Map trouble

[c0ncrete]

you likely won't be unzipping any map files to run a server as they are fairly large, so i'm not sure what you're trying to unzip.

which guide are you going by?

[VileDeeds]

to be honest theres so many different ones i went wih the one i could find the files for. looking for a somewhat simple guide because im a gamer not really a tech guy. the guide is http://www.eqemulator.net/wiki/wikka.php?wakka=Windows

[c0ncrete]

i believe the most up to date maps are located here. i'm not sure if they'll work with the older version of the emulator you've likely downloaded. in order to make sure you're current with the database/quest scripts, it's likely going to be best if you compile your own binaries. there aren't that many more steps, honestly, and compilation has been made a lot easier as of late. the most current guides for compilation/configuration are here:

http://www.eqemulator.org/forums/showthread.php?t=35722
http://www.eqemulator.org/forums/showthread.php?t=32980

[VileDeeds]

ill look all of this over tomorrow after work. thank you for the help.