Hey everyone,
I'm setting up a FlyFF v15 private server using the pack:
VS22 FlyFF v15 Custom – Stable Base Enhanced, and I’ve hit a very frustrating wall.
❌ The Problem:
Every time I launch DatabaseServer.exe, either manually or via a .bat, I get the same error:
FAIL read ini - databaseserver.ini
💻 Setup details:
OS: Windows 10 x64
SQL Server Express instance: HOT-POTATOS\SQLEXPRESS ✅ running
ODBC (32-bit) configured:
character01 → CHARACTER_01_DBF
log01 → LOG_01_DBF
SQL credentials:
📁 File Path:
plaintext
Copier
Modifier
J:\Flyff Server\V15 - Stable Base Enhanced\Output\DatabaseServer\Release\
├── DatabaseServer.exe
└── DatabaseServer.ini ✅ (located here, same dir)
🧪 What I've already tried:
Verified DatabaseServer.ini is encoded in ANSI (via HxD hex editor)
Removed BOM manually
Placed .ini in the same folder as the .exe
Launched as admin
Tried .bat and manual start
Tried using a minimal .ini with only required lines
SQL Server is running and accepting connections
ODBC configuration confirmed working
Made sure there are no hidden extensions
⚠️ Notepad++ Encoding Issue:
Every time I open the file with Notepad++, it automatically reverts encoding to UTF-8, even if I save it again in ANSI.
I suspect this behavior may be corrupting the file and preventing DatabaseServer.exe from reading it properly — despite being ANSI-encoded according to HxD.
📣 Any help would be really appreciated 🙏
If someone knows what else could be blocking the .ini parsing, I’m all ears. I can send hex dumps, .ini files, and even full logs if needed.
Thanks a ton in advance!
I'm setting up a FlyFF v15 private server using the pack:
VS22 FlyFF v15 Custom – Stable Base Enhanced, and I’ve hit a very frustrating wall.
❌ The Problem:
Every time I launch DatabaseServer.exe, either manually or via a .bat, I get the same error:
FAIL read ini - databaseserver.ini
💻 Setup details:
OS: Windows 10 x64
SQL Server Express instance: HOT-POTATOS\SQLEXPRESS ✅ running
ODBC (32-bit) configured:
character01 → CHARACTER_01_DBF
log01 → LOG_01_DBF
SQL credentials:
📁 File Path:
plaintext
Copier
Modifier
J:\Flyff Server\V15 - Stable Base Enhanced\Output\DatabaseServer\Release\
├── DatabaseServer.exe
└── DatabaseServer.ini ✅ (located here, same dir)
🧪 What I've already tried:
Verified DatabaseServer.ini is encoded in ANSI (via HxD hex editor)
Removed BOM manually
Placed .ini in the same folder as the .exe
Launched as admin
Tried .bat and manual start
Tried using a minimal .ini with only required lines
SQL Server is running and accepting connections
ODBC configuration confirmed working
Made sure there are no hidden extensions
⚠️ Notepad++ Encoding Issue:
Every time I open the file with Notepad++, it automatically reverts encoding to UTF-8, even if I save it again in ANSI.
I suspect this behavior may be corrupting the file and preventing DatabaseServer.exe from reading it properly — despite being ANSI-encoded according to HxD.
📣 Any help would be really appreciated 🙏
If someone knows what else could be blocking the .ini parsing, I’m all ears. I can send hex dumps, .ini files, and even full logs if needed.
Thanks a ton in advance!
