Custom quests aren't loading.

[TylerBarnes]

For some reason quests that I create aren't working but the ones I downloaded when I created the server seem to work fine.
When I go into C:\EQ\EQEmuServer\quests the original ones all have a green check but the ones I create have a blue question mark. I've restarted the server a few times but to no avail.
Anyone know how to solve this issue?

[demonstar55]

The blue checks means (I'm assuming) TortoiseSVN realizes they're not commited to the repo, so they're fine, you can ignore them.

Are they not working on your server? What does /say #questerrors return?

[Uleat]

So, your quest repo is in your server directory?

That's fine if it is..but, the older guides usually say to create the repo, then copy the files to the quest folder in your server directory.


If demonstar's suggestion doesn't return anything, you may want to double-check that your quests are actually in the server directory,
and not in a separate repo one.

[TylerBarnes]

No quest errors that I can see.
The quest folder I'm using is C:\EQ\EQEmuServer\quests.
What file tells it where to grab quests from? Maybe I have it pointing to the backup folder through some strange set of events I've overlooked.
I did try to alter a quest that doesn't seem to have changed in game.

[Uleat]

I know the eqemu_config.xml file has 'settings' on where to look..but, I'm pretty sure someone told me that they are hard-coded.

I tried changing '\plugins' to '\quests\plugins' once and it was a no-go.


Regardless, it should be '<eqemu_server>\quests'


EDIT:

Oh, if you have both perl and lua enabled, lua scripts take precedence if a file exists in both formats.

[Kingly_Krab]

Originally Posted by TylerBarnes

No quest errors that I can see.
The quest folder I'm using is C:\EQ\EQEmuServer\quests.
What file tells it where to grab quests from? Maybe I have it pointing to the backup folder through some strange set of events I've overlooked.
I did try to alter a quest that doesn't seem to have changed in game.

You should be putting it in either the global or specific zone folder, not just in the quests folder, if that's what you're doing, that won't work.

[TylerBarnes]

I have been putting them in the specific zone folders.
I had to create a new folder for icefall but I quoted "C:\EQ\EQEmuServer\quests" because I've attempted a few different zones.

Could it be an issue with perl?

[KLS]

Are there .lua versions of the same quest already there?

[TylerBarnes]

Just .pl files in felwithea.
I tried to change Tynkale's dialog and it doesn't seem to have changed.

[TylerBarnes]

I've fixed it. Thanks for all the help.

Apparently Windows was following the backup around C: so when I'd move it Windows would just readjust. It was using the backup's quest list.
I deleted it and after some minor troubleshooting it's working like a charm. Beautifully, in fact.