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Content creation => Level Design => Topic started by: ranivader on October 02, 2011, 02:58:24 am
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Hi to everyone, first of all, I'm spanish so sorry for my posible bad english. I write this because I have a problem with the name in /who or guild when you're in a new map:
-Ok, I have made a new map, it has his map.dbc, his areatable.dbc and mapdifficulty.dbc too, all of these 3 dbc's edited. It seems that everything is right, I patch it, with the adt's and wdt well edited (or it seems so), and ingame the name of the zone (tierras heladas, frozen lands in english) is shown above the minimap, but in /who or in guild it is shown as "unknown" o there's no name directly.
I think it can be a dbc problem, it's the most probably, but I don't know, so if it is a dbc problem with map o areatable I'll be so happy if any of you show me how to edit it well, but I repeat that in first case it seems that is allright.
EDIT: I have already seen this topic (viewtopic.php?f=10&t=692 (http://modcraft.io/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=692" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;)) but I've done what the last person said, correctly I hope. And everything goes in the same way.
Thank you, bye.
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The server needs the same data as the client, of course.
When setting up the server first, you extracted DBCs and maps. Do that again using the modified data.
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The server needs the same data as the client, of course.
When setting up the server first, you extracted DBCs and maps. Do that again using the modified data.
So I need to extract again maps and DBCs with the new patch included in data folder? My patch is patch-X.MPQ, do I need to do a patch-esES-4.MPQ in the esES folder or only with patch-X in data folder? I don't know if only with that the problem will be solved.
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Just copy the DBCs to your server :)
And take care the the area IDs on the ADSs are set to the right Area IDs you have in your DBC.
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Just copy the DBCs to your server :)
And take care the the area IDs on the ADSs are set to the right Area IDs you have in your DBC.
That's already done and the problem continues. Here you have the DBCs, if someone wants to take a look, the IDs in the map.dbc are 800, 801 and 802.
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I have this problem too. Map and AreaTable is correctly ( in patch and on server side ) but ingame in " who list " is all " Unknown ". I dont know.. i try set .gps and zone/area is " unknown " But i see area name upon minimap so i dont know where is problem :/
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Im sry for Double post but i wanted to ask you if you do not know the answer to my question. I now change my map files but still doesnt work it :/ ( in .gps i can see my map name but zone and area is " unknown " ( and upon minimap i can see zone name ))
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That's probably because your map extractor is not extracting those edited maps.
Are you sure that the extractor is reading your patch?
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Steff had a valid point, does it not work if you just copy the DBCs over?
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I think I might know the problem.
If your running ArcEmu, you also need to specify the world in the Database. If not, I assume it would either not work, or return that "Unknown"...
Thanks
Keta
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Steff had a valid point, does it not work if you just copy the DBCs over?
I don't think it has much to do with dbc. I had the dame problem some time ago since I realidad thet the extractor didn't extractes my custom maps, so I put them into a Blizzard MPQ, reextracted maps and then it worked.
Also, I don't know if it will be the case, but i know that some people had problems with that when they had more than one language installed.
Hopee it helps.
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Just for everyone else: that can work with the official mpqs to get your vmaps extracted. But be sure to save yourself a secure copy of the original file,as this can get you in troublewith updating your client version.
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Is this problem solved now. And if how did it work?
As there are new posts here on this problem. Could you share you experiences please?
I use Trinity and have also no names in Char selection and who is list. So it hase to do something with the Vmaps. Did some one get them extracted?
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Sticky till solved!
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I get it to work now. For me it was the missing AreaTable.dbc on the server.
So the server cant get the area ID and cant save it into the MySQL server DB.
I copied the DBC. Restart the server, login and logout again to get the ID saved in the characters db and after the next login name get displayed.
(http://is.gd/Z7c5Eg)
http://is.gd/Z7c5Eg
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Hmm.. i dont know but still dont work for me.. Steff can you see us how you have edited AreaTable.dbc ?
I have all right ( uhm.. maybe ), but i cant see zone name in Who list. I have my Character save on map " 730 " ( thats my map ID ) and.. dont work.. ( if i write .gps.. i have " Map:730(Island) Zone:0 (Unknown) Area:0 (Unknown).. ".. but i can see Zone name above Minimap.. i dont get it.. )
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1. Recreated maps NOT vmaps and put them on the server.
2. Arr some AreaIDs to AreaTable.dbc binded to the MPQ ID.
3. Paint this IDs on the new Map with the AreaID Painter.
4. Go ingame, Save and re log.
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1. Thats new for me.. i create new maps with ad.exe and put it to my server
2. I do it.. i try ID " 4990 " 7500 " and " 8500 "
3. I cant search " AreaID painter ".. i put AreaID to my Zone ( example " MyZone_5_5.adt " )
4. I do it too..
Result: nothing :D I dont know, i try everything and still no result.. i go try something new.. and thanks Steff for you patience :)
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Did you also add the right MapID in the second colum?
http://www.pxr.dk/wowdev/wiki/index.php ... aTable.dbc (http://www.pxr.dk/wowdev/wiki/index.php?title=AreaTable.dbc" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;)
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Yup i have it.. i post here picture with my AreaTable,Map.dbc and Adt..reallly i dont know where is problem :|
(http://img840.imageshack.us/img840/7471/editors.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/840/editors.jpg/)
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Send me a link to your files with PM.
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the ad.exe only loads these patches:
"common.MPQ",
"common-2.MPQ",
"lichking.MPQ",
"expansion.MPQ",
"patch.MPQ",
"patch-2.MPQ",
"patch-3.MPQ",
"patch-4.MPQ",
"patch-5.MPQ"
so try to rename the patch were your custom map is to patch-5.mpq and extract again the maps with ad.exe
when the ad.exe is running it says what patches is loading, so be sure your patch is shown there
that was what i had to change and now it works for me
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You should also update geodata of server. like maps and vmaps
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Just put AreaTable.dbc ID in row #22 in Map.dbc
Yeah it works ! :D
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No creat new AreaID on the ID of your map. Then put AreaID on ADT.
What the hell should row 22 in Map.dbc relate to this.
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I realy dont understand what you meen :)
22 Unknown Integer Another resettime? Is the same as the heroic one for some entries.
There is no AreaID link in Map.dbc. There are only Map ID links in AreaTable.dbc.
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It works for me, and it's a faster and easy solution, much TBC instances use this method.
PD: This is ONLY to view the name in Who list, guild list, etc... you can set a new AreaID into ADT'S.
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Then the question is. Why is this row not documented by you in teh dev wiki, if you know how it works?
:)
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Well, I Know what it does, but i can't explain it correctly because i'm not an expert about this >.<
PD: idk if wiki of wowdev is editable.
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Hellu everyone! I'm having the /who issue as well, even though I'm pretty sure that I've done everything correctly.
I've edited the map.dbc & areatable.dbc correctly (I think), both client side & server side.
I've painted the areas in noggit. (I can see the area-names above the minimap in-game).
I've also extracted the maps with my customized mpq included and put them on my server.
But still no area-name in /who, guild or in the character screen... :(
See attached files for my DBC files.
Thanks in advance! :D