[Uleat]

'BackStreetBoys' - maybe...


You have to take what you read in the forums with a grain of salt..there's a good chance that the way of doing things has changed since the posting.


The server code, database schema and entries, and quest files are (should be) update proof against each other.

Changes in server code should not affect quests or the current database .. unless a specific update requires changing either data entries or table schema. That's the
purpose of eqemu_update.pl - to keep the database up-to-date with changes occurring in the source code. (Quests are not versioned and automatic updates are not
applied in this case..though, an announcement or note is generally made.)

The database updates usually 'convert' old criteria to new when required and should see little intervention on the admins part to apply them.


On re-building everything, yes..pretty much.

Both 'world' and 'zone' must be rebuilt..and since there are a lot of project dependencies, most of the code will be rebuilt.

About the only thing that doesn't get touched by bots is the login server.


Specific to code changes affecting quests (etc...)

Behavior does change if a system is redesigned. Whether the perceived behavior is the same as the intended behavior (<cough>, discotheque)
is a different matter altogether.

A change in one system could affect an undesired in another..though, these 'bugs' are usually caught pretty quick and fixed.