[Tutorial] Mabinogi Heroes Setup

[SanGawku]

So you want to run Mabinogi Heroes?
Easy lets go through the setup shall we?

NOTE: disable all network adapters you don't need to be connected with or you WILL have issues.

Also let me make this very clear in the best way I know how.

IF YOU ARE TRYING TO RUN THIS ON A VPS OR DEDICATED MACHINE THIS TUTORIAL WILL NOT HELP YOU. THERE ARE OTHER STEPS REQUIRED FOR A WAN CONNECTION THIS IS ONLY FOR LOCALHOST!

Now that that's out of the way


Update:
For those that followed the tutorial to get rid of the first time login error
replace start.bat with this

vindictus.exe -stage -dev -lang zh-tw-x-gm -noupdate 

Software requirements

1. MSSQL Server Express 2016
2. SQL Server Management Studio
3. Visual C++ redistributable 2012
4. Microsoft .NET 4.5
5. WAMPServer or some webserver
6. MHTW Client and Server

First things first
Install .NET, and WAMPServer(or the webserver of your choosing FIRST before following this tutorial)


SQL Server

Spoiler:

This setup process is pretty easy but requires some fine tuning during the setup
Go through the setup following the default settings for everything until you get
to where you name your instance, and name it anything besides SQLEXPRESS.







The most important part is setting up Mixed Mode Authentication.
It must be Mixed Mode Authentication.









Once you enter in the password for sa you can optionally add your current windows user as an admin
continue the install.
Once completed open up the SQL Server 2016 Configuration Manager


Setup your protocols for whatever you named your instance like so





Then Native client 11.0 Configurations(both)





Once completed go up here and restart the services for your database(Note: may not look the same depending on features/version of sqlsvr)







Congratulations, we are going to check your connection in the next section.

SMSS

Spoiler:

Basic install.
If you can't click next a few times you shouldn't even be here.


Once done installing we are going to test your connection settings.
all you have to do is enter your loopback address and port number like so









If it connects, great! You can follow basic instructions, you have impressed me :)
Keep it open because its time to move on.

Time to move on to


RESTORING THE DATABASES

Spoiler:

This is a pretty simple process but we will go over it anyways just to make sure.


With the set of server files you downloaded you will need to restore the databases from the database folder
in SMSS right click on your Databases folder and select restore Database.









Select device, the elipses, then file, add, then navigate to your database folder from the zip file
and restore ONLY the ones in the folder. You have to select and restore 1 at a time









Leave the default settings for the restore









Repeat this until you are done with the databases.









yay you are ready to move on.

Configuring the server

Spoiler:

Congratulations on making it this far...
Now its time to actually start setting up the servers.


go into Server/RCServer and edit RCSConfig.xml


Change every instance of HOSTNAME to the name of your pc(IT MUST BE IN CAPS)
ie if your computer name is ragezone-pc put RAGEZONE-PC In the fields.











Next Edit the password fields in this area in ServiceCore.Dll.Config









Open a command prompt windows with administrative privledges and
navigate to your Server folder and run InstallServices.bat









Open your windows hosts file and add the following settings

127.0.0.1     mhtwcheck.garenanow.com
127.0.0.1    hereospatch-gm.nexon.com 
127.0.0.1    shop.heroes.garena.tw
127.0.0.1    service.garena.tw
127.0.0.1    heroes.garena.tw
127.0.0.1    image.garena.tw
127.0.0.1    gamelog.heroes.nexon.com 

Move everything from your webserver folder into your HTDOCS/www Folder
move everything from the client folder into your MHTW folder.

Run the servers

Spoiler:

Go to your server folder and run NMServer.exe
Then open the HeroesOpTool folder and run HeroesOpTool.exe
Login info is root/root
Click Server State and
You will be met with this screen afterwards.









tick the checkbox next to Test Server to bring up all the services









drag and grab all the services and click start..
Once they all say on you are good to go.

Running the client

Spoiler:

Go into your client folder and click start.bat
login with any username/password the account will be created
The first time you try and login it will give you a server maintence error.
Thats normal, just login again same user/pass and its ready.

Congratulations you have completed this tutorial and should be able to play.

[MentaL]

[jonipin]

Does the Server Store Passwords? and does it Support WAN Connections?

[SanGawku]

I'm sure it does support WAN connections... am I going to go into how? No, thats outside the scope of this tutorial.
The server only stores a second password. Currently anyone can login with a username and password but they have a 6-12 digit+special char password they would have to break.

[jonipin]

Can u PM me the things i need to change in order to use it in WAN? you can be abstract if you want i don't need a very detailed explanation :3

me and my friends would like to play today but being in localhost...I supose i have to change the Hosts,change the web files and probably some other files :/ but on my own it's kind of hard to find all the things... Ty in advance you've done a explendid job with keeping this Server Alive Ty so much

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And Btw Sylas can't be Created :/ i think we should use a older client that doesn't have sylas in it

[AzumaR2]

hmmm

[Bellocan]

Is there any chance you have more tutorials coming?

[djbadboys38]

Thank you for tut. Can i use mssql 2008 r2?

[Ayakura]

First of all Very nice and clean guide
This is the problem i got
HeroesOpTool.exe
Login info is root/root
login info dont work or maybe something in wrong.. it say "You cant access to operating tool server!Retry after a while or contact administrator "

[jonnybravo]

you can use mssql 2008 r2...

[djbadboys38]

First of all Very nice and clean guide
This is the problem i got
HeroesOpTool.exe
Login info is root/root
login info dont work or maybe something in wrong.. it say "You cant access to operating tool server!Retry after a while or contact administrator "

Click to right InstallServices.bat with Administrator privileges, i fixed my problem with this function ^^

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you can use mssql 2008 r2...

Thanks, successfully restored db

[Ayakura]

Click to right InstallServices.bat with Administrator privileges, i fixed my problem with this function ^^

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Thanks, successfully restored db

ty solved

[djbadboys38]

Anyway, i am trying to create a private server. Everyting is ok... Client downloading...

[c9lover]

hello. all install working good exept the RCServerService.exe. I alredy change the host name to my pc name in RCSConfig.xml with case sencitive. add right configs to connect sql in ServiceCore.dll.config but continue show this error

http://i.imgur.com/4F7g2xB.png

Some one can help me?

[djbadboys38]

hello. all install working good exept the RCServerService.exe. I alredy change the host name to my pc name in RCSConfig.xml with case sencitive. add right configs to connect sql in ServiceCore.dll.config but continue show this error

http://i.imgur.com/4F7g2xB.png

Some one can help me?

try to -install command

Example:

RCClientService.exe -install
RCServerService.exe -install

or

Click to right InstallServices.bat with Administrator privileges for installing RCClientService and RCServerService

[c9lover]

try to -install command

Example:


or

Click to right InstallServices.bat with Administrator privileges for installing RCClientService and RCServerService

Yes i do that and the error apper before i try install with admin rights. unfortuly this beigin f*** me :Q