No NPC's on localhost server

[Tiyana]

Hi, to keep this quick and simple, I created a localhost server (v. 3.3.4 or whatever the new one is) following the readme file and using the minilogon. I got it up running fine and was able to move around and create items, stats, guilds, etc, but there were no monsters or npcs anywhere. I had the sql database running, the minilogon, the world, and the boot5zone, just like in the readme.

I repopped the zone I was in (ecommons) but still nothing appeared. Anyone have an idea what I did wrong? When I created a server game on the eqemu.net login my world was full of monsters and npcs.

Also briefly, I had a lot of problems with being disconnected is there a way to fix it? And is there a way to control which zones are on and which are off? I was able to #zone from North Freeport to East Commons but after that anytime I tried to #zone it said that the zone wasn't currently available (or that it was down, I don't remember the exact message). Finally, is there a way to expand the item database? I was missing a lot of the higher level items when I was searching through the list.

Thanks, and sorry that this wasn't as short as I meant it to be!