Can't get quests to work

[ScottCha]

I have loaded the AX and the PEQ databases and can't seem to get quests to work in either one.

Everything else is working fine.

When I talk to an NPC I get the text and see the text in [square brackets] but I don't seem to be able to access the quest part of the conversation.

I am using the minilogin.

I have copied the plugins files to the plugins folder but to no avial.

Thanks.

[Andrew80k]

Are you getting anything in your error logs? There should be a logs directory and there will be some logs in there. It might give you some ideas about what's happening to take a look in there.

[ScottCha]

Assuming everything is working what is supposed to happen with the text in the square brackets. Is it supposed to be "clickable"?

How do I access it?

Thanks.

[trevius]

LOL! You have to /say the text in the square brackets. In most cases you only have to say the exact words in the brackets, but in some of the PEQ/AX quests, you also have to add "what" to that sentence. So, if the text is something like this:

Trevius says, "Hello there! Would you like to hear about the [cookies] I am baking?"

You then would type "/say cookies" or maybe "/say what cookies" and in some rare cases it may even be "/say what about cookies". Just try different phrases till you get the correct one.

Give that a try and it should work fine.

If you look at the actual quest file in your quests directory, it will tell you what text the NPC is waiting for. Also make sure you have the NPC targeted when you are talking to them. You should get a text response back after you talk with them in most cases.

[ScottCha]

Thanks for the suggestion...I'll try it.

I looked in my log files and found this:

Looks like something isn't right with my quests. This is for the AX database.

Thanks for the quick responses.

