2d's Simple guide to compile ascent [Pics included]

[2dgreengiant]

Since i do not have a compile thread anymore as they didn't work for other people i will make a simple, easy to understand guide on how to compile ascent with no modifications. Sectorseven's guides is just as good inf not better but i thought i would post this as my last.

Things you will need before you start:
Tortoise SVN
Visual 2008 C++ edition
.Net Framework 3.5

Downloads:
Download 32bit Installer
Download 64bit Installer

Visual 2008 C++ Edition

Download .Net 3.5

Installing the files:

.Net Framework 3.5 is self-explanatory to install, most of us have it without realizing.

Tortoise SVN is very easy to install requires no restart and takes less then 5 mins to install.

Visual 200 C++ edition takes a little while as it requires to download extra files. Just keep clicking next, you done need silverlght or anything just keep clicking next till it downloads and installs. This requires no restart as well.


Downloading Ascent for the first time:

Create a folder on your desktop called 'Un-compiled Ascent' [you dont have to but its easy to remember.


Right click on the folder and you will see two more options to select from. Click SVN Checkout.


Then a window will pop-up.



The user is anonymous no password
In the URL of repository place this:

http://mmoforge.org/svn/ascent/trunk

Then wait a bit whilst it downloads the latest un-compiled ascent source.


After say 10 mins if that if you have a good download speed your Un-compiled ascent folder will be full of files. Also the folder will have a green tick over it.

Compiling Ascent for the first time:

Open your Un-compiled ascent folder and go into the folder named WIN. It should look like this:


Double click on 'ascentVC90' which will open Visual Studio C++ edition. This should appear, if any error messages appear you have done it wrong.



Now this couldn't be simpler, at the top in the main nav bar click Build then 'Build solution' Or press F7 if it makes you feel better.

If all goes to plan in the box below it will say compiling say arenas.cpp etc


After mabey a long wait at the end of the compile it should say:

========== Build: 5 succeeded, 0 failed, 0 up-to-date, 0 skipped ==========

Ok now we need the scripts for the ascent to work, so go back to the main part of your folder then click on SRC, then SCRIPTS. then double click on 'scripts2008'.

Exactly the same as when we compiled ascent, click BUILD at the top of the page, then BUILD SOLUTION.

When its done compiling it will say:

========== Build: 5 succeeded, 0 failed, 0 up-to-date, 0 skipped ==========

Congrats! you have successfully compiled ascent. To find this newly compiled ascent its in the BIN folder in the main directory:



Then just replace your old ascent files with these or place them in a folder called ASCENT [as an example] then add the conf files located in the src folder.

Thats it!!

I would recommend doing this on a dedicated server as compiles made on the computer its compiled on works 100% every time.

Any problems comment below etc etc...

Thanks.

~2d~

[Etzzhy]

Nice one ! Gogo 2d +rep

[2dgreengiant]

Nice one ! Gogo 2d +rep

hehe thanks, ill add how to add the core edits later and what not

[goblineater]

hey its asking for a username and password when i try to get the files from the svn thing.....so i made an account with mmoforge and still not working ......do you know what that could be

[2dgreengiant]

the user is anonymous no password, ill add that to the guide

[Etzzhy]

Hey 2d , i just wonder if you got a password for this Svn link ?

http://svn2.assembla.com/svn/NCDB

I looked around and it should be anonymous ,, but dont work ..

[2dgreengiant]

NCDB is underground, which means you cant get from their svn anymore, ABD has taken over from then now

[Aaeru]

2dgreengiant,
you are encouraging people to build Debug builds! This is bad.
You should select Release from the configuration list first (where it says Debug by default), and then start a build!

Debug builds are much slower than Release builds plus they will not work on any machine other than those with Visual Studio installed.

[BlackAssasin]

Im getting erors like this :

i:documents and settingspeterdesktopascentsrcascent-shareddatabaseMySQLDatabase.h(4) : fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'mysql/mysql.h': No such file or directory
Sha1.cpp
i:documents and settingspeterdesktopascentsrcascent-sharedauthSha1.h(25) : fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'openssl/sha.h': No such file or directory
MD5.cpp
i:documents and settingspeterdesktopascentsrcascent-sharedauthMD5.h(24) : fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'openssl/md5.h': No such file or directory
BigNumber.cpp

what can i do with it?

[2dgreengiant]

BlackAssasin you need to add the windows library files, theres a thing saying reademe.txt

[devmode]

TY will try right now.

[Etzzhy]

2d, do you know the new link for the NCDBs?

[2dgreengiant]

There is no new link for NCDB

[Etzzhy]

Ok then ......

[troy23]

BlackAssasin you need to add the windows library files, theres a thing saying reademe.txt

Lol thanx so much....i was struggling with the same thing for a while...and all i had to do was READ the 'README'...seems pretty obvious now...hope this helps other peoples frustration too