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No Warranty for your PS3, if there’s no Official Support in your Country

Reaper-X — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:55:55 +0000

Copyright www.reaper-x.com | No Warranty for your PS3, if there’s no Official Support in your Country by Reaper-X

So … yesterday i just received a response from Sony regarding my enquiry about PS3 Warranty and such in Indonesia (because i have a plan on buying a brand new PS3). And as a matter of fact, this is the first time ever i asked such question before buying a game console, because i know that there’ll be no official supports for game console here because of … well you know … piracy issue here

I decided to ask this question directly because i have a XBOX 360 console that i bought April 2008 (which is still under warranty if it’s not flashed), and i have sent it for repair once because it won’t read any disc and i keep getting open tray message although there’s a disc inside, a month ago (not to Microsoft because i have a flashed 360, although i’m not the one who flashed it because it came pre-flashed from the store and beside it’s hard to get a non pre-flashed 360 console here) and the cost to repair it … is around 36.4 USD (if converted to USD) … and right now (one month after i’ve sent my 360 for repair) … my 360 console won’t read any disc again, and i’m guessing this time i need to replace the lens … which is going to cost me around 78 USD … and of course i consider that as expensive

In short, i decided to ask this question to Sony so just in case in the future i’m experiencing problem and it is still under the warranty, i can still send it to them directly to get repaired for free (in my case i always have problem with optic ever since the PSX era)

At first (before i sent them an email message) i thought that even if there is no official supports here for the Playstation products, i can still at least get a replacement / repair service for free as stated at the above paragraph but here is their response:

Dear Aditya,

Thank you for your e-mail and interest in PS products.

Regarding to your enquiry, please be advised that there is no official PS3 products and support in Indonesia. Therefore, there will be no warranty, no repair service, no online service (Playstation Network), and no after-sales support.

Thank you for your kind attention.

Based from their response, if i decided to buy PS3 … and i get problem in the future (just like Colt), i’ll need to cover / repair it myself … and as a side note, replacing a PS3 lens cost for about 104 USD (the xbox 360 is still cheaper compared to PS3). So i think i’ll just stick with my 360 for now … and going to send it for repair once again (and i just hope there’ll be no third time for me lol)

0x87485B96 | Tags : Playstation 3

Tales of Vesperia, a J-RPG for XBOX 360

Reaper-X — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 23:46:15 +0000

Well it has been several days since i played Tales of Vesperia, and OMG … i just love this game! Because it’s been a while since the last time i played an RPG game that really makes me want to play it until the end of the game or probably play it again for the second time unlike the other RPG games on 360 (so far i’ve only played Mass Effect, Lost Odyssey, Blue Dragon)

Currently i’m on my first playthrough with around 90+ hours in game (and that’s why i’ve been offline) and at the last part of the game (i can choose to fight with the last bost but prefer not doing so) because i like doing sidequest, collecting items, etc right before fighting the last boss and actually that’s what i like on RPG. Collecting items, fight against special boss (if there’s any like Omega Weapon) and get to the max level (currently all chararacters at level 84 – 85 which is still a looong way to go before i can reach the max level of 200) :P

Generally i love most parts of this game except collecting rare items from specific monster that only appear during specific situation (for example during day or night) and the DLC that allows all characters to level up without grinding

Anyway since many sites have reviewed ToV, i’m not going into the detail about this game called Tales of Vesperia. But if you are currently searching for a good RPG games on 360 (which is rare to find) then you should get Tales of Vesperia to your collection

If only i could get myself a HD Capture card (because it’s hard to get such capture card here), of course i’d be glad to take a screenshot from the game itself directly but in the meantime feel free to check IGN Vesperia blog (although i’m not playing the Japanese version simply because i can’t read Japanese)

0x87485B96 | Tags : XBOX 360

Oatmans’ Wrath of the Lich King Release! Revision:1

Oatman — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 13:13:31 +0000

Well its finally here! Sorry that it took me about two months to finally get around to making it but our first Wrath of the Lich King Server is now here and supports Revision: 8788 of the WotLK Beta Client! This release operates on top of the MaNGOS Kernel using the UDB Database. With about 3,585 lines of code added into the MaNGOS Core Wrath of the Lich King is now officially supported into the Reaper-X Family and Discussion Board!

