Thanks for the tips guys!
Got the server up on the public LS (though it'll never be a truly public server - just for a group of buddies since I'm using my cable connection which is only 1-2Mbit upload and my TOS says NO SERVERS!. Gotta keep the traffic low and stay below the radar heh).
I'm digging through the database, already fixed the zone destination from nexus to the bazaar (it plopped me outside the geometry) as well as the gfay scion. shouldn't take too long to get up to speed now that I'm past the unfamiliar config stuff. SQL and databases are familiar at least.
I hadn't looked until now, but I thought a lot of the server functionality was scripted in perl but I see that's mainly quests. I'll have to concentrate on learning whats here before heading off to C++ land. I've used C (literally decades ago) and I've used Java, but never C++. I don't suppose it'll be massively difficult to learn enough to modify existing code (fingers crossed!).
Making NPCs weaker would definitely work, but that means modifying a hell of a lot of database entries! I'll have to refresh my SQL knowledge... I know I can do something like a nested query where I can pull the value of something (say level) add 1 to it, then save that. I just have to remember how for one, and learn what to change, for two.
Gonna be fun learning though!
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