New server setup problem

[latheesan 15]

Hi. I have been away from ragnarok online for a very long time and decided to pick it up again and use Hercules emulator.

 

Today I git cloned the main repo and I was able to successfully compile the project in VS2012 (release mode).

 

Everything that has been changed on the server were put in the import dir, here are my changes:

• login_conf.txt
• char_conf.txt
• map_conf.txt
• inter_conf.txt
  

Nothing else on the emulator was editted or updated.

 

Having set the server up, I patched a new client using 2013-08-14aRagexe.exe using NEMO xDiff Patcher:

• Selected Options
  

Then I created my server.grf using the following:

• Basic Complete Renewal Data English Folder
• Ragnarok Online ClientSide Translation
  

Then I created a Full Client using the following:

• Latest Korean Official RO Client
  

And then updated the DATA.INI with the following:

 

 [Data]
0=server.grf
1=rdata.grf
2=data.grf

 

Now that server & client side setup was completed, I launched the server and the client and I logged in.

It prompted me to setup the pin code, so I did (all worked fine).

 

Now I created my char - here I saw one bug (my char name was not displayed after creation). I proceeded anyway.

It said please wait... for a while and then I got disconnected:

 

I saw the following on the char server:

 

I thought it might've been a first login error or something, so I closed the client and tried to login again and select my char. This time, I got a different error:

 

Any idea what might be wrong? Sorry, I've been away for so long, things might've changed with the emu. Have I forgot to edit/change something in the emu or is my client not patched correctly?

 

Thanks in advance for any help.

[Winterfox 83]

@@latheesan

 

Did you change your mmo.h to the right packet version?

You can find it here: https://github.com/HerculesWS/Hercules/blob/master/src/common/mmo.h

Change:

#ifndef PACKETVER	#define PACKETVER 20141022#endif // PACKETVER

to:

#ifndef PACKETVER	#define PACKETVER 20130814#endif // PACKETVER

[aznguy212 1]

@@latheesan

 

Your client and server packet might not match.

 

When you compiled the server did you change the packet to match your client?

 

the file you have to edit is called "mmo.h" under "trunk/src/common/"

 

#ifndef PACKETVER	#define PACKETVER 20141022 <--- CHANGE THIS TO 20130814 TO MATCH YOUR CLIENT#endif // PACKETVER

 

after that try recompiling and run the new server files and see what happens.

[latheesan 15]

@@aznguy212 and @@Winterfox

 

Yes, that did the trick. Thanks.

Edited August 2, 2015 by latheesan

[aznguy212 1]

@latheensan

 

Glad to be of help.

 

Have a good day.

[Winterfox 83]

@@latheesan

 

You are welcome, it is allways nice to see newcomers and returners here.

[latheesan 15]

@@aznguy212 and @@Winterfox

 

Okay, maybe I spoke too soon perhaps. I have one more client side bug.

 

When I logged in, I was dropped into the map: new_1-1 (as per config).

 

So, I used the @go 0 command the client crashed immediately.
When I re-login (I assume I am being taken to prontera) the client is crashing immediately (I get no alert window with why it crashed).

 

Maybe I should try slightly newer client from here: http://k3dt.eu/Ragexe/unpacked? perhaps 2014-02-12aRagexe.exe? or is there even newer that I can use that is known to be stable?
 

 

Any ideas? Thanks again.

Edited August 2, 2015 by latheesan

[Winterfox 83]

@@latheesan

 

Did you get any server side error message?

 

You could also experiment with removing all diff options besides the recommended ones.

It might be possible that one of the options doesn't work with your client properly.

If you want to go for a newer client the 2014-04-16 seems to be one of the latest stable ones.

Edited August 2, 2015 by Winterfox

[latheesan 15]

@@Winterfox

 

Thanks for the info. Any ideas where I can grab the 2014-04-16 client from? It's not available from here: http://k3dt.eu/Ragexe/unpacked

[Winterfox 83]

@@latheesan

 

You could also try the 2014-10-22 one: https://mega.co.nz/#!kYRAFRqJ!GF4vLIcOKQHsIQkCgZ2oGbXiJaxRsmn1ldohBgOXi3I

[aznguy212 1]

@@latheesan

 

I also had that similar problem.

 

What's happening is the client you're using can not load the NEW PRONTERA so you have to either use a client that supports the new map or you can use this GRF

 

http://www.mediafire.com/download/7hcz6u9vl4vjhb4/newprontera.grf

 

See how that helps.

