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Originally Posted by quadroplex (Post 150520)

It should be mentioned that if you use scorpious2k's zones youll need to delete the bazaar.eqg and tutorialb.eqg files

I just rename them with .old on the end.

This does bring up a point. The client always looks for <short_name>.eqg first when loading a zone, if it doesn't find it it looks for <short_name>.s3d - so if you add a new zone (s3d) and there is one with the same name ending in eqg, it will ignore the new one until you either rename or delete the eqg one.

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Originally Posted by Scorpious2k (Post 150551)

The list of short names for zones is hard coded into the client, so you can't add a new name. It will always be a trade-off, one existing zone for a new one.

There are some zones that are in the client but not used in the game: tutorial, aviak, tutoriala, tutorialb, nektropos, arttest, and probably others. So you could technically use these without affecting the game or taking a zone used in live.

The best way to find these is to match short_name from the DB zone table with files in your EQ folder.

That definitely answers my question. I'll give that a whirl.
Thanks!

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Originally Posted by Richardo (Post 150139)

Hey Scorp. You can give away the zone I gave you too by the way. :)

I thought about this and that zone is too awesome to not make available even without source. So I will set up a separate category for zones without source.

Thank you Richardo!

Richardo's Sunset Home zone is now online and available for download.

Im having some issues with manhattan, juno and nektropos and Tutorialb...

The zone lines when you hit them try zoning me into "Unknown zone" and puts me back to the zone in point of the zone im in, and sometimes right on the zoneline causing a neverending loop of zoning...

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Originally Posted by quadroplex (Post 150590)

Did you restart the server and making the changes?

Can you paste the numbers from the DB - select * from zone_points where zone like 'ruj%';

That would give manhattan and juno (and others) if you used the same zones we did.

Code:

INSERT INTO zone_points (id, zone, number, y, x, z, heading, target_y, target_x, target_z, target_heading, zoneinst, target_zone_id, buffer) VALUES

(1468, 'ruja', 1, 1750, -288, -180, 1354, 709, -541.1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 235),

(1469, 'rujb', 2, -83, 1476, -259, 0, 0, -111, 0, 0, 0, 0, 230),

(1470, 'rujb', 1, -83, 1476, -259, 1131, 968, -710, 0, 0, 0, 0, 245),

(1471, 'rujd', 1, 1136, 921, -700, -1423, -2567, -265, 0, 0, 0, 0, 235),

(1472, 'ruje', 2, 4953, -5200, -1000, -5295, -5030, -1063.9, 64, 0, 0, 0, 255),

(1473, 'ruje', 1, -300, 5657, -1000, 270, -4550, -90.3, 0, 0, 0, 0, 265),

(1474, 'rujf', 2, -5570, -5200, -1000, 4831.7, -5269.2, -1061, 192, 0, 0, 0, 250),

(1475, 'rujf', 1, 3900, 5920, -1000, 3342, -5862, -1187, 128, 0, 0, 0, 260),

(1476, 'rujg', 2, 3350, -5888, -1000, 3474, 5862, -1197, 128, 0, 0, 0, 255),

(1477, 'rujg', 1, -5696, 1100, -1000, 5900, 925, -1198, 192, 0, 0, 0, 265),

(1478, 'rujh', 1, 450, -5253, -1000, -178, 5182, -308, 128, 0, 0, 0, 250),

(1479, 'rujh', 2, 6015, 1000, -1000, -5439, 1027, -1141, 92, 0, 0, 0, 260),

(1484, 'rujj', 1, 929, 0, 0, 999999, 910, 999999, 999, 0, 0, 0, 269),

(1485, 'ruji', 1, 929, 0, 0, 999999, 940, 999999, 999, 0, 0, 0, 273);

Quote:

Originally Posted by quadroplex (Post 150603)

Code:

INSERT INTO zone_points (id, zone, number, y, x, z, heading, target_y, target_x, target_z, target_heading, zoneinst, target_zone_id, buffer)

