Noobie needs some advice....
 

After many unsuccessful attempts at getting a working server I finally did it. Using the MiniLogin etc method I can now login to my own server.

HOWEVER.... After creating my own character etc, I pushed the Enter World button and it entered the game. Now my problem is that I started in a room that seems to have no doors or windows or anything. Is this supposed to be like this? Or do I have to download cities and towns and stuff like that?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.


ALSO.... I have just discovered that if I try to sit and camp eqgame.exe crashes and I'm booted back into windows. Any ideas?

are you stuck in a small box??

ok not really a "small box" but a room with no doors or windows
My character is a Dark Elf so I started in Nerak or whatever its called.

type #goto 0 0 0 and see if that works

it wouldnt let me do that
it says that "zone 0 0 0 doesnt exist" or something close to that

The box should have numbers on the wall, that is an x y loc.
#goto 0 0 0
or try using the numbers off the wall instead.

or

#zone nektulos


Zoning will almost always crash the 3.4 emu but you char will zone.

Yep that zoning idea worked thanks.

Also when I go to camp the game crashes back to windows. Any way around this ?

Cheers

I don't think camp works yet

camp works but it counts as zoning.. so you go ld or crash to dtop or server select...

I too after a long while of reading everything i could find, and messing with things finaly got my own minilogin server going too.. but the problem is, with all these DOS windows going my machine is sooooo slow, it took eq almost 10 minutes just to get to the char select screen after i pushed play, then as soon as i got to the char select screen it booted me instantly (this is the first time ive ever logged into it)... the stuff looks like this:

**MINILOGIN**
LoginServer.ini read.
Server mode: Standalone
Login server listening on port:5999
New TCP connection: 127.0.0.1:3314
158460 New client from ip: 127.0.0.1 port: 3332
Client disconnected (eqnc->GetState()=102)
Removing client from ip: 127.0.0.1, port: 3332
264140 New client from ip: 127.0.0.1 port: 3339
Client disconnected (eqnc->GetState()=102)
Removing client from ip: 127.0.0.1, port: 3339
864370 New client from ip: 127.0.0.1 port: 3343
Client disconnected (eqnc->GetState()=102)
Removing client from ip: 127.0.0.1, port: 3343
**END**


**WORLD**
LoginServer.ini read.
Using database 'EQ' at localhost
Loading zone names & items...done.
Loading guild ranks...done.
World server listening on: localhost:9000
Connected to LoginServer: 127.0.0.1:5999
New TCP connection: 127.0.0.1:3322
New zoneserver: #1 127.0.0.1:3322
New TCP connection: 127.0.0.1:3325
New zoneserver: #2 127.0.0.1:3325
Zoneserver SetConnectInfo: 127.0.0.1:3322: 127.0.0.1:7995
Zoneserver SetConnectInfo: 127.0.0.1:3325: 127.0.0.1:7996
Zoneserver connection lost: 127.0.0.1:3325 (127.0.0.1:7996)
Removing zoneserver: 127.0.0.1:3325 (127.0.0.1:7996)
268090 New client from ip: 127.0.0.1 port: 3341
Logged in: Local: eqemu
Sending list of guilds
Unknown opcode: 0x3521 size:2056
Unknown opcode: 0x3921 size:2056
Unknown opcode: 0x9221 size:4
0: 20 9C D7 F2 | ...
Client disconnected
Removing client from ip:127.0.0.1 port:3341
**END**


**ZONE**
Using database 'EQ' at localhost
Loading zone names, items & NPCs...done.
Spells loaded from 'spdat.eff'.
Loading guild ranks...done.
Loading faction data...done.
Connected to worldserver: 127.0.0.1:9000
Entering sleep mode

**END**... they all look like that ^

...my files...


