Dominions

Dominions BBS Game with utility for running it without WWIV by Braddock Gaskill ([email protected]), May 2017. Thanks to Chris Lozaga for essential assistance.

This repository contains a python script and configuration files for running either the original Dominions or the Dominions ][ WWIV BBS Door Games. It does not require a WWIV BBS installation.

This repository also contains ported source code for Dominions version 1.41M for the modern Free Pascal Compiler (fpc). Source can be found in the src/ directory and should work on any platform with The Free Pascal Compiler (fpc) (only tested on Linux). Newer versions of Dominions and Dominions II are provided without source code as DOS binaries in ZIP files in the archive/ directory (if anyone has the source code please contact us).

We are attempting to collect all surviving versions of the game. If you have one, please contact [email protected]

The dominions.py python command line interface provides a means to install a new game, process turns, or log in as a user and run the game.

ansi2unicode is a separate utility which converts ANSI graphics characters to their Unicode UTF-8 equivalents, which allows the games to be played without loading special VGA fonts or code tables. It also interprets WWIV "heart code" color encodings into standard ANSI color codes.

A Dockerfile is included for easily running an ssh game in a Docker container.

The Many Dominions

Several versions of Dominions are included in ZIP files in the archive/ directory:

• DOM140.ZIP - v1.40, This is the last classic version of Dominions written entirely by Apocylypse (aka Chris Haisty). This ZIP file includes source code. It is freeware that can be freely modified and distributed as long as no fee is charged.

• DOM141M.ZIP - v1.41, This classic version of Dominions has the addition of Radar by Siroos Afshar.

• DOM500.ZIP - v5.00, is the Dominions game by Apocylypse (aka Chris Haisty), with modifications by Tarl Cabot, Siroos Afshar, and RiverCity. It was written in Turbo Pascal - unfortunately we have been unable to find the source for this version. This game is licensed as freeware as long as no money is charged for distribution.

• dom2v20b.zip - Dominions II, v20 Beta, is the Beta release of Dominions II, a complete rewrite/reinvention of the Dominions game by Sean M. Baird in C++. It is distributed as shareware with a 21 day trial period, but we have been unable to contact the original author. The game does not seem to cease after 21 days, so it is playable.

Installation via Docker

Use the VERSION argument to specify which version. VERSION should be one of "141", "500", "2000". VERSION=141 requires first building from source code (see section COMPILING).

docker build --build-arg VERSION=2000 -t dominions2000 .
docker run -d -p 2222:22 --name dominions2000 dominions2000
ssh -p2222 dominions@localhost
# Default password is `conquest`

Setting the nightly maintenance time

You probably want to set the time for nightly maintenance to midnight local time.

If you are using versions 140 or 141, Dominions will automatically run at the first login after midnight in the timezone of your container. You must set the time zone in the container.

For other versions of Dominions, you set the turn time by editing gamedir/gamedb.json

Note that this time will be ignored by versions 141 and 140.

First open a bash shell into your container:

docker exec -i -t dominions2000 /bin/bash
vim gamedir/gamedb.json

Then edit next_turn_timestamp, which is in UTC.
This example sets it to run at 7am UTC, which is midnight Pacific time.

    "next_turn_timestamp": [
        2017,
        5,
        24,
        7,
        0,
        0,
        2,
        144,
        0
    ],

Compiling

You only need to compile if you want to run the 1.41 version of Dominions, or modify it youself. Later version work with ZIPped binary DOS executables.

sudo apt-get install fpc
cd src/DOM141M
make

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