New to running my own shard need some help please.

[cyrus9586]

So I'm running UO 7.0.25.6 i know uox3 said its not supported but i can't find a way to either downgrade to the best supported version or one that will work.

So when i create a character i start in brit but if i go up or down any steps i end up in a black area with no where to go. I know this has to do with the mapping so i know i need to fix that. Also i see no doors no NPCs not even signs on posts. I think I'm missing some things and when i load my server i see it tell me some maps are missing. Where can I get these missing files?

Also how do I use the GM commands and how can i make custom items? I'm very new and some of the things i looked up went over my head so i need a very simple way to do these things. Please and thank you.
~CVB

[cyrus9586]

Okay got 7.0.20.0. finally and now I have a server I can run around on. I don't know how much map I have though. I want to know do i have SA, doom, and underworld? Also how can i now spawn NPCs doors etc? And I still need to know how to use Admin commands and create items.

[robert.harju]

Are you doing a dedicated server that will be live 24/7?

[cyrus9586]

I'm just doing a server that will be for me to play around with. I play on another private shard and i want to do things like make a mock suit that i can then craft on the private shard after getting the kinks out or if i feel like it go fight some bosses solo or build a big house just for kicks etc.

[robert.harju]

Oh right on. Just thought I would ask...

[ionhsmith]

I have the ability to run a dedicated server and I currently have a RUNUO one but I want to create one here and use the enhanced client ... I downloaded the files pointed to the right directory but it doesn't seem to like the map files. Any suggestions?

[Xuri]

Hello ionhsmith, and welcome.

I suggest you have a look at the following thread, which explains a few things related to UOX3 and UO client compatibility.
* UO client versions/expansions and compatibility with UOX3

[ionhsmith]

I have read that about 5 times now lol. I can't seem to figure it out. I tried to download another patch version from the links above and all it does is want to patch to newest client once installed. Then I read that u got the latest client to work but still can't figure the map thing out.

[Regnakhan]

For the newest client, you need the map files from RUOSI.

For the enhanced client, you need a specific launcher UOSALOADER, which point to your IP address. For that (it took me a while to find a good launcher), you need the launcher with the cheese.cfg file to set your IP address inside. (You can find a copy of that launcher on my shard website).
All the versions that go and patch your client for decryption/ip/port/etc change, failed for me. Only that version worked.

But I have to warn you the enhanced client looks great, but most of the functions don't work : carving, admin menu, crafting menu, and more...
However, it tends to have more stability and speed (I tried to create a big room in the Green Acres with tons of items and walls and floor, but everytime I had to load that specific spot with the classic client, it froze. While with the enhanced client, it was able to load everything smoothly. ^^)

Well, have fun testing. UOX3 is really great and I plan sticking to it for my Shard
Moreover, Xuri is a great dude too !

[ionhsmith]

I went to RUOSI but can't figure out where to download the maps. I cannot get my UOX3 server up without them... I have a copy of UOSALoader which works great on my runuo except the vendors show missing string when u talk to them. I was going to try it here with my UOx3 server but can't seem to figure out the "cannot find maps" issue

[Xuri]

Check here.

Copy & paste the link for the file "Maps.zip" into your browser address-bar (I don't want to hotlink files on other websites), and save it somewhere on your PC. Uncompress the files to your UO client folder, making sure they end up in the root folder (so \Ultima Online\ and not \Ultima Online\Maps\ or similar).

[ionhsmith]

