WoW Mangos Map, VMaps and DBC Extraction Guide
By Reaper-X on Oct 10, 2007 in Emulators, Guide
Warning : this page contain lots of images
To make installation of WoW Mangos even easier, based on various suggestion / comment made by the commenters on this site, i’ve decided to create a new complete guide using lots of images instead describing each step carefully especially at the extraction process of Maps, Vmaps, and DBC which caused problem on some people because they keep getting various error message related to missing vmap, vmdir, map, etc
As a side note, this process is based on my release (i already include all the tools required) so if you’re using someone else mangos release, you can always adjust the path accordingly (i mean the tools itself of course) or find the tools by yourself :)
Okay and here are the steps …
Requirements :
- DBC Extractor known as MPQE
- Ad.exe to extract Maps
- VMaps Extractor and Assembler to create vmaps
Fresh Installation and Upgrading :
Note : the default WoW Installation Directory is C:\Program Files\World of Warcraft
Note 2 : the default data directory of your WoW Installation can be found at C:\Program Files\World of Warcraft\Data\enUS
Note 3 : Make sure to delete the buildings, vmaps, and maps directory (if there’s any, left from the previous extraction process) before running the .bat files to extract maps, vmaps, and dbc files
Note 4 : All the Tools needed to extract DBC, VMaps and Maps can be found in Tools directory of my release
1. Extracting Maps :
Copy below files into your WoW installation Directory :
and then run extract-map.bat from your WoW installation directory … and wait … until it finished (it’ll automatically close itself when finished). And here’s what it should look like after you run the extract-map.bat
2. Extracting VMaps :
Copy below files into your WoW installation directory :
then run makevmaps_SIMPLE.bat from your WoW installation directory and wait until finished
When you see something like above image, just wait until PRESS ANY KEY TO CONTINUE MESSAGE appear on your screen. If you close that window before it finished the process, you’ll need to redo the vmaps extraction process from start … estimated time : 40 Minutes – 2 Hours or more depending on your computer speed
And here’s what is should look like when the VMaps extraction process finished :
3. Extracting DBC :
Copy below files into your data/enUS directory of your WoW installation
And then run the extract.bat from your WoW data directory and wait until it finished, and here’s what it should look like when the dbc extraction is finished
4. Moving the VMaps, Maps, and DBC directory
Now since you have finished with the above process, all you have to do is just moving the VMaps and Maps directory like shown on below images into somewhere for example C:\WoW\data
and then now you need to go inside your data/enUS directory and then move the DBC Directory there into C:\WoW\data too. As shown below
To make things clear, here’s what it should look like when you’ve moved the above three directory into your C:\WoW\data
That’s it … you’re done … as a reminder, you should keep that C:\WoW\data folder to make upgrading mangos process easier and to save time of course (unless there’re some big changes at your WoW installation like new patch) ;)
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So how can i get people to log onto my private server.Like my friends and stuff like that
well i think i have caused an error or found one not sure it keeps telling me i'm missing C:\mangos\data/vmaps/oo1_33_39.vmdir but when i look its right there. Any ideas?
so, how do i extract the map files if i am using enGB version of the game? need help and info
hey could anybody tell me what is or where do i get to control like the festivels when they could come or not in wow
I dont have patch en-US2. Is it required?
# Rmorgan
I'd suggest you to delete the vmaps directory and start again the vmaps extraction from scratch (you dont need to delete the maps directory, because vmaps are different than the maps files) :)
# Fujichi
Try editing the extract.bat (from the DBC Extractor directory) and change the enUS into enGB.
Note : I haven't tried that method yet, so if you found that method worked for you, please let me know about it :)
# Guy
Look at the creating public server guide :)
# Rage
If you currently use the WoW 2.2.0 the patch-2-enUS is not there, but i've tested it and it still worked just fine (when tested back then on WoW 2.2.0) ...
as a side note, the patch-2-enUS can be found again when you've upgraded into 2.2.2 +
well, i think it worked, i got a folder with big bunch of files :P thanks reaper
# Rmorgan
Make sure using forward slashes for DataDir in your mangos.conf file.
e.g. in your case, it should be "C:/mangos/data"
when i run the map extractor, i get hundreds of "Can't create the output file ..." errors. any ideas?
I am having a similar issue like Rmorgan..However when I run all this stuff the Maps folder is always empty. Is that suppose to be this way. I tried running it fresh. I have the latest copy of WOW and all the newest patches.
Here is the same error that I and a few others are having.
