okay after a bump from another mangos guide i found the solution thanks to elldiablo. that guy seems to be everywhere with lots of help. thanks to him i can advance in the setup.
the fix for..
Code:
2007-01-05 13:29:55 ERROR:Correct *.map files not found by path '@MANGOSD_DATA@/maps'. Please place *.map files in directory by this path or correct DataDir value in mangosd.conf file.
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Originally Posted by
elldiablo
dude you forgot the fix the path , for the maps lol
2006-12-30 11:35:58 Using DataDir @MANGOSD_DATA@/ . <---- this is wrong
change that in your mangos config like this
let us say you have your mangos folder at c:/mangos
and your folder map in folder of mangos
then you need to do the next take a good look how the datadir is set up
# directory setting
# Important: Datadir needs to be quoted , as it is a string wich may
# contain space characters .
DataDir = "c:/mangos" <---- like this is OK :o)
After I get that fixed I get a new error...
Code:
2007-01-05 14:01:43 ERROR:Error in `gameobject_template` table, probably sql file format was updated (there should be 19 fields in sql).
Anyone got any ideas? Maybe elldiablo can help me? :)