Problem with zones, spells, and saving char

barnes09 · #1 03-13-2005, 03:56 PM

Just got server working last week, but I'm still have some problems.

First off I can't zone. By Cant zone I mean that when I try to zone from any zone, the load screen for the new zone comes up, but then Im taken back into the zone I just left at safe point. I relize the zone points are messed up and you have to set them, but I havent heard for anyone else here not being able to zone anywhere. When I use the #zone command I go to the loading screen and end back in the same place at safe spot. When I do a #movechar (Charname Zone) on myself and camp and log back in my Char is moved to zone. So any ideas for anybody on this issue?

Next issue spells, I have my both of my spells .txt files in my EQemu folder and I don't get the if NOT exist spells_us.txt goto NOSPELL message from the boot5zones.bat file, but when I try to cast or memorize a spell it says no such Id exist.

Last issue when I get exp and weapon or items, and then camp. My char loses his Level and exp, but not his items. My char is a GM, not sure if that has anything to do with it. If you know any solutions to any of these problems please let me know, Im trying to get this full operations before our deployment to the desert this summer. Thanks again to all of you the Rocking EQEMU community

fanman55 · #2 03-13-2005, 04:08 PM

I have exactly the same problems as you, but on top of that no NPCs spawn either. I'm such a noob at this. I don't know how to source, so I can't fix any of it, or modify my DB.

Magick · #3 03-14-2005, 10:25 AM

Ok.. I'm a little rusty so feel free to correct me. And also I can only potentially help on the first issue (Zoning).

It would help if you pasted copies of what your zone.exe(s) say when you try to zone. The reason being is it sounds like one of two things:

1. No zone points are in the database for that area --OR--
2. Your zones are autobooting and that's why you aren't zoning. (Typically you'd get a "this zone is unavailable" and then it sends you back to the safepoint of where you were.)

Ways to check, again off the top of my head:

1. Open your db and look at the zone_points table and scan the zone field in that table for the zone your character is in. Does it list zone points? Where is the target_zone for each? (just looked in my stock/default db and you apparently can't zone from EC to WC so there is quite a bit missing).

If everything looks ok there, I'd test out zone.exe by force booting the zone you're in and the adjacent zone and attempting to zone. The messages in the command window (if it doesn't work) should give you a hint as to what the problem might be.

To force load change your boot5zones.bat to something like:

Quote:

REM: ****Read this first!!!****

REM: This file requires your real IP in the place of "EXTERNAL_IP_HERE" when you are connecting
REM: To the EQEmu Loginserver.

REM: When you are using minilogin, Replace all IP Addresses to say 127.0.0.1

REM: If you still get errors try using localhost instead of 127.0.0.1

REM:--------------Start-----------------------
@echo off

if NOT exist spells_us.txt goto NOSPELL

start zone ecommons 127.0.0.1 8780 127.0.0.1
start zone commons 127.0.0.1 8781 127.0.0.1
exit
cls

:NOSPELL
echo You did not copy the spells_en.txt from your everquest directory to this one. Please do so or zones will crash on startup.
PAUSE

REM:---------------END------------------------

..and save it as zonetest.bat

Move your char to one of those zone via the database, start the server, log in, and try to zone. Both zones ARE up and running so if you have a problem then it might help narrow down a fix. NOTE: I would not use those two examples since my db did not have a zone point there. Just change the zone shortname to whatever zones you want to boot.

Magick · #4 03-14-2005, 10:28 AM

FANMAN55...

If you don't know how to source I'm afraid you'll never have spawns. Spawns are manually added (there's some very nice folks who's compiled populated databases) but it may help for you to visit the search section here and read up on sourcing or dig up some info on MySQL commands.

The whole emulator is database driven so if you can't use a database you really have no reason to try an operate a server. It'd be like riding a uni-cycle with one leg.

barnes09 · #5 03-20-2005, 04:03 PM

Ok after playing around for a few days I noticed that when I either use a #zone command or just zone from Halas to everfrost A new zone file in my boot5zones groups comes up and loads the world I zoned to, but after it goes to the loading screen it takes me back to the safe spot in halas. It sounds like it is autoloading when I zone, like you suggested Magick, how do you fix this? Attached are my zone files, first one from Halas, the zone I was in and trying to leave, and the other is from Kurns tower were I was trying to zone to. I used the #zone command and it took me to the load screen and dumped me back into safe spot in halas. Please let me know if you can tell why I cant zone.