World Database: 127.0.0.1;3306;mangos;mangos;mangos
Login Database: 127.0.0.1;3306;mangos;mangos;realmd
Realm running as realm ID 1
Using UDB 0.7.5 (316) with SD2 calls rev.137
Using DataDir C:/WoW/data/
WORLD: VMap support included. LineOfSight:1, getHeight:1
WORLD: VMap data directory is: C:/WoW/data/vmaps
WORLD: VMap config keys are: vmap.enableLOS, vmap.enableHeight, vmap.ignoreMapId
s, vmap.ignoreSpellIds
Check existing of map file 'C:/WoW/data/maps/0004331.map': not exist!
Correct *.map files not found in path 'C:/WoW/data/maps' or *.vmap/*vmdir files
in 'C:/WoW/data/vmaps'. Please place *.map/*.vmap/*.vmdir files in appropriate d
irectories or correct the DataDir value in the mangosd.conf file.
The application failed to initialize properly (0xc0000135). how can i fix this error?
Hi
i have a problem with output directory
i copy "extract.bat" and "MPQE.exe" and "SFmpq.dll" ane "readme.txt" to C:\Program Files\World of Warcraft\Data\enUS and when i run the extract.bat there is a problem with output directory
it said :
"FATAL : Could not locate MPQ archive path-enUS-2.mpq
A duplicate file name exists, or the file can not be found.
press any key to continue..."
plase help me what should i do please
tnx
hi again
dows it work if i download "patch-enUS-2.MPQ" ??
sorry i read coments and upgrade to 2.2.3 and now i have "patch-enUS-2.MPQ" in C:\Program Files\World of Warcraft\Data\enUS
but still same error
sorry i cant delet before coments
# roham
If you're running wow 2.2.0 , you can just safely ignore that error message (because patch-2-enUS.MPQ got removed in 2.2.0) but if you're running the 2.2.2, 2.2.3, or 2.1.3 and the program says it can't found the patch-2-enus.mpq, then there's something wrong there :)
First Reaper, I want you to know how alot of these ppl here all appreciate your help! Next my prob... the patch-enUS-2.MPQ file that everyone talks about, I dont have. Yes Im running 2.2.0, No I dont have the ability to upgrade. Did you say I could ignore the error from the DBC extraction, if I do there will be no extraction at all. If I download the file that isn't there could the extractor be fooled and everything work?
PS just for understanding, Im deployed in Afghanistan and me and my buds would love to get it workin cause the Internet is as bad as it gets.
so when i run the extractor for DBC it says "Fatal could not locate SFmpq.dll" but it is sitting right there in the Data\enUS folder. any help would be much apreciated. thanks
I try 2.2.2 and now I have patch 2.2.3 and it said it can not find the patch-2-enus.mpq but this file is in my data/enus folder !!!
what shoul i do ?
try to use 2.2.0 ?
tnx for answer my question very much
bye
..and PS, thanks for responding so quickly :)
Hey changing the Dbc stuff from enUS to enGB worked! ty so much :D
# TNT
Do you have enough free space on your harddrive, as a note ... you'll need 2.87 GB (3,082,584,035 bytes) free space on your HDD first
btw that numbers might change in the future, because it's based on the files extracted from 2.2.3 client :)
# james
Do you have .NET Runtime 2 installed ? search microsoft.com website for it ;)
# Dragon
Yep, you can safely ignore the patch-2-enus.mpq error message, because it's not there by default though its back (im guessing that the patch2 content got merged when updating) on 2.2.2+ :)
# sccrxxvi
Could you tell me did you get the same error message when running the extract.bat directly from the Tools directory (not your wow install directory) ?
# roham
Actually i can extract the DBC files from 2.2.3 without problem at all, btw are you sure that your patch-2-enus.mpq is not corrupted ?
# Skyler & n22icu & Fujichi
Thanks for letting me know about it :D ... i'll add it by default into the tools directory in the next release :)
I have tried this install several times. For some reason my maps directory is always empty.
When I run the extract-map.bat from my WoW installation directory it pop's up so fast and goes away I can't see anything All it does is create the Maps directory(which stays empty)
Please help
And how do you change frpm enUS to enGB? I can't modify the bat file. ( i think ) pls help
hi dear aditya
first of all tnx alot for answer too fast....tnx alot
yes i'm sure because i download that with original game luncher and i have "patch-enUS-2.MPQ" in data folder
also i was search on internet about this problem and somewhere tell me if i had 175 dbc files i'm done and i have more than that !!!
so can u upload extrached output directory dbc files for me or tell me then name of them to check them ????
tnx one more time (i'm in us your english is great i cant belive you are not from here :D)
I got the same problem as roham - the "path-enUS-2.MPQ" won't work. Any1 know what to do?
all i get is this when i run vmap file thing
[IMG]http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t122/judaene/7ff802ea.jpg[/IMG] and i've been waiting over 40 minutes, what do i do? XD
erm http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t122/judaene/7ff802ea.jpg , sry img code not work XD
hi there
i re-install the game and DL 2.2 patch and do your commands step by step one more time and it's worked HI................HA !!!
