[Guide]How To Compile Ascent

[SectorSeven]

This is a very easy guide on compiling Ascent (Now ArcEmu). It is the safest and most custimizable way to start your own server. It is easy to do updates without having to wait on repacks to come out or update. I also just made a video (GO ME!), scroll down to view it.

This is much easier than you think and this guide will really put it in perspective for you.

Step 1: The SVN Address
In order to get OpenAscent on your computer you must have a location to download it from. This is known as the SVN address. OpenAscent's SVN address is: Revision 33: / . This will download the stable branches, along with the newest overall revision which isn't always stable.

Step 2: SVN Downloader Client
You need a program to download this, unless you want to open, and copy/paste over 600 files. There are many programs that you can use, but I recommend TortoiseSVN. You can download it here: Download | TortoiseSVN . Please note that it only works for Windows. If you have a different operating system, simply google a client for your operating system.


Step 3: Checkout
This is the process of actually downloading the files. First, make a folder, call it anything you want and place it anywhere you want. I will call mine "Ascent". Next, right click the folder, a drop down menu will appear. Go to the TortoiseSVN bar, then select "Checkout". For the "URL of repository" blank, put the SVN address, don't worry about the rest. Optional: Advanced Users Only!!!!: If you wish to download a certain revision of Ascent, select the revision bubble instead of Head revision and type the revision you wish to download. Otherwise, you will automatically download the latest Ascent revision.
Pretend this picture uses the address: Revision 33: /



Step 4: Adding Library Files
Download this: RapidShare: Easy Filehosting. You will need to do this if your running on a Windows computer. Follow the instructions listed. Its pretty easy and straightforward to follow.

Step 5: Compiling Ascent
This is the process that will give you the .exe files and your script_bin files. Open up your Ascent folder, and go to the trunk folder. Select the "win" folder and double-click "ascentVC90". Look at the toolbars at the top of the page, look for the one that says "Debug". Change this to "Release" and use the keyboard shortcut F7. Wait for it to finish and then close out. Now go back to the trunk folder. Go into the "src" folder and then to the "scripts" folder. Double-click "scripts2008". Complete the same process of changing to release and using F7 to start to process.

Step 6: Finishing Up
This is the easiest part. You may wonder, Where is the Ascent now? Easy answer. The "bin" folder. Browse back to the trunk folder and it should be there.
Double-click the "Release" folder, and there is your Ascent. Now copy/paste these files to another folder on your Desktop or wherever. Get your configs from the "trunk/src" folder. Make sure that you don't remove the "Makefile" from that folder. Now set up your configs, use the map extractor, download the DBC files and run your server.

This is the fastest and best way to run a server. The first parts of this guide works with NCDB, MaNGOS, Wcell, whatever. Just change the SVN address. It is easy to update your server once you have Ascent on your computer. Simply right-click the Ascent folder, go down to TortoiseSVN, then select Update. Recompile Ascent and then you updated your server. I recommend doing this every 2-3 days, as you will have the latest updates.

My Video Guide (Includes Windows Libraries Part):
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WY5aIBXi5tA[/ame]


Some useful SVN Addresses:
MaNGOS: https://svn.mangosproject.org/trac/MaNGOS/
NCDB:Revision 17: /
LUA++ Scripting Project: http://mmoforge.org/svn/luaplusplus
Moon++ Scripting Project: http://mmoforge.org/svn/moon/


Enjoy and I hope this helped!
-SectorSeven

EDIT BY Gastricpenguin : I completely reccomend this guide, seeing as it is the most in-depth and informative one so far

[kate1]

sooooo great work on this, right what I need^^ +Rep candy on, eat it

[Lollosissimo]

Sorry i dont' find Ascent.exe and Logonserver.exe.... Where are them?

[malthi]

nice gonna try this

[Falor]

Very nice, have they updated it to 2.4 yet?

[Clain]

No (Filler)

[Falor]

Sorry for the dubble post, but can somebody explain what everything is. Because I would like to know. the 3.8 stable is where everything is. then what dose C++ do? Dose it make the files you need from info in the folders?

[Falor]

O and sry 1 more thing, im getting an error that says something about there not being the file zlib and it wont work

[Clain]

Read the "README-WINDOWS" file in the trunk folder

[Falor]

ahh right thx a lot

[SectorSeven]

C++ makes all thoses files into one file

[Falor]

o ok thx i c

[Choices]

when i put mmforge into scn Box it tells me i need authentication wats username and pass?

[Zombienation]

Well the Tortoisesvn just keeps telling me that it cannot resolve the hostname, and I copy pasted it so it can't be the wrong hostname, anyone got any ideas?

[Falor]

when i put mmforge into scn Box it tells me i need authentication wats username and pass?

The username is anonymous
There is no password