Download Link / Mirror:

Installation Instruction:

1. Run Oatmans' WotLK Installer.bat from Oatman’s WotLK Database directory and continue with the installation until finished
2. Edit Mangosd.conf and Realmd.conf especially at below parts to point to the correct database name using your mysql password and username:

Note:

– Replace wotlk_usr to your mysql username
– Replace mangos to your mysql password
– Replace wotlk_realmd, wotlk_world, wotlk_characters to point to the correct database name that is used on the installation process
– Replace Datadir to the full path of your extracted DBC files and maps files from WOTLK (if you put the dbc directory and maps in the same directory of mangos, then there’s no need for you to change it)

Mangosd.conf

LoginDatabaseInfo = "127.0.0.1;3306;wotlk_usr;mangos;wotlk_realmd"
WorldDatabaseInfo = "127.0.0.1;3306;wotlk_usr;mangos;wotlk_world"
CharacterDatabaseInfo = "127.0.0.1;3306;wotlk_usr;mangos;wotlk_characters"

DataDir = "."

Realmd.conf

LoginDatabaseInfo = "127.0.0.1;3306;wotlk_usr;mangos;wotlk_realmd"

Other Notes (thanks to LoLz Guy):

#1 To run mangos.exe you have to edit mangos.conf and delete some spaces (if there are too many) or other things that dont fit there...

#2 To make your databases work you have to use a mysql gui program (like navicat or sqlyog) and execute batch files to characters and realmd tabs.

#3 To make a Death Knight you have to manually edit the database (using navicat sqlyog or sometjing like that) and in the realmd in account table change your accounts "tbc" thingie from 0 to 2 or from 1 to 2 (I couldn't do it in mangos.exe commands, as it was blocked or something).

BTW the Death Knight class starts at the race start place, has no abilities, and there is NO WOTLK CONTENT AT ALL...

Important Note from Oatman:

Currently this repack doesn’t have any NPC's on Northrend although he (Oatman) said that he’ll add NPC’s later on the next revision (Revision 2) and probably some other things as well :) … and as he said before on the comment area, he is currently busy with various things as well and so he sent me the download link yesterday via email

Looking for the Beta Download? Look no further!

English United States: http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/downloads/clients/pc/beta/WotLK-Beta-3.0.1-enUS-downloader.exe

English Great Britain: http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/downloads/clients/pc/beta/WotLK-Beta-3.0.1-enGB-downloader.exe

0x87485B96 | Tags : MMORPG, Reaper Mangos, Reaper Mangos Mod

PS3 2.40 System Update Error!

Colt45 — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 13:16:38 +0000

Hello everybody this is Colt45 (the new author here), I have recently updated my Playstaion3 using wireless. But when I restarted my system after it finished installing it wouldn't work! The PS3 turned on, but my wireless controller would not connect (even if it was plugged into the USB port) and on my screen it displayed the normal PS3 background but with no menu options... NONE! Below is a picture:

Before PS3 Firmware 2.40 Update:

After PS3 Firmware 2.40 Update:

After Sony found out that their last patch messed up everyone's consoles, Sony decides to release a new patch (2.41) that would fix the errors in 2.40. The only problem is that people with the same or similar problems CAN'T use the system update option to fix it because it is not shown on your menu and you cannot download it from a computer and use a USB device to transport it to the PS3 because the controller does not work so you can't run it! When it all comes down to it... Sony just really screwed this one up! :-P

0x87485B96 | Tags : Playstation 3

The Sims 2 Bon Voyage - Another new expansion pack for the Sims 2

Reaper-X — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 03:57:55 +0000

Yesterday i just received this new expansion pack for the Sims 2 series game, since i haven’t actually tested this game (because it just arrived yesterday, and i choose to install, test to see if the game is working as it should with numerous mods i’ve installed, and exit) so i can’t really talk to much about the new features inside this sixth expansion pack for the sims 2 other than you can get your sims to go on vacation to the new 3 vacation islands premade by the sims 2 developers itself