I AM a GM RIGHT NOW
TNX TNX TNX ALOT
# Tim_C
Open the extract-map.bat and add ..
pause
at the end of that file :)
# Judaine
You just need to wait :) ... depending on your computer specification, the vmaps extraction could take more than 1 hour
# roham
No problem, glad to hear it works for you too :)
Lookin through the other questions, I believe my problem was that I didnt have .net framework 2. Im setting this up on a Virtual machine so once its working I can spread it around. Thanks for the help.
hmm.. I can't make it work. But I know where the problem is ^^. I have enGB so how could i change it to enUS or other answer for my problem. answer PLZ!!!!
I cant extract the DBC files beacause i have got the enGB, any thoughts what to do?
When running extract.bat I get this error message:
MPQE.exe - .NET Framework Initialization Error
To run this application, you must first install one of the following versions of the .NET Framework:
v2.0.50727
Contact your application publisher about obtaining the appropriate version of the .NET framework.
I installed Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0, and now I receive the error message:
Fatal: Could not locate the MPQ archive patch-enUS-2.MPQ
The system could not find the file specified.
I have the newest version of WoW installed and updated.
# Vilperi and Elle
Look at my previous comment it's already tested by those who are using enGB version and it worked :)
# Max
Are you running wow tbc version 2.2.3 or 2.2.0 ?
"so when i run the extractor for DBC it says “Fatal could not locate SFmpq.dll” but it is sitting right there in the Data\enUS folder. any help would be much appreciated. thanks"
Same issue, tried running from root folder prior to copy and same problem. Running Vista Ultimate x64 if it helps any, as well as 2.2.3 patch... Frustrating, but it'll all be worth it in the end thanks to all the help you've given the community.
i am missing my mangosd.conf could some one post the file 4 me plz?
nvm i realised i have to run something
# Reaper-X
I'm actually using version 2.3, should I reinstall and manual update to one of those versions? Thank you for the response to my question!
Also, is it possible to run this using version 2.3? I would like to continue playing Pay-to-play WoW as well on this private server. Any suggestions on how to do this on one machine would be fantastic.
If u would take the time with saying witch version of ad and dbc then u wouldnt have so many annoying questions.
Sorry for the spelling im tired
Thanx for a very nice installation guide.
I'm having some issues with this part though.
Running the extract-map.bat only creates an empty maps folder. i noticed following:
1.) Patch-2.mpq, Patch.mpq, commom.mpq and expansion.mpq are not placed in the Data\enUS folder, but placed in the ..\Data folder
2.) Patch-enGB.. files doesnt exist its enUS in my installation same prefix though, just need to change the enGB to enUS.
Is it possible to edit the ad.exe file?
Thanx for a very nice installation guide.
Forget above comment :) noob me! works fine
ok, so bear with me I have been trying to figure this out all day on a bad internet connection while deployed with the military.
I go to do the whole process move the folders to c:\WoW\Data and when I run mongos it tells me missing a map check datadir, its the right place on my computer!?!?!? When I did a little more reading I realized that the common, patch and some other files are in the data dir not the data\enus dir what am I doing wrong? do I need to do the whole process again in the data dir not the data\enus dir? please help...just wanna get this thing going so I have something to do for the next 15 months:)
if need be please email at asphaltranger@googlemail.com
ok! Stuck here (section 3.)
3. Extracting DBC :
Copy below files into your data/enUS directory of your WoW installation.
And then run the extract.bat from your WoW data directory and wait until it finished, and here’s what it should look like when the dbc extraction is finished.
Running extract.. getting "MPQE.exe Program error" - error inialization the application
- Please advice...
I have same problem has man and tom. It gets stuck at that fase i have done it fresh more than once but still doesnt work.
Help!
Actually im only having the problem that tom is having, mans problem is a bit different.
sorry for double posting
I've got to say great guide. I do have one question. I'm not sure if i over looked the answer or not but how exactly do you change the realm name from reaper-x? Help is greatly appreciated.
Hey,i read your tutorial and done everything by the book,but when i run the mangosd,i get some error that says item_template table,probably sql file was updated
can you answer me please?thx in advance
Loading items...
Error in "item_template" table,probably sql file was updated
That's the exact message.
Loading items…
Error in “item_template” table,probably sql file was updated there should be 138 fields in sql
srry 4 triple post but i can't delete or edit my previous posts.
