Frequently Asked Questions¶

Is winsock supported?¶

Yes, on Windows. The game attaches to the caller's socket handle that the BBS passes on line 2 of DOOR32.SYS.
The Windows socket path is built but has not been tested with a live BBS yet.
See How the game talks to the caller in the Door Setup guide for the socket and stdio details.

It is a new game, written from scratch in Go, inspired by BRE. It shares no code, text, or art with the original.
It does not run under DOS. It is a modern native program that runs as a door under BBS software on any platform Go supports.
It has a web browser version, which BRE does not. It also plays in a local terminal.
Some game values — such as attack rewards, unit prices, and economy rates — may not match BRE exactly. The game aims to get as close as it can, using BRE's own numbers where they are known. A few mechanics are still being built.

Not yet. As a BBS door, one caller plays at a time right now; a second caller is asked to try again shortly.
Concurrent multi-node play (several callers in one game at once) is planned.
The web version already serves several players at once, but it runs as its own separate game, not as a BBS door.