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Noob questions about zones (sorry)

I've been working on a new server based on the peq database and have a couple of really basic questions.

I want my server to be Luclin (with later expansion tinto PoP) and have set the general flag to only this expansion. But ... The database is HUGE. A lot of work has gone into this. I am staggered by the commitment of all those involved with this project.

Noob question 1.
The database has loads of zones from many expansions. Is there a way to "turn off" these zones? Does it matter if they are in the database - do they actually do anything until you zone into them (eg load NPS etc)? Do they use any resources (CPU, memory etc that will lag me out if I don't turn them off?

Noob question 2.
Where are the definitions for zone lines, and where does it say which zone to move into?
I know there are "door" events when you click to enter a zone - but I can't find the place where the "normal" way to zone is stored.

Noob question 3.
I can use a script to cast a spell (eg translocate) on a player. But is there a funtion to move a player to a specific point in any target zone allowed by the NPC script?

Can anyone point me in the right direction please.

Thanks for any help,
Andrew

1. You'll need to edit your "zone" table and either set the min_level to higher than your players can obtain, or the min_status to 80 or anything really that's higher than the base status given to players. 80 is Guide level access.

2. This is all handled in the "zone_points" table.

3. There's alot of different ways to go about this depending on your situation but here are a couple examples:

Code:

quest::gmmove(x, y, z);

quest::movegrp(zone_id, x, y, z);

quest::movepc(zone_id, x, y, z, heading);

quest::MovePCInstance(zone_id, instance_id, x, y, z);

quest::moveto(x, y, z, heading, saveguardspot);

quest::Zone(zone);

$client->MovePC(zoneID, x, y, z, heading);

$client->MovePCInstance(zoneID, instanceID, x, y, z, heading);

Bookmark this page: https://github.com/EQEmu/Server/wiki/Perl-API
You're going to reference the stuff on there alot. haha
Happy Dev'ing!

Sturm

Thank you so much for this information.

1. I noticed the "80" field in the zones but had no clue what it meant. I can now set zones to "off-limit" if I mess up with zoning, porting or translocating.

2. I have found the info you are referring to. Each zone has several zone points that head to a new zone_id with x,y,z. I will be able to sort this out (with a little time).

3. I knew about the NPC trans spell, and the GM move - didn't realise you could use that in a script - brilliant.

I think I can now restore tha original Freeport, commons Ro set-up and also change the pointers for the druid/wiz ports to go to the right zones. Now, with this new info I can "join" the zones together properly.

Thanks again for the info. I understand it way more than I did.

I am having so much fun setting this up, and I haven't started playing yet.

You are a fantastic community to help out newbies like myself over-indulge their nostalgic EQ time.

Thanks again
Andrew