I did what u said and still get same error

o------------------------------------------------------------------------------o
| UOX Server start up!
| Welcome to Ultima Offline eXperiment 3 v0.99.2b
o------------------------------------------------------------------------------o
| Processing INI Settings [done]
| Initializing and creating class pointers...
o------------------------------------------------------------------------------o
| Starting JavaScript Engine....
| JavaScript engine startup complete.
o------------------------------------------------------------------------------o
o------------------------------------------------------------------------------o
| Loading server scripts...
| o Clearing AddMenuMap entries(0)
|
| Section items : 6999 entries [done]
| Section npc : 514 entries [done]
| Section create : 802 entries [done]
| Section regions : 157 entries [done]
| Section misc : 581 entries [done]
| Section skills : 71 entries [done]
| Section location : 143 entries [done]
| Section menus : 11 entries [done]
| Section spells : 64 entries [done]
| Section newbie : 62 entries [done]
| Section titles : 4 entries [done]
| Section advance : 10 entries [done]
| Section house : 105 entries [done]
| Section colors : 29 entries [done]
| Section spawn : 0 entries [done]
| Section html : 5 entries [done]
| Section race : 22 entries [done]
| Section weather : 9 entries [done]
| Section harditems : 17 entries [done]
| Section command : 5 entries [done]
| Section msgboard : 5 entries [done]
| Section carve : 97 entries [done]
| Section creatures : 400 entries [done]
| Section maps : 44 entries [done]
o------------------------------------------------------------------------------o
| Loading JS Scripts
| o Loaded 120 scripts from section SCRIPT_LIST
| o Loaded 55 scripts from section COMMAND_SCRIPTS
| o Loaded 2 scripts from section MAGIC_SCRIPTS
| o Loaded 17 scripts from section SKILLUSE_SCRIPTS
| o Loaded 0 scripts from section PACKET_SCRIPTS
| o Loaded 2 scripts from section CONSOLE_SCRIPTS
o------------------------------------------------------------------------------o
| Loading skill advancement [done]
| Loading dictionaries...
| Dictionary.UNK [loaded]
| Dictionary.ZRO [loaded]
| Dictionary.ENG [loaded]
| Dictionary.FRE [loaded]
| [done]
| Loading teleport [done]
| Loading GoPlaces [done]
o------------------------------------------------------------------------------o
| Preparing to open *.mul files...
| (If they don't open, fix your paths in uox.ini or filenames in maps.dfn)
| C:/Program Files (x86)/Electronic Arts/Ultima Online Classicmap0.mul(/ma
p0LegacyMUL.uop) [not found]
| C:/Program Files (x86)/Electronic Arts/Ultima Online Classicstatics0.mul
[not found]
| C:/Program Files (x86)/Electronic Arts/Ultima Online Classicstaidx0.mul
| [not found]
| C:/Program Files (x86)/Electronic Arts/Ultima Online Classicmapdif0.mul
| [not found]
| C:/Program Files (x86)/Electronic Arts/Ultima Online Classicstadif0.mul
| [not found]
| C:/Program Files (x86)/Electronic Arts/Ultima Online Classicmapdifl0.mul
[not found]
| C:/Program Files (x86)/Electronic Arts/Ultima Online Classicstadifi0.mul
[not found]
| C:/Program Files (x86)/Electronic Arts/Ultima Online Classicmap1.mul(/ma
p1LegacyMUL.uop) [not found]
| C:/Program Files (x86)/Electronic Arts/Ultima Online Classicstatics1.mul
[not found]
| C:/Program Files (x86)/Electronic Arts/Ultima Online Classicstaidx1.mul
| [not found]
| C:/Program Files (x86)/Electronic Arts/Ultima Online Classicmapdif1.mul
| [not found]
| C:/Program Files (x86)/Electronic Arts/Ultima Online Classicstadif1.mul
| [not found]
| C:/Program Files (x86)/Electronic Arts/Ultima Online Classicmapdifl1.mul
[not found]
| C:/Program Files (x86)/Electronic Arts/Ultima Online Classicstadifi1.mul
[not found]
| C:/Program Files (x86)/Electronic Arts/Ultima Online Classicmap2.mul(/ma
p2LegacyMUL.uop) [not found]
| C:/Program Files (x86)/Electronic Arts/Ultima Online Classicstatics2.mul
[not found]
| C:/Program Files (x86)/Electronic Arts/Ultima Online Classicstaidx2.mul
| [not found]
| C:/Program Files (x86)/Electronic Arts/Ultima Online Classicmapdif2.mul
| [not found]
| C:/Program Files (x86)/Electronic Arts/Ultima Online Classicstadif2.mul
| [not found]
| C:/Program Files (x86)/Electronic Arts/Ultima Online Classicmapdifl2.mul
[not found]
| C:/Program Files (x86)/Electronic Arts/Ultima Online Classicstadifi2.mul
[not found]
| C:/Program Files (x86)/Electronic Arts/Ultima Online Classicmap3.mul(/ma
p3LegacyMUL.uop) [not found]
| C:/Program Files (x86)/Electronic Arts/Ultima Online Classicstatics3.mul
[not found]
| C:/Program Files (x86)/Electronic Arts/Ultima Online Classicstaidx3.mul
| [not found]
| C:/Program Files (x86)/Electronic Arts/Ultima Online Classicmap4.mul(/ma
p4LegacyMUL.uop) [not found]
| C:/Program Files (x86)/Electronic Arts/Ultima Online Classicstatics4.mul
[not found]
| C:/Program Files (x86)/Electronic Arts/Ultima Online Classicstaidx4.mul
| [not found]
| C:/Program Files (x86)/Electronic Arts/Ultima Online Classicmap5.mul(/ma
p5LegacyMUL.uop) [not found]
| C:/Program Files (x86)/Electronic Arts/Ultima Online Classicstatics5.mul
[not found]
| C:/Program Files (x86)/Electronic Arts/Ultima Online Classicstaidx5.mul
| [not found]
| ERROR: Fatal Error: No maps found
| ERROR: Check the settings for DATADIRECTORY in uox.ini
o------------------------------------------------------------------------------o
|
| Beginning UOX final shut down sequence...
| HTMLTemplates object detected. Writing Offline HTML Now...
| Cleaning up item and character memory... [done]
| Destroying class objects and pointers... Destroying JS instances... [done]
| [done]
o------------------------------------------------------------------------------o
| Server shutdown complete!
| Thank you for supporting The UOX3 DevTeam
o------------------------------------------------------------------------------o
| Exiting UOX with errorlevel 350
| Press Return to exit

[Xuri]

Try adding a slash at the end of your DATADIRECTORY path, like so:
DATADIRECTORY=C:/Program Files (x86)/Electronic Arts/Ultima Online Classic/

[ionhsmith]

Wow that is all it was .... Feel real dumb now lol thanks

[Xuri]

To be fair, it's a flaw in UOX3 as well that it depends on that extra slash. It should ideally add one at the end by itself if there's not one there already.