Although i find some of the new features included in this new sims expansion pack a little bit interesting (taken from Wikipedia) :

Ability to create custom destinations.
Ability to buy vacation homes.
New NPCs including ninjas, pirates, fire dancers, local chefs, various hotel staff, etc.
New creature, the Bigfoot.
Sims can learn skills such as local dances and local gestures from the locals at vacation destinations.
Sims may wear accessories such as rings, earrings, and necklaces.
Ability to walk to community lots instead of requiring a vehicle.
Secret lots in vacation destinations that can be reached by finding a map to them.
Ability to create beach lots.
Sims can now "Dig For Treasure" on Community, Vacation, or Home lots and discover random objects.

And here are what those 3 new destination looks like :

Takemizu Village

Three Lakes

Twikkii Island

As a side note, based from what i’ve read about this game on Gamespot Website, this game is a little bit buggy (or perhaps more) according to a player review posted on gamespot :

This expansion, for those of us who could happily spend our lives traveling, is more fun than most of the others. But it is more than a bit buggy, and until you've checked out some of the online forums and chats you will have trouble creating your own getaway paradise. Which you will want to do.

And fortunately EA has released a patch for it (though i haven’t installed the patch yet, but i think it’s better to keep your sims 2 updated because that patch fix some serious bugs in Sims 2 Bon Voyage EP)

Here are the changelogs of the new patch for the sims 2 bon voyage :

Note: Not all fixes will take effect on existing The Sims 2 Bon Voyage saved games. If you have an existing lot, Sim, object or neighborhood that does not seem to be improved by this patch, we recommend that you replace the affected object, or create either a new family, lot or neighborhood, depending on what is affected by the bug.

Sims will no longer have the option to call vacation service NPCs after acquiring the business perk "Head for Numbers" which was causing a crash.
Sims will no longer have the option to "Call Taxi" using their cell phones if they have driven to the community lot with an own-able vehicle which was causing a crash.
If the Sim misses the shuttle, it will no longer return to a vacation lot without the Sim at the end of the vacation. Sometimes, this caused the vacation lot to become unusable.
Game will no longer create new vacation NPCs each time a lot is visited which was causing many issues due to character file overload. Any existing extra NPCs will be unlinked and their character files greatly reduced in size.
Periodic Events Controller will no longer loop twice per hour through each neighbor which was causing extreme lag on certain machines.
Autonomous water-balloon and snowball fights have been tuned so the interaction will occur less frequently.

As a last note, this game use Securom ;)

0x87485B96 | Tags : Misc. Games

Need for Speed Pro Street … Looks Great !!!

Reaper-X — Sun, 14 Oct 2007 07:26:47 +0000

Okay … i’ve to admit the previous Need for Speed Carbon doesn’t really impress me at all, especially with it’s crash to desktop issue. But dang … the upcoming NFS Pro Street screenshot looks great especially the AE86 and the muscle cars (i don’t know what machine these screenshot were taken from, but i’m guessing it’s taken from PS3, though i may be wrong)

Though this one also looks great too :P

For more screenshot or video, of course you can always head over to IGN or the EA Official Page directly and grab the HD Trailer from EA

One thing for sure is, if EA released the Need for Speed Pro Street Demo, i’ll be sure to download right away

0x87485B96 | Tags : Misc. Games

Mangos 4535 ScriptDev2 137 work with WoW 2.1.3, 2.2, and 2.2.2

Reaper-X — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 01:46:39 +0000

I just noticed today that patch 2.2.2 has been released … and so that’s why i’ve decided to upload another release of WoW Mangos for WoW 2.2.2 but for optimal result you should use it on 2.1.3 though since 2.2 and 2.2.2 just gets released this week, so it’s not fully supported yet … but i’ve decided to upload this eventhough i just released 4524 few days ago …

