This guide is intended to be a starting point for noobs New
Users to teach you how to start out on A3 562 Server 
and have a good experience
and become good A3 netizens. Any input is welcomed.
and have a good experience
and become good A3 netizens. Any input is welcomed.
To all new users, Ragezone is a great place where you can
learn a lot about how to make your Server better, have fun talking to other
smart people about your Server and the A3 , and maybe be recognized for your
efforts. But first there are a few things you need to know about Ragezone to be
a good netizen. I suggest bookmarking any of the links below which might seem
helpful since chances are in the future it will be helpful to you or to someone
else and you will have it bookmarked.
Getting Started
First, please start here by Reading the Rules ||A3 Rules||
This enables you to post questions and helpful replies to
other people's questions and get Likes.
Reading
The best way to start is not by posting, it is by reading.
Read, search, read, search. If you read an answer that looks helpful or answers
a question you might have, bookmark it, and when you see someone else ask that
question you will have the answer for them plus a supporting link.
strongly encourage reading ALL of the stickied notes and
guides in the A3 & subforum which this guide is in, as well as the stickied
guides in your subforums. The stickied guides are pinned to the top of the
subforum, you can see a little Yellow icon() to the left. They are always at
the top of the subforum view, even if other threads have newer posts in them.
You might be thinking "What, that's too much!?",
or TL;DR (too long, didn't read). It is a lot, true... a lot of very valuable
information, questions answered, problems solved...assembled and organized and
right there for you to read and learn without having to work to search for it.
Many people have put in countless hours of their personal
time to enter in this knowledge for you to learn it and apply it successfully
to your Ragezone experience and Server, and the mods have put them at the top
of the subforum pages so you don't have to work to find them.
Please don't waste their time or yours.
Searching
When you have a question you don't know the answer to, don't
post a new thread when you could post a question in a relevant open thread, and
don't post a question when a few minutes reading and searching will not only
give you an answer, but a feeling of accomplishment that you were able to find
it yourself, and the confidence to remember and repeat the answer with the link
to the thread or post with that answer when you see someone else post that
question.
Consider the question you are going to post, pick out the
keywords and type them into the search box. Try a few different searches with
slightly different words.
You can also search Ragezone with Google. Just add
site:forum.ragezone.com/f98 to your search terms.
Giving Likes & Reputation
Giving Like and Reputation is important. It lets people know
that their work or answer is appreciated. It is a faster method of feedback
than posting a reply like "Thanks for your answer!" You must have one
post to give like, so here is a good place you can do that without running
afoul of the mods for posting no content posts.
Note that Like and Reputaion are an indication of a user's
status or stature on Ragezone. Some of the most important people here have a
lot fewer Like and Reputation than you might guess.
Posting
Posting is something you may do a lot of here, but it is
always important to remember to make your posts good ones. Don't post just to
drive up your count, there is no special reward for the poster with the highest
total and you won't catch the long timers here anyways.
You will find that there are some restrictions on your
posting ability when you first start here. For starters, for your first 5
posts, there is a captcha prompt and a time limit in between posts. While this
may seem burdensome, it does an excellent job of keeping spammers from posting
garbage throughout every thread. There is a 2 minute limit between posting and
editing your posts. This stops at 30 posts when you go from Junior Member to
Member.
Posting Questions
OK, you got through all that and you have a question that
you need that answer to. You have searched, and searched again, and searched
again with different keywords, but you can't find the answer. The question is,
where do you post it? The first and best place is to check A3 General section
& subforum for a thread posted there, either a general question thread, or
a thread already posted there with a similar question. When you post into a
thread, that thread is then listed at the top of the subforum it is in and the
title turns Bolded for everyone else. Someone else may see that thread and know
the answer and post it.
Remember, give it some time before reposting. Ragezone
members live around the world and are not going to be on your time zone and
schedule. Wait a day and see if you get a response. If you want a notification
of someone else posting into that thread, click on the Thread Tools button at
the top of the thread and choose Subscribe, or click the Subscribe button at
the top of the page.
