.cpp files

[Slo1506]

I did the automated process and have a server up and running got it edited to my liking other than the fact i can't mess with any source because i don't have any .cpp files that i can see at least, can someone help me with this? or tell me the general folder they are in?

[Uleat]

I'm assuming that you either used Akkadius's installer or repack.

If you used the repack, there are no code files to be modified.


I think, however, you should be able to download the source code and compile it yourself.


EDIT: https://github.com/EQEmu/Server

[Slo1506]

Thank you so much, i knew i wasn't crazy. was hoping anyways! thanks again!

[Lane]

I apologize for yet another necro...

Would I need to start from scratch if I used Akkadius' installer but want to edit source files such as Attack.cpp?

The Akkadius' installer, I assume, is basically just to get your feet wet in learning how to DB rather than a long term solution (in regards to editing source.)

Thank you

[The_Beast]

Yes, you would need to download the source files, do your editing and, as Uleat mentioned, compile the source. Of course with that, you
need software installed. (Cmake, VS, etc.)

[Uleat]

I think I just went over this in another thread fairly recently too..

http://www.eqemulator.org/forums/showthread.php?t=41668

in particular: http://www.eqemulator.org/forums/sho...47&postcount=7

[Lane]

Okay, the more I read/study and experiment, the more I comprehend how EQ operates. With the Akka installer having the core built files: e.g. world.exe, zone.exe, etc; am I able to do changes to the source (I pulled the source from git,) compile/build it in Visual Studio, then simply drag the new files and overwrite the old files? From there, the t_start_bat should pick up the new file and execute correct?

For some reason I was having major issues with XAMPP and tried setting up my server the old way 3-4 times with no luck (latest issue was having issues with the eqemu_server.pl encountering a world.exe error, in which I read a lot of people were having PATH issues with XAMPP.)

Anyway, I would like to make some changes to the attack.cpp which I see is within zone.exe. If I make changes to attack.cpp, compile the new zone.exe, then override the old file (in Akka's installer,) that should have the desired effect?

Thanks always

[Uleat]

You 'can' just copy the one project (zone)..but, you will need to copy all three zone files (zone.exe, zone.ilk and zone.pdb.)

I usually recommend re-compiling the entire solution and copying all newly created files to alleviate any 'hidden' headaches.