Although i don’t see any problem at all (but that’s because of my lack knowledge about World of Warcraft itself) … but … at least the mangosd.exe process is not crash :P and it is still running in the background normally. As another note, since the only files changed in 2.2+ is just the DBC files, i’ve included the DBC files to make thing easier for you … and all you have to do is just extract the VMaps and Maps files and then configure the datadir, and lastly you just need to import the database

But i think it’d be better if i list the steps :)

UPDATE : If you just recently upgraded into WoW 2.2.3 … please check my new Mangos 4577, Scriptdev2 140 and with Project Silvermoon and Unified Database included ;)

Requirements :

~~Mangos 4535 – Scriptdev2 137 – Silvermoon 18 – Extracted DBC from WoW 2.2 | Megaupload~~
~~Mangos 4535 – Scriptdev2 137 – Silvermoon 18 – Extracted DBC from WoW 2.2 | Rapidshare~~
Reaper-X Mangos Batch File update – Overwrite the old / included reaper-x-mangos.bat inside reaper-eazy-mangos directory from the above link with this one, this update fix the problem where the rate changer is not properly written :)

Upgrading from previous Mangos 4488, 4505, and 4525 release :

Note : Look for my previous post for MySQL Installation guide, because i assume you’ve done installing and configuring mysql ;)

1. Copy the dbc files included overwriting previously extracted DBC Files

2. Run the reaper-x-mangos.bat inside reaper-eazy-mangos directory, and choose to backup your character first

3. Then choose Installation / Upgrade … and wait until finished

4. Now choose the Restore option to restore your precious character data

5. Choose the option to adjust the datadir, and configure the exp rate, etc …

6. Now you need to go into your World of Warcraft installation directory, and then delete the Cache directory there and then run mangosd.exe and realmd.exe you’re done

Optional : Since this 4535 release, i’ve modified the batch script so to those who want to change their realm name can do it using the menu provided instead of executing the sql queries manually :)

Fresh Installation :

1. Copy all files from MapExtractor directory and VMaps Extractor and Assembler into your World of Warcraft Installation directory and then run extract-map.bat first and wait until it’s finished, after finished now you need to run the makevmaps_SIMPLE.bat and wait until Press Any Key To Continue Message appear (that mean you’ve finished extracting the VMaps) … before that message appear don’t close that window (don’t worry it’ll took a while to finish this process) :)

2. After finished with the previous steps, now you just need to move the VMaps and Maps directory which is created automatically from the previous step into the same directory as your DBC Directory

3. Now you just need to follow the upgrade process, because the next steps is just the same like the Upgrading process with the exception if you’re doing a fresh install, you don’t need to perform backup first

Screenshot taken using WoW 2.2.2 (it’s still the same old character, i'm just too lazy to create a new character lol) :

Another note : WoW 2.2 and 2.2.2 still not fully supported by Mangos, so if you found any errors message when used on WoW 2.2, or 2.2.2 … you just need to wait until the Mangos team has released the fully compatible … this is just a quick and dirty way so you can play on WoW 2.2.2 which is just released today

Frequently Asked Questions about WoW Mangos Error Message

Reaper-X — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 20:10:12 +0000

Since there still many people who still having problem with their Mangos Server, based from the number of comments i received so far on this site. I’ll try my best to explain what all those error messages means, so here goes the lists

Note : If you’re using older mangos release, i’d suggest you to upgrade first because i won’t be able to answer your question if you’re using a historic release or old release. And currently this is based on my latest 4524 (if you’re using my previous 4488, or 4505 release … try to upgrade first because in 4524 i’ve already created an even easier batch script so you don’t really need to know about varios MySQL Queries command)

As a side note, if you’re running World of Warcraft TBC version below 2.1.3, i can’t give you any support on this … unless you’ve upgraded your WoW Client into 2.1.3 or 2.2

