WoW 3.3.5 server questions.

[garrett182]

Hey guys so im making a 3.3.5 server using ArcEmu. I am going to make the server by myself but I can not leave my computer on all the time to keep the server up. I have a friend that has a good computer and is willing to host it for me. When the server is finished im going to send it to him and he can get it set up on his end. Now, I want to have 2 admins on the server, me and him. If he is hosting everything and has all the files and stuff on his computer, can i still make changes to the server using navicat and have the changes applied to the server? I will have a copy of the files on my computer but it will be hosted from his computer. Another question, Is there a way i can change the price of items in a vendor? id like to change the currency for some of the pvp gear and make it a little easier to get. Any help appreciated, thanks in advanced

[stoneharry]

1) Item extended costs are handled in the DBC files. Since the client also uses them, you cannot change it without distributing the changes to all clients connecting.

2) Don't use ArcEmu. It is a dead and redundant emulator. It has 0 active developers and has not been properly working on for well into the years now. Use TrinityCore which has had active developers working on 3.3.5a for years, making it a powerful piece of software engineering. TrinityCore does support Lua if that is what you after - see the Eluna branch.

3) It is against almost all internet service providers terms and conditions to host a server. However you will be fine doing this on a very small scale. You can't look to host more than 25+ on at a time on a home server without facing issues, in my opinion. There are exceptions to this rule obviously.

You would need to open ports for the logonserver, worldserver, and database server (default is 3306).

This way you can then have an account created that has your IP allowed to access it then you connect to the server. You would do your database changes through this connection (and make regular back ups of course!) and then upload scripts via FTP / Dropbox or whatever you want. You would need to distribute your emulator modifications via a versioning system such as Git or by uploading modified binaries that are then applied on the server.

[garrett182]

Thanks for the fast reply! And thanks for the heads up about ArcEmu. I was using ArcEmu because the guide i found was using this and i really liked it. One thing i still dont understand though. You said I would only be able to hold about 25 players. How are other servers like mond wow and legacy wow going over this limit if they are just normal people who decided to make a server? And thanks for the info on the cost of items in a vendor, helped a lot! and i like ur sig lol... thought it was real and tried to swipe it off the screen xD

[HardcoreBadger]

They are using a dedicated host for which they pay every month

With Navicat you may be able to connect to the database of your friend or your dedicated server by changing the ip from 127.0.0.1 to the right IP.

Search for the key terms mentioned by Stoneharry if you want to understand more

[garrett182]

They are using a dedicated host for which they pay every month

With Navicat you may be able to connect to the database of your friend or your dedicated server by changing the ip from 127.0.0.1 to the right IP.

Search for the key terms mentioned by Stoneharry if you want to understand more

heh, ill give it a try thanks. You know.. i just had the craziest idea.. i hate paying to vip on private servers. I play on legacy wow and i just thought.. what if i downloaded a 4.3.4 repack and placed it into my wow directory that i use to connect to legacywow, run the SQL file and started up navicat and made me an account with all the privileges. Would that work if i set the realmlist to the servers? just a crazy thought, not gonna get my hopes up :P

[stoneharry]

heh, ill give it a try thanks. You know.. i just had the craziest idea.. i hate paying to vip on private servers. I play on legacy wow and i just thought.. what if i downloaded a 4.3.4 repack and placed it into my wow directory that i use to connect to legacywow, run the SQL file and started up navicat and made me an account with all the privileges. Would that work if i set the realmlist to the servers? just a crazy thought, not gonna get my hopes up :P

No it wouldn't, that is not how servers work.