eqemu_quest_zone_3272.log
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[04.01. - 13:56:36] Starting Log: logs/eqemu_quest_zone_3272.log
[04.01. - 13:56:36] Tying perl output to eqemu logs
[04.01. - 13:56:36] Creating EQEmuIO=HASH(0x130487c)
[04.01. - 13:56:36] Creating EQEmuIO=HASH(0x1304c24)
[04.01. - 13:56:36] Loading perlemb plugins.
[04.01. - 13:56:36] Loading perl commands...
[04.01. - 14:17:47] Unable to read perl file 'quests/everfrost/player.pl'
[04.01. - 14:17:47] Unable to read perl file 'quests/templates/player.pl'
[04.01. - 14:23:54] Use of uninitialized value in numeric eq (==) at quests/templates/Nexus_Scion.pl line 20.
[04.01. - 14:23:54] Use of uninitialized value in numeric eq (==) at quests/templates/Nexus_Scion.pl line 20.
[04.01. - 14:23:54] Use of uninitialized value in numeric eq (==) at quests/templates/Nexus_Scion.pl line 20.
[04.01. - 14:23:54] Use of uninitialized value in numeric eq (==) at quests/templates/Nexus_Scion.pl line 20.
[04.01. - 14:23:54] Use of uninitialized value in numeric eq (==) at quests/templates/Nexus_Scion.pl line 20.
[04.01. - 14:23:54] Use of uninitialized value in numeric eq (==) at quests/templates/Nexus_Scion.pl line 20.
[04.01. - 14:23:54] Use of uninitialized value in numeric eq (==) at quests/templates/Nexus_Scion.pl line 20.
[04.01. - 14:23:54] Use of uninitialized value in numeric eq (==) at quests/templates/Nexus_Scion.pl line 20.
[04.01. - 14:23:54] Use of uninitialized value in numeric eq (==) at quests/templates/Nexus_Scion.pl line 20.
[04.01. - 14:23:54] Use of uninitialized value in numeric eq (==) at quests/templates/Nexus_Scion.pl line 20.
[04.01. - 14:23:54] Use of uninitialized value in numeric eq (==) at quests/templates/Nexus_Scion.pl line 20.
[04.01. - 14:23:54] Use of uninitialized value in numeric eq (==) at quests/templates/Nexus_Scion.pl line 20.
[04.01. - 14:23:54] Use of uninitialized value in numeric eq (==) at quests/templates/Nexus_Scion.pl line 20.
[04.01. - 14:23:54] Use of uninitialized value in numeric eq (==) at quests/templates/Nexus_Scion.pl line 20.
[04.01. - 14:23:54] Use of uninitialized value in numeric eq (==) at quests/templates/Nexus_Scion.pl line 20.
[04.01. - 14:23:54] Use of uninitialized value in numeric eq (==) at quests/templates/Nexus_Scion.pl line 20.
[04.01. - 14:23:54] Use of uninitialized value in numeric eq (==) at quests/templates/Nexus_Scion.pl line 20.
[04.01. - 14:23:54] Use of uninitialized value in numeric eq (==) at quests/templates/Nexus_Scion.pl line 20.
[04.01. - 14:23:54] Use of uninitialized value in numeric eq (==) at quests/templates/Nexus_Scion.pl line 20.
[04.01. - 14:23:54] Use of uninitialized value in numeric eq (==) at quests/templates/Nexus_Scion.pl line 20.
[04.01. - 14:23:54] Use of uninitialized value in numeric eq (==) at quests/templates/Nexus_Scion.pl line 20.
[04.01. - 14:23:54] Use of uninitialized value in numeric eq (==) at quests/templates/Nexus_Scion.pl line 20.
[04.01. - 14:23:54] Use of uninitialized value in numeric eq (==) at quests/templates/Nexus_Scion.pl line 20.
[04.01. - 14:23:54] Use of uninitialized value in numeric eq (==) at quests/templates/Nexus_Scion.pl line 20.
[04.01. - 14:23:56] Use of uninitialized value in numeric eq (==) at quests/templates/Priest_of_Discord.pl line 64.
[04.01. - 14:23:56] Use of uninitialized value in numeric eq (==) at quests/templates/Priest_of_Discord.pl line 64.
[04.01. - 14:23:56] Use of uninitialized value in numeric eq (==) at quests/templates/Priest_of_Discord.pl line 64.
[04.01. - 14:23:56] Use of uninitialized value in numeric eq (==) at quests/templates/Priest_of_Discord.pl line 64.
[04.01. - 14:23:56] Use of uninitialized value in numeric eq (==) at quests/templates/Priest_of_Discord.pl line 64.
[04.01. - 14:23:56] Use of uninitialized value in numeric eq (==) at quests/templates/Priest_of_Discord.pl line 64.
[04.01. - 14:23:56] Use of uninitialized value in numeric eq (==) at quests/templates/Priest_of_Discord.pl line 64.
[04.01. - 14:23:56] Use of uninitialized value in numeric eq (==) at quests/templates/Priest_of_Discord.pl line 64.
[04.01. - 14:23:56] Use of uninitialized value in numeric eq (==) at quests/templates/Priest_of_Discord.pl line 64.
[04.01. - 14:23:56] Use of uninitialized value in numeric eq (==) at quests/templates/Priest_of_Discord.pl line 64.
[04.01. - 14:23:56] Use of uninitialized value in numeric eq (==) at quests/templates/Priest_of_Discord.pl line 64.
[04.01. - 14:23:56] Use of uninitialized value in numeric eq (==) at quests/templates/Priest_of_Discord.pl line 64.
[04.01. - 14:23:56] Use of uninitialized value in numeric eq (==) at quests/templates/Priest_of_Discord.pl line 64.
[04.01. - 14:23:56] Use of uninitialized value in numeric eq (==) at quests/templates/Priest_of_Discord.pl line 64.