1. The most frequently asked question is 04331.map not exist error message so mangos can’t be started ?

The answer to that question is … did you run the extract-map.bat from your World of Warcraft Installation Directory ? and if so … did you wait until the process finished completely without interrupting it. And it’ll take a while to extract all maps completely but that’s depend on your computer specs. It took 6 minutes for the process to finished completely on my computer, and oh … i’ve done the extraction process for about 5 times or more, and i can locate the 0004331.map just fine by using Windows Search Function which mean the extraction process is successful

If you’re sure you can locate the 0004331.map using your Windows Search Function, try looking at the datadir section of your mangosd.conf (if you’re using my 4524 release you can just use the reaper-x-mangos.bat to edit the datadir) or you can edit it by yourself using Notepad / Wordpad or other text editor and make sure the datadir point to where you put the Maps, DBC and VMaps directory

For example if you put like on below image for example ( I:\WoW\Data )

You should write DataDir = “I:\WoW\data” as your datadir (with quotes and don’t copy paste from here because this software automatically transform quotes into curly quotes)

Also DataDir = “I:\WoW\data” or DataDir = “I:/WoW/data” is just the same, i can use them both without problem, although on some system you should use backslash (“/”) from various response

2. Could not find 001_33_39.vmdir or other vmdir related error message ?

Did you copy all files inside Tools\VmapExtractAssembler into your WoW installation directory ? and then run the makevmaps_SIMPLE.bat and wait until the process finished without interrupting it ? and one more thing :

if you see vmap_assembler.exe buildings vmaps splitConfig.txt displayed on the command prompt screen, you just need to wait until you can Press Any Key To Continue message appear on your screen

3. ERROR:Could not connect to MySQL database at 127.0.0.1 ?

That error message mean, you haven’t started the MySQL process yet … did you follow my previous guide on how to install MySQL ? and another thing to keep in mind that you need Administrator Privilege in order to do that, and if you still get error message saying can’t bind or something. Make sure that :

There’s no mysql process running in background, to check it open the task manager and then look for mysql under the process list tab. This thing can happen if you previously using repack that include mysql into their repack

4. Could not locate locale-enUS.MPQ, patch-enUS-2.MPQ, or other enUS-MPQ related error ?

That mean you’re using different WoW version, you just need to edit extract.bat inside the DBC Extractor directory like below :

mpqe /d "." locale-enUS.MPQ *.dbc
mpqe /d "." patch-enUS.MPQ *.dbc
mpqe /d "." patch-enUS-2.MPQ *.dbc

Into the correct MPQ filename, for example locale-enGB.MPQ

And another note, you’ll need .NET Runtime 2 in order to run the DBC Extractor

5. Friends could not connect from LAN or stuck in realm loop ?

Make sure you’ve change the realmd.realmlist ip address into your lan Address, and if you’re currently have mangos running close it first before adjusting it into your IP Address

Because some people keep having problem with changing the ip address into their lan ip address, i’ve created the batch script in my 4524 release so you just need to write your LAN IP address when asked (by choosing the LAN option from the menu first of course) … that’s it

But if you don’t know what is your lan ip address … i can’t help you with that

That’s it for now … because that’s basically the most frequently asked questions to me via the comment box ;) … hope this will help you solve your problem

0x87485B96 | Tags : Emulators, MMORPG, Quick Fix, Video Games

WoW Mangos 4524 modified to work with WoW 2.1.3 and 2.2

Reaper-X — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 20:10:53 +0000

Another WoW Mangos Release time … basically this release is to those who’s prefer to stick with their WoW 2.2 Client and not planning on reverting to the previous 2.1.3 patch. And i’ve only done a small modification so that it’ll accept the 2.1.3 and 2.2 client only. But as a note, 2.2 is still not officially supported yet by the Mangos team (and i don’t know when it’ll be fully supported). So if you found any errors message when used on 2.2 client you just need to be patience :P

As an addition, from this release i’ve decided to stick with only 1 release that contain the full database dump (because of my slow connection), but to those who’s already using my previous wow mangos 4488 and mangos 4505 compilation, you don’t need to worry about it because you can also upgrade from your previous version without problem ;)

