7.0 Titanium setup for clueless newbs. I'm the guinea pig!

[Kirgothi]

Ok, not to be like a broken record, but what do you do next after installing MySQL and Perl? Will your 3.0 installer work with eqemu7.0?

[cavedude]

Next step is to run the installer. It is crucial to specify the proper directory for both EverQuest AND MySQL to the installer. Otherwise the spells won't get copied over and the database won't source properly. No 3.0 is for 0.6.6 but honestly it's a lot more stable. 0.7.0 has some minor problems at the moment.

[Kirgothi]

1. Would it be better to install the 3.1 serverpack now or later after these "minor problems" are fixed?
2. If the serverpacks come with your database, will new users still need to get the PEQ databases?

What exactly to the databases do anyways? I read somewhere that they allow quests to work. What would be the difference if one used just PEQ, PEQ and your database, or just your database?

[sesmar]

The Database contains all the information about the World. It contains everything from the Server Variables to Spawn Groups, NPC information, Loot Tables, everything. Except Spells. As for which to use, you can only use one at a time. PEQ or ProjetEQ (you can read more about them at http://projecteq.net) have been working on creating a completely live like experience and have the world populated up to Luclin. Cavedudes database is populated up to parts of OoW and GoD. I would suggest you set up both of them and try them both out. See which one you like best.

[cavedude]

Yeh I would stick with 3.0 for now. 3.1 is for the more brave folk out there and for anybody who only has access to the Titanium client. Though, the installation procedure of both are the same. Maybe just specify that 3.0 is for 0.6.6 (mostly stable) and 3.1 is for 0.7.0 (still rough atm, use only if you have the Titanium client)

In addition to Sesmar's perfect description, PEQ's database is about quality, and mine is all about quantity

[Kirgothi]

Well, being a clueless newb, I am one of the people that only has access to Titanium. I think that for the time being I will just try your 3.1 serverpack and consider this one of those "learning experiences" that really old people are so fond of talking about.

[Kirgothi]

Ok, Cavedude's ServerPack 3.1 has been installed. Like he said, make sure you have already installed MySQL and Perl as the guide described, linked way up at the top on the first page.

Also, like he said, make sure you put in the correct path for MySQL and your Everquest folder. The default that came up for me was wrong, triple check to make sure it is correct. I am not sure, but it is probably case sensitive. And, make sure you select the correct radiobuttons for what type of login you want. I went with minilogin.

During the process you should see a command prompt type window open and it will say something about "sourcing" your database. This screen should be up for a couple of minutes. If it only stays up for less than a minute you may have put in the wrong path or have some other kind of problem. I am not nearly smart enough to tell you what to do if that is the case. I would try uninstalling and reinstalling the serverpack.

Hopefully it is ok for me to put a link here. Download Cavedude's serverpack from here:
http://eqemu.sesmar.net/
If you are reading this guide a while after it was written there may be updates or an entirely new serverpack available. Check the download section.

Isn't it a purty site? It is/was run by the Sesmar that has replied in this guide.

Ok, now what is the next step? I was thinking that it is time to install minilogin.