Hi there,
I have a small problem with the second stage, that is the Extracting VMaps part. When it comes to assembling, the application just dies and doesn;t finish. I have no idea what could be the reason. Any guesses?
Thanks :)
it's seem everyone creat thier owned private server and expirences (mostly)...... but not me.
i got stucked at mangos.exe showing
007-10-17 12:42:14 World Database: 127.0.0.1;3306;mangos;mangos;mangos
2007-10-17 12:42:14 Login Database: 127.0.0.1;3306;mangos;mangos;realmd
2007-10-17 12:42:14 Realm running as realm ID 1
2007-10-17 12:42:14 Using UDB 0.7.5 (319) with SD2 calls rev.145
2007-10-17 12:42:14 Using DataDir C:\wow\data/
2007-10-17 12:42:14 WORLD: VMap support included. LineOfSight:1, getHeight:1
2007-10-17 12:42:14 WORLD: VMap data directory is: C:\wow\data/vmaps
2007-10-17 12:42:14 WORLD: VMap config keys are: vmap.enableLOS, vmap.enableHeight, vmap.ignoreMapIds, vmap.ignoreSpellIds
2007-10-17 12:42:14 ERROR:Check existing of map file 'C:\wow\data/maps/0004331.map': not exist!
2007-10-17 12:42:14 ERROR:Correct *.map files not found in path 'C:\wow\data/maps' or *.vmap/*vmdir files in 'C:\wow\data/vmaps'. Please place *.map/*.vmap/*.vmdir files in appropriate directories or correct the DataDir value in the mangosd.conf file.
0004331.map is not exist, but it is there.....
can some1 help me here please.
Thanks.
In ref to my earlier post (Stuck in sec. 3) i used the MPQEditor tool to manually extract the DBC files. The rest of the installation ran without any issues.
The Server up and running now. But i'm experiencing that the Boss behavior in the instances are not simular to the Official Servers, e.g. Boss spawn shortly after killing them, Karazham opera house: only strawman can be killed, and more.. is that normal "private-server" behavior?
And again thanx for a very well written installation guide.
# john
Some people got better luck when they use backslash at the datadir section :)
so try using "/" for example C:/wow/data
# man
Unfortunately not all bossess have been scripted yet :)
# Derin
Die ? do you mean the window close itself automatically ?
# Reaper-X
I kinda a noob here, so bare with me for a sec.
But from reading posts for your different guides(very nice ones BTW) i understand that it the is the ScriptDev2 that controls the behavior of bosses etc. Is it possible to learn the improvements your make in the different ScriptDev2 version?
Sorry for not being specific. It crashes. I tried to repeat the process with 2.2.3 and 2.1.3, I have win xp pro sp2. Each time the system gives a message that the application have crashed and then the vmap_assembler.exe pauses with the message - press any key to continue, but it doesn't finish properly. It has also rebooted my system twice. I have no idea what this might be. I tried to use the application from different sources but it didn't help at all.
Ive tried at least 12 times, redoing everything and I always get the same message when I open mangosd.exe
Could not find vmap file 'C:/WoW/data/vmaps/001_33_39.vmdir'
Correct *.map files not found in path 'C:/WoW/data/maps or *.vmap/*vmdir files in 'C:/WoW/data/vmaps'. Please place *.map/*.vmap/*.vmdir files in appropriate directories or correct the DataDir value in the mangosd.conf file.
# man
I'm not to sure about your question, are you trying to recompile the scriptdev2 ?
# Derin
Try using this version and let me know (don't forget to delete the previously created buildings and vmaps directory first) :)
http://rapidshare.com/files/63627489/vmap_extract_assembler_nonopt.rar
also if you're having problem with ad.exe, try using this one
http://rapidshare.com/files/61549427/ad.exe
# Nik
First you need to make sure that you can locate the actual files using windows search function, and if that file doesn't exist that mean you need to run the vmaps extract and assembler again :)
Any reason why the extract-map batch file would hang at 2% every time and never make further progress? The directory gets loaded up and loaded with about 3megs in files but I'm still stuck at 2%.
hi me english not good sory + i go post ok!!
i select makevmaps_simple and have one error extract complete no error + i go open me vmaps and no have arquivo no have itens
Hey, I'm running WoW TBC v2.1.3 and when I come to extracting the DBC I get the "Could not locate SFmpq.dll" error message. despite it being in the same very folder.
Info:
World of Warcraft Version: 2.1.3
The Burning Crusade Installed?: Yes
MaNGOS Version: 4619 rev141
Database Used: Project Silvermoon Rev18
Maps & VMaps extracted with success?: Yes
Checked all directory locations etc?: Yes, everything is where it should be.