[Database]
host=localhost
user=*****
password=*****
database=EQ

--

[LoginServer]
loginserver=127.0.0.1
loginserver2=127.0.0.1
loginport=5999
loginport2=5999
worldname=My own
locked=false
account=*****
password=*****
worldaddress=localhost

[LoginConfig]
ServerMode=Standalone
ServerPort=5999
UplinkAddress=
UplinkPort=
UplinkAccount=
UplinkPassword=

--


again any help or advice on what im doin wrong now is appriceated, thanks ;)


/spam off

You should leave the Account and Password section blank in login.ini, that may be causing the problem. Putting that in just gives the server a green name, the devs use it im pretty sure. It may be causing you to be booted before you log in but im not sure.. try setting the file in your eq directory called DataRate.txt to 10.0 or so ONLY when u log in to minilogin or if u have cable. That should help the problem with the login taking so long.

ok, the lag issue is gone.. (i think)... i have another question tho... i closed out 3 of the 5 windows that poped up when i opened Boot5zones.Win9x.... was that a mistake? i thought it would help clear up lag, wich it did... but now after i create a char, it crashes back to server... heres what 7996:sleeping says..
the first time, when i created my first char (Dudeman, human enc).. it says:

Loading guild ranks...done.
Loading faction data...done.
Connected to worldserver: 127.0.0.1:9000
Entering sleep mode
Map: Maps\freportw.map not found.
ZoneID = 9
Reading zhdr file './cfg/freportw.cfg'
Using database for safe coords.
Zone safe coords are x = 181; y = 335; z= 0
-----------
Zone server 'freportw' listening on port:7995
-----------
1027720 New client from ip: 127.0.0.1 port: 1165
Login packet 1 (OP_SetDataRate = 10)
Unexpected packet during CLIENT_CONNECTING2: OpCode: 0xe821, size: 4
0: 00 00 20 41 | .. A
Login packet 2
Loaded playerprofile for Dudeman - size: 8244/8244
Loaded alt_adv_table for Dudeman - size: 256/256
Client disconnected: Dudeman
Dropping client: Process=false, ip=127.0.0.1, port=1165
Automatic shutdown
Message:----SERVER SHUTDOWN----
Zone shutdown: going to sleep


the second time i tried (Theguy, gnome enc..)

Loading zone names, items & NPCs...done.
Spells loaded from 'spdat.eff'.
Loading guild ranks...done.
Loading faction data...done.
Connected to worldserver: 127.0.0.1:9000
Entering sleep mode
Map: Maps\akanon.map not found.
ZoneID = 55
Reading zhdr file './cfg/akanon.cfg'
Using database for safe coords.
Zone safe coords are x = -35; y = 47; z= 5
-----------
Zone server 'akanon' listening on port:7996
-----------
1381370 New client from ip: 127.0.0.1 port: 1171
Login packet 1 (OP_SetDataRate = 10)
Unexpected packet during CLIENT_CONNECTING2: OpCode: 0xe821, size: 4
0: 00 00 20 41 | .. A
Login packet 2
Client dropped: GetAuthentication = 0, n=Theguy
Dropping client: Process=false, ip=127.0.0.1, port=1171
Automatic shutdown
Message:----SERVER SHUTDOWN----
Zone shutdown: going to sleep

/spam off again

hehe, im afraid to run all 5, last time i did it it took over 20 mins just to get to the char select screen :rolleyes:
im outa ideas on this one :(

*EDIT*
heres world.exe

296430 New client from ip: 127.0.0.1 port: 1438
Logged in: Local: eqemu
Sending list of guilds
Logged in: Local: eqemu
Sending list of guilds
Unknown opcode: 0x3521 size:2056
Unknown opcode: 0x3921 size:2056
Unknown opcode: 0x3521 size:2056
Unknown opcode: 0x3921 size:2056
Unknown opcode: 0x9221 size:4
0: 20 9C D7 F2 | ...
Unknown opcode: 0x9220 size:12
0: 00 00 00 12 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 | ............
Unknown opcode: 0x9220 size:12
0: 00 00 00 12 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 | ............
Maxclients: -1
Attempting autobootup of 'freportw' for Dudeman
Zoneserver SetZone: 127.0.0.1:7997 freportw
Enter world: Dudeman: freportw
Zoneserver SetZone: 127.0.0.1:7997 freportw
Client disconnected
Removing client from ip:127.0.0.1 port:1438
Zoneserver SetZone: 127.0.0.1:7997
Zoneserver SetZone: 127.0.0.1:7997


ps, yes the datarate 10 thing worked, i just tried with all 5 up, goes ok ;), but still get booted, /shrug, thanks