Dark
Signs
An
Introduction...
Welcome to Dark Signs!
> Read through this quick guide to learn the basics of Dark
Signs. You can
> refer to it later if you need help, or contact with the information
at the
> end of this file. It may be useful to print this file.
Although Dark Signs is in a sense, only 'text based', it is by no
means a boring game. Take the time to get involved, and you will find
there is much to explore and learn in the game.
COMMANDS
If you have any experience with a Unix based operating system, or
DOS, you should know what we mean by 'console'. Dark Signs simulates
an older style of hacking by letting you type commands into the console.
Something
flexible about Dark Signs is the fact that it is directory based.
Just like
windows, you can create folders in the game, and create/move files
into them.
To get help in the game, type help. To get more detailed
help on a specific command in the game, type help [command],
replacing [command] with a valid command. Here are some basic commands
you can use to navigate and view your directories.
pwd
Display your current directory
list
Display
all files and folders in your current directory
goto [directory]
Change your current directory to the specified [directory]
goto ..
Go down one directory level
goto /
Go to the main index (root) of your directory structure
For
a full list of commands, type HELP in the game.
As you play and explore, you will find many features in the game.
Editor
To
start the Dark Signs Editor in the game, type...
script [filename]
Replace [filename] with the name of the file you want to use.
To
run a saved script, make sure you are in the right directory, and
type...
run [filename]
Replace [filename] with the name of the script. Remember, if you try
to run a file that is not a script, you will probably recieve 'Bad
Command' error responses.
[Tip:
Hide Script Commands]
When a script is running, and a line is executed, example...
trace
darksigns.com outputfile.txt
The
above line will be displayed on the screen as if you had typed it
when you run the script. This can make the screen look messy when
you are running scripts, and it is
often not necessary to see because you already know what is in the
script.
There
is a way to make it so the command line is not shown, but is still
executed.
To do this, simply add a * to the beginning of the line. So...
trace
darksigns.com outputfile.txt
would become...
*trace darksigns.com outputfile.txt
NOTE:
During an authorization state (where a server is asking you for a
username
or password, the script will pause. It will resume running as soon
as you leave
this state. (Either by entering a correct or incorrect username or
password).
#Start scripts automatically on startup
In your user system directory, there is a file called startup.script.
You can edit this file and have it run whatever you want at system
startup. You can have it display a message, the system time, change
the text/back color or start hacking right away. Just edit this startup.script
file as you would a normal script. When Dark Signs is launched, it
is austomatically executed.
#Piping
Commands
You can use multiple commands in one line, by seperating each of them
with the pipe
symbol |.
Example: system\logs> cd.. | md files | cd files | cd/
Using the line above, the commands will be executed in this order
cd..
md files
cd files
cd/
#Connection
Logs
Every time you connect to a remote server, all incoming and outgoing
data will be logged to a file under your system\logs directory. The
name of this file will be the name of the server you are connected
to, followed with a .log extension.
#Using
the wildcard character
When deleting files, you can use the * character to delete all of
certain type of file.
Example: home> del *.script
#System
files
Although Dark Signs will not allow you to delete files in your system
directory from within the game, you can modify many of the files to
change your system. You can use the edit tool to change different
data files to customize Dark Signs.
WARNING: Deleting your Dark Signs system files may cause your Dark
Signs OS to crash or cause errors while in the game. It is also not
recommended to change any system file to anything but what is allowed.
#Output
to files
With any command, you can make any text displayed to the screen also
go into
a file. You can use the : character to do this.
Example: dir : file.txt
The above example will still display the directory listing on the
screen, as well as outputting
it to file.txt. This trick can also be used while connected to a server
to output text
somewhere in your own filesystem.
#Where can I find more information on the game?
A large base of Information on Dark Signs can be found at the website,
darksigns.com, as well as much support to your questions from the
developers and other players.
#How
can I register Dark Signs?
You can register Dark Signs from directly from the website (www.darksigns.com)
#What
does it cost to register Dark Signs?
Registration of Dark Signs costs US$22.95.
# Contact Us
If you want to contact us with a question or comment, please use the
address below for the fastest response. You will generally get a response
within 24 hours.
info@darksigns.com
You
can also post questions on the Dark Signs forums
http://www.darksigns.com/invision/
We
hope to see you there!
http://www.darksigns.com
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