Understanding the Ascent-Optional.conf File

[SectorSeven]

This file was added to the OpenAscent SVN today. Its VERY self-explainitory, but let me explain for those who can't read very well .

This is basically a "funserver".conf file as if you change anything then you have made yourself a funserver or instant 70 realm. Its now much simpler to do that.

First, we will look at this first bit of coding:

<Optional StartingLevel = "1"
LevelCap = "70"
GenLevelCap = "70">

StartingLevel - the level you want your players to be upon logging on.
LevelCap - the maximum level at which players' stats will increase
GenLevelCap - this stands for generated level cap. This is the level that the "formulated" expierence forumulas will stop computing at.

Now lets look at the interfaction (interalliance) section.

<Interfaction InterfactionChat="0"
InterfactionGroup="0"
InterfactionGuild="0"
InterfactionTrade="0"
InterfactionFriends="0"
InterfactionMisc="0"
CrossOverCharacters="0">

First, let me start off by saying that zero means that the option is disabled and that "1" means that you are enabling it.

InterfactionChat - allows different alliances to speak to each other
InterfactionGroup - allows you to have different alliances in the same party
InterfactionGuild - allows you to have a guild that contains both alliances
InterfactionTrade - allows different alliances to trade with each other
InterfactionFriends - allows you to have friends of the opposite alliance on your friends list
InterfacionMisc - allows you to use /who and other slash commands on the opposite faction
CrossOverCharacters - allows you to create both a Horde and Alliance character on the same realm (PvP)

Finally is the color section of the config file.

<Color AnnTagColor = "2"
AnnGMTagColor = "1"
AnnNameColor = "4"
AnnMsgColor = "6">

AnnTagColor - the color at wish you wish your brackets [] in your server announcements to be in
AnnGMTagColor - the color you wish the GM and Admin tag to be in
AnnNameColor - the color you wish to the GMs name to be in
AnnMsgColor - the color you wish to the GMs messages to be in

Use this to help pick the correct color with the corressponding number:

LightRed = 1
LightBlue = 2
Blue = 3
Green = 4
Red = 5
Gold = 6
Grey = 7
White = 8
Magenta = 9
Yellow = 10

Like I said, this is VERY self-explainitory and you probably don't even need a guide for this. But I know some questions will arise and I can point them to this thread .

-SectorSeven

[Clain]

Nice guide, but ya you'd have to be a complete moron to not understand this.

I asked them to remove the config file and all this new stuff =(

[SectorSeven]

/agreed 100%

[roguesownu]

Do we have to recompile for this to work?

Thanks!

[SectorSeven]

Yeah you have to have one of the newer compiles

[[M]agz]

Thanks alot for your guide