One more thing, the batch files i’ve created is only tested on Windows XP SP2 … i haven’t tried it on Vista yet, so to those who’s running Vista perhaps could give it a test and tell me is it working for Vista too or not :)

Update : If you’ve just upgraded into 2.2.2 recently, and not planning on reverting your wow installation to 2.1.3 or 2.2 … you can try my new Mangos 4535 Release (ScriptDev2 137, extracted DBC from WoW 2.2.2)

Just like before … here are the download link :

~~# Modified Mangos 4524, ScriptDev2 136, Project Silvermoon Database Rev 18 | Megaupload~~

~~# Modified Mangos 4524, ScriptDev2 136, Project Silvermoon Database Rev 18 | Rapidshare~~

Okay … and here are the steps to use it :

Requirements :

1. MySQL : Look at my previous post more info about installing mysql

2. .NET Runtime 2 or other files that is related to your system (if you get error message saying that MSVCx.dll can’t be found or missing runtime … you just need to go to Microsoft website to download it … although this is a rare case but it seems that some people experiencing this issue)

Upgrading from Previous Version :

1. Extract the archive somewhere in your harddisk for example C:\reaper-mangos-R4524 and then go to reaper-eazy-mangos directory

2. Run the reaper-x-mangos.bat and choose the option to backup your data and wait until the process finished

3. After finished with the backup process, then you’ll be at the menu screen once again … and this time you just need to choose Installation from the menu … and wait

4. Now you just need to choose Restore, to restore your character data …

5. Now for the last step … you just need to choose the Mangos Config Editor from the menu and adjust it accordingly (especially at the datadir to point to the previous data directory location) … and you’re done

Fresh WoW Mangos Install :

Note : All tools located in tools directory

1. Copy all files inside the MapExtractor Directory into C:\Program Files\World of Warcraft (this is the default installation path for World of Warcraft) and then run the extract-map.bat

2. Copy all files inside VmapExtractAssembler into C:\Program Files\World of Warcraft and run makevmaps_SIMPLE.bat … and wait again until it finished

3. Copy all files inside DBC Extractor into C:\Program Files\World of Warcraft\Data\enUS … and run the extract.bat … and wait until it finished

Note : in order to use DBC Extractor you’ll need to have Microsoft .NET 2 Runtime (search the microsoft website for it)

4. Move vmaps, maps, and dbc folder from your World of Warcraft game directory into C:\reaper-mangos-R4524\data (create folder named data first)

the rest is just the same like the upgrade process with the exception, you don’t need to choose to backup or restore your data

And after finished everything as specified in the upgrade process, you just need to run mangosd.exe and realmd.exe and add your own username by typing create blabla blabla as shown on below image :)

As a bonus, i’ve also added a realmlist ip changer (in the menu) so those who’s having problem with configuring their realmlist to be accessible from LAN, can use it to make things easier ;)

Special Note to WoW 2.2 Users :

If you previously haven’t extracted the DBC files, maps and vmaps files from your WoW 2.1.3 client, and you get an error message saying that Patch-enUS-2.MPQ can’t be found … you can just safely ignore that error message

I’ve tested the 2.2 Client with this modified 4524 Mangos and everything seems to work fine (but perhaps that’s just me since i never played on official server) except that you’ll see lots of message on your mangosd window

And of course that’s because 2.2 is still not supported yet by Mangos … but to those who’s running wow 2.1.3 all i can say is … everything seems to be good and you won’t see message that’s only get shown when running the WoW 2.2 client ;)

here’s a screenshot taken using WoW 2.2 :

Related Links :

GM Commands List
Setting up Server for LAN Party (just in case you want a more detailed process)
Reverting to previous WoW Patch

0x87485B96 | Tags : Emulators, MMORPG, Software, Video Games

How to revert to previous WoW Patch

Reaper-X — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 13:49:14 +0000

It seems some people have been asking on how to revert their wow installation to the previous patch (in this case into 2.1.3 from 2.2 patch), and still haven’t found the exact answer to their question and so that’s why i’m going to write a short how to revert your wow patch

