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 The game itself is [[lordfp:start|LORD FP]] 5.02, the Free Pascal version of Legend of the Red Dragon, built for 64-bit Windows. Each player who enters a game gets their own copy of ''lord.exe''; the server handles the connections, logins and menus. The game itself is [[lordfp:start|LORD FP]] 5.02, the Free Pascal version of Legend of the Red Dragon, built for 64-bit Windows. Each player who enters a game gets their own copy of ''lord.exe''; the server handles the connections, logins and menus.
  
-The current version is **1.4**. Downloads: [[https://games.theiguru.au/lordsrv/]]+The current version is **1.4.1**. Downloads: [[https://games.theiguru.au/lordsrv/]]
  
 ===== What it does ===== ===== What it does =====
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   * **Telnet:** players connect with any telnet program and make their own account (a name and a password).   * **Telnet:** players connect with any telnet program and make their own account (a name and a password).
   * **Rlogin:** a BBS door logs its players straight in. The account is made from the BBS user name the first time, with no password.   * **Rlogin:** a BBS door logs its players straight in. The account is made from the BBS user name the first time, with no password.
-  * **BBS sign-up keys** (1.4): other BBSes sign up for a key themselves and link from anywhere, without asking the server's sysop first. Their players' accounts carry the BBS's tag (''Bob@SHS''), so the same name on two BBSes is two players.+  * **BBS sign-up keys** (1.4): other BBSes sign up for a key themselves and link from anywhere, without asking the server's sysop first. Their players' accounts carry the BBS's tag (''Bob@EXB''), so the same name on two BBSes is two players.
   * An rlogin door can take the player straight into a game and back to the BBS afterwards (''xtrn=A'').   * An rlogin door can take the player straight into a game and back to the BBS afterwards (''xtrn=A'').
  
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 ^ Page ^ What it covers ^ ^ Page ^ What it covers ^
 +| [[link_your_bbs|For sysops: link your BBS]] | Get a key for Kalgoorlie Retro's LORD Server and add it to Synchronet, Mystic or other BBS software. |
 | [[quickstart|Quick start]] | From download to the first player, in ten steps. | | [[quickstart|Quick start]] | From download to the first player, in ten steps. |
 | [[installing|Installing, upgrading and removing]] | The installer, the MSI and the zip; their options; upgrading; uninstalling. | | [[installing|Installing, upgrading and removing]] | The installer, the MSI and the zip; their options; upgrading; uninstalling. |
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