Microsoft .Net2.0 Installed? Yes, I have v3.0, comes with Vista.
I hope you can help. Also note, I've had your 'Mangos 4602, ScriptDev2 145 with Unified Database 0.7.5' build working with complete success, after downloading your DBC (couldn't extract it then either), but when I tried it this time around, when running MaNGOS.exe it states that my DBC is out-of-date.
My reason for not just continuing with your above build is that it doesn't include PS rev18 database and I do not know enough to merge the databases nor anything else for that matter..
Cheers in advance..
Createse
A minor edit to the above post:
World of Warcraft Version: 2.1.3.6898
(I thought I'd be exact)
hi,
i have the europe version of WOW can the server run if yes how ?
# Createse
Since i never actually tried it in Vista, i'm not to sure on how to fix it :(
btw do you have XP SP2 installed ? if you have XP i'd suggest you to use XP to extract the DBC. Or if you have enUS version, you can download the extracted dbc files from 2.2.3 :)
note : mangos has officially support 2.2.3 so the next release would be for 2.2.3 only :)
# wow enGB
Of course, and already tested by someone from UK :)
# renato
What is arquivo ? i don't really understand your question
# dedruid
Do you have at least 2.87 GB Freespace on your harddrive ? as a side note, if you done the extraction process successfully there will be :
3492 Maps files
3299 VMaps files
ok, but how big would the two directories be?
i mean th emaps and vmaps directories
maps*
when i run the map extractor, i get hundreds of “Can’t create the output file …” errors. any ideas?
I keep getting these errors, i do have enough free space on my drive. So i dont get it. WoW is freshly installed an patched.
i havent even got that far yet lol, i am installing WoW still. then BC then patching to 2.2.3 (or at least 2.2.0 to extract the maps)
when i run the map extractor, i get hundreds of “Can’t create the output file …” errors. any ideas?
I keep getting these errors, i do have enough free space on my drive. So i dont get it. WoW is freshly installed an patched.
Forget this, i ran ad.exe...i need to run map-extractor, lol, my fault!
map-extractor.bat just makes a folder called maps, without the folder ad.exe cant run... so if you made the maps folder ad.exe would have been able to been ran
it was the ad.exe that was packaged w/the latest release. i downloaded a new ad.exe and all was good.
new question: I was running through some instances last night and nothing would respond. I could attack once then it would shut off auto-attack and the mob would never fight back or go into combat. Only way I could ever kill anything was with .die. Is there something I missed that would cause this or is this something to be expected on these kinds of servers?
Just incase anyone else is having a problem with ad.exe hanging and not creating things the way it's supposed to. I got the file from: https://mangos.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/mangos/trunk/contrib/map_extractor/ad.exe
No, i'm not trying to recompile anything. I was just wondering if there where somekind of list of known bugs/issues, Bosses that didn't work and so on. So it was possible to learn what is supposed to work in your release, and compare that with my installed version of your release.
Hi, everytime i open mangosd file i get the same error message as Tim form before, and i did everythign you told him to do nad i still cna get it to work, i couldnt understand what you exactly meant by put pause at the end of it, could you pls send me an email to Blueice_chris@msn.com on howto fix this error, everything else i did through wut ur guides told me and i keep getting an empty maps folder...and the extracter itslef moves os quickly that i cna evne typ in pause
thank you for assiting me lookin forward to your answer
ok i figured out teh pause thing but ow it says its having an erro opening the patch file and i got teh aptch from blzzzard themselves so there isnt anything wrong with it
this is really ticking me off now, i re installed wow at 2.2 and am trying it again and the maps folder keeps coming up as empty and the batch file thingie is sayings it ahs an error finding all teh files i seriously neeed help
i know i have seen a post on this but..when i try to run extract.bat in DBC Extractot i get an error messaging saying " the applaction failed to initalize porperly (0xc0000135) PLZ help :)
I seem to be having trouble extracting the maps as well. When I run the extract-map.bat file, all it does is create an empty map folder. I edited the file and added pause to see what the problem was, and it seems as if the program failed to open any file. This is what the file says:
A subdirectory or file maps already exists.
