empty zones, no privileges

[Joof]

I'm sorry if i'm asking a question that's already been answered, but I couldn't find one after searching for a long time.

First of all, I'm using my own server with Minilogin.

To get a zone to actually have npc's in it, what do I need to do? Do i have to get some sort of database? I couldn't find where it was located, can anyone please help me with this?

Also, when i try to set the privileges as instructed to in the readme file, I get an error from the world.exe program

Thanks for any help, and once again, sorry if the questions are somewhere else to be found but i didn't find them

[Lurker_005]

Take a look in the world builders forum for eqemu 3.2 compatable databases

[Hardy]

The forum is here: http://forums.eqemu.net/showthread.php?s=&threadid=2094

[Joof]

Ok, thanks for the help with that, I got the database functional (judging from the boot5zones.bat text that pops up), and I can give myself serverop status.

One more problem cropped up though, when I login as eqemu, there is no visible server to choose to play from.

My db.ini file looks like this:

[Database]
host=localhost
user=myuser
password=mypass
database=eq

My loginserver.ini looks like this:

[LoginServer]
loginserver=localhost
worldname=Worldname
locked=false
account=
password=
worldaddress=localhost
loginport=5999

Lastly, my eqhost.ini file looks like:

[Registration Servers]
{
"localhost:5999"
}
[Login Servers]
{
"localhost:5999"
}

Thanks again if anyone can help.

I used to be able to log into my server just fine until I downloaded the databases, but i don't think they're the problem.

[Hardy]

Are you getting any errors on boot5zones or world? If so, post them also..

[Joof]

Ok I ran it again and the server worked fine, I'm not sure what the problem was.

However, none of the zones were populated like I thought they would be.

Boot5zones:

Using database 'eq' at localhost
Loading zone names, items & NPCs...done.
SPDat not found <'spdat.eff'>, spells not loaded.
Loading guild ranks...done.
Loading faction data...done.
Connected to worldserver: 127.0.0.1:9000
Entering sleep mode

The SPDat thing isn't a problem, I just haven't copied that file into my eqemu folder yet.

So there's the zone population problem, and when I try to assign my ServerOP status using the dos prompt, I get an error.

Error: LoginServer::Connect: 'TCPConnection:Connect(): connect() failed. Error: 10061'

(This is after going to a DOS prompt, typing cd c:\eqemu, world.exe flag eqemu 200. I also tried world flag eqemu 200 as suggested by someone else while searching for answers)

[Lurker_005]

in loginserver.ini

account=eqemu
password=eqemu

that should get the server to show up

the command line optins aren't working atm. you have to edit it in mysql, or use an admin tool.

in mysql
mysql>use [your DB name]
mysql>update account set status=200 where name='eqemu';

[Shawn319]

correction.. the loginserver.ini account/pass is only to get a green name on the server list (like a reccomended server).

[Shawn319]

Ok I ran it again and the server worked fine, I'm not sure what the problem was.

However, none of the zones were populated like I thought they would be.

Boot5zones:

Using database 'eq' at localhost
Loading zone names, items & NPCs...done.
SPDat not found <'spdat.eff'>, spells not loaded.
Loading guild ranks...done.
Loading faction data...done.
Connected to worldserver: 127.0.0.1:9000
Entering sleep mode

The SPDat thing isn't a problem, I just haven't copied that file into my eqemu folder yet.

So there's the zone population problem, and when I try to assign my ServerOP status using the dos prompt, I get an error.

Error: LoginServer::Connect: 'TCPConnection:Connect(): connect() failed. Error: 10061'

(This is after going to a DOS prompt, typing cd c:\eqemu, world.exe flag eqemu 200. I also tried world flag eqemu 200 as suggested by someone else while searching for answers)


Try running the loginserver (minilogin.exe for exmaple)

it wants to connect before it can flag u.

[Joof]

Ah thanks guys, everything works great :)

I got the zones populated, GM Privileges, everything.

The only one thing now (not really related to the emulator itself) is that I can't register an account to use to get on other people's servers.

I went to http://www.eqemu.net/login but once I enter info into the fields, the web page just sits there and times out.

Is the registration server down currently?

[Joof]

I tried:
http://www.eqemu.net/login
http://www.cyberjunky.net/signup/
http://eq.gotfrags.com:443

None of them worked, am I cursed or just doing something really dumb? :)