EQ2Emulator ServerPack 1.3 Release!

[John Adams]

Here's the latest update to the EQ2Emulator ServerPack v1.3, which contains current code changes over the last 18 months.

Download: EQ2Emulator-ServerPack1.3.zip (105mb)

Link: The Admin Guide


What's Included?

• EQ2LoginServer (minilogin) v1.2
  EQ2Emulator Release 0.7.0 (svn 1430- Oct 3, 2011) World server (32-bit and 64-bit* binaries for Windows)
  EQ2Emulator Database Milestone 1 Release including all current LUA Scripts (new!)
  Client Compatibility: 6118L (pre-Sentinel's Fate clients!)
  MySQL 5.0.27 Community Edition (command-line)
  Apache/PHP web services
  phpMyAdmin Database Management web interface
  EQ2DBTool
  Client Launcher tool

What's New?

• - Client 6118L support! Older clients also compatible, but Sentinel's Fate or Destiny of Velious are not compatible yet! Sorry!.
  
  - Multitude of changes to how the back-end Login/Patcher servers function (Public and MiniLogin)
  - Reorganized SVN folder structures (ongoing)
  - Lots of Bug Fixes (see ChangeLog)
  - Revamped Groundspawns system
  - Enhanced /randomize options for NPC appearances
  - Implemented a LogWrite() system for cleaner logging to console or file
  - Implemented Equipment Appearances at Character Select
  - Initial Tradeskills work has begun
  - Implemented Titles
  - Implemented Languages
  - Implemented Collections
  - Implemented Rules Manager (similar to EQEmu's rules system)
  - Implemented basic IRC connectivity - Players can connect their session to a live IRC server in the world, and join channels!
  - Console Commands (Windows Only)
  - Our Database (content) Milestone 1, which contains all of our Tier 1 (levels 1-10) content
  - Started work on DoV client compatibility - work in progress
  - Many, many other small changes (see changelog)

I'm sorry to say Sentinel's Fate and DoV clients are still not working properly, so the highest client version for this server pack is 6118L. We spent more time implementing systems and getting our data tools in working order, and with SOE slamming out so many changes the last 2 years, we simply could not keep up with our infinitesimally small team. Had we more helpers........ well you know the story

Check the ChangeLog for full details about what is in this current version of the Server.

[John Adams]

To update your ServerPack to the latest Public SVN code, simply replace the EQ2World.exe and *.xml files from SVN into your WorldServer folder. Note that if you update to current SVN code, you should connect your ServerPack (at least once) to the Public PatchServer to update your database schema, since many things have changed since Oct 2011.

See the Admin Guide for instructions how to connect your ServerPack to the Public Login/Patch Servers.