Updated Map files? (server Maps)

[gaeorn]

It generally isn't missing files. It's DB entries for the appropriate npc types and spawn info. Due to the massive amount of work it takes to create such entries, this has generally been done via packet capture from live and then processing that data into the appropriate tables in the DB. There were tools for this but they were out of date enough that they would not even compile. People are working on fixing the tools (see the more recent posts in this thread for more information: http://www.eqemulator.net/forums/showthread.php?t=20278). Once the tools are working again, anyone who has a live account can help out by capturing information.

[wwazman]

ok so (not having waded all the way through that thread yet).. in South Ro there's orcs, spectres, sandgiants, crocodiles, caimans, water goblins, pumas, skeletons,(?) mummies, maybe some bats,.. why can't I add that info to the database, or wHERE would I add it, I should say? And where do I tell it where to find the models? Unless I'm misunderstanding (not the first time!) it seems like a simple thing to me, to add some basic model info, then manually add some spawn points. True there's a LOT of spawn points specifically pointing at the orc highway, but for getting the most basic npc's in there would be nice.

[gaeorn]

You can find a tutorial about adding NPCs here: http://www.eqemulator.net/wiki/wikka...egoryCreateNPC

[Shendare]

As for the models on the client, you identify the model code for the race/gender model you are trying to add, identify a source file containing that model, and add an entry to the zone's ShortName_chr.txt file.

Example: southro_chr.txt

2
ork,ork
kob,steamfont_chr

This reference can help:

http://eqemulator.net/forums/showthread.php?t=28639

[wwazman]

ok next question on that.. I'm using the Ax Classic Gui 2.04 (using the peq database of course) .. when I pull up the PHP editor from the Tools menu, it brings up my happy PHP editor, the PEQ Database Editing Interface v1.0 ... it doesn't have any entries for the new zones such as "southro" as compared to the original zone, sro. Is there an update, or can I again, add it so it can see it and I can get going again?