Opening ./Data/patch-2.MPQ
Error opening archive ./Data/patch-2.MPQ
Opening ./Data/patch.MPQ
Error opening archive ./Data/patch.MPQ
Opening ./Data/common.MPQ
Error opening archive ./Data/common.MPQ
Opening ./Data/expansion.MPQ
Error opening archive ./Data/expansion.MPQ
Opening ./Data/enGB/patch-enGB-2.MPQ
Error opening archive ./Data/enGB/patch-enGB-2.MPQ
Opening ./Data/enGB/patch-enGB.MPQ
Error opening archive ./Data/enGB/patch-enGB.MPQ
Opening ./Data/enGB/locale-enGB.MPQ
Error opening archive ./Data/enGB/locale-enGB.MPQ
Assertion failed: header[0]=='W' && header[1]=='D' && header[2]=='B' && header[3
] == 'C', file d:\work\mangos\mangos_src\contrib\map_extractor\dbcfile.cpp, line
17
This is what i get when I place the ad.exe and bat file in wow/data/enUS. Although I noticed that none of those files (Patch-2.MPQ, Patch.MPQ, or common.MPQ) were located in there. They were located in the Data section. So I tried running the file from wow/data instead of wow/data/enUS but I still recieved the same errors. None of the archives were opened, and once again, left me with an empty map folder... (also, i've noticed that there aren't any -enGB files located in any folders of a enUS installation, so I wonder why the program tries to open something that was never there to begin with.. please help. I am running the latest version of wow (2.2.3). Thanks
Sigh..also having trouble extracting vmaps..
C:\Userszzi\Desktop\World of Warcraft\Data\enUS>vmapextract_v2.exe
Extract V2.4 2007_07_12. Beginning work ....
Game path: C:\Program Files\World of Warcraft\Data\
Scanning for locales.
Could not open data directory for reading. Aborting.
Extract wmo complete (No errors)
This application has requested the Runtime to terminate it in an unusual way.
Please contact the application's support team for more information.
All the locales are there in the same directory....
just as ozz i got teh same error message, and for it wont open anything at all, i tried all teh different ad.exe i could find and noneof them work, and i oput the extract.map.bat file in teh correct folder as ur guide says to and nothing happens pls cna u help me
So i've been following the entire guide step by step and i have your latest mangos package. I'm at the part where you drop the files in the C:\Program Files\World of Warcraft\Data\enUS directory. I go to run the extract.bat file and i get the error...
"the applaction failed to initalize porperly (0xc0000135)"
=( sigh i thought it was working perfectly. what can i do?
Every time i try to use the database in data/en us it never works only says i have to install some net framwork, how?
i keep having a problem with the vmap extract
(im only getting 2,615 mapfiles) would it be possible fo someone to copy there vmap folder (that has all 3299) zip it and upload it somewhere?
Very nice guides, as always, keep it up :D
And for the DBC auto-extracting part with extract.bat for the enGB, it works with just changing to "GB" instead of "US"
I'm having trouble with the DBC extractor....it came with this build of Mangos
all I'm getting is
Fatal: Could not locate SFmpq.dll
I'm running XP x64....the .dll file is located in the folder you told me to put it...along with every other file that I was told to put in
do you think there is an issue with 64 bit operating systems running DBC extractor...i've seen other comments about it further up and most are due to 64 bit OS's
if there is any fix you can think of.....other than using a 32 bit os as I have non to use...
I'd be grateful for the help
Please someone post a link for downloading the file "extract-map.bat"! I need that file please someone post a link to it, because I can't play!
I've done everything in guides of mangos, got all done; i have got even FAQ about errors readen, have got all files like "0004331.map" but still sends errors about it , I've checked everything twice (at least I hope so), made some corrections, my realmlist.wtf is changed too. I've tried to do almost everything (again i hope so), but no results.... plz reply fast cos im not in the mood to re-install my WoW (cause WoW in my comp messed up) but i still wanna play wow soon...
forgot to add:
got TBC? no
wow version: 2.2.3 (latest)
reaper mangos: 4602
hi all n reaper X
i passed all the other parts n wen it cums to start the mangosd it says
d:\mangos\data/maps/5301243.map does nt exist n then says to chck the places where vmap n maps are
but all of these file are in the correct places(i guess) i am using 2.1.3 and usin mangos 4535
thnx n hope for a reply soon
the extractors wont work at all you plz help me
when u get the chance u help me plz
i cant seem to figure out y but mangosd says im missing 001_33_39.vmdir’ how do i fix that?
how do i fix this error
2007-10-27 00:06:36 ERROR:Could not find vmap file 'C:\mangos\data/vmaps/001_33_39.vmdir'
2007-10-27 00:06:36 ERROR:Correct *.map files not found in path 'C:\mangos\data/maps' or *.vmap/*vmdir files in 'C:\mangos\data/vmaps'.
Please place *.map/*.vmap/*.vmdir files in appropriate directories or correct the DataDir value in the mangosd.conf file.
Hey, Extract-map.bat doesn't exist in ANY folder that I've downloaded from you ;) It's my deepest problem
Actually, no .bat ending files ...
