       Welcome to the VGA Planets Interface Program for PCBoard 15+!

       This program will allow you, the VGA Planets player, to download 
       your .RST files and upload your .TRN files while protecting against 
       another player obtaining your files and cheating.

       In case you are really new to the game, here is some background 
       information.  VGA Planets is a revolutionary BBS game.  Your turns 
       are played offline (saving you valuable connect time) and then 
       your commands are compressed into a .TRN file for interpretation by 
       the host.  Each of the players does this, and at the end of the day 
       (or whenever the host is programmed for), the host program runs and 
       applies the commands uploaded by all of the players, generating 
       .RST (result) files.  The players each then download their 
       respctive .RST files and the process is repeated.  Please see the 
       Planets docs for more detailed information.

       This program is an interface to allow you easy access to the .RST 
       and .TRN files with a minimum of SysOp interaction.  The first time 
       you run this program, you will be asked which VGA Planets game to 
       join (only those with space available will be shown) and which race 
       you would like to play in that game.  Again, only those available 
       will be shown.  Once you have made these selections, the questions 
       will not be asked again. 

       After the game and race have been chosen, you will be offered a 
       choice of downloading a .RST file or uploading a .TRN file.  You 
       need to download a .RST file after the host has run, and then 
       upload a .TRN file before the host runs again.  Your SysOp can tell 
       you what time the host runs.  That is all there is to using the 
       PCBoard VGA Planets Interface Program.  Please encourage your SysOp 
       to register this shareware!

       PCBVP - copyright 1993 by Daniel Fitzpatrick
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