WoWemu server looking for players

[opyrus]

I host both EQEmu and WOWemu from our deadicated server if anyone wants to play you can make a account here Account Manger (http://fr.b3ta.org/login/). There are shared forums on the Main Site (http://fr.b3ta.org/) and other general stuff. There is a server admin support page if you need to contact a admin also.

[opyrus]

account creation and remote login has now been fully tested and is 100% working.

[opyrus]

allmost forgot client version you need is 2.4.2 then get the realmlist.wtf from the account creation page and replace it in the game folder. after you make a account then you can login as usual to the free server.

[opyrus]

Dont anyone wana play some WoW? I like it alot it looks realy good and works very well and i havent seen a crash yet or a major bug there was a few minor ones but im sure they will be fixed with in a week.

[trevius]

I imagine that many people came to eqemu because they were sick of WoW hehe. Plus, advertising a WoWemu server on an EQEmu site is probably taken about as well as advertising EQEmu servers on the EQLive forums lol.

Not to say that there is anything wrong with mentioning it here. But, there are probably much better places to get players.

I have considered trying to run a WoWEmu server just to see what I can do with one. If it was anywhere near as fun as running an EQEmu server, I am sure I would enjoy it. I just don't have the time to do both, so I haven't bothered even attempting it yet. But, maybe someday lol.

Also, I heard something about WoWemu getting shut down due to legal issues. I thought I had heard that the server software was illegally stolen from Blizzard instead of being developed from scratch like EQEmu was. If that is the case, then running a WoWemu server is way to risky for me, lol. I wouldn't mind hearing the facts about it though.

[LordRathgil]

I dont know personally since this is the off topic forum and the description says feel free to talk about anything here there isnta nything wrong with it he runs both eqemu and wowemu so, I dunno. I know a few people that run both servers, and if it was gunna be posted anywhere. I think this is the place to do it since thats what this particular forum is for, non EQ or EQEmu related posts that is

[trevius]

I agree that off-topic is definitely the place to post this. And, I don't see anything wrong with it. I was just trying to mention some reasons why people may not be fleeing EQEmu to play on his WoWemu server. I doubt I would do much better at getting players from a WoWemu site to come play my EQEmu server if I was posting about it there.

Of course, if people were trying it out and writing good review replies about it here, I am sure a few players from here would check it out.

And, maybe posting some details about your WoWemu server setup here would help. If I posted in the server section of the forums "I host an EQEmu server, come check it out!", it would probably be a while before anyone bothered to try it. But, if I posted all of the details about what makes my server cool, that might peek people's interest a bit quicker.

I think one of the things that WoWemu lacks is a centralized login server with player number counts on them. That is one of the best things about EQEmu IMO, and one of the things that keeps it going so strong. At least it was lacking one last time I tried the WoW emulator.

Oh, and I have mentioned this before, but the million ads on your site are probably an instant turn-off for most people.

[LordRathgil]

now that I have to agree with, adds are just a pain, I mean leslamarch posted aobut our new mmo project in development in this forum as well, We try to update with new details about what is going on with it as much as possible, but trevius is right, you need details of some form about it, what makes it different from the other million wow emu servers out there, and so on and so forth.

For Instance I am developing a whole new MMO game, when I added a new playable race I posted in the thread for it on this forum, and as time permits me Ill be doing a writup on the storyline of the game and so on. its all about the details

[opyrus]

if you went to the account manager link i posted there is a full active ranking system and a map that shows where each player is in the world the account manager is very sweet. it also lists a bunch of server info the account manager is amazing hands down. everything listed on the account manager is live feed from the server running.

[opyrus]

also as far as i know MaNGOS was writen from scratch and there is no hacking of your client required to play its the same as eqemu just change the login server address. a player need only have V2.4.2 or older of the client and open the realmlist file and change it to my server address to play as the account manager also lists. the client can be legaly obtained from the wow website after signing up for a free 10day trial.

[trevius]

After posting in this thread last night, I started looking into WoWEmu. It took me a while to figure out what is going on with it these days, but I learned a bit so far. Apparently the old WoWemu is long dead and has been replaced with a few new versions of emulators all written from the ground up as far as I can tell. Or in some cases they might borrow code from the open source versions and build from there. It looks like WoWemu has been replaced by some new emulators called Mangos, Ascent (previously Antrix), and a couple of others that aren't quite as stable (but may have better databases).

Just to check it out, I went ahead and reinstalled WoW and patched up to 2.4.2.xxxx (hopefully the xxxx part doesn't mean I patched too far lol). I also got through the setup for creating a private server. I ran into a few issues, but I will probably try to get those fixed later tonight. I definitely don't plan to attempt to run both an EQEmu and WoWemu server both from my home network. Mainly because the EQEmu one uses almost all of my upload bandwidth anyway. But, also because I don't have time to run WoWemu because I spend most of my time working on the EQEmu server. Running a WoWemu server is just something I have been wanting to check out for quite a while now, so I figured I would see how it is. I am curious what tools they have for database developing and in-game commands for creating content. So far, it definitely seems like having experience running an EQEmu server will help alot for understanding WoWemu content creation.