Requirements :

1. Repair.exe in your WoW Installation Directory

2. A working internet connection

3. Individual patch for each update you’re going to apply (like below image for an example) …

4. Ability to delete or rename files :P

Here are the steps :

1. Rename wow.exe inside your World of Warcraft Installation Directory into something else (like wowowow.exe)

2. Run the repair.exe and let it do the job to check your WoW Installation for corrupted files

3. After finished checking, it’ll find that there’s something missing from your WoW installation and then it’ll download the missing file automatically and in my case because i want to revert from 2.2 into 2.1.3, it’ll automatically revert to 2.0.0

4. Now to make sure that our wow version already reverted into 2.0.0, you just need to run the wow.exe (not the launcher or the pop up screen) and see the version number at the bottom left of your screen

5. Okay since we’ve reverted to 2.0.0 and want to get back on using 2.1.3, all we have to do is just running the individual update patch manually from 2.0.0 into 2.1.3 (see the above image), and don’t forget to press escape immediately when the wow launcher screen pop-up to cancel the launcher from updating your wow installation automatically

6. After finished patching your wow into 2.1.3 again now you need to run the wow.exe again to make sure that you’re already back into using the previous 2.1.3 installation … then exit from wow

7. You’re done ;)

Things to note :

It seems that World of Warcraft love changing your wow shortcut (even if you created it by yourself) on your desktop if you just upgraded your wow patch. And in my case, i have two shortcut located on my desktop :

The first one is the World of Warcraft launcher, while the second is to run the wow.exe directly … and guess what ? after i’ve installed the 2.2 patch the second shortcut that previously point to wow.exe directly got changed by WoW automatically so it’s pointing to the launcher instead

So … your best bet is … to run the WoW.exe directly from your World of Warcraft installation directory to prevent wow from automatically patching your game

Note : Actually since i'm still using a slow connection it doesn’t really a big deal for me because i can cancel the update process from the launcher anytime i want … but to those who’s using a fast connection, i know your pain very well (i guess slow connection is not that bad at all) :P

0x87485B96 | Tags : MMORPG, Quick Fix, Video Games

WoW Mangos 4505, ScriptDev2 136 with Project Silvermoon Rev18

Reaper-X — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 23:13:12 +0000

I just uploaded another update to WoW Mangos Emulator, this time i’m using Mangos Revision 4505 plus ScriptDev2 Rev136 and with Project Silvermoon Mangos Database Revision 18. Other than that i also create a small batch script to help you simplify the upgrade process if you’re using my previous Mangos 4488 files, thought i’m quite sure that you can also use it even if you are not using my Mangos 4488 :)

UPDATE : I just uploaded a new Modified version of WoW Mangos 4524 for WoW 2.2 client and WoW 2.1.3 Client … and also i’ve changed the batch script to make things even easier especially to those who’s still having problem with Mangos 4505 and 4488 ;)

UPDATE : Many thanks to Caldaga for telling me that i forgot to include the VMaps Extractor and Assembler into this 4505 Release (although it’s included in my previous 4488 release). So if you’re using this 4505 release (small version or full version) … make sure to download the VMaps Extractor and Assembler too (no wonder there’re some people who’s experiencing VMaps related error message)

~~# VMaps Extractor and Assembler (143 KB)~~

As a side note, VMaps is different than Maps. Maps are required for WoW Mangos to work, while VMaps not required except that you want support for line of sight and height calculation (but i’d suggest you to use it too)

And just like before, i uploaded two version of my mangos release. The first version is to those who’s already have Mangos installed and configured, and / or already using another database (SDB for an example). Already familiar with importing each mangos core update manually, and so on … Or it might also be useful to those who’s using slow connection like me and prefer a smaller file size to download

Mirror:

~~#1. Mangos Revision 4505 with ScriptDev2 Revision 136 | Mediafire~~

~~#1. Mangos Revision 4505 with ScriptDev2 Revision 136 | Megaupload~~

Inside the small version you can find DBC, Maps and VMaps extractor, and also a batch file inside the Backup Directory just in case you want to Backup your important Mangos Character Data or the Realmd table and data

