Using silkbotters 1click Server / Patch client

Okay, Ive been researching, looking at all forums I can find but I'm stuck guys. I am trying to learn how to start up a private server. Here is where I am at.

Using silkbotters 1 click server - Works and I can log into the client and make a character, however the problem is when I go to connect, it tells me to patch. What I cant figure out is either how to get the database and client to match up or where to go from here.

I know there are guides and TUTs out there. I have most of them, went through them and used them, somwhere I took a wrong step and cannot find it. Any help is appreciated. Thanks EPVP. :handsdown:

make sure version.ini match on both client and server

Hey decima thanks for the reply, I ended up going back over the tuts and did in indeed miss a step so I was able to solve that issue. I have a couple of questions though if i may ask? Some parts I dont understand about this process.

How do you upgrade between the actions? Im working with action 3 server files and I believe a old modded action 3-4 client that i can log into but Im not sure how to get the new stuff into both server and client.

Ill keep looking on all f our forums and such as I am trying to LEARN here not ask you guys to send me your hard work. Thanks!:confused::cool:

take share from official and edit it till you can run it well , it is a big work .

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Originally Posted by ariesmichael take share from official and edit it till you can run it well , it is a big work .

Okay so im not sure if i have this right but let me try to not sound completley off my rocker.

1) Take new client share folder > open for example ( monster.csv ) and add that stuff manually to server by opening for example: ( monster.csv ) then

2 ) save both client share and server share restart systems and see if it works type thing? Or am I totally off?

Going to try and then Ill make a new post if I cant get that working.

Again thank you to all that are answering questions here, it is a big help for someone trying to learn to dev for this game and I cant wait to join you guys with my own releases after I have all these basics down.

another way you can take the share file from other pservers client , and edit it as what you want you like , this is a simple method than 1) .

the most client files can be runned without fixing only the client/server sided stuff needs alot fix if u gonna use like a9 global client. just use their share. and see what error dbmon gives u and fix that bug. untill it lets u run it 100% :D but if u are like new to deving and stuff. i wouldnt do this at all. i would pick an A2 2moons beta 2007 client which u can run without fixing anything . just download unpack and change IP and play ;) and then edit everything u want to be ur special server :) and dont copy other servers and such.

ur best bet would be to get a copy of the korean test client and take as many files from there as you can, alot of the files in the korean client however have more data than our current server and client will load, when u open the csv files in excel u will notice they are columns and rows, some of the columns and rows in the korean files wont load in our current exe's so u will have to compare them to the files that will load and remove the appropriate columns or rows

there is also other data that wont load in the rows and columns that will load, mostly things in the skill files and status, again trial and error and alot of comparing to files that will load will be required

in order to get new classes and such in, you will have to edit the actual exe's with ollydbg and add in the procedures and such required for the newer classes, investigating how the older procedures load older classes (and their weapons and skill codes) will help with this, again, trial and error FTW

u could get other pserver files, but in most cases they will have certain files locked inside their modified exe's and thus you prolly wont get all the files u require, not to mention taking files from other pservers is frowned upon in this community, so i dont suggest you steal another pservers work. not to mention most pservers have their files so jacked up, best case scenario you will have a client that will be pieced together from 5-6 other servers and it will be a mess, and if you dont know what ur looking at, its going to make it a nightmare to edit or learn anything on. last time i checked there were at least 50-200 files in some of the clients out there that arent loaded or used becus someone previous had patched to the wrong folder, misspelled a file of folder name, etc etc. which will make it super confusing if you arent 100% familiar with exactly which files do or do not get loaded.

gl lol

To all that replied in this thread let me say thank you. I will post again when I have more info and questions. it is now time for me to try all of these things and do some more research. if any1 knows a link for the korean test server files id be happy to download it. cant wait to get into this guys so thanks again for all your help on this.

here is dekaron korea test client. idk how old it is but i use it too but u probly gotta update it for like 1hour of updates XD!

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check the date of post to see how old the setup is.

have to admit, ur a good noob, u searched, and only asked the questions that were too hard to find an answer for, willing to research, i dont mind answering ur questions at all.

Maybe you dont know but behind words of Conquer93 and Decima are hide months and months of work so first at all you need to have patience. Step by step. I will suggest you a little trick if you want to track new files easily from test server as its best. Simply move all files inside data folder so it can be empty. When you start launcher it will start downloading new files and pack them again. Then you simply unpack the new files and find new *.csv/*.txt file for changes (example imagetable.txt/itemweapon.csv etc..) and copy paste files like texture/texturepack/sound/map/mesh/map (watch out with folder property and effect files). Good luck there.