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I´ve been reading this forum for some weeks and it has proved very useful to me, so I decided to contribute with some releases and tutorials about WarRock private servers.
In this topic, you´ll learn how to get Chapter I launcher to work with your server, even if you are using Tweek Release (Chapter III). It´s fast and beautiful and images can be replaced using resource Hacker :w00t:
You will need:
1. Original WRLauncher and WRUpdater. You can download them here:
2. A hex Editor. I personally use HxD
3. An HTTP server like Apache. If you are running your server via xammp, you can start an apache server there.
4. Lots of patience. This is quite a tricky process and you can get lost easily.
First of all, remember that the original WarRock.exe in Enginewar DOES work, and I recommend using it and just hexing the IP so that it match yours. By that way, noob players will have it a little more difficult to launch the game without the launcher, as it passes 1 argument to let warrock.exe work. However, it´s still easy to start it without a launcher, but not as simple as a double click.
I don´t think using the IP changer to generate your warrock.exe will make a difference, apart from the fact that people won´t really need the launcher to enter the game. It´s up to you.
Let´s start with the tutorial:
[SERVER PART]
You just need TWO files. One file is version.txt, which tells the launcher the current version number.
In this tutorial, we are making changes to the Client param, but I´m sure others would work. I don´t know what Format or Sub does, I´ll investigate about them If I have some spare time.
BY default, Client param. is 0, but we will change it to 1. Save it as "version.txt"
In your server.ini, change Client to 1 too so that LoginServer.exe knows about the update. I´m not sure it matters, but It won´t harm.
Now, the patch: Patches are zip files with the following syntax: PF_X_Y.zip. X and Y depends on your version. In this example, as in version.txt CLIENT = 1, our zip would be like this: PF_0_0.zip
I think changing other params would lead to other patch syntax, but again, we are working with client param.
Once you finish, save them in a location you remember. We will need them later.
[Client]
Now starts the tricky part: you have two files, WRLauncher and WRUpdater, and both needs an IP to find version.txt.
Open your hex editor and drag WRLauncher into it. Search for: patch.warrock.net
You´ll find something like this:
Our example IP is 176.158.40.1, but it can be anything. We have to take advantage of the path k2network... being so long, so we have a lot of space to add your ip.
Change it to something like this:
This is not right, that "k.net" must be deleted. Instead of a complicated byte replacement, we will take advantage of the path. Replace "k.net" with something like this:
updt/k2network/warrock/ is our update path. Remember it.
Now, search for: login.warrock.net.
Add your ip like before:
In this case, "k.net" can be replaced with just "......". Add dots until k.net is fully replaced.
Save your WRLauncher. Repeat the process with WRUpdater.
EVERYTHING IS READY: go to your root directory of the http server, and create the path you specified in the exe. In this case, our path is /updt/k2network/warrock/. Make sure to give the directories the correct permissions. Put your version.txt and your patch file there.
¡You are done!.
Some screenshots to prove it can be done:
In this topic, you´ll learn how to get Chapter I launcher to work with your server, even if you are using Tweek Release (Chapter III). It´s fast and beautiful and images can be replaced using resource Hacker :w00t:
You will need:
1. Original WRLauncher and WRUpdater. You can download them here:
You must be registered to see links
2. A hex Editor. I personally use HxD
3. An HTTP server like Apache. If you are running your server via xammp, you can start an apache server there.
4. Lots of patience. This is quite a tricky process and you can get lost easily.
First of all, remember that the original WarRock.exe in Enginewar DOES work, and I recommend using it and just hexing the IP so that it match yours. By that way, noob players will have it a little more difficult to launch the game without the launcher, as it passes 1 argument to let warrock.exe work. However, it´s still easy to start it without a launcher, but not as simple as a double click.
I don´t think using the IP changer to generate your warrock.exe will make a difference, apart from the fact that people won´t really need the launcher to enter the game. It´s up to you.
Let´s start with the tutorial:
[SERVER PART]
You just need TWO files. One file is version.txt, which tells the launcher the current version number.
Code:
<!--[PATCH INFOMATION]
Format = 0
Launcher = 0
Updater = 0
Client = 0
Sub = 0
Option = 0
[/PATCH INFOMATION]
//-->In this tutorial, we are making changes to the Client param, but I´m sure others would work. I don´t know what Format or Sub does, I´ll investigate about them If I have some spare time.
BY default, Client param. is 0, but we will change it to 1. Save it as "version.txt"
In your server.ini, change Client to 1 too so that LoginServer.exe knows about the update. I´m not sure it matters, but It won´t harm.
Now, the patch: Patches are zip files with the following syntax: PF_X_Y.zip. X and Y depends on your version. In this example, as in version.txt CLIENT = 1, our zip would be like this: PF_0_0.zip
I think changing other params would lead to other patch syntax, but again, we are working with client param.
Once you finish, save them in a location you remember. We will need them later.
[Client]
Now starts the tricky part: you have two files, WRLauncher and WRUpdater, and both needs an IP to find version.txt.
Open your hex editor and drag WRLauncher into it. Search for: patch.warrock.net
You´ll find something like this:
Code:
version.txt.http://patch.warrock.net/k2network/warrock/.=...//-->...Our example IP is 176.158.40.1, but it can be anything. We have to take advantage of the path k2network... being so long, so we have a lot of space to add your ip.
Change it to something like this:
Code:
http://176.158.40.1k.net/k2network/warrock/This is not right, that "k.net" must be deleted. Instead of a complicated byte replacement, we will take advantage of the path. Replace "k.net" with something like this:
Code:
http://176.158.40.1/updt/k2network/warrock/updt/k2network/warrock/ is our update path. Remember it.
Now, search for: login.warrock.net.
Add your ip like before:
Code:
176.158.40.1k.netIn this case, "k.net" can be replaced with just "......". Add dots until k.net is fully replaced.
Save your WRLauncher. Repeat the process with WRUpdater.
EVERYTHING IS READY: go to your root directory of the http server, and create the path you specified in the exe. In this case, our path is /updt/k2network/warrock/. Make sure to give the directories the correct permissions. Put your version.txt and your patch file there.
¡You are done!.
Some screenshots to prove it can be done:
You must be registered to see links
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