[Tutorial] How to make a repack with ArcEmu

[Zenathor]

How to make a repack!

1- Downloading the programs.
1.1. TortoiseSVN.
1.2. Microsoft Visual Studio C++.
1.3. Finishing.

1.1- TortoiseSVN

Download TortoiseSVN from: HERE

1.2- Microsoft Visual Studio C++

Download Microsoft Visual Studio C++: HERE

1.3- Finishing

Install them, when it's done follow the next step!

2- Downloading the emulators.
2.1. Downloading ArcEmu.
2.2. Making your repack folder.
2.3. Downloading Xampp.
2.4. Finishing.

2.1-Downloading ArcEmu.

Make a new folder on your desktop called: ArcEmu.

Now right-click it then press: SVN Checkout...

The URL repository is: ArcEmu - Revision 1036: /

Then press: ok.

Now ArcEmu is downloading! When it's done, follow the next step!

2.2- Making the repack folder

Go to your local disc.

Make a new folder and call it your desiring repack name! (For noobz, don't name it your desiring repack name! :P)

Now, open it and make a new folder called: ArcEmu.

And another folder called: Site.

2.3- Downloading the files in server folder.

Download it from: Server.rar

Now extract it to: C:/YourRepackName/Site/.

2.4- Finishing

Make sure ArcEmu is downloaded on your desktop.

Make sure your repack contain a folder called: ArcEmu (Presently empty)

Make sure your repack contain a folder called: Site (Presently containint the Server files)

3- Getting the necessary files.
3.1. Ascent-Windows-Libaries.
3.2. Finishing.

3.1- Ascent-Windows-Libraries

Download this: Files Needed

Then save it to the desktop.

Now open: C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0/VC/

Go to the directory: Files Needed/include/ and copy ALL the files from there and paste
it to: C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0/VC/include/

Go to the directory: Files Needed/lib/ and copy ALL the files from there an
paste it to: C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0/VC/lib/

3.2- Finishing

Read carefully the part 3.1 please! When you are sure, follow the next part!

4- Compiling the emulator.
4.1. Compiling ArcEmu.
4.2. Compile the scripts.
4.3. Finishing.

4.1- Compiling ArcEmu

Open the folder called: ArcEmu (On your desktop).

Then navigate to: ArcEmu/Trunk/Win/.

Open the arcemuVC90.sln

Then make sure everything is like the picture below:




At the end this should look like this:




4.2- Compiling the scripts

Open the folder called: ArcEmu (On your desktop).

Navigate to: ArcEmu/Trunk/src/scripts/

Open Scripts2008.sln

Put it on release then Build the solution (Like at the top).

Make sure it say: 5 succeeded, 0 failed and 1 skipped! (Can change).

Open ExtrasScripts2008.sln (In the same folder than Scripts2008.sln).

Put it on release then Build the solution (Like at the top).

Make sure it say: 1 succeeded, 0 failed and 0 skipped!

4.3- Finishing

When you've done compiling the scripts and ArcEmu, Open the folder called ArcEmu (On your desktop)

Then navigate to: ArcEmu/Trunk/bin/Release/

Then copy the 2 .exes (ArcEmu-world.exe and ArcEmu-logonserver.exe)

And the script_bin.

Navigate to: C:/YourRepackName/ArcEmu/

Then paste them there!

Now open the folder called: Files needed (Downloaded on Part 3.1)

And copy the 2 .dll files and paste it to: C:/YourRepackName/ArcEmu/

Download this: configs.rar

Save it on your desktop! Extract it on your desktop and put the configs folder to: C:/YourRepackName/ArcEmu/

Files are setted

5- Getting the DBC's and the Maps.
5.1. Getting the DBC's.
5.2. Getting the Maps.
5.3. MINI PAUSE FOR YOU!.
5.4. Finishing.

5.1- Getting the DBC's

Download the DBC's extractor from here: MEGAUPLOAD - The leading online storage and file delivery service

Then follow the instructions in it!

If you are having problem with this part! You can download the DBC's from here: MEGAUPLOAD - The leading online storage and file delivery service

Simply extract it then put them in: C:/YourRepackName/ArcEmu/

5.2- Getting the Maps

Download the maps extractor from here:

enUS: AC Web - Downloads - enUS Map Extractor
enGB: AC Web - Downloads - enGB Map Extractor

Put it in your World of Warcraft folder.

Make a new folder called: Maps in it.

Run Ad.exe and wait for he finish to put the maps into the maps folder!

When it's done, copy the maps folder and paste it to: C:/YourRepackName/ArcEmu/

5.3- MINI PAUSE FOR YOU!

At this time your ArcEmu folder (from your repack) should look like:



Your server folder should look like:



5.4- Finishing

Make sure that the 2 pictures at the top are like your folders

6- MySQL 'n' Apache.
6.1. Config the MySQL and Apache files.

6.1- Config the MySQL and Apache files

Navigate to: C:/YourRepackName/site/apache/conf/

Open httpd with notepad

Remplace ALL the "YourRepackName"

by your repack name!

Navigate to: C:/YourRepackName/site/mysql/bin/

Open my.cnf with notepad

Remplace ALL the "YourRepackName"

by your repack name!

THE SITE IS NOT AC-WEB ONE BUT MINE

7- Finishing.
7.1. Finishing.

7.1- Go to your world of warcraft directory

Open realmlist.wtf with notepad

Erase everything

remplace by:

set realmlist 127.0.0.1

Go to: C:/YourRepackName/Site/

Open MySQL and Apache

Go to: C:/YourRepackName/ArcEmu/

Open Arcemu-world and Arcemu-logonserver

Open WoW and login as:

admin
admin!

8- Credits.
8.1. Credits.

8.1- Credits goes to:
Me
Microsoft
TortoiseSVN
ArcEmu
WhyDB
MySQL
Apache

IF ANY PROBLEM CONTACT ME!!!

I know that pedregon (my friend) already posted it here but mine is updated!

[blind999]

Very well written guide. Also, im first so woot to me and +1 rep to you!

[keeevin92]

Good guide but belongs in: How to make a private server.

[MooseBoi]

Wrong section :\ Should be in Emulator forum

[Zenathor]

Wrong section : Should be in Emulator forum

This is an guide

[gavin1]

thanks dude!

[lalila]

tnx man! +rep x2 for you

[j9sjam3]

Wrong section. But overall good.

[unen]

This is an guide

Yes an emu guide so it should go in the EMU GUIDE section, instead of the wow guides section
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To the OP
Wrong section bro, but nice guide +Rep.

[Notahax]

You can post how to make emus here since it's related to WoW but it's better for emu section.

[marinegordon]

nice guide bookmarked

[Barry1992]

nicee guide man1 +Rep

[leem]

Question - If I run this will it be buggy at all?

I'm currently running of a blizzlike repack that I found floating around, full of bugs.

[Pubs88]

all repacks are full of bugs, plus even not repacks ,

[fippe99]

cant dowload server.rar