dizz81

how bout your .conf files? Have you checked to make sure they are pointed at your ip? Just tossing stuff out there as I'm pretty new to this also

I would check to make sure your realmlist.wtf is pointed to w/e IP you set up for your host..

a buddy of mine actually had WOTLK loaded on a ext hd so I decided to compare folders.. After a fresh install from 2.0.0 to 3.0.3 I noticed I was missing files. These files are WOW>Data>"lichking.MPQ" WOW>Data>enUS>"Lichking-locale-enUS.MPQ" and "Lichking-speech-enUS.MPQ" His install is of 3.1, I patched all the way up to 3.0.9 and those files have yet to show up. I'm thinking it's these files that it's looking for when it tries to acces WOTLK.. I started reading around and some are saying you NEED the CD to activate WOTLK content. I am loading this on a stand-alone laptop (my own personal). I'm only wondering if this could be the reason and quite possibly why it wouldn't load, but then again I question the theory as I don't know if private servers have to register WOTLk with blizz anyways so why would that be? I'm compiling the new version of mangos now and hopefully this will work..

I have now even gone into the realmd table in SQLyog and edited the account table to show Expansion "2" for all accounts and yet it tells me the same thing.. Since this is a completely new install should I just re-compile everything?

I spent 2 hours running every patch from WOW 2.0.0 today all the way to 3.0.9.9551 Re-ran ad.exe in the new install.. Every label says WOTLK on it.. I would hope after all this that it is WOTLK..

The only "expansion" that I could find was in the mangos.conf file.. That is set to "2" I searched line by line for anything and that's all I could come up with. Messed around with the mangos.conf and I can set it to "0" which is normal and not have the ability to create blood elfs or dranaei.. I set it to "1" and those become available. If I set it to "2" when I try to log on it tells me that my account is authorized for WOTLK but that it's not installed on my computer. Should I compile everything again from scratch? I'm lost at this point..

ok I posted in another section but haven't had anyone reply back so hopefully I can get some help in here as this involves updating.. Currently my databases are as such: Realmd: "required_7546_02_realmd_uptime" Mangos: "UDB 0.11.0 (371) for Mangos 7681 with SD2 SQL for rev. 1012" Character: "required 7644_01_characters_characters_pet" I used the UDB Core download here for the FULL DB http://unifieddb.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/unifieddb/trunk/Full_DB/ Which it states is UDB 0.11.5 but the DB ver says 0.11.0? First time building a private server and I started from scratch.. I can't get it to take any of the 371 updates, I keep getting column errors when I try to dump the updates or just copy and paste into the query window.. I've tried everything including uninstalling everything and starting from scratch.. My issue is that when I load it up it loads up fine, WOTLK load screen.. But when I try to start it I can't, it says I need to install WOTLK in order to play. My client is has been updated to 3.0.9 so it is WOTLK. If I go into mangos and set my account to just TBC it loads fine and I can play perfectly fine. Can't create DK's as they are greyed out due to me having to install WOTLK.. I'm lost.. Am I missing something?

when you're on the mangosd window all you have to do is type help and it brings up all the commands.. Any command with a subcommand will have ... after it.. I think it's "account set" after that whatever other subcommands are there will be listed.. So all you have to do is just keep typing the same thing till you obtain what you need.. IE: account <enter> list of subcommands shows up account set <enter> another list of subcommands shows up etc etc..

Ok first off thanks for the help above because it got me up and running. With a catch tho. I can play the game nothing wrong with it either than its not letting me start up woltk. Says I need to have it installed on my computer when it actually is. I can set my account to allow only 1 expansion and it loads everything perfect and I can play. Set the account to allow for wotlk and it says I need to install it. Which database controls that? I am using 7681 for mangos core (was a clean install not upgraded). 7546 for realm. Would that be my issue?

wow I seriously read this and everything just clicked.. Thanks for the help.. I just can't believe I didn't understand the directions like that.. :wacko:

Firstly thank you very much for writing this guide. Second I'm brand new to all this, just started reading and researching a few days ago.. I am currently deployed (floating around right now) so trying to research and pull as much as I can while we have a decent connection.. I managed to download everything listed in the "What you need" portion.. I worked around the git repository cloning issue behind a firewall by downloading the full mangos repository to my hard drive. I just have a few simple questions as this is my first time compiling and working with all these programs.. In visual basic 2008 when you say go into tools options VC++ directories I made sure the options were the same but I don't have C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft Platform SDK for Windows Server 2003 R2\\ Am I creating these directories or does visual create them for me? I have SDK directories but they are under a different folder, it also already has the lib/bin/include folders within the directory, so should I just map it to that directory instead? In Visual when you say -Click the open button near the right of the dialog window, and make sure the path is: the only visible buttons are "check" "new line" "delete line" "move up" "move down" I'm using the New line button to add a new line or am I adding the directory to a certain line that's already listed? I'm a bit iffy on some other things but I managed to work thru most of the stuff last night after I got off duty.. I managed to get everything else done right with no issues at all.. Everything compiled with 0 errors, the only other issues I had was with maps and dbc.. I created those folders followed the directions as far as putting ad.exe in WOW directory and running it. I noticed it created a maps and dbc folder within WOW but the dbc folder and maps folder in Mangos was still empty.. When I ran mangosd it came up with the error that it couldn't find any .vmap files which I'm assuming it's looking for it in the mangos folder? Am I assuming right on that? Like I said this is my first time working with any of this so I'm learning as I'm going, so please don't beat me up to bad lol.. Any help will be greatly appreciated..