Running your own server: EQEmu FAQ !

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FAQ Section - A Work in progress!

Feel free to ask any question about EQEmu here, or PM myself with your questions. The more questions the more our FAQ can grow !

Q: Hey, whats this eqemu file they have on their site - you didnt say anything about downloading that !

A: The CaveDude file that you download is a precompiled bunch of files with some other stuff thrown in to assist you in getting a server up and running. the EqEmu files you see on their website are included with that.

Q: Can I use any other SQL program to run my database for EQEmu ?

A: No! At this point, unfortunatley only mySQL is supported by the EQEmu software.

Q: I dont have a copy of EQ Titanium, is there any way at all for me to play ?

A: Not unless you find a copy of Titanium unfortunatley. If you live in the US, you can pick it up for about $19 in most stores.

Q: Where are the "Uber" items with +100 regen and +2,000HP on them ?

A: Customizing your servers item database is done easily, an the best way to doso is with an Item Editor. You can download an editor which I believe will work with the 0.7.0 release here: http://66.159.225.58/eqemu/eqitems.zip (right click, save as)
 
EQEmulator GM Command List

Note: All commands are customizable in your server's addon.ini file.

EQEmulator Commands (Status 0+):
  • #itemsearch [id] searches item database
  • #summonitem [id] summon item
  • #goto [x,y,z] warps you to coords
  • #zone [zonename] zones to safepoint in zonename
  • #zonestatus shows what zones are up
  • #guild guild commands (type for more info)
  • #showstats Shows what the server thinks your stats are
  • #datarate

EQEmulator Steward Commands (Status 10+):
  • #level [id] sets target level.
  • #heal (PC ONLY) completely heals target
  • #spawn lets you spawn a creature
  • #dbspawn [npctypeid]
  • #mana replenishes target PC mana
  • #texture [texture] [helmtexture] (0-255, 255 for show equipment)
  • #gender [0-2] (0=male, 1=female, 2=neuter)
  • #npctypespawn [npctype]

EQEmulator Apprentice Guide Commands (Status 20+):
  • #size [size] sets your targets size
  • #FindSpell [spellname]
  • #CastSpell [id]
  • #setskill [skill num (0-73)] [number (0-255)] - Sets the targeted player's skill.
  • #setallskill [0-255] - Sets all of the targeted player's skills to number.
  • #flymode
  • #race [0-255] (0 for back to normal)

EQEmulator Guide Commands (Status 80+):
  • #npcloot [show/money/add/remove] [itemid/all/money: pp gp sp cp] - Adjusts the loot
  • #npcstats - shows the stats of the targetted NPC.
  • #zheader [zone name/none] - Change the sky/fog/etc. of the current zone.
  • #zsky [sky number] - Changes the sky of the current zone.
  • #zcolor [red] [green] [blue] - Changes the fog colour of the current zone.
  • #zstats - Shows the zone header data for the current zone.
  • #timeofday - Sets the date to Monday, Janurary 1st, 1 at the specified time.
  • #date - Sets the time to the specified date.
  • #weather <0/1/2> - Off/Rain/Snow.
  • #permaclass <classnum> - Changes your class.
  • #permarace <racenum> - Changes your race.
  • #permagender <0/1/2> - Changes your gender.
  • #emote - Sends an emotish message, type for syntax
  • #invul [1/0] - Makes the targeted player invulnerable to attack
  • #hideme [0/1] - Removes you from the spawn list
  • #npccast [targetname] [spellid] - Makes the targeted NPC cast on [targetname]
  • #zclip [min clip] [max clip] - Changes the clipping plane of the current zone

EQEmulator GM-Admin Commands (Status 100+):
  • #kill kills your selected target
  • #damage [id] inflicts damage upon target.
  • #setxp sets target exp
  • /broadcast [text] broadcasts text
  • /pr [text] sends text over GMSAY
  • /lastname - Sets a player's lastname
  • /name - Sets a player's name
  • /server - Same as #zonestatus
  • #Depop Depops targeted NPC
  • #DepopZone Depops the zone
  • #Repop [delay] Repops the zone, optional delay in seconds
  • #zuwcoords [number] - Changes the underworld coordinates of the current zone.
  • #zsafecoords [x] [y] [z] - Changes the safe coordinates of the current zone.
  • #ListNPCs Lists all the NPCs currently spawned
  • #ListNPCCorpses Lists all NPC corpses in the zone
  • #ListPlayerCorpses Lists all player corpses in the zone
  • #DeleteNPCCorpses Deletes all NPC corpses in the zone
  • #freeze - Freezes your current target.
  • #unfreeze - Unfreezes your current target.
  • #gm on/off - Turns your GM flag on or off (Green name)
  • #npcspecialattk - Allows you to set the special attack flags by selecting the NPC
  • #gmspeed [on|off] - Toggles GMSpeed Hack (Zone for it to take affect)
  • #pvp [on|off] - Toggles your player killer flag

EQEmulator GM-Lead Admin Commands (Status 150+):
  • #summon [charname] summons a player to you
  • #attack [charname] - Make targetted npc attack [charname]
  • #kick [charname] kicks player off of the server
  • #zoneshutdown [ZoneID | ZoneName] shuts down the zoneserver
  • #zonebootup [ZoneID] [ZoneName] boots ZoneName on the zoneserver specified
  • #deletecorpse - delete targeted player corpse
  • #DeletePlayerCorpses - deletes all player corpses in the zone
  • #motd [New MoTD Message] Changes the server's MOTD
  • #lock Locks the worldserver
  • #unlock Unlocks the world server

EQEmulator GM-Mgmt Commands (Status 200):
  • #shutdown shuts down the server.
  • #worldshutdown shuts down the worldserver and all zones
  • #flag [name] [status] flags account with GM status
  • #delacct [name] deletes an EQEmu account.
  • #zsave [file name] - Save the current zone header to ./cfg/<filename>.cfg
  • #dbspawn2 [spawngroup] [respawn] [variance]
  • #version shows build date of zone.exe
 
need major help

i need like a ful walk through to get my eqemu up and working i installed everything that u all said to but cant go any further could u plz help me out on that i been stuck on this 1 part for like 3-4 hours
 
Not real familiar with Emulators. Why would someone play on this vs a regular live server? What are the Pros and cons?
 
Its the same game, but with different dev's. Everything is alot different, things like having a npc that can teleport you anywhere you tell it, having npcs that buff you when you ask. Different raiding experiences, but the main reason most play is cause they dont like some of the things sony did to change the game, and its FREE!