[PvP/FFA] Flags not changing

[trygon11]

Alright so everytime i enter the nagrand/gurubashu/BEM arenas i dont get flagged for FFA, the only way to actually flag for PvP on my server is to hit a faction mob or do it yourself, im trying to make a pvp only server, and pvp doesnt enable anywhere :S

Also is there a way to make a zone or specific place a sanctuary or enable pvp on entering it?

All help appreciated! :] and +Rep ty

[AngelSandy]

Here is a Guide I have from the site WoW Vendetta - Wage Your War | WoW-V.com
I take absolutely no Credit for this guide:

Okay, some dude a while back posted this on ******, which is where I first came across it in my searches a while back for making zones a Sanctuary or a Free for All PvP Zone.

The guys guide is okay, but it's slightly off and I think it can be simplified and better explained. So here goes.

Original Post at ******.

First off... you'll need this DBC Editor. Extract to anywhere on your PC, and run it. (Don't worry, its quite safe.)

Next, once it's running, go to Open and open up the AreaTable.dbc

You'll notice a whole bunch of fields with digits and stuff all over the place. I suggest sorting the columns by clicking the column sort bar, above the Area Names, now they're all listed in alphabetical order.

You'll see "Field4" - This is the all important field, it's where your core will extract the information to determine what kind of AREA it is in game, whether a regular non contested zone, Sanctuary, like Shattrath or Dalaran, or an FFA area, like Gurubashi Arena.

Now, the core works by AREAS, when extracting the information. Not Zones. So... lets say for example, I wanted to make the WHOLE of Stranglethorn Vale a Free For All PvP Zone. To do this, I would have to add the correct Field4 information, to not only the area of Stranglethorn Vale, but Booty Bay, Ruins of Jubuwal, etc etc etc. Otherwise, just doing one area, will mean the minute you come out of that little area within the zone, it'd reset back to normal none-contested territory.

Now, the magical part. These are the 4 main ID's you would use.

19496 - Full Sanctuary. Allows no form of PVP, not even Duels.
19456 - Disallows PvP Flagging, but allows regular Duels.
17536 - Over-rides all core configuration, making the area completely, full-blown mandatory FFA PvP.
64 - Normal none-contested territory. Can flag, can duel, not mandatory.

So, once you select your Area Name and let's say, you've decided on making it an FFA Area, in the FIELD4 column, just double click, type in 17536, save it and you're done. Restart the server and that area will then be completely Free For All Combat.

Remember, this DBC is an AREAtable.dbc, not zones. To make the whole zone Sanctuary or FFA, you have to edit each area in the DBC.

Hope this helps you guys out!

Credits goes to the original poster at http://www.*********** - "RakkorZ - ZxoxZ" - I just wanted to share it here and hopefully explain it a little better/more.

[Kiev]

This is a short term fix.. where as they should change the flags automatically, if you are using ArcEmu you could use Lua to hook onto when people enter that zone it enables PvP but that isn't ideal, this could be becasue of a core or even database issue, im not sure of which.

[trygon11]

I just recompiled and got the latest versions of WhyDB and arcemu and some of my spell issues were fixed, but the flags still dont work, ive tried lhdb and WhyDB i cant figure this out at all. a temp fix would satisfy me atm

Edit : and also ive tried the codes listed on that guide i think they may be outdated or that just didn't solve the issue..

Edit2 : If anyone could like.. upload their working dbc files so i could download them that would be appreciated, it may be my dbc files themself but ive re-extracted them like 10 times too so i dont know (and that takes like an hour each time)

[Kiev]

Its most likely the core, when it came to 3.3 im guessing alot of things got ruined, and there trying to get everything back to working agian. I would just wait awhile or use a different one, like MaNGOS and see where that takes you and what not.

[trygon11]

I dont like mangooossss

[Kiev]

I would try it to see if it works, if it does, then i guess you could use that for the time being then go back to ArcEmu when they manage to fix the problem.