EQadmin question..

[EQEQEQ]

Im going to try here 1st soo...

Ok here is the problem, i want to create some unique quest npc's. And some other new npc's.

I go into FQadmin and add a new record in npctype. I fill it all in to what i want. Lets say a level 10 gnome warrior. So i write down the id 72914 in this case.

I log into the emu, and #npctypespawn 72914 all i get is a_brown_bear..errr ok.

So i then add the npc to a new spawn group, and place it where i want in qeynos hills. ( in order for it to show at the spawn poit properly i seem to have to restart FQadmin.

I then start the emu back up and go to the spot i placed the spawn...and hmm well look a_brown_bear.

Any clues? No matter what i create new this seems to happen. Thanks for any info

EDIT:

Ok so i tried from scratch, now when i try to spawn any newly made npc_types the zone server crashes hehe.

And i still get a brown bear with some as well. Im quite confused.

[quester]

Perhaps you are duplicating an already existing id?

[EQEQEQ]

Well thats what i thought at first as well. But nope, brand new id number.

One other thing is any of the existing npc_types 65000 or above possibly 64000 too but i know 63000 works, are brown bears, or crash me as well. And im sure those aren't already used id's.

This one really has me stumped. I removed the spawn dp and resourced it also. And....same thing happens.

any ideas at all welcome!

Thx

[quester]

HM.. 65k huh? Thats a magic number in programing.. 65535 actually.. max signed int. The var type might be too smal lin the code. I'll see if I can fidna chance t o check that tonight.

[EQEQEQ]

Thanks man =) i tried to make a 150000 npc_type id, as to make sure i wasn't making duplicate id's. But well , he he he a_brown_bear! lol

And you know, this may be whats causing kael and fungusgrove to crash and such for most people. Because the npc_types for those zones are all over 65500 (which as you said, and i just tried is the culprit as up to that point they work fine

[quester]

Ok i've tracked this down to a simple oversight..Guess the DB grew faster than the code

In fixing it, Kael also works for me now.. Some other crashing zones might as well.

Fix will be posted in the Dev section in a minute or two.