Getting Flamed
At some point, you are going to get "flamed" by
someone who feels that your post is stupid, off-topic, irrelevant, noobish,
whatever, and they are going to post something like "You are an XXXXX who
doesn't know something simple like YYYYY. Don't post here anymore." It is
going to happen at some time here, but the important part is not to respond in
kind. It will not help the situation, or make your e-peen any bigger, or make you
any tougher. It might make you feel better temporarily, but what invariably
happens is that the forum mod (or a senior mod) will come in and delete those
comments and you might end up on the infraction list, or temporarily disabled,
or banned. Just don't reply to it. First, consider the question or post you
wrote from a different angle. There is no excuse for flaming someone, but in a
multi-cultural environment things may be perceived very differently than what
you intended. Second, if the flame is really over the line, click on the little
triangle in the upper right hand corner of the post and type in a short
explanation and let the mods handle it.
Signature
Making a signature is a very important thing to do since it
can help to describe your phone, it's current software, and any modifications
you have installed.
A signature should inform others about your phone when you
post a question.
A good signature will include information helpful to others
beyond the direct target of the question/reply.
A great signature will inform the community with important
information and potentially answer questions which have not been asked yet,
avoiding repetitive posts.
It's cool and you will get more help and respect from us.
If you need some ideas for a signature or are willing to
share yours
Remember, always be respectful of other members here and
considerate. Most people here are doing this for nothing more than the feeling
of helping people as we have been helped by other people previously, and
sometimes the occasional press of the thanks button. We aren't making money
here and this isn't a job, so please don't tell people what to do or demand
things of people such as mods or custom ROM configs to suit you and you will do
just fine here.
Setting UP A Basic A3 Server
The Guide is more or less same as that of episode 3 server
with almost no change provided you use the files given by me in my post.
OK lets start with the first step to host an a3 server ..
but first of all .. this guide is for one who is setting up
the server for the first time so u have to compromise with some facts to get
100% success.. (eg the pass used) u can change it later.
u need some files ...
1. a3 client...(TTA3 client preferably)
2. a3server files
3. sql 2000
4. sql 2000 servicepack3
5. a hex editor
Episode 5 A3 Client( TTa3 Client)
Or you can download client from following link
Gamefront
A3 219 Server Files Modded by me
Gamefront
***UPDATE***(10 March 2011)
Beta Server
A3 Legacy
Download Server files:-
JumboFiles.com - Dedicated Hosting
Download Client Files:-
DuckLoad.com �
Easy streaming
Important Files + A3 Client hexed to 127.0.0.1
Gamefront
GT.ULL to be used with Client for Coverting ingame messages
to English
Gamefront
Tools for editing server nd client files
Gamefront
Microsoft is no more hosting the SQL server 2000 so you can
use sql server 2005.
first of all install sql 2000 & its service pack...
i m trying to explain the process in brief..
double click the sql 2000 setup file(SQLEVAL.exe)
extract it to c:\ or whatever location u want...
then go to the location & double click the setup.exe
press next> next> next>
then put the name as "sa" (without ")..
next> yes> next> next> next>
select the "use the local system account"..
next>
select the mixed mode & put password as ley (u can
choose any other password too but u have to change some file`s content if u
choose other password..so i recommend u to choose this password for the first time
& after u become an expert use ur own password)
next> next>Finish.
now double click the sql 2000 service pack3 & just click
next next (don't change any selection)..
now restart ur computer once..
second step is to place the server files to the correct
place
extract the a3server files to d:\
be sure that the location must be as d:\a3server\..... not
d:\a3server\a3server\...
now extract the files provided in the folder named C to put
in C drive (obviously extract it to c:\)
then go to C:\clan & double click on the mkdir.exe
now go to start>program files>Microsoft SQL
server>Service Manager
& click start server..
be sure to remember the server name there coz u ll need the
name later..
now go to start>all programs>Microsoft SQL
Server>Enterprise Manager
now go to microsoft SQL Servers>SQL server
group>(local)(Windows NT)>Databases
now u have to create some new databases here by going to
action>new database..
1.ASD
2.Character
3.itemstorage
4.Clan
5.A3ItemEvent
6.FriendDB
7.HSDB
after making these all databases u have to restore some
databases by this process
Go to Tools>Restore Database
select A3ItemEvent
choose "from devices" option
click on select devices
click add
click "..."
