Crescent Reach - not using it?

[trevius]

Check the rule_values table and look at your settings for rule World:SoFStartZoneID. The notes field explains it:

Sets the Starting Zone for SoF Clients separate from Titanium Clients (-1 is disabled)

The default is -1 which is disabled, but I think PEQ has it set to Crescent Reach, so if you are using PEQ DB, you have the same setting.

[Baruuk]

So it sounds like my only recourse is to set it to a "hub" zone for SoF clients (with this setting/rule) and then have them use a teleporter from there to a starting city of their choice. Or...just leave it to CR and just do the same.

Thanks for your replies.

[trevius]

Did you try setting it to -1 as I mentioned? That should disable it so it follows the same starting cities that Titanium uses IIRC. Though, I am not sure what it will do when a Drakkin is created.

[cavedude]

Originally Posted by trevius

Check the rule_values table and look at your settings for rule World:SoFStartZoneID. The notes field explains it:

Sets the Starting Zone for SoF Clients separate from Titanium Clients (-1 is disabled)

The default is -1 which is disabled, but I think PEQ has it set to Crescent Reach, so if you are using PEQ DB, you have the same setting.

We consider rule_values to be a player table, so the values on our SVN should be mostly default. I checked, and indeed that rule is set to -1 on SVN (is not on gameserver though, of course.)

[Baruuk]

Well - I think I'm at an impass. I simply can't prevent SoD clients from creating characters that default to starting in crescent reach. I've changed and rechanged the World:SoFStartZoneID value to -1. I've even changed it to another value (1, 5, etc) and it sends SoF/SoD clients to the appropriate zone - so that's working as intended. However, when I change it to -1 (which it was originally), when I create a character with my SoD/Underfoot client it still displays Crescent Reach as the default selection for starting city (for every race/class combo) and then sends me to Crescent Reach. It's very strange. I've disabled the Tutorial Button - that works properly. I also tried setting the minstatus to CR to 250 - which of course results in it sending my new character to the Arena.

I'm open to suggestions - and thanks in advance for those. I was really trying to avoid using a hub zone for starting characters - and had put some work into putting merchants, quests, etc in cities like Qeynos, Rivervale, Grobb, etc but since half my clients or more will probably be SoD - there's nothing stopping them all from going to Crescent Reach.

Am I missing something obvious?

Thanks.