Having issues starting a server, new to this

Dr Zauis · #4 08-10-2005, 02:06 AM

What Belfadia means is..You have to patch. There is no such thing as a working server using an original unpatched CD. Now the sign says do not patch but that has nothing to do with patching from a fresh install. Its possible to find files on the internet to sort of reverse the last patch and get your EQ game to work with the EMU(The 6.1 versions) but thats not supported here and is against the rules to talk about.(It may not even be possible anymore as I havent tried and I dont really support that kind of thing myself)

But there is a solution(Foe making a server). But it requires that you compile the 6.2 sources. And even at that rate the 6.2 is very buggy but live compatible. I dont know of anyone that has released or posted a 6.2 version that has already been compiled.

So this is what I would do for now....

Go ahead and patch to live. Read the tutorials and/or search the forums to know what to do to play on a server. You will be using port 5998 in your eqhost.txt file. Look at the servers that show up on the select screen. If there are any that say 0.6.2-0 or something like that. Try to log in.(Dont forget that you must also register as a "player". I mean you cant use your forum name and password to get to the server select. The tutorials will tell you about that.) If everthing works you should be able to play on a 6.2 server with your now live compatible version of EQ.(note...6.2 servers are rare and may not show up for days or weeks. Or.. there may be one on right now. You never know!)When you get that far. Copy/paste your EQ folder so that you have 2 versions that work. Later you may want to patch again but that will be for another version. You will want to keep your old version to play on 6.2 servers.
You can go through the Server tutorials for practice until there is something you can use to play on your server. You need to understand mysql and perl
anyway. If then you are not frustated and have given up. You will be ready when the time comes to set up your own server. Its a long and rocky road but it seems possible!