Custom Item Patch - Need Help

[lollersk8ss]

Hey Guys,

I figured out how to make a custom MPQ patch for custom weapons since the client wasn't able to recognize them. Now, my question is when I run WoW, why do all my icons appear as a '?', even retail items. Does anyone else have this problem?

Also, my other question is if I distribute this patch to my players to be able to use custom weapons and I update it with more custom items, will my players need to re-download my patch? Assuming yes, what would be the best way to keep them updated? Anyone has any suggestions or ideas?

I'm using TrinityCore Patch 3.3.5, so help would be appreciated.

Thanks

[marcelo_20xx]

The icons are stored in the itemdisplayinfo.dbc, you need to edit the dbc and the database to have custom weapons or find unused weapon's id and edit them. And as for the patch files every client need to have it or else it will only work for you.

[lollersk8ss]

Ok, so I got that working, but my other question still hasn't been answered. How are we suppose to keep the users automatically updated with the latest patch?

[marcelo_20xx]

As far as I know some servers have a webpage that links to the patch, inside wow there is no automagically way unless its an official patch from blizz, so I guess you need to manually upload the file to your users.

[lollersk8ss]

No, I understand that. I've already created a program that patches them up automatically, and if they open the program, they'll get the update. But if I change something in the patch, and re-upload it, how can I get users to update if they don't open up that patcher again. Is there any other way of informing them automatically instead of announcing it?

[ramble]

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Join Date: Aug 2008

new user? :P

OnT : Idk hope the emulation expert can help you

[lollersk8ss]

What? lol

Also, my other question is: Since this is a completely separate patch, can people play Retail and update with convenience when a new patch from blizzard comes out?

[Elidan0]

you have to announce to the players about the patch update, though you could make a mandatory custom launcher which u[pdates players with the new patch, so whenever someone goes to play on your server they will get patched. as for the patch intefering with retail, i'm not sure, the only server i've been on that used a patch said u should move it out of the wow directory before playing retail

[lollersk8ss]

you have to announce to the players about the patch update, though you could make a mandatory custom launcher which u[pdates players with the new patch, so whenever someone goes to play on your server they will get patched. as for the patch intefering with retail, i'm not sure, the only server i've been on that used a patch said u should move it out of the wow directory before playing retail

Yeah, I guess that's the only way besides announcing it.

Well, I mean does anyone know for sure whether you can play retail with or without this patch? Also, would it cause any problems when a new blizzard patch comes out?

[marcelo_20xx]

You WILL have problems if you play retail with custom patches, like getting their accounts banned if you edited some dbcs, mostly because is against their TOS, and if you edited items and spells, their will be errors in those too.

The safe way is to remove the patches and clear the cache BEFORE playing in retail or better yet have two copies of WoW, one for private use and the other for retail.

[marek]

you dont need to make patch just use unused ids and for models edit server side items.dbc for correct models and all is oke like it used to be easy as that

[I Hypnotoad I]

you dont need to make patch just use unused ids and for models edit server side items.dbc for correct models and all is oke like it used to be easy as that

Made me lol..

In order to swap or use any unused ids for a model edit, you need another patch.
So you would have two patches overriding each other.

ONTOPIC:
I've seen this patch before. Sadly, it makes all non-custom AND Custom items below a certain ID (Let's just say 19000) into the Question mark. Pretty ironic.
52062 is the magic number. 52062, and anything lower will get the question mark icon. anything higher will be fixed by the patch, custom or not.

[marcelo_20xx]

ONTOPIC:
I've seen this patch before. Sadly, it makes all non-custom AND Custom items below a certain ID (Let's just say 19000) into the Question mark. Pretty ironic.
52062 is the magic number. 52062, and anything lower will get the question mark icon. anything higher will be fixed by the patch, custom or not.

Beginning the WOTLK expansion, blizzard hardcoded the items to stop being edited. They started adding the itemdisplayinfo into dbc in 2.4.3 and in WOTLK you could have problems like custom items dont get recognized as weapons, aside off course editing existing IDs. In TBC you could add any custom item and the only error if you don't edited the dbc would be its icon showing a question mark.

Also, would it cause any problems when a new blizzard patch comes out?

I remembered when I updated to patch 3.2.0 the launcher erased my customs MPQs without any notice.

[marek]

hmm dunno guys what ya want to do i explain what i did
made totaly custom weapon with custom id but with it you cant use skills but you see model what ya added to it now i got unused weapon id list choosed correct unused id all was oke until i were ingame and saw the wep model what werent same what i added when i made it , so i edited server side item.dbc searched the unused id what i used for my wep and there was a model field so i changed it to what i wanted in begginning when i made the custom wep...i hope you guys understand my english sux a bit and for custom items dont show up as red ? there is a addon

if someone dont belive i can show or visit my dev server

[marcelo_20xx]

i did
made totaly custom weapon with custom id but with it you cant use skill

Thats my point, you can only edit existing IDs not add new ones without getting errors.