W2 Classic DOS Game Import/Export FAQ

                       THE WARLORDS ][ IMPORT FACILITY
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        1. SAVED GAMES & MAPS

            Warlords ][ has slots for 10 saved games and 10 saved random
        maps.  They are all saved in the WARLORD2\SAVE directory with
        the following names:

            Game Slot #1  ---> SAVE0.DAT
            Game Slot #2  ---> SAVE1.DAT
            Game Slot #3  ---> SAVE2.DAT
            Game Slot #4  ---> SAVE3.DAT
            Game Slot #5  ---> SAVE4.DAT
            Game Slot #6  ---> SAVE5.DAT
            Game Slot #7  ---> SAVE6.DAT
            Game Slot #8  ---> SAVE7.DAT
            Game Slot #9  ---> SAVE8.DAT
            Game Slot #10 ---> SAVE9.DAT

            Note that the number on the SAVE?.DAT file is one less than
        the number of the slot it is saved to.
            Saved maps are kept in similar files:

            Map Slot #1  ---> RMAP0.DAT
            Map Slot #2  ---> RMAP1.DAT
            Map Slot #3  ---> RMAP2.DAT
            Map Slot #4  ---> RMAP3.DAT
            Map Slot #5  ---> RMAP4.DAT
            Map Slot #6  ---> RMAP5.DAT
            Map Slot #7  ---> RMAP6.DAT
            Map Slot #8  ---> RMAP7.DAT
            Map Slot #9  ---> RMAP8.DAT
            Map Slot #10 ---> RMAP9.DAT

            Note that the number on the RMAP?.DAT file is one less than
        the number of the slot it is saved to - exactly like the saved
        game file.

            There is one more file in the WARLORD2\SAVE directory - 
        RMAPTEMP.DAT.   This is simply used for saving the last random map
        that was generated - you don't need to worry about this file!



        2. DELETING SAVED MAPS/GAMES

            To have a saved map/game removed, simply delete that file from
        the WARLORD2\SAVE directory, using the DOS command "del".  MAKE SURE
        IT IS THE CORRECT FILE!  ONCE DELETED IT CANNOT BE RECOVERED!

            So to delete the saved games you have in slots 7,8,9, type the
        following from the WARLORD2 directory:
                DEL SAVE\SAVE6.DAT
                DEL SAVE\SAVE7.DAT
                DEL SAVE\SAVE8.DAT
        And to delete saved maps 1,3,7, type this:
                DEL SAVE\RMAP0.DAT
                DEL SAVE\RMAP2.DAT
                DEL SAVE\RMAP6.DAT



        3. THE IMPORT FACILITY

            Suppose you want to IMPORT someone else's saved game/map files
        into your copy of WARLORDS ][.  You will need the IMPORT facility.
        This command must be typed from the DOS command line while in the
        WARLORD2 directory.  Its general format is (for a game):

                IMPORT GAME   

        And for a map:

                IMPORT MAP   

        Where   is the name of the file containing the
                              saved map/game.
                 is a short (up to 14 letters) description
                              you will see in the saved map/game list.  
                              It cannot contain any spaces.
                 is the slot in the list that will show
                              this saved map/game.

        WARNING!!!  Whatever slot you import the map/game into is
                    COMPLETELY OVERWRITTEN!  Take care you do not lose
                    a previously saved map/game that you wish to keep!



        4. AN EXAMPLE USING THE IMPORT FACILITY

            Suppose someone gives you a saved game on a floppy disk that
        you wish to look at or continue with.  You must perform the 
        following steps.  (Assume the floppy disk goes into A: drive, though
        B: drive would be just as valid)
            He tells you that the game is in a file called SAVE0.DAT.
            What do you do next?  Ok... here we go:

            a) Place the floppy disk in your drive (assumed to be  A:).
            b) Change directory to your WARLORD2 directory
                CD \WARLORD2
            c) Copy the file from the floppy disk
                COPY A:\SAVE0.DAT
            d) Decide which "slot" you wish to import the game into.  
               Suppose you know that you have five games saved, but just to
               be on the safe side, you decide to import into slot 10!
            e) Think of a name to appear in slot 10.  How about
               something like "MyNewGame"
            f) Type the import command
                IMPORT GAME SAVE0.DAT MyNewGame 10

            Now when you next start WARLORDS ][, the name "MyNewGame" will
        appear in slot 10, when you want to load a game!