Issues with setting zone points

[Neiv]

Is there some limitation for setting new zone points--or adjusting existing ones--in certain zones? I am trying to set a new zone point in West Commons (using the zone_points table) and it is not recognizing it no matter what I do. I have set a zone point from a custom zone into West Commons, and it works fine; but I can't get the converse to work (WC to the custom zone). Just for some background, I have successfully worked this same plan between West Karana (qey2hh1) and the same custom zone (though at a different zin and zout in that zone). But for some reason, it's not working in West Commons. Any thoughts?

[Neiv]

I'm bumping this because this is really baffling me. Specifically, I'm trying to change the target zone when zoning from commons (west commons) to kithicor forest. I have been unsuccessful in each attempt to change the target zone ID from the commons zone (using zone_points table). So, I renamed all "commons" zone entries in the zone points table to "x-commons." In theory, this should remove all the zones points in commons. Yet, after closing everything down and restarting, I zoned into commons and ran to the kithicor zone line, and it still tried to zone into kithicor (it ended up being an endless loop since it could not find it).

My question is, if the zone points table does not govern this zone point, what exactly does?

[ChaosSlayer]

i want to point out that "zoning out" points or "Exits" - where you "zone out" from any given zone are HARD CODED into Client. - they cannot be changed.

the "zone to" points (where you appear wafter you zone) are writen in DB and can be altered at will

another thing you have to watch for are overlapign "zone in" and zone outs. For exmaple your problem with Kitihor could be that you zoning in rigth in front the zone out point, you char steps on in and gets zoned back where you came from, and from that zone he gets zoned back in Kitihor and so on. This problem also existed in Vex Thale where zone in and zone out overlapped each other

[Neiv]

Thanks; good to know. So in this case it appears I need to create a zone line that falls before the hard-coded zoneline?

[chrsschb]

There are three areas you need to edit.

In zone_points.sql find Target_Y, Target_X, Target_Z, and Target_Heading and edit them for both the destination and the origin zones.

In zones.sql make sure Safe_X, Safe_Y, and Safe_Z are good spots (generally near a zone line).

[Neiv]

There are three areas you need to edit. In zone_points.sql find Target_Y, Target_X, Target_Z, and Target_Heading and edit them for both the destination and the origin zones. In zones.sql make sure Safe_X, Safe_Y, and Safe_Z are good spots (generally near a zone line).

All of these are set correctly. The latest thing I have done is attempt to set a zoneline before the hard-coded zoneline. The zoneline I have set is simply ignored. Here is the entry in the zone_points table:

40,commons,1,910,4114,-47.7,0,41,27,2.6,166,0,12,0

where:
40 = zone_point ID
commons = current zone
1 = zone_point number for that zone (out of 4)
910 = Y
4114 = X
-47.7 = Z
0 = heading
41 = target Y
27 = target X
2.6 = target Z
166 = target heading
0 = zone instance
12 = target zone ID (qey2hh1 = west karana)
0 = buffer

If you zone into commons and #goto the coords above, you'll be placed in the corridor leading to kithicor, but not quite at the hard-coded zoneline. Having this set the way I have it in the db should, by all rights, zone me into the corridor of west karana. Except it doesn't. Instead, the zoneline is simply ignored, and I can walk right through it. It makes no sense to me.