[Mangos Zero] Mangos Zero; Extracting Game Data

[grantal]

I am using the wiki for instructions on setup.

I am at the step "Extracting Game Data"

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FOR MANGOS ZERO

“C:\MangosSource\server\bin”

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My server directory does not have a bin folder.

Have I done something incorrectly or is this guide outdated?

[Defalt Hackinson]

I am using the wiki for instructions on setup.

I am at the step "Extracting Game Data"

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FOR MANGOS ZERO

“C:\MangosSource\server\bin”

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My server directory does not have a bin folder.

Have I done something incorrectly or is this guide outdated?

Hello there!

No, you're not the only one who's experiencing troubles following the Wiki.

I'm trying to install a MaNGOS Zero project too and I just can't because a lot of information is outdated and some tools or directories are missing.

I hope someone of the developers will read this thread and help.

[prefix]

Hello there!

No, you're not the only one who's experiencing troubles following the Wiki.

I'm trying to install a MaNGOS Zero project too and I just can't because a lot of information is outdated and some tools or directories are missing.

I hope someone of the developers will read this thread and help.

Problem is all the wiki's are outdated, after ALOT of try'n'fail i've managed to become capable at setting up mangos zero and mangos one from scratch.

Let me know in PM or here and i'll try to help if you are stuck on a certain spot

I did my compilation, extraction and configuration on linux debian btw.

Edit:

Btw the link for Extracting game data wiki page doesnt work, here's a direct link;

https://getmangos.eu/wiki/Installation%20Guides/General/Extracting-Game-Assets.md

Though that is outdated too, if you are using develop21 branch of mangos your extraction tools should be compiled when you compile mangos.

for me that is; /home/mangos/mangosone/bin/tools

But if you have not compiled mangos yet you won't find that folder.

to compile mangos you need to "make" and "make install" after creating the "build" folder and going into it in "/mangos-source/server" for me.

[Akka]

I'm having the same problem, trying to set up a server and follow the Wiki, but it's very outdated and sometimes self-contradictory. It's hard to know when the information isn't accurate or when you've made something wrong.

Would be a great help to have someone fix the tutorial :-/

[Defalt Hackinson]

I'm having the same problem, trying to set up a server and follow the Wiki, but it's very outdated and sometimes self-contradictory. It's hard to know when the information isn't accurate or when you've made something wrong.

Would be a great help to have someone fix the tutorial :-/

Hello!

Actually I'm thinking about posting a temporal guide to install the server. It will take me some time but I think that at the end of this week I can have it finished.

Till then, post all the problems you're facing trying to install the game server.

Regards.

[Akka]

Hi, thanks for answering ^^

My problems were pretty numerous, due to the countless little errors which can appear here and there, and the fact that information tends to be both sprinkled left and right, and mixing adequate steps with outdated ones, leaving one to untangle a huge mess.

Also, some errors coming from other parts (namely, MySQL 5.7 doesn't accept the "ROW_FORMAT=FIXED" in InnoDB strict mode, you have to disable it first or fiddle with all the sql scripts to replace it with "compact" or something) made the whole thing even more headache-inducing.

I've managed after more or less an entire day to run what seems to be a rel21 server (a few sql updates were spotty and had requirements which didn't seem to match each others) and test a bit on it, but I've two elements left which are giving me pause :

- I've only been able to get a working server by grabbing a precompiled server. I'd like to start to tweak the code, but this requires to get the source code, which is a nightmare in itself (the EasyBuild tool doesn't work, and CMake is completely obscure to me). There is a sorely needed tutorial here

I'm used to VS + TFS, so even though I understand the whole source management concept, this is hard to understand to me.

- Okay, I might be completely stupid or missing a big point here, but... The precompiled server itself seems to only include up to a 5 MB exe plus a few KB files. When getting the source files (from rel20 and the sln), there is a number of pretty big lib of dozen to hundred MB. How do the precompiled server manages without these lib ? 0_o

[Lermontove]

A month ago, under the instruction set Rel21 (Windows). Problems arose almost any (except small). For normal installation advise you to take completely clean OS, and it is best to practice on a virtual machine.

P.S.Here are instructions for Debin really bad. With it, I fussed about a week and eventually decided just as well stay at Windows.

[madmax]

Most up-to-date wiki is https://getmangos.eu/wiki/Installation%20Guides/Windows/MaNGOS%20Rel21.md

I will see if i can get a new forum post made for the new Rel21 stuff later.

[Foereaper]

Please follow this temporary guide for compile and setup instructions:

https://www.getmangos.eu/general-help-amp-support/10591-rel21-temporary-compile-guide.html

[Astal]

wish this community was more active, if u need any help ask me,i dont check tooo often maybe 1-3 days or so, im very sick so im not doin much but layin in bed most of the time but i installed mine by myself even the guide forgets to mention running the SQL updates at the end of doing everything else, and which db to run em in, i ran mine in both mangos0 db and realmd database and it works fine now, also u need to change the port in the db from 347whatever to the 8050 in realmd i believe atleast i had to cuz i couldnt connect and i set it up according to guide

[trihugger]

Please follow this temporary guide for compile and setup instructions:

https://www.getmangos.eu/general-help-amp-support/10591-rel21-temporary-compile-guide.html

I've used this guide to extract the files.

I'm getting an error:

"Map file '/usr/local/mangos/classic/data/maps/0004331.map' is non-compatible version created with a different map-extractor version.

Correct *.map files not found in path '/usr/local/mangos/classic/data/maps' or *.vmtree/*.vmtile files in '/usr/local/mangos/classic/data/vmaps'. Please place *.map and vmap files in appropriate directories or correct the DataDir value in the mangosd.conf file."

The files are there, and all the data converted was upload to the server.

The DataDir, is correctly reflecting the path.

Not sure if this a problem just with my files, or the extractor.

Thank you,

Tri

EDIT: I found the issue, it had nothing to do with the extractor. Turns out something was wrong with my files. I downloaded a new copy of the 1.12.1 and redid the extractor. Uploaded the files and it worked perfectly. Figured I would update in case someone else would have the same issue.