Sorry if that derailed your post lol. But, now that I have WoW installed again, maybe I will make a batch file to switch the realmlist.wtf file back and forth to connect to your server and then my own. So, I can come and check out what you have come up with so far. I don't really have much time to play on it because I am in the middle of developing a new tier zone for my EQEmu server which should be my best one yet. So far, it looks pretty awesome (maybe I'm biased lol). But, I am definitely curious to see where the WoWemu is these days. Last time I played it, all of the custom servers sucked big time lol. I would love to see a WoWemu server with an EQ feel to it. If I ever create one, that is what I would shoot for :)

[opyrus]

switching realmlist files is easy i dunno why you would have to batch it just keep both files and rename one there like a cupple bytes in size.

[LordRathgil]

maybe because he doesnt want to have to rename both everytime he wants to change servers making a batch file that does it means its a simple doubleclick obviously

[opyrus]

a simple drag and drop would be just as simple to ..... whats the point i could write small app macro programs all day that do my bidding but why waste the time im not that lazy.

[LordRathgil]

and neither is trevius, that was a bit rude i gotta say. besides who are you to say how someone should perform a task?

[opyrus]

the point is why take a simple task and make it all involved. in reguard to your asking about server details the server is a deadicated server with a 1.8ghz amd 64 cpu 2gig of ram , 128meg ati x200 vid card , 100gig HD and its got a dvd burner with light scribe also it is not a PC it is a Laptop so it will stay running even if the power is lost. its kept up to date with the latest mangos files and UDB database.

[LordRathgil]

because thats how HE wants to do it, and it really aint your concern how he does it no offense.

as for server details i think we meant about the game itself, what makes it different from the other million and a half wowemu servers and why would people from this project want to play on it? the fact that your running it off of a laptop though is enough to keep me away as it would by deffinition be unstable and not very reliable in terms of uptime

[Bulle]

Your laptop will go on when the power is lost, I am not so sure about your Internet connection equipment ! I agree that having a server that "survives" micro-shortages is very nice, if only for data integrity. My home server is a laptop too, mainly for the little room it takes. Integrated screen is great.

I have planned to install Mangos at some point to try it out but have not gotten to it yet.

[LordRathgil]

yeah laptops are nice however they are not meant to remain on for extended periods of time nor host a server. and I highly doubt anyone will just leave their laptop sitting in one place, that totally defeats the purpose of a laptop.

Issues with leaving a laptop on 24/7 include overheating the cpu, burning out your fan, overheating the hd, other issues include the fact that it will be used for other things at the same time, heck hes running two different mmo servers , a webserver, mysql which requires a good hung of the processing power justto continuiously do all the queries in those two huge databases, the os which is most likely windows vista (which will eat up half his ram right there cause vista requires a minimum of 512 megs of ram jsut to run by itself and thats the home basic version ultimate requires alteast 1 gig all by itself minus the video ram since its shared) so lets see with mysql the webserver, the eqemu server, the wow server running all at once plus his os thats going to basicly destroy any kind of performance for more then one or two players on the servers at any one given time

And we arent including whatever else he uses it for while its running those servers.

Laptops are not meant for that kind of usage, bare minimum within a few months he will need to buy a new one ( Im guessing givent hose specs its probably a very low end dell since they match my old laptops specs almost to the letter could be an hp as well but its not a brand new one)

Plus the instability factor of him deciding hes going to take his laptop to work (or school) Or even starbucks bamn no more server lol

now for a home server a notebook is fine its private and doesnt need stability of not being well taken out and you can turn it off when ever cause you dont have to worry about all your users being on when you decide to bring it down or what not.

with those specs, and two mmo servers he wont be able to support more then a few people on them at a time without having serious lag issues because of the lack of available ram to do things like load new zones if your gunna run an mmo server its always best to do it with a machine taht A Is going to be there whether you wanna go out or not lol and b a system that can do nothing BUT run it unless your jsut looking to run a small private server that is or have a powerhouse laptop with a dual or quad core 2.8 gig or better, ram isnt so much an issue as the processor especially when your dealing with a database with 300k entries in one table mysql uses your processor for queries not your ram

if you want something that doesnt crash when the power goes out thats what UPS are for lol

[opyrus]

you need to just shut your stupid face you dont know shit about shit the laptop is perfectly fine ive had 30 players on b4 with no lag and just cus its a laptop dont mean i take it with me i have 8 computers. its been running as a server for over a year and its still fine the laptop controls eqemu wowemu my website and mysql and its got lotz to spare.

[xxarthurxx]

Well this thread sure got colorful :D

[LordRathgil]

lmao I wonder how a 12 year old gets 8 computers lol

[LordRathgil]

lmmfao sorry couldnt resist

[opyrus]

topic closed to get a account you will have to ask me personaly i dont want any ass holes on my server so ill be screening each person my self.