I think its 4.026...

hello
 

how can i play on this server ? it doesnt show on the list.

thanks =)

Post the contents of your "eqhosts.txt" file. You might be connecting to the wrong login server. You can also check the players guide on the wiki. it has all the information to get connected.

I had a question...It seems that anywhere between 2 to 20 mins after logging on to your server I get bugged and I cannot cast spells, attack, etc...I tried searching and found a similar problem with no resolutions posted...any idea how I can fix this? I messed with datarate and got no good results. I really enjoy the server so I hope there is a way to fix this

Are you doing anything at all when this happens?? Not everything works just right. If you have your datarate bar showing does it get red??
If so then I dont know what to do then.

OK..For some strange reason my server got totally swamped last night! LOL!
So I restarted just now and crap..I forgot to try to fix the setallskills..
I also set my virtuall memory to zero! I hope that helps and not hurts..

GOOD NEWS! Seems that PEQ luclin DB has been released! I DLed it last night and will be trying to convert my players from the semilegit DB to the new PEQ luclin. Nonlegit will remain the same..(Cavedudes awesome DB)And wont be upgrading the version for nonlegit till there is a release from DRP on that.
Semilegit Im gonna try to get to 6.5 hopefully!

Thanks for playing..Sorry I only have cable connection here..

hello again
 

this i my eqhost.txt
[LoginServer]
Host=eqemulator.net:5994

and now i see there is a another list of server on 5998 but when i change the eqhost i dont see any server on the list.
what is the problem ?

would appreciate any help =)
thanks

That would mean then that your client is not 6.1+ compatible my friend.

A solution?
 

Well Ive been playing with DataBases this past few days and this is what I found out.
First..I think I was wrong about Dark Rogue Productions Cavedudes DB having a different sructure than PEQ..At least up until 6.3..This means that Im going to change my nonlegit server over to 6.3DR1 official release and run ZONE!
THIS MEANS NO QUESTS FOR NONLEGIT! It also means I will not have anymore zone crashes! Also mobs wont run away anymore!
6.4 is going to be more difficult. I guess the changes are zoneconfig(fixed it).
zoneflags(added the table).And npcpets(gonna try petfix .sql maybe..Also I think I have to do this for my PEQluclin DB too. I seem to have npcpet errors for that DB also..
I think I will be able to use PEQ luclin DB for the semilegit DB. Ive got it working now with all accounts and characters. But I think they will lose the bank items. Maybe I give em a week to get stuff out first.

Also I enabled #setskillall (I think thats it). Maybe that will fix the skills problems. Im gonna try to enable #spawn too..So players can spawn whatever MOB they want.

So I think nonlegit server will be much more stable in a few days..Im booting 20 zones now when I only need 12 at the most.

how can i get to your server's version?

..My version is the same as most..

alright...but i cant get to it because im updated to far

you're server is messed up or somethin. whenever i try to join, it says Error String not found...

String error isn't error from server but from your clients files...

What the???
 

Holy crap! I was just on my server and noticed that even green cons attack!!
I had that problem before on my test server when using same DB but 6.4 version. Hmm??? Something must have changed in DB or something when I changed from the DarkRogue 6.3 version to Devs release 6.3 version during the experiment.

This is really strange..I may lock the server for awhile while I try to sort things out..That should not be happening..I may have to use a backup DB from a few weeks ago...

EDIT>>> Oh..If I do have to use the backup I will update accounts and inventory and stuff so I dont think anyone will lose anything..Maybe whats in the bank if anyone even uses the bank..

Well I reverted back to 6.2 and its working..Maybe I changed the zone.exe in that folder or something..Usually I rename the original first but there was none..
OK anyway Im back up on 6.2DR1 From Dark Rogue Productions for now..

Im Back!
 

OK..I was busy for a while making some editing tools for another game and Ive got those ready for release so Im gonna have time to put Forbidden_Zone back online.
I think this time Im gonna go for a "Classic PEQ" type server...That means I wanna make it just like PEQ was when I first started playing on it..So think back to how PEQ was a year or so ago and thats my goal!
I wanna upgrade to 7.0 so I think all the accounts will have to be deleted but at least this time I wont have to try to upgrade all the time..
I see that some people have been doing what I was trying to do before..Thats combining PEQ database with cavedudes..If that can work Ill do that but if it interferes with the PEQ spawns I dont want it..