# WoWeek
Actually you won't see the filename extension if you choose to hide extension for known file types which is enabled by default on Windows XP in folder options :)
# Dan-Bulfon
Ah .. you didn't extract the vmaps files properly, you'll need to wait for the vmaps extraction process to complete which will took 45 minutes - 2 hours depending on your computer specs :)
# ibbeywoox
if you're sure that you can locate the actual file on your harddrive, that mean you didn't set the datadir path correctly ;)
as a side note, i'd suggest you to upgrade to WoW 2.2.3 and upgrade into my 4629 release ;)
# Boomstick
Ah .. if you don't have TBC expansion pack installed, then you need to open mangosd.conf manually (after choosing the option #5 from reaper-x-mangos.bat)
and then search for :
Expansion = 1
replace it with :
Expansion = 0
and done :)
hey reaper i hve a problem cos it says cannot locate locale-enUS.MPQ
cannot locate patch-enUS.MPQ
cannot locae patch-enUS-2.MPQ
plz help!!!
im running on 2.2.3
can't locate patch-enUS ? btw are you running enUS client or enGB client ?
if you use enGB, open the bat file and replace enUS with enGB ;)
how do u do tht
the map exstrator keeps telling me it cannot create the output file for the map… any suggestions?
I got a problem when i log in, there isn't a button thats says create a character and i freezes some times.
How can i fix this?
=D
Hello, Where my extract.bat file should be there is only an extract file (no .bat in the name). Also when I try to install this it says I need a new "frame works". Also when installing Mysql I type "mysql ~u root ~p" But all that comes up is a list of how to use it and the product's information. Thanks : )
nice guide and everything but what do i do if i hav europe version so it says enGB not enUS???shall i just download the dbc?
I'm using Windows Vista on my Laptop.. I got ad.exe MPQE extractor and map assemblers etc, but no bat files ANYWHERE
can you pelase add my msn messenger name and tell me how to do this?
how long is it supposed to take for the thingto say click and button?
Hey i did everything posted here and now don't know how to start my server and to get on. Also i have a few questions! Does my server automatically have admin and i do i automatically get it once i log into my server? if not how do i set that all up? Also i don't know where to find the DBC directory. Can you tell where it is?
can someone PLEASE help me im trying to do the
"And then run the extract.bat from your WoW data directory and wait until it finished, and here’s what it should look like when the dbc extraction is finished" but its not ending up as what it shows on the picture.
hey henry are you on right now? could you add me on msn or whatever messenger you have (if you ahve one) and explain to me how you did this step?
loves2sk8@hotmail.com
ok i figured this out but what do i put on "set realmlist [whatdoiputhere]"??
Downloaded TBC to my comp and installed it , shows even "dark portal" when i open WoW (it means i have tbc installed succesfully), still doesn't work, even with mangos 4629...
just say, that u have missed to add something in the guide..
open your reamlist.wtf then delete everything in there and type: set realmlist 127.0.0.1
HF&GL
I am having trouble with the extract-map.bat process. The extractor says it cannot open the enGB files, but I am NOT using enGB. All of my files are enUS. I have no idea what to do.
To note, I've already changed (in the DBC Directory) the enUS to enGB and back several times. Nothing of that sort seems to fix the problem.
Oh! I got the extract-map.bat to work. After a few hours of almost throwing my computer at the wall, I placed the extract-map.bat and the ad.exe files in the (default) C:\Program Files\World of Warcraft file; it picked up the data as enUS (like it should have), and filled up my maps folder. Yay, me. And thank you, Reaper-X!
HI, I ran the makevmaps_SIMPLE and I got to the part where you have to wait to get a "press any key to continue" but, I have been waiting for 5 hours even though I have a windowsxp brand new... and it still hasnt shown up. Any tips?
Erm i need help with the extracting file thing in the /Data/enGB....it needs to find enUS...how do i make it find enGB instead of US? thanks.
nvm i found it..ty for the info erlier.. (stupid me)
I am bored waiting for Reaper-X to get online again, so here goes some help to the unanswered questions;
#zoop
You right click on 'extract.bat' and click 'Edit'.
and then you replace 'enUS' with 'enGB' all three places.
This is what it should look like when you are done:
@echo off
mpqe /d "." locale-enGB.MPQ *.dbc
mpqe /d "." patch-enGB.MPQ *.dbc
mpqe /d "." patch-enGB-2.MPQ *.dbc
ren DBFilesClient dbc
pause
#Philip
If you didn't put 'Hide extension names on known file types' off in the Folder Options (in any folder, using Windows Explorer) under the 'Show' tab, then you can't see the file extension (.bat).
So the extract-file is in fact the correct one.
