Star Trek: The Next Generation: The Transinium Challenge (DOS)

Star Trek: The Next Generation: The Transinium Challenge
Developer: Trans Fiction Systems Inc. Publisher: Simon & Schuster Platform: DOS Released in US: 1989 This game has uncompiled source code.

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Source Code

Several chunks of the source code remain in TRANS.EXE. Strangely, it's written in some variant of Forth, an unusual choice for a game and especially in 1989.

\ Forward Reference resolved after ReceptorRole def.

 Global WhichSeat#			\ to contain ^EF.seat# when order is posted


 0 Constant HasNo			\ Bordering paramaters
 1 Constant HasBlue
 2 Constant HasRed
 3 Constant HasNormal


\ Bitflag manipulators
\ These assume that their data has been most recently referenced.
\ The framelptr for most these words is actually FramelBodyBuf, where
\ data has been imported using :ImportBody

 : thFlagTrue ( FramelBody\n -- ) \ sets nth bitflag
	swap ^EF.flags  swap thBit   ( s: flagsAddr\mask -- )
	bitsON 
	UpdateDataInFramelBodySeg
	; 

: thFlagFalse ( FramelBody\n -- ) \ resets nth bitflag
	swap ^EF.flags  swap thBit   ( s: flagsAddr\mask -- )
	bitsOFF 
	UpdateDataInFramelBodySeg
	; 

: thFlagTrue? ( FramelBody\n -- flag) \ true if bit is set
	swap ^EF.flags swap  thBit@  ; 

: IsInactive? 	( framelBody -- True if controller is inactive. Not msg)
	3 thFlagTrue? ;


  1 Constant Dim           \ All three IBM Mode 6 dependent.
  5 Constant Bright
  0 Constant Invisible

	Doer DrawThisOutline		\ May be rounded if a button is used

: OutlineDrawn  ( FramelBody\Attribute -- ) \ Draw appropriate outline
  <GDTA> C@           	( s: FramelBody\Attribute\OldAttribute -- )
   Rot Rot  DR-COLOR  	( s: OldAttribute\FramelBody --           )
   'sOutlineCoords  ‹j‹å   DrawThisOutline			( s: OldAttribute --                     )
   DR-COLOR ;		  \ Restore old attribute. This is IBM Mode 6 dependent.

\ Controller hit check, for mouse support

	-CAPS

	DVARIABLE  THEPOINT

: CHECKFORHIT	( x\y\framelBody -- True if hit | Else False )
	DUP ISINACTIVE?			\ if asleep, don't respond to hits
		IF 
			DDROP DROP FALSE
		ELSE
			C{ 'SOUTLINECOORDS ReorderCoords FRAMEL'SRECT }SetRect 
			DROP				\ unneeded remaining stack item
			THEPOINT D!		\ Put the point where MTW will find it
			C{ 1 1 FRAMEL'SRECT GET:CS THEPOINT }PtOnRect 
		THEN
		;


\ Protect framel rects while the :Appear, to prevent mouse cursor boffing


	DEFER PROTECTRECT		\ noop if no mouse
	DEFER UNPROTECTRECT 	\ noop if no mouse

: (PROTECTRECT) ( frmlPtr -- frmlPtr ) \ Protect the rectangle
	C{ DUP :IMPORTBODY 'SOUTLINECOORDS ReorderCoords PROTECTEDRECT }SetRect 
	C{ PROT

appear
\ 7 November 88  5:46pm	 RGM  Use TheImage not TheMovie in (MovieBorderDrawn)
\ 21 November 88  10:26am	 RGM  Draw dim outline when sleeping if bordered
\ 8 Dec

if no mouse
	DEFER UNPROTECTRECT 	\ noop if no mouse

: (PROTECTRECT) ( frmlPtr -- frmlPtr ) \ Protect the rectangle
	C{ DUP :IMPORTBODY 'SOUTLINECOORDS Reorder