In my DB the order is x, y, z and target_x, target_y, target_z. See below:

Code:

+-------+------+--------+-------+-------+-------+----------+----------+----------+----------------+---------+----------+--------+----------------+

| id    | zone | number | x     | y     | z     | target_x | target_y | target_z | target_heading | heading | zoneinst | buffer | target_zone_id |

+-------+------+--------+-------+-------+-------+----------+----------+----------+----------------+---------+----------+--------+----------------+

|  1000 | ruja |      1 |  1750 |  -288 |  -180 |     1354 |      709 |   -541.1 |              0 |       0 |        0 |      0 |            235 |

|  1005 | rujb |      1 |   -83 |  1476 |  -259 |     1131 |      968 |     -710 |              0 |       0 |        0 |      0 |            245 |

|  1001 | rujb |      2 |   -83 |  1476 |  -259 |        0 |        0 |     -111 |              0 |       0 |        0 |      0 |            230 |

|  1010 | rujd |      1 |  1136 |   921 |  -700 |    -1423 |    -2567 |     -265 |              0 |       0 |        0 |      0 |            235 |

|  1003 | ruje |      1 |  -300 |  5657 | -1000 |      270 |    -4550 |    -90.3 |              0 |       0 |        0 |      0 |            265 |

|  1002 | ruje |      2 |  4953 | -5200 | -1000 |    -5295 |    -5030 |  -1063.9 |             64 |       0 |        0 |      0 |            255 |

|  1004 | rujf |      2 | -5570 | -5200 | -1000 |   4831.7 |  -5269.2 |    -1061 |            192 |       0 |        0 |      0 |            250 |

|  1006 | rujf |      1 |  3900 |  5920 | -1000 |     3342 |    -5862 |    -1187 |            128 |       0 |        0 |      0 |            260 |

|  1007 | rujg |      2 |  3350 | -5888 | -1000 |     3474 |     5862 |    -1197 |            128 |       0 |        0 |      0 |            255 |

|  1009 | rujg |      1 | -5696 |  1100 | -1000 |     5900 |      925 |    -1198 |            192 |       0 |        0 |      0 |            265 |

|  1013 | rujh |      2 |  6015 |  1000 | -1000 |    -5439 |     1027 |    -1141 |             92 |       0 |        0 |      0 |            260 |

|  1012 | rujh |      1 |   450 | -5253 | -1000 |     -178 |     5182 |     -308 |            128 |       0 |        0 |      0 |            250 |

| 10018 | ruji |      1 |   929 |     0 |     0 |   999999 |      940 |   999999 |            999 |       0 |        0 |      0 |            273 |

| 10019 | rujj |      1 |   929 |     0 |     0 |   999999 |      910 |   999999 |            999 |       0 |        0 |      0 |            269 |

+-------+------+--------+-------+-------+-------+----------+----------+----------+----------------+---------+----------+--------+----------------+

So the x/y and target_x/target_y values need to be reversed.

ahh thanks ironicly lol all idid was use your sql files so i have no idea how that one happened

actually the db structure is y,x,z ? Dont uinderstand lol now im really confused

Foiund the problem!

All my target_zone fields are set to 0

buffer and targetzone got swapped when i ran the sql queries that was the problem

In the screenshots of some of the zones i saw some custom creatures any chance any of those source files are going to be released as well or do the designers of those want to keep those to themselves?

The only custom creature we used is one that comes with OpenZone. All the rest are eqlive.

how can you tell what models are stored in what zone ?

i know, kinda an old thread, any chance of some updated links? I am mostly curious if these files would be the completed or the files used with openzone/gmax/3dsmax ??? either way it works for me

I would LOVE to see what you created since I am trying to create a couple of zones using ones in the database that do not exist, namely Nektropos and Neriak D.

I am learning how to use Gmax and some real examples would be nice, since I dont want to create something and have it be too small for someone to fit into or just way to large.

thanks in advance if they are given, if not, no biggie.