[latheesan 15]

@@Winterfox

 

The file name is 2014-10-22bRagexePatched - does this mean it's already patched & I can't use NEMO patcher on it or will it still let me patch it with my own options?

 

@@aznguy212

 

Thanks for this, I had no idea prontera was updated, I will try that as a last resort (fall back to the old 2013 client).

[Winterfox 83]

@@latheesan

 

It works with NEMO Patcher.

 

Those patches are pre-enabled:

Disable Ahnlab

Disable ragexe filename check

Read msgstringtable

Read datafolder first

[latheesan 15]

@@Winterfox

 

I am afraid I am not able to use that client, when I patch it, AVAST AntiVirus is immediately picking that up as a virus:

 

 

When I scan the orignal file, no virus is reported, the issue only occurs post patching

Edited August 3, 2015 by latheesan

[Winterfox 83]

@@latheesan

 

I think it is since you modify the client avast things NEMO Patcher is a virus that illegaly changes your client.

You could create an exception to not interfere with the patching process.

 

http://www.getavast.net/support/managing-exceptions

Edited August 3, 2015 by Winterfox

[latheesan 15]

@@Winterfox

 

I can add the file name to the Virus Vault Exclusion List globally - that's no problem.

But, what's strange is that, this warning does not occur when I do the patching on other client verions (ony this version).

My worry is that, if I add it to the exclusion list and then release it, won't it throw the same warning to my players (whom might be using avast)? Should they then also add it to the exlcusion list :

@@aznguy212

 

Looks like your solution worked. Using client 2013-08-14aRagexe.exe and newprontera.grf
I am able to login to game and client no longer crashes at the prontera.
 

However, I noticed two issues:

• Cash Shop total does not appear to be working (says %s) - is this a known bug? server side or client related?
• The inventory section is huge - any ideas?
  

[Winterfox 83]

@@latheesan

 

You have a talent to get errors i have never seen before. 

If i where in your place, i would file in a bug report about that cash shop thing, it could be an issue with some packets.

 

The inventory size is determined by the words for the section determined in msgstringtable.txt, it seems that it helps to put it in the grf that gets loaded first.

[latheesan 15]

@@Winterfox

 

Lol. I don't think I have permission to open a bug report. Maybe you will have to.

 

About the inventory size, I meant that the number of rows being shown is too many. Is that controlled by msgstringtable.txt? strange.

[Winterfox 83]

@@latheesan

 

I have as much permission as you do. You just need a github account.

If you have one you can report bugs here: https://github.com/HerculesWS/Hercules/issues/new

 

And yes it is controlled by msgstringtable.txt since you define the names of the labels of the inventory tabs there,

which are they reason to spread the window based on how long the words are.

[latheesan 15]

@@Winterfox

 

I have now reported it: https://github.com/HerculesWS/Hercules/issues/618

 

I will take a look at msgstringtable.txt when I am home and see if I can change it.

[Dastgir 1246]

@@Winterfox

 

I have now reported it: https://github.com/HerculesWS/Hercules/issues/618

 

I will take a look at msgstringtable.txt when I am home and see if I can change it.

You are using wrong msgstringtable..

 

use https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ROClientSide/Translation/master/data/MsgString/2013-08-07Ragexe_msgstringtable.txt

and rename it to msgstringtable.txt ...

[latheesan 15]

@@Dastgir Thanks, I will try this version.

 

At the moment, my clientinfo.xml has the following (came with the english data dir v4):

 

<version>46</version>

Is this correct for the 2013-08-14aRagexe.exe? If not, how do you know which version to use?

 

Update: Using the correct msgstringtable.txt has solved both of my issues (Inventory window as well as cash shop):

 

 

Thanks again Dastgir.

Edited August 3, 2015 by latheesan

[Dastgir 1246]

@@Dastgir Thanks, I will try this version.

 

At the moment, my clientinfo.xml has the following (came with the english data dir v4):

 

<version>46</version>

Is this correct for the 2013-08-14aRagexe.exe? If not, how do you know which version to use?

 

@@Dastgir Thanks, I will try this version.

 

At the moment, my clientinfo.xml has the following (came with the english data dir v4):

 

<version>46</version>

Is this correct for the 2013-08-14aRagexe.exe? If not, how do you know which version to use?

Hercules don't depend on that , i.e you can put any version.

[latheesan 15]

@@Dastgir

 

Okay sweet, thanks for the info. Now i have a working client