If you need to edit it, just do as I just told zoop to do.
#kloaRichter
Look on my reply to zoop above.
(The extract.bat file is located in C:\Program Files\World of Warcraft\data\enGB\ if you followed the guide, and if you installed WoW at the default directory).
#WoWeek
No bat files? Check my reply to Philip
#Boomstick
Please, specify your question a bit more, what doesn't work? What are the excact errors you get?
The issue about locating-maps-errors is often in association with the enBG issue.
Do you play on enUS servers? If not, do as I told the other people above in this reply.
#Stepback, if you have this window still:
http://www.reaper-x.com/images/blogs/waiting-20time.jpg
Then I would like to ask you..:
How long did it take you to get to the screen?
It took me 30 minutes to get to it, and it took me 10 minutes to get away from this page.
So if you waited 5 hours to get to it, it should be about 1½-2 hours to get away from this.
(As a sidenote, a new computer with Windows XP doesn't say a lot about the performance, just that it is not outdated.
Performance (in case of loading) is mostly about your memory (RAM) and your processor (CPU).)
I hope I was of help =) Enjoy people! Good luck and have fun!
when i run extract.bat its says ''could not locate SFmpq.dll'' but its in the same directory and both in wow folder and mangos folder it dosent work
what should i do?
when i run exract-map it say access is denied at the top and then the processing goes up then it does nothing can i fix that
# Muskar
Lol ... btw thanks a lot for your help :D
# sess
Are you using Windows XP ? usually that error message comes up if you're using 64 bit version :(
i'd suggest you to try using WinMPQ and see if it's work for you or not :)
# Jeff
Access denied ? are you using account that has administrative privilege or just normal account ?
What is the bat file?
(MPQ-Extractor v1.4 by WRS
Fatal: Could not locate SFmpq.dll
MPQ-Extractor v1.4 by WRS
Fatal: Could not locate SFmpq.dll
MPQ-Extractor v1.4 by WRS
Fatal: Could not locate SFmpq.dll
The system cannot find the file specified.
Press any key to continue . . .)
i get that problem with DBC extraction please help me (running windows vista ultimate 64 bit)
now the problem is wrong EnGB ad.exe
i fixed the problem where its say access is denied and go through the steps but when i run the DBC extractor it says it can't find patch-enUS-2.MPQ. is there anywhere i can just download the files? and i have patch 2.2.3
ok nm mind Reaper it extracted when i was in safe mode and now i got it working and its pretty cool thanks for the guide:)
When using the extract.bat for the DBC extrator it get an error saying it can't locate the SFmpq.dll file. the error looks like this:
MPQ-Extractor v1.4 by WRS
Fatal: Could not locate SFmpq.dll
MPQ-Extractor v1.4 by WRS
Fatal: Could not locate SFmpq.dll
MPQ-Extractor v1.4 by WRS
Fatal: Could not locate SFmpq.dll
The system cannot find the file specified.
Press any key to continue . . .
All of the files you specified in the walkthrough I put in the data/enUS folder along with the SFmpq.dll file. Its definatly in there along with the three other files.
My world of warcraft directory is c:\world of warcraft\ instead of the program files\world of warcraft. I'm also running 64 bit Windows XP if that could have an affect on it. Any advice or solutions would be awesome.
I've also tried to run in under the normal Windows XP compatibility mode and Windows 2000 compatibility mode
Everyhting is good except mangosd is saying there aren't any .map files in the directory i gave when there all right there. Also it's saying that it can't find any .vmap or .vmdir files, but they are all .wmo and .mdx files. Whats wrong?
i have the map files and vmaps there but my mangosd says that i don't have them there :S..... any help please??
have you checked to make sure that the datadir point to the correct location where vmaps, maps, and dbc (all three of them) can be found in one directory ?
for example lots of people seems to be using (based on the numbers of emails i received) :
C:\wow\date
while the actual location can be found at :
c:\wow\data
(typo) :P
# LambdaComplex
Unfortunately lots of people who ran 64 version also get the same problem like you too
the only thing i can suggest is by downloading the extracted dbc files from somewhere
p.s if you're using WoW 2.2.3 enUS, you can download extracted dbc files from below link :
http://www.mediafire.com/?32uzmqzjghi
(just uploaded it when posting this)
my posts ain't showing?? (sry if this is triple post cause i don't see my 2 recent posts)
http://img378.imageshack.us/img378/1231/foldercu4.jpg
theres my folder picture.... theres no vmaps cause i am extracting them again to make sure thats not the problem
now it didn't create folder vmaps at all :S can you please make extracted maps and vmaps so it's lot easier? (sry for triple post)
Thanks Reaper-X. Love yah mu