provide the location d:\A3server\db\A3ItemEvent
now press OK OK OK OK
now u have to do the same process with all these databases
1.A3ItemEvent (done)
2.ASD
3.clan
4.FriendDB
5.HSDB
now go to security tab (found in left hand side)
press Action>New Login
this is the process where many do a mistake ..... do this
process carefully]
put
name = a3serial
Password = dkdlxpawprhdnpc
Database = A3ItemEvent
select the database access tab & tick the a3ItemEvent,
then tick the db_owner
& press OK
it will ask for the password again put dkdlxpawprhdnpc &
press OK
(some times it gives an error "Login serial already
exists" .. if u too get this error message then go to
Databases>A3itemEvent>users & delete the a3serial there... then again
do the process mentioned above)
the next step is ODBC
go to start>control panel>administrative tools>Data
Sources (ODBC)>System DSN
now press add
select sql server.. press Finish.
now put
name = A3ItemEvent
server = {your server name} (the name i told to remember
previously.. if u forgot then go to start>program files>Microsoft SQL server>Service
Manager
& click start server ... u ll see the server name there)
now press next
now it will show 2 options there .. select the second option
& put
Login ID : sa
Password : ley
now press next
select change database to .. & select A3ItemEvent there
now press next... finish .. OK
u have to do this same process with some more databases too
here is the list
A3Friend = FriendDB
A3RcvResult = A3ItemEvent
A3SerialList = A3ItemEvent
ASD = ASD
EventA3 = ASD
FriendDB = FriendDB
HSDB = HSDB
LETTERDB = ASD
LocalServer = ASD
Login202 = ASD
NEWASD = ASD
the next process is to make a .reg file..
a .reg file is already given in the serverfiles in the
folder named important files & shortcuts
if its there then just double click on it & press yes
yes
or if u r using any otherserver files then u have to make a
.reg file by the following process
first of all copy the text which i m giving below
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ODBC\ODBC.INI]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ODBC\ODBC.INI\A3Friend]
"Driver"="C:\\WINDOWS\\System32\\SQLSRV32.dll"
"Server"="(local)"
"Database"="FriendDB"
"LastUser"="sa"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ODBC\ODBC.INI\A3RcvResult]
"Driver"="C:\\WINDOWS\\System32\\SQLSRV32.dll"
"Server"="(local)"
"Database"="A3ItemEvent"
"LastUser"="sa"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ODBC\ODBC.INI\A3SerialList]
"Driver"="C:\\WINDOWS\\System32\\SQLSRV32.dll"
"Server"="(local)"
"Database"="A3ItemEvent"
"LastUser"="sa"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ODBC\ODBC.INI\EventA3]
"Driver"="C:\\WINDOWS\\System32\\SQLSRV32.dll"
"Server"="(local)"
"Database"="ASD"
"LastUser"="sa"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ODBC\ODBC.INI\FriendDB]
"Driver"="C:\\WINDOWS\\System32\\SQLSRV32.dll"
"Server"="(local)"
"Database"="HSDB"
"LastUser"="sa"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ODBC\ODBC.INI\HSDB]
"Driver"="C:\\WINDOWS\\System32\\SQLSRV32.dll"
"Server"="(local)"
"Database"="HSDB"
"LastUser"="sa"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ODBC\ODBC.INI\LETTERDB]
"Driver"="C:\\WINDOWS\\System32\\SQLSRV32.dll"
"Server"="(local)"
"Database"="FriendDB"
"LastUser"="sa"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ODBC\ODBC.INI\LocalServer]
"Description"=""
"Server"="(Local)"
"Trusted_connection"=""
"UseProcForPrepare"="Yes"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ODBC\ODBC.INI\Login202]
"Driver"="C:\\WINDOWS\\System32\\SQLSRV32.dll"
"Server"="(local)"
"Database"="ASD"
"LastUser"="sa"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ODBC\ODBC.INI\NEWASD]
"Driver"="C:\\WINDOWS\\System32\\SQLSRV32.dll"
"Server"="(local)"
"Database"="ASD"
"LastUser"="sa"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ODBC\ODBC.INI\ODBC Data
Sources]
"LocalServer"="SQL Server"
"A3RcvResult"="SQL Server"
"A3SerialList"="SQL Server"
"FriendDB"="SQL Server"
"NEWASD"="SQL Server"
"Login202"="SQL Server"
"LETTERDB"="SQL Server"
"EventA3"="SQL Server"
"A3Friend"="SQL Server"
"HSDB"="SQL Server"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ODBC\ODBC.INI\ODBC File DSN]
"DefaultDSNDir"="C:\\Program Files\\Common
Files\\ODBC\\Data Sources"
now go to start>run
type notepad
press enter
now paste the text in it & save it on the desktop by
putting its name as ODBC.reg
now go to your desktop & just double click on the
ODBC.reg file... press yes OK ..
