Upgrading old Underfoot Server

[Warking]

Hello,

I have been hosing a underfoot client server with level cap 85 since about 2011/2012. I would like to get the latest and greatest. Is it Rain of Fear? I am trying to locate an upgrade path so I can use RoF or better. I think I have the correct client downloaded. How would I upgrade the server and DB? Again, it's been a while so I am trying to locate the proper threads.

Unless creating a new server would be better?

Thanks

[Excuses]

From what i understand, you can add the OPCodes via eqemu_update.pl

That loads supports for other clients

[Uleat]

His code base may be old enough that it doesn't have support for RoF/2.

The more recent code has the clients registered and adding/removing opcode conf files will work in those scenarios.

[Excuses]

So for future reference to those who are using outdated source code, would be to reload the source and load the new opcodes?

Are there any conflict if you simply reload the opcodes with an outdated server code?

[Uleat]

Probably wouldn't be a conflict..but, any additional opcodes (features) in the conf file wouldn't be handled by the server.

Vice-verse for old conf files and newer source code.


As a rule, I always make sure that all of my stuff is up-to-date..but, I generally develop on the same server that I play solo on.

[Warking]

Thanks for the replies. It sounds like I might need to build semi fresh. I just don't want to overwrite the config file that allows people to connect to me without hosting on eqemu servers.

Now to recall how to make the install/upgrade...


What does the /2 mean in "RoF/2" ?? I have the RoF steam client download from December 19 2014.

[Uleat]

I truncated the descript..I just mean "RoF" or "RoF2"


That build date doesn't look familiar.

Try connecting that client to you current server (it will fail..), then going into the client's log folder and open the dbg.txt and post that date, if you would

[Warking]

I was able to get to server select but no further using the below RoF client on UF server. Is this client build compatable with the latest DB for RoF?

[Thu Jan 28 15:12:45 2016]00000:Starting EverQuest (Built May 10 2013 23:30:0
[Thu Jan 28 15:12:45 2016]00001:EverQuest Configuration Type: RELEASE_NON_AVATAR
[Thu Jan 28 15:12:45 2016]00002:Timezone: UTC-5h00m
[Thu Jan 28 15:12:45 2016]00003:Loading graphics DLL.
[Thu Jan 28 15:12:45 2016]00004:Parsing INI file .\defaults.ini
[Thu Jan 28 15:12:45 2016]00005:INI file .\defaults.ini loaded.
[Thu Jan 28 15:12:45 2016]00006:Parsing INI file .\eqclient.ini
[Thu Jan 28 15:12:45 2016]00007:INI file .\eqclient.ini loaded.

[Thu Jan 28 15:13:39 2016]00039:INI file .\defaults.ini loaded.
[Thu Jan 28 15:13:39 2016]00040:Memory mode defaulted to Balanced
[Thu Jan 28 15:13:39 2016]00041:Networking: using port [55826].
[Thu Jan 28 15:13:39 2016]00042:Networking: Connection Established [1]
[Thu Jan 28 15:13:39 2016]00043:WorldAuthenticate: Initiating Login.

[Sublin]

That build date is the ROF2 client that was on steam and should work with the latest compile/db

[Uleat]

What Sublin said :P

[Warking]

Thanks for verifying. My server is running the PEQ DB on SQL on Win2008 Ent x64.

Do you think there wpuld be any issues just updating the SQL DB to the latest OPcodes, Maps, Quests, Etc DB?

Or do you recommend I just startup fresh instance?

I am not concerned with any customization i did with george's tools on this server.

[Uleat]

I don't think the code-base will compile on that server any longer.

Pretty sure the min VS is 2012 now and that requires Win7.


I haven't done it..but, you may still be able to 'target' your os version and build on a newer system.

[Warking]

Going to try a source DB upgrade first. I have been searching the forums but cannot find the opcodes for ROF/2

[Uleat]

Running eqemu_update.pl manually should give you the options to update most of 'updateable' requirements.

[Warking]

Thanks,
I have SVN updated folders already but DB sourcing is taking a while to source in the SQL DB. The version I had before this was peqdatabase-Rev2294. latest opcodes.conf file is from 2012.

I do not have a eqemu_update.pl file