Halas zone.exe file in Boot5zones.bat:
[Status] CURRENT_ZONE_VERSION: EQEMu 0.6.0-DR2
[Status] Loading Variables
[Status] Loading zone names
[Status] Loading items
[Status] EMuShareMem loaded
[Status] Loading npcs
[Status] Loading npc faction lists
[Status] Loading loot tables
[Status] Loading doors
[Status] Loading guilds
[Status] Loading factions
[Status] Loading AA effects
[Status] Loading swarm spells
[Status] Loading tributes
[Status] Loading corpse timers
[Status] Loading what ever is left
[Status] Loading commands
[Status] 172 commands loaded
[Status] Entering sleep mode
Connected to worldserver: localhost:9000
Map header: 26977 faces, 207 nodes, 36231 facelists
Loaded map: 80931 vertices, 26977 faces
Map BB: (-562.78 -> 492.81, -805.69 -> 708.72, -131.94 -> 602.94)
Map ./Maps/halas.map loaded.
[Status] Weather should change in 3368 seconds
Init: Loading zone lists, zone state or spawn list, player corpses, traps
, timezone data - Done. ZoneID = 29; Time Offset = 0
Successfully loaded Zone Config.
[Status] Loading Objects from DB...
[Status] Loading Ground Spawns from DB...
[Status] Loading doors for halas ...
[Status] Done loading doors for halas ...
[Status] Loading AA information...
[Error] Failed to load AAs!
[Status] Loading Merchant Lists...
[Status] Loading Temporary Merchant Lists...
[Status] Zone Bootup: halas (29)
Received Message SyncWorldTime
Time Broadcast Packet: EQTime [11:38 am]
[Status] 188672 New client from ip:127.0.0.1 port:3652
Read group ID for 'Nobrilee': 0
[Error] HandlePacket() Opcode error: Unexpected packet during CLIENT_CONNECTING:
opcode: 0x02f5, size: 4
Unexpected packet during CLIENT_CONNECTING: OpCode: 0x02f5, size: 4
0: 48 1F 73 00 | H.s.
[Error] HandlePacket() Opcode error: Unexpected packet during CLIENT_CONNECTING:
opcode: 0x0355, size: 4
Unexpected packet during CLIENT_CONNECTING: OpCode: 0x0355, size: 4
0: 48 1F 73 00 | H.s.
Catching Mob Crash...
Zoning to safe coords: kurn (97)
[Status] Zoning 'Nobrilee' to: kurn (97) x=77.720001, y=-277.640015, z=3.750000
Dropping client: Process=false, ip=127.0.0.1, port=3652
[Status] 229172 New client from ip:127.0.0.1 port:3656
Read group ID for 'Nobrilee': 0
Catching Mob Crash...
Zoning to safe coords: kurn (97)
[Status] Zoning 'Nobrilee' to: kurn (97) x=77.720001, y=-277.640015, z=3.750000
Dropping client: Process=false, ip=127.0.0.1, port=3656
[Status] 277985 New client from ip:127.0.0.1 port:3660
Read group ID for 'Nobrilee': 0
Catching Mob Crash...
Nobrilee has gotten on the boat The_Gwenavyne00
Nobrilee has gotten on the boat The_Gwenavyne00
Nobrilee has gotten on the boat The_Gwenavyne00
Zoning to safe coords: kurn (97)
[Status] Zoning 'Nobrilee' to: kurn (97) x=77.720001, y=-277.640015, z=3.750000
Dropping client: Process=false, ip=127.0.0.1, port=3660
[Status] 492391 New client from ip:127.0.0.1 port:3666
Read group ID for 'Nobrilee': 0
Catching Mob Crash...
Nobrilee has gotten on the boat The_Gwenavyne00
[Status] Zoning 'Nobrilee' to: everfrost (30) x=380.000000, y=3684.000000, z=5.0
00000
Dropping client: Process=false, ip=127.0.0.1, port=3666
[Status] 667297 New client from ip:127.0.0.1 port:3670
Read group ID for 'Nobrilee': 0
Catching Mob Crash...
Zoning to safe coords: kurn (97)
[Status] Zoning 'Nobrilee' to: kurn (97) x=77.720001, y=-277.640015, z=3.750000
Dropping client: Process=false, ip=127.0.0.1, port=3670
[Status] 725766 New client from ip:127.0.0.1 port:3674
Read group ID for 'Nobrilee': 0
Catching Mob Crash...
Dropping client: Process=false, ip=127.0.0.1, port=3674

Kurn's Tower zone.exe file in Boot5zones.bat:

[Status] CURRENT_ZONE_VERSION: EQEMu 0.6.0-DR2
[Status] Loading Variables
[Status] Loading zone names
[Status] Loading items
[Status] EMuShareMem loaded
[Status] Loading npcs
[Status] Loading npc faction lists
[Status] Loading loot tables
[Status] Loading doors
[Status] Loading guilds
[Status] Loading factions
[Status] Loading AA effects
[Status] Loading swarm spells
[Status] Loading tributes
[Status] Loading corpse timers
[Status] Loading what ever is left
[Status] Loading commands
[Status] 172 commands loaded
[Status] Entering sleep mode
Connected to worldserver: localhost:9000
Map header: 42231 faces, 77 nodes, 52223 facelists
Loaded map: 126693 vertices, 42231 faces
Map BB: (-398.84 -> 342.88, -321.88 -> 307.88, -185.94 -> 164.94)
Map ./Maps/kurn.map loaded.
[Status] Weather should change in 6868 seconds
Init: Loading zone lists, zone state or spawn list, player corpses, traps
, timezone data - Done. ZoneID = 97; Time Offset = 0
Successfully loaded Zone Config.
[Status] Loading Objects from DB...
[Status] Loading Ground Spawns from DB...
[Status] Loading doors for kurn ...
[Status] Done loading doors for kurn ...
[Status] Loading AA information...
[Error] Failed to load AAs!
[Status] Loading Merchant Lists...
[Status] Loading Temporary Merchant Lists...
[Status] Zone Bootup: kurn (97)
Received Message SyncWorldTime
Time Broadcast Packet: EQTime [02:38 pm]

Belfedia · #6 03-20-2005, 06:34 PM

Are you using Peq_velious_database beta1 ? or other DB ?
and are you using 6.0 DR2 from that source : http://sourceforge.net/project/showf...ease_id=279918 ?