[GUIDE] How to compile your own server [MUCH SAFER!]

[razordemon]

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This is a very easy guide on compiling OpenAscent. 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.

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: svn://openascent.com/openascent/trunk/. 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.

Step 4: Adding Library Files
Download this: http://www.openascent.com/ascent-windows-libraries.zip. 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.

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

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