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Originally Posted by GLGanjika
I've seen some other servers do it and I've heard the word proxy kicked around but the reason I made this post is because regardless of my best efforts i am unable to find any information regarding how to start the process anywhere online or even what it is.  thus im asking here. i believe it has something to do with intercepting the messages the server sends/receives or something of this nature - can anyone elaborate? |
I am not sure what a proxy has to do with renaming a zone or making a new one. Proxies are for networking, which has nothing to do with zones.
You can rename zones, but in order to make the name change show up in game, you also have to update a certain file on all clients that play on your server. I don't recall what the file name is offhand, but I know it has been mentioned in a few thread on these forums and could probably be found with some quick searching.
You can also create all new custom zones using a tool like OpenZone, but I haven't really messed with it myself.
The main thing is that you can not add a new zone without actually modifying/hacking the eqgame.exe file itself. This is because the eqgame.exe file includes a list of all zone numbers that are valid for that client version. If you tried to add a new zone, which would have a new ID, the client wouldn't recognize it, and wouldn't be able to zone there. So, to add a new zone, you actually have to replace an existing zone. Just pick a random zone that isn't used much or at all, and you can use that. This is basically how the Shards of Dalaya server does all of their custom zones. But remember that all people who play on your server will need custom files downloaded from you that will make the custom names show up on their end.
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