[04.01. - 14:23:56] Use of uninitialized value in numeric eq (==) at quests/templates/Priest_of_Discord.pl line 64.
[04.01. - 14:23:56] Use of uninitialized value in numeric eq (==) at quests/templates/Priest_of_Discord.pl line 64.
[04.01. - 14:23:56] Use of uninitialized value in numeric eq (==) at quests/templates/Priest_of_Discord.pl line 64.
[04.01. - 14:23:56] Use of uninitialized value in numeric eq (==) at quests/templates/Priest_of_Discord.pl line 64.
[04.01. - 14:23:56] Use of uninitialized value in numeric eq (==) at quests/templates/Priest_of_Discord.pl line 64.
[04.01. - 14:23:56] Use of uninitialized value in numeric eq (==) at quests/templates/Priest_of_Discord.pl line 64.
[04.01. - 14:23:56] Use of uninitialized value in numeric eq (==) at quests/templates/Priest_of_Discord.pl line 64.
[04.01. - 14:23:56] Use of uninitialized value in numeric eq (==) at quests/templates/Priest_of_Discord.pl line 64.
[04.01. - 14:23:56] Use of uninitialized value in numeric eq (==) at quests/templates/Priest_of_Discord.pl line 64.
[04.01. - 14:23:56] Use of uninitialized value in numeric eq (==) at quests/templates/Priest_of_Discord.pl line 64.
[04.01. - 14:24:23] Unable to read perl file 'quests/gfaydark/player.pl'
[04.01. - 14:24:23] Unable to read perl file 'quests/templates/player.pl'
[04.01. - 14:27:02] Unable to read perl file 'quests/butcher/player.pl'
[04.01. - 14:27:02] Unable to read perl file 'quests/templates/player.pl'
[04.01. - 14:29:40] Use of uninitialized value in numeric eq (==) at quests/templates/Nexus_Scion.pl line 20.
[04.01. - 14:29:40] Use of uninitialized value in numeric eq (==) at quests/templates/Nexus_Scion.pl line 20.
[04.01. - 14:29:40] Use of uninitialized value in numeric eq (==) at quests/templates/Nexus_Scion.pl line 20.
[04.01. - 14:29:40] Use of uninitialized value in numeric eq (==) at quests/templates/Nexus_Scion.pl line 20.
[04.01. - 14:29:40] Use of uninitialized value in numeric eq (==) at quests/templates/Nexus_Scion.pl line 20.
[04.01. - 14:29:40] Use of uninitialized value in numeric eq (==) at quests/templates/Nexus_Scion.pl line 20.
[04.01. - 14:29:40] Use of uninitialized value in numeric eq (==) at quests/templates/Nexus_Scion.pl line 20.
[04.01. - 14:29:40] Use of uninitialized value in numeric eq (==) at quests/templates/Nexus_Scion.pl line 20.
[04.01. - 14:29:40] Use of uninitialized value in numeric eq (==) at quests/templates/Nexus_Scion.pl line 20.
[04.01. - 14:29:40] Use of uninitialized value in numeric eq (==) at quests/templates/Nexus_Scion.pl line 20.
[04.01. - 14:29:40] Use of uninitialized value in numeric eq (==) at quests/templates/Nexus_Scion.pl line 20.
[04.01. - 14:29:40] Use of uninitialized value in numeric eq (==) at quests/templates/Nexus_Scion.pl line 20.
[04.01. - 14:29:40] Use of uninitialized value in numeric eq (==) at quests/templates/Nexus_Scion.pl line 20.
[04.01. - 14:29:40] Use of uninitialized value in numeric eq (==) at quests/templates/Nexus_Scion.pl line 20.
[04.01. - 14:29:40] Use of uninitialized value in numeric eq (==) at quests/templates/Nexus_Scion.pl line 20.
[04.01. - 14:29:40] Use of uninitialized value in numeric eq (==) at quests/templates/Nexus_Scion.pl line 20.
[04.01. - 14:29:40] Use of uninitialized value in numeric eq (==) at quests/templates/Nexus_Scion.pl line 20.
[04.01. - 14:29:40] Use of uninitialized value in numeric eq (==) at quests/templates/Nexus_Scion.pl line 20.
[04.01. - 14:29:40] Use of uninitialized value in numeric eq (==) at quests/templates/Nexus_Scion.pl line 20.
[04.01. - 14:29:40] Use of uninitialized value in numeric eq (==) at quests/templates/Nexus_Scion.pl line 20.
[04.01. - 14:29:40] Use of uninitialized value in numeric eq (==) at quests/templates/Nexus_Scion.pl line 20.
[04.01. - 14:29:40] Use of uninitialized value in numeric eq (==) at quests/templates/Nexus_Scion.pl line 20.
[04.01. - 14:29:40] Use of uninitialized value in numeric eq (==) at quests/templates/Nexus_Scion.pl line 20.
[04.01. - 14:29:40] Use of uninitialized value in numeric eq (==) at quests/templates/Nexus_Scion.pl line 20.
[04.01. - 14:30:03] Unable to read perl file 'quests/tox/player.pl'
[04.01. - 14:30:03] Unable to read perl file 'quests/templates/player.pl'

[ScottCha]

I'm coming from EQ2 and am used to everything being spoon fed to me.

I'm hoping to use this EQ experience as a springboard to get a beginners foundation on mySQL and Perl.

[Secrets]

I'm coming from EQ2 and am used to everything being spoon fed to me.

I'm hoping to use this EQ experience as a springboard to get a beginners foundation on mySQL and Perl.

Did you install the IO-Stringy, DBI and DBD-MySQL packages? It sounds like you're missing one of those packages as per the guide. I could be wrong, and if that's not it, try and get the Perl version from http://www.activestate.com/downloads/ (AFTER you uninstall the latest perl, of course.)