& u r almost done
the server is now ready to run....
but its only for ur own PC... if u want it to run on LAN
then u have to change some .ini files...
Put ur LAN or wan ip in place of 127.0.0.1 in these places
1.d:\A3server\Loginagent\LoginAgent.ini
;//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
;//GameServer ȯ°æ º¯¼ö ¼³Á¤ ÆÄÀÏ
;//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
[VersionInfo]
HighVersion = 300 ;//CurrVersion <= HighVersion
LowVersion = 136 ;//CurrVersion > LowVersion
[LoginAgent] ;//tcp
IPADDR = 127.0.0.1
PORT = 3550
2.d:\a3server\Loginserver\Loginserver.ini
[STARTUP]
APPNAME=LOGINSERVER
ZONEAGENTLISTENPORT=3200
LOGINAGENTLISTENPORT=3210
STARTID=3
[LOGINASD]
COUNT=1
IP0=127.0.0.1
PORT0=7770
3.d:\a3server\Zoneagent\ZoneAgent.ini
[STARTUP]
APPNAME=ZONEAGENT
SERVERID=0
AGENTID=0
#ZONE AGENT ³o¸Ì«ü¥»¾÷ªº IP
IP=127.0.0.1
PORT=3300
be sure .. don't change any other ip instead of above
mentioned 3 ips...
1 more thing u have to edit some .ini files to make ur char
a GM char...
first go to D:\a3server\Battleserver\Gminfo.ini & delete
hawkiii & put ur Id(i ll tell later that how to make id.. so just put the
id u wanna create for ur char)
do the same in D:\a3server\Mainserver\Gminfo.ini &
D:\a3server\Zoneserver\Gminfo.ini & D:\a3server\accountserver\Gminfo.ini
your server is ready to run...
but first u have to make ur id
there is a tool named a3acc.dat in the important files &
shortcuts folder.. just put the id , press enter then put pass , again enter,
enter , enter
this will make a new notepad in the same folder named
a3acc.txt
open the a3acc.txt & copy the text.... for those who
don't have the a3acc.dat tool i m giving u a text
put id in place of xxx & password in place of yyy
INSERT INTO account (c_id, c_sheadera, c_sheaderb,
c_sheaderc, c_headera, c_headerb, c_headerc, d_cdate, c_status, m_body) VALUES
('xxx','yyy','yyy','yyy','yyy','yyy','yyy','1/1/2003 12:00:00','A','yyy')
copy this full text & go to start>all
programs>Microsoft SQL Server>Query Analyzer
put ur server name
Login ID : sa
Password : ley
change the master to ASD on the toolbar on the top of the
window
now paste the copied text in the notepad provided there
then press ctrl+f5 then press f5
your account is created
create some accounts for ur friends too
OK .................
now time to start the server
Bute before running server, install Borland Database Engine
provided in folder "bde".
Now run the exe in following order
1: D:\a3server\0DB_PORT\7770\asd_mw_v1.3.21a Similarly do it
in 8880 & 9990 folders
2: D:\a3server\1LoginServer\newLoginServer
3: D:\a3server\2Loginagent\enLoginAgentr (Wait until you get
run OK message else run it again)
4: D:\a3server\3Zoneagent\EnZa_v2.0.16a
5: D:\a3server\4mainserver\MainServer.exe
6: D:\a3server\6accountserver\AccountServer.exe
7: D:\a3server\7Zoneserver\Zoneserver.exe(24.7mb)
8: D:\a3server\8BattleServer\BattleServer.exe
9: D:\a3server\9new\CenterServer.exe
10: D:\a3server\5A3_Util\MWCLDB.exe
Note: Zoneserver always takes time to run. So after clicking
zoneserver.exe, leave your pc as it is and wait for zoeserver to run. It may
take 2-5 minutes to run.
last process is to hex ur Episode 5 A3client ip to your ip
or 127.0.0.1 if u wanna play it alone in ur PC (remember, use the ip u used
earlier i.e.if u used ur wan ip then put ur wan ip & if u used 127.0.0.1
then use this one only)
hope u know how to hex A3client`s ip....
I have providing a3client.exe hexed to 127.0.0.1 . in
'Important files and Shortcuts' you can use that a3client.
thanx to Akaruz(the Godfather of A3 Private Servers),
Legendary, protisback, charlie_ravi and all.....
This guide is developed from the work of above mentioned
people. I have slightly modified it for epi 5 server.
