any more good dragon pictures or other
LORD-related graphics, I'd appreciate if you'd let me know where I
can see them.  Are there any graphics of Violet, Turgon, Barak, etc?
That aren't little animated children's pictures?  Thanks, Donald.

BTW, I update the pages daily on my own computer changing pictures
every few weeks, and update the online page copies once a week
generally.  New programs are added as I come across them, but I don't
try to test them.  I leave the testing for Joseph Masters, and just
collect the programs.

Donald.

Editors note:
If you are not listed on this Page you really need to be. This is the most
complete list of Lord Pages that I have ever seen.
Now we need to talk him into adding Lord 2 Links!
  					Bryan

*** 8 ***
Notes from Lloyd Hanson

Lloyd Hannesson from Tech'n Software

Current projects:

I am currently working on new release versions of Felicity's Temple and
The Warrior's Graveyard IGMs for Lord I. Felicity's Temple version 1.9
should be released in a matter of weeks (maybe a few days if I ever get a
chance to work on it :) and The Warrior's Graveyard should be out shortly
after that.

Here are some of the things I've worked on for Felicity's temple:

	- Bug fixes (Argh dunno how some of these slipped by)
	- Added a few new areas, A fountain where you can drink and
	  refresh yourself. The world first Arcade (tm) :) where you
	  can play "The Warrior's Revenge" Ansi game, and compete for
	  a high score.
	- A few other surprises.
	- Also this will probably be the last version of Felicity's
	  Temple, unless I decide to rework the code and start from
	  scratch. I never knew how much of an inefficient programmer I
	  was. :)

I've also released my first IGM for Lord II - Felicity's Temple

Felicity's Temple for Lord II adds a village and many people to meet,
and is located 1 south and 1 east from Stonebrook. There is a general
store, a healer's Hut, Felicity's Guest House (ownable property), and of
course the temple. The Janitor is once again a secret character in the
game.

My Next Lord 2 IGM will be (as you've probably guessed) The Warrior's
Graveyard. This should be released soon. Checkout my new home page
http://www.techn.com for more info.

-Lloyd Hannesson
support@techn.com

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Lloyd Hannesson          Tech'N Software Support          techn@techn.com
http://www.techn.com/                                   support@techn.com
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

*** 9 ***
Lord Links (Small Version)

LORD:

bbs.goldengate.net via WWW, ftp or telnet

Name : Seth Able Robinson (RTSoft)
WWW  : http://www.rtsoft.com

Name : Joseph Masters (TrentSoft)
WWW  : http://www.trentsoft.com/igmpage

Name : Gregory Campbell (GAC Computer Services)
WWW  : http://rampages.onramp.net/~campbel

Name : Jeff Fanjoy (Matrixsoft)
WWW  : http://www.ionsys.com/~larsh/ms.html
FTP  : ftp.egate.net  /pub/matrixsoft

Name : Chris MacPherson (Camroc)
WWW  : http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/2692/


Name : Tom Moore (ThomasVille)
WWW  : http://www.cowboy.net/~tmoore/thomvill.html

Name : Bryan Stanbridge (Micropics)
WWW  : http://www.geocitie.com/SiliconValley/6062

If you would like your IGM Page added to this list please send it to
della@horizon.hit.net

*** 10 ***
Closing Notes from the Editor

 Well there you have it. I hope you found this informative.
If you would like to tell your friends about it please do to add to
the Newsletter you will need to send a message to lordml2@airmail.net
with the work subscribe in the Message. It does not matter what else
you type because I do not read them. :)

 If you have any Ideas for the newsletter please send them to
bat@airmail.net.

Until next time, Keep looking up Cause that's where the Dragon is..

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