As for the second version, basically is just the same like the above version with the exception this one also included the Project Silvermoon Rev18 database, and also contain a batch script to import the database

Mirror:

~~#2. Mangos Revision 4505 with ScriptDev2 Revision 136 plus Project Silvermoon DB Rev18 | MediaFire~~

~~#2. Mangos Revision 4505 with ScriptDev2 Revision 136 plus Project Silvermoon DB Rev18 | Megaupload~~

If you’re using my previous Mangos 4488 release, and are not familiar with importing the core update manually, i’d suggest you to get the second version instead :)

As a note, i created the batch script inside to help simplify the upgrade process from Mangos 4488 to Mangos 4505 to those who download my previous full database / without db which mean that it has been tested only with Mangos 4488 only (if you’re using lower version it might or might not work for you) … and i only tested it on Windows XP SP2

And here are the instruction to those who’s going to use the Full Database version :

If you’re upgrading from my previous Mangos 4488 :

1. Extract the archive somewhere in your harddisk, for example C:\reaper-mangos-R4505-full

2. Go to C:\reaper-mangos-R4505-full\Backup and then execute / run backup.bat

3. When prompted if you’re using my previous Mangos release, answer yes .. and then when asked for your mysql bin path, write your Mysql bin path there for example C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.0\bin if you follow my previous mysql guide and is using the default path

4. Go to C:\reaper-mangos-R4505-full\reaper-eazy-mangos and then run import.bat. When prompted for your MySQL root password, just write your mysql root password there and then continue the rest and wait until it finished

5. Now go back C:\reaper-mangos-R4505-full\Backup and this time you need to run the backup-importer.bat file, and continue the process like before until it finished

6. Now for the last step, you just need to open mangosd.conf and edit the datadir path into the correct datadir path … that’s it … you’re done :)

If you’re installing for the first time (some part copied from my previous wow mangos 4488 guide) :P

1. Copy the ad.exe from MapExtractor Directory into C:\Program Files\World of Warcraft

2. Create new folder called maps, and then run the ad.exe … and wait until this process finished (don’t interrupt it)

3. Copy all files inside VmapExtractAssembler into C:\Program Files\World of Warcraft and run the makevmaps_SIMPLE.bat … and wait again until it finished

4. Copy all files inside DBC Extractor into C:\Program Files\World of Warcraft\Data\enUS … and run the extract.bat … and wait until it finished

5. Move vmaps, maps, and dbc folder from your World of Warcraft installation path into C:\reaper-mangos-R4505-full\data (create folder named data first)

6. Open Mangosd.conf using Wordpad … and then find this line :

DataDir = "I:/WoW/Data"

Change it to :

"C:/reaper-mangos-R4505-full/data" (include the quotes)

7. Go to C:\reaper-mangos-R4505-full\reaper-eazy-mangos and then run the import.bat

8. Open realmlist.wtf file from C:\Program Files\World of Warcraft using Notepad and change the :

set realmlist us.logon.worldofwarcraft.com

into

set realmlist 127.0.0.1

11. Run Mangosd.exe and Realmd.exe (and keep it running)

12. At the Mangosd window type these :

create MyUsername MyPassword

setgm MyUsername 3

to create a test user with MyUsername as username and MyPassword as password, see below image for an example :

13. Now run the WoW.exe from your World of Warcraft Game Directory, for example C:\Program Files\World of Warcraft\WoW.exe (not the launcher)

and you’re done :)

And now here’s the link for the Mangos Commands

Okay that’s it … if i’m missing something just let me know :)

Note to those who’s changing the database name : If you changed the database name from the default name, you’ll also need to change the db name manually in the backup-importer.bat, and import.bat … i’ll add it for the next release as for now … you need to do it manually (i’m sorry, i completely forgot about it … perhaps that’s because i haven’t sleep since yesterday and too tired to think … beside it’s already morning here lol)

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