Making Above Made Server into 562 one
Required Files
Zoneagent 562 (Press a like and give Reputation To him plz)
LoginAgent (Press a like and give Reputation To him plz)
Place the above files/folders in the D: A3Server folder
Remember Before copying the folder to the A3server directory
Rename the folder to loginagent 562 and Zoneagent 562
After that open the Zoneagent folder and edit the
zoneagent.ini with your Favorite notepad editor as follows
[STARTUP]
APPNAME=ZONEAGENT
SERVERID=1
AGENTID=1
IP=127.0.0.1
PORT=3300
[ZONESERVER]
COUNT=3
#ACCOUNT SERVER
ID0=255
IP0=127.0.0.1
PORT0=5589
#ZONE SERVER
ID1=0
IP1=127.0.0.1
PORT1=7568
#Battle Server
ID2=3
IP2=127.0.0.1
PORT2=6999
;ID3=1
;IP3=127.0.0.1
;PORT3=6999
;ID4=3
;IP4=127.0.0.1
;PORT4=6999
#ID5=4
#IP5=127.0.0.1
#PORT5=6699
[LOGINSERVER]
IP=127.0.0.1
PORT=3200
Now the two zones are set for the server one for 219 client
to connect and another for 562 client to connect
Next we have to configure Loginagent to accept the client
and do further operations
open the Loginagent folder in A3Server directory and open
the loginagent.ini with your Favorite notepad editor and edit as Follows
;//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
;// Login Agent //
;////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
[VersionInfo]
HighVersion = 600 ;//CurrVersion <= HighVersion
LowVersion = 100 ;//CurrVersion > LowVersion
[LoginAgent] ;//tcp
IPADDR = 127.0.0.1
PORT = 8811
IO_MODE = 1 ;// iocp = 1, block = -1
APPNAME = LOGINAGENT
AGENTID = 1
[LoginServer] ;//tcp
IPADDR = 127.0.0.1
PORT = 3210
IO_MODE = -1 ;// iocp = 1, block = -1
[LOG_FILE] ;//log set
GS_LOGFILE_NAME = ./LogFile/gs_log
LC_LOGFILE_NAME = ./LogFile/lc_log
DB_LOGFILE_NAME = ./LogFile/db_log
MAINPROCESS_LOGFILE_NAME = ./LogFile/mp_log
After that open the Zoneagent 562 folder and edit the
svrinfo.ini with your Favorite notepad editor as follows
[STARTUP]
APPNAME=ZONEAGENT
SERVERID=0
AGENTID=0
IP=180.151.100.3
PORT=9866
[SVRINFO]
SVRNAME = your sql server name
SVRIP =127.0.0.1
DBID = sa
DBPASS = sa pass
[ZONESERVER]
COUNT=3
ACCOUNT SERVER
ID0=255
IP0=127.0.0.1
PORT0=5589
ZONE SERVER
ID1=0
IP1=127.0.0.1
PORT1=7568
Battle Server
ID2=3
IP2=127.0.0.1
PORT2=6699
#ID3=2
#IP3=127.0.0.1
#PORT3=6999
#ID4=3
#IP4=127.0.0.1
#PORT4=6999
#ID5=4
#IP5=127.0.0.1
#PORT5=6699
[LOGINSERVER]
IP=127.0.0.1
PORT=3200
Zoneagent 562 is configured to accept connections We have to
Configure to Loginagent to connect the client
open the Loginagent 562 folder in A3Server directory and
open the loginagent.ini with your Favorite notepad editor and edit as Follows
[STARTUP]
APPNAME=LOGINAGENT
AGENTID=0
LISTENPORT=3550
[LOGIN_SERVER]
IP=127.0.0.1
PORT=3210
Important Notice
There are some bugs in server files so After setting up the
server.next thing for you is to understand the server and its working.So you
should try to know each and everything about server and there are people here
in the forum who are very likely to help you.
Please Dont Respond to people Asking for buying your files.I
have personaly have the people asking for 562 files.Instead of wasting Money
Waste some time and Learn about server.I/We are not here to Make an earning out
of an game.We are just an enthusiastic gamers Who are here to Just trying
continue the Legacy of Art Alive Attraction
Security Flaws
The server files which are released have some security flaw
in them and can be harmfull to any lan or Public server so some of our Netizens
have pointed them out and Made a thread and tutorial to solve it
here is the link to them