[[Tutorial] Creating an Open-source Ragnarok Online Server with kRO & OpenKore Support]

On 5/9/2023 at 4:15 AM, booninho said:

I really like this guide

But we need an updated version of this.
after i click runserver.bat, there are alot of errors on mapserver.

have you read what errors are those? Can you post a screenshot of your mapserver window that showing those errors? Well, I just thought your "errors" is because of this, maybe you can check it out:

On 3/15/2022 at 7:12 AM, WhiteGoblin said:

09.) Open: "\rathena\src\config\packets.hpp". Comment out lines: 44-62. (packet obfuscation)
10.) Open: "\rathena\src\custom\defines_pre.hpp". Line 12 add: "#define PACKETVER 20200401".
11.) Open: "\rathena\npc\re\warps\cities\izlude.txt". Comment out lines: 39-54.
12.) Open: "\rathena\npc\re\warps\fields\prontera_fild.txt". Comment out lines: 94-113.

Note: Why are removing these warps important? So these are the novice start areas to the game. Like any MMORPG these were the most populated maps 24/7/365. It got to the point where they became overflooded not just by new players but bots. You'd wonder around trying to find something to kill that wasn't already taken, to the point leveling actually became a nightmare. So what they did was implement multiple instances of the same maps. Putting players in different load balanced instances allowed everybody to breath and comfortably start the game with some people but not to many.

Though this had some downsides. Let's say you just started new characters so you could play with your friends. You might be loaded into prt_fild08a while your friends were loaded into b and c. Meaning there is zero crossover, you're all in your own unique world. You can't see each other, the monsters spawn differently, and that fun starting the game together experience is gone. Given we're setting up a small server here, there is no point in having multiple instances. So we're removing the extras and specifying a singular starting area.

If that is your case then there is nothing wrong with this guide. Otherwise post a screenshot so we can know what your problem is.