So now I have alot of work to do figuring out how 7.0 works..

It will be a few weeks yet..

I would run cavdedudes installer - it makes the upgrade much easier, then source in some of the newer databases out there...


GeorgeS

Yeap. I already did that and it crashed upon zoning so I decided to just go linux and hope I have no crashes. I had 6.2 running with very few crashes but Im dreaming of 7.0 on linux with no crashes if there is such a thing.

Im Back!
 

Finally got busy this last week or so and Im up and running on Linux Debian Sarge!! The database(peq 6.6) I ended up using does not have pok but thats OK as I want to customize it and the others that arent popped. The quests files are Cavedudes but if some-one wants me to change to peq for a certain zone I will try to do it.
I made a custom item for noobs..Its not uber but it will keep a noob from dying..I replaced the glooming deep lantern with the new item in the starting items so everyone should get it. Nodrops are disabled or should be. XP is increased. #zone allowed...Im going to have merchants that sell good stuff! I mean all kinds of good stuff!!

OK..So the New name is ForbiddenZone and it will be locked for awhile so I can make some changes..Seeya..

there is, within reason. my linux server never crashes (has uptime measured in monthes). the only crashes i've seen were "known" issues with zone that have mostly been fixed in the last couple monthes by the truly dedicated devs.

== sfisque

And thats the next thing I need to do is update to the latest release..Im using the same version 0.7.0-854 as the new linux tutorial..I notice it still have the Showowknight harm touch bug. I know what to do now..I study linux and know many commands beyond what is noted in the linux tutorials on this sight. Ive been up for 2 or 3 days zoning around and no crashes!
Ive been running a windows server as a test and have had a few crashes but not like back in 6.2 days..The windows server is same version as my linux so I would guess the updated version(windows) is even more stable.
Anyway..I had no problems setting it up with Debian Sarge.

Server Unlocked!
 

OK..Im unlocking ForbiddenZone for a while..I spawned tutorial zone and there are Merchants however they dont sell the uber items yet. But they might sell good enough stuff to get a noob going. GMs are also spawned there. Im not nearly done with this zone. The Forbidden Amulet is uber enough for a noob anyway.
Thanks!

Bazaar Finished..
 

OK..I finished spawning Bazaar..Its the old bazaar so you have to rename the new bazaar files(bazaar.eqg)to something like bazaar1.eqg...Now...Usually thats all you have to do but I think Titanium CDs dont come with the old bazaar file(bazaar.s3d). There fore if you dont have it you will have to find it somewhere. Dont ask here! EQEMU do not support the trading of copywrited files. Note that you are gonna want the old bazaar files as the new bazar is very lame! I guess it was made to eliminate lag somewhat as the number of players grew on live. Since there is no way to have that many players on eqemu theres no reason to use new bazaar unless its something like PEQ is doing and one is trying to remain as close to live as possible.

On another note..Im making the merchantlists right now and when I figure what the prices of these items will be there will be merchants with changed lists so keep checking the tutorial merchants for new items! Its going to change and keep changing! All the mobs in my custom zones and merchants items lists will revolve and change throughout the life of the server..
The only stuff I wont change is the original PEQ zones except that I will add merchants and bankers in some of them..

Also...So far while running my server with Debian Sarge I have had no crashes and no issues loging in!

2 ideas..Something different!
 

I have 2 ideas Im planning on implementing..

1: I want to be a Dungeon Master like when I played D&D some 25 years ago.
So if I can get enough players to play at same time I want to use an empty zone and spawn mobs on the fly with one time drops! This way I can control gameplay somewhat and an adventure is a one time experience!
Can someone say Baron Sukemvit!

2: I want to use a zone like tacvi and make it a Raid zone for noobs! It will take at least 5 noob players to survive. So if a group of friends get bored grinding on another server they can take a break..Raid for an hour or 2 and end up level 15+ or so and with plenty of cash.

Bonus!! I figured out what models are used in powar so this will be a solo level for noobs! Should take at least twice as long as tacvi raid zone to reach same level.