Hey everyone, after the release, i thought if writing a guide, through which you can easily make an Ascent Server, Online !!!.
Guide:-
Step 1:- (Downloading Files)
* The Repack Itself, here is a Mirror:- D2-Net.zip
* A Control Panel I made for this Repack:- Filebeam - Free Fast File Hosting (This File is Optional, Only Download if you want to make it easier)
* Heidisql HeidiSQL - MySQL made easy (This is Optional, Only Download if you dont have it. If you have Navicat or sqlyog then you dont need it.)
Step 2:- (Installing the Repack)
1. Ok, After your Download is Complete, simply extract it in your C:\\ Drive.
2. Open the D2-Net Folder.
3. Open the Mysql Folder.
4. Turn Mysql.bat on. (Please read if it says, that it has started.
5. Now Just to check, open Heidisql or whatever, and login with host as localhost. Username as root and password as ascent. Leave everything else default and hit "Connect" or whatever.
6. Once it connects, move on to the Next Step.
Step 3:- (Releasing Ports)
1. Alright, first click on Start, then Run CMD.
2. Once it Opens, type, Ipconfig and Hit Enter.
3. 3. Instead of that, find Default gateway, and copy the address written in front of it.
4. Open your Browser, and paste it there, example my deafault gateway is 10.0.0.1, so i will type that in my internet explorer.
5. Now as the page comes, go in Port Forwarding and forward these ports.
Tcp ---- UdP
3036----3036
3724----3724
6881----6999
8129----8129
2093----2093
6112----6112
8050----8050
8245----8245
3306----3306
80 ---- 80
Step 4:- Creating a Host !!
1. Open DynDNS -- Dynamic DNS, E-Mail Delivery and Other Services
2. Sign up an Account.
3. When you signed in, click on "Add Hosts Services".
4. Put the Host name you want.
5. Then check "Wildcard".
6. Service type:- Host with "Ip address".
7. In Ip address below it click "Auto Detect".
8. Make Sure Mail Routing is "Uncheked".
9. Then Click on Create Host.
10. Then Close that Website.
Step 5:- Updating your Host !!
1. Go in your C:// Hardrive.
2. Then Open "Windows" Folder
3. Click on "System 32".
4. Click on Drivers,
5. And then Open E.t.c.
6. Inside you might find 4-5 files.
7. You have to Open "Hosts" with notepad or wordpad.
8. Now Minimize it.
9. Open Start Menu, and Click on "Run"
10. As you open "Run" type "Cmd"
11. Now, as the Black Window Appears, type "Ipconfig"
12. Now scroll Up, and look at your Internel Ip.
13. It is Usually written after Ipv4 Address-------
14. Once you get it, Minimize your cmd.
15. Open your "Hosts" file again.
16. In the Bottom End it will be written:-
Code:
127.0.0.1 localhost
17. Now go to Lines Below and Type this:-
Code:
127.0.0.1 (The Host Name)
(Put the Internel Ip here, which you found from CMD) (The Host name here)
(Put the Externel Ip here,) (The Host name here)
Step 6:- Making your Server Public
Go In your D2-Net/Ascent Folder and Open ascent-realms.conf, which looks like this in the End
Code:
<Realm1 Name = "Test Realm"
Address = "127.0.0.1:8129"
Icon = "PVP"
Colour = "1"
Population = "1.0"
TimeZone = "1">
Change it to this:-
Code:
<Realm1 Name = "Put your Server Name here"
Address = "Put the Host you made from dyndns.com here:8129"
Icon = "PVP"
Colour = "1"
Population = "1.0"
TimeZone = "1">
Now Close it, (Dont forget to save it please :S) LOL.
Now, Go to your WoW Directory, and change your realmlist.wtf
and Set your realmlist to
Code:
Set realmlist yourhostname
Open WoW and login with Username and password "admin" without "" of course.
I Hope you would have Followed it, perfectly and accomplished your Mission !!!
If you have any kind of error, please Post below, and I will help you out !!
This Guide is written By Me !!!!
And I Take Full Credits of it !!!