question about zones and the db.

[dragonflz]

First I want to start out by saying, Bravo! Excelent job by the dev team, and all those who help in the support forums.

My questions:
1) I am working on a server but Have no intentions of offering all the EQ zones, so if I were to remove the zones that I will not support from my DB would this cause any problems?

1a) Related to 1, by changing the zone lines on the zones I do plan on supporting, is it possable to have the zone locations zone a character to a different zone other then the original EQ locations?

2) I now there is no 'formal' support for the dev release of v5.7, but could I ask if the 5-1-04 verision fixes the character creation problem? and if it did then I know I have other issues.
The problem I am having is this.. I create a character the server reports everything went ok, but world crashes. then apon relogin world delete the character... Any thoughts?

Thanks for any and all help
Drag

[mikenune]

1) I am working on a server but Have no intentions of offering all the EQ zones, so if I were to remove the zones that I will not support from my DB would this cause any problems?
Shouldn't hurt anything as long as there's now way that a person can get to those zones (like shutting off #zone and disabling any expansions that use the zone).

1a) Related to 1, by changing the zone lines on the zones I do plan on supporting, is it possable to have the zone locations zone a character to a different zone other then the original EQ locations?
Depends on what you mean by "changing the zone lines." If you're just talking about making it so that say. . . The Nexus/Netherbian Lair zone line takes you to Greater Faydark instead then yep! If you're talking about changing the zone geometry (like adding/removing hills and such) then the answer is still "yes," you just have to do a little extra work. And everyone will have to download the "new" copy of your zone before they can go there.

2) I now there is no 'formal' support for the dev release of v5.7, but could I ask if the 5-1-04 verision fixes the character creation problem? and if it did then I know I have other issues.
The problem I am having is this.. I create a character the server reports everything went ok, but world crashes. then apon relogin world delete the character... Any thoughts?
Yeah, the code is available here (http://www.eqemulator.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=14670). You'll have to manually insert it into the curent code and then compile it yourself though.

[dragonflz]

Mikenune,

thanks for the info, I will try that pice of code and recompile when I arrive home this evening.

Depends on what you mean by "changing the zone lines." If you're just talking about making it so that say. . . The Nexus/Netherbian Lair zone line takes you to Greater Faydark instead then yep!


This is exactly what I am talking about..

Drag