Zone Line Changing

[Silentrath]

How do I change the zone lines for my server?

I looked at the zone_point table but I logged into my server and teleported to that loc and it doesn't fire a LOADING screen.

How can I get a list of the zone lines for my server? I would like to change them around.

Thank you!

[Silentrath]

Anyone with some insight into this?

[Vexyl]

Are you expecting to instantly zone after teleporting to the exact coordinates? What happens when you approach the coordinates instead of teleporting to them?

[Township EQ]

Since I've been doing a ton of this.. just a quick heads up.. zone lines that are really long like for exampe qeynos to qeynos hills where it will zone you in based on the location you zoned from qeynos are not editable via the zone points table. I believe they are part of the actual zone in the actual zone file, but i'm not sure why, just a theory.

I've been creating npcs on a proximity script that zone you.

[Silentrath]

Originally Posted by Vexyl

Are you expecting to instantly zone after teleporting to the exact coordinates? What happens when you approach the coordinates instead of teleporting to them?

Yes I expect to zone once I teleport to those coords, cause in the zone_point table its like X:9999999 Y:250(just a number) then Z: 4( or something).

That doesn't trigger a zone load, and then walking there manually is impossible.

Originally Posted by Township EQ

Since I've been doing a ton of this.. just a quick heads up.. zone lines that are really long like for exampe qeynos to qeynos hills where it will zone you in based on the location you zoned from qeynos are not editable via the zone points table. I believe they are part of the actual zone in the actual zone file, but i'm not sure why, just a theory.

I've been creating npcs on a proximity script that zone you.

Is there a way to extract all the zone line coords from the zone files? I thought the zone lines would be controlled via the zone_points table.

How do you do the proximity? Do you have coords and then a proximity?

[Township EQ]

Originally Posted by Silentrath

Yes I expect to zone once I teleport to those coords, cause in the zone_point table its like X:9999999 Y:250(just a number) then Z: 4( or something).

That doesn't trigger a zone load, and then walking there manually is impossible.





Is there a way to extract all the zone line coords from the zone files? I thought the zone lines would be controlled via the zone_points table.

How do you do the proximity? Do you have coords and then a proximity?

Zone lines are controlled via the zone points tables but not the zone lines that fit the description of what I posted. Here is my simple script for a zoneline via invisible npc.. it has a name of "_" and is race 240 with bodytype 11 so it is pretty hard to find even with MQ maps.

This is my custom zoneline for West Commonlands to East Karana.

sub EVENT_SPAWN	{ 

	        my $one = $x - 1000;
                my $two = $x + 10;
                my $thr = $y - 3000;
                my $fou = $y + 3000;
                my $fiv = $z - 100;
                my $six = $z + 100;
                quest::set_proximity($one,$two,$thr,$fou,$fiv,$six);
		quest::settimer("Spawn",1);
	} 

sub EVENT_ENTER {
  {
	      $client->Message(0,"You spot a bridge over the horizon.");
              quest::movepc(15,862,15,-33,193)
  }
}

I also have a customized zoneline for the old Plane of Fear tunnel that goes into mistmoore.. the proximities on this guy are way smaller because its not all the way across a zone, just in the little space of those tunnels:

sub EVENT_SPAWN	{ 

	            my $one = $x - 30;
                my $two = $x + 30;
                my $thr = $y - 30;
                my $fou = $y + 30;
                my $fiv = $z - 30;
                my $six = $z + 30;
        quest::set_proximity($one,$two,$thr,$fou,$fiv,$six);
		quest::settimer("Spawn",1);
	} 

sub EVENT_ENTER {
  {
    quest::zone(mistmoore);
  }
}

[NatedogEZ]

Just a suggestion .. you can also name the invisible NPCs like "Qeynos_Zoneline" or whatever zoneline it is near to help from having confusing file names.

Then inside the event spawn just make the NPC hide its name like so..

$npc->TempName("");

[Township EQ]

Originally Posted by NatedogEZ

Just a suggestion .. you can also name the invisible NPCs like "Qeynos_Zoneline" or whatever zoneline it is near to help from having confusing file names.

Then inside the event spawn just make the NPC hide its name like so..

$npc->TempName("");

Didn't think about doing that, thanks for the suggestion!

[sorvani]

Also MySEQ shows them just fine. That is what I use for zone building.

[Silentrath]

Originally Posted by sorvani

Also MySEQ shows them just fine. That is what I use for zone building.

Where can I download this?

[Township EQ]

Pretty sure it's the same thing as running MQ2 and looking at your map.. Doubt anyone will give it to you here as it's against forum rules but myself and a lot of other developers use it while developing zones. I'm sure a quick google search will get it for you pretty easily.

[Silentrath]

I got MySEQ, just not sure how to see the actual zone line coords in the app.

[sorvani]

not the zone lines. I was talking about his hidden NPC's. I use it for seeing where things are and distances to said hidden NPC (useful when making an area trigger).
Nothing shows zone points.

Edit: And it is nothing like looking at your map in game.

[Silentrath]

Originally Posted by sorvani

not the zone lines. I was talking about his hidden NPC's. I use it for seeing where things are and distances to said hidden NPC (useful when making an area trigger).
Nothing shows zone points.

Edit: And it is nothing like looking at your map in game.

Ahh! I thought I saw somewhere an old post there is a way to find out the zone points that cause loading screen. Help with this would be awesome.