[Solution] Custom Items

[AfterMidnight]

Written in respondse to http://www.mmowned.com/forums/emulat...tom-items.html


Further down you will read how to fix autoshoot for custom items aswell as the enchanting bug; the solution is best suited for funservers but can be applied to 'blizzlike' with slight effort.


Cons:
- In bags, your custom items will not display their given icon. (you do have some options.)
- Requires editing tables in your db.

Pro's:
- Player can enchant his own gear.
- Auto-shoot/attack will work properly.


Guide.. ish:
Below are several links from wowhead; I've listed this in order of 'danger' - as in chance of players obtaining the item from a mob.
You can however, disregard it if you are willing to edited your loottables.
Accordingly; you can change the filter from uncommon to common; or expand it all the way to legendary if your private server hasn't got any reputation vendors, instances and so on - spawned; or if you couldn't care less about people obtaining it in different ways.
In order to achieve this, simply create or use your backup database; drag and drop the tables: items, playercreateinfo_loot and vendors (if I recall properly) select to copy only the structure when prompted - followed by either backing those tables up elsewhere and/or replacing them with the empty ones.

Bows / Guns
Weapons - Items - World of Warcraft

Crossbows / Thrown / Wands
Weapons - Items - World of Warcraft

Armour
Custom armour should work with any replaced item, I however, advice you to use wowhead's filter to find the most fitting piece to replace (ie; plate for plate, head for head, ring for ring ect.)
Armor - Items - World of Warcraft


Now what?
Well you've been handed a bunch of information, but I'll make an example.

I want to make a custom bow.
I use wow-v to find a nice displayid for a bow and give it the according stats.
I've found a grey item to replace; Balanced Long Bow - Item - World of Warcraft (notice the number at the end of this url; 4025)
I start up Navicat.
I go into the tables stated above and remove all according entries; aswell as give my item on wow-v the entry 4025.
I generate the query, execute it on navicat and tada!

There you have your custom bow with working autoshoot, aswell as the ability to apply a scope on it!


Final notes:
As stated above, I've written this in respondse to several posts of different people here - however, my last experience was before Wotlk and since then the server I worked on died; as such, I couldn't look up the exact table names - so if anyone notices I missed a table or such, please correct me. ^^'
I'm also not very imaginative so couldn't really make a FAQ, any questions; fire away! I'll be glad to help.

[Glorianglorre]

Nice man +Rep!

[jordddm]

nice one man +Rep

[sasoritail]

My Bows etc..... works all fine with Auto shot and stuff.
and this replaces and item wich is kinda crap.
anywayz could be helpful for a REALLY CUSTOM server
+Rep for well written guide.

[gimmeurlife]

i'm gonna have to give this a shot, i've run into the not being able to auto-shoot with custom bows recently and was wondering how to fix it... +Rep

[AfterMidnight]

Glad I could help, cheers for the rep

[chaoticd35]

Nice Guide! +rep

One thing you forgot to mention. If you replace an existing weapon(Grey)with a custom weapon, and use the same Item number then that weapon or item will still drop or be sold where ever it originally did. So you need to erase this item from Vendors or creature_loot.
Unless you don't care.

[AfterMidnight]

I didn't forget to mention, check again ^^

Cheers for the rep!

[Avatori]

Very nice. I kinda knew this beforehand, but its very well written guide. +REP x2