How do I setup UOX3 for the first time?
Posted: Wed Feb 29, 2012 5:59 pm
How do I setup UOX3 for the first time?
You can find detailed, step-by-step documentation for setting up and configuring UOX3 for the first time, both on the UOX3.org webpage (Installation and Setup) and in the .\UOX3\docs\ folder.
The summarized version goes like this:
1) Open UOX.INI, found in the root UOX3 folder, and customize the name, IP and PORT in the SERVERLIST= entry. 127.0.0.1 is the default IP and will work for local connections on the server computer only. TIP: You can have more than one SERVERLIST entry to accept connections from more than one IP - though these will need different names, which should probably reflect the type of connections they will accept.
2) If the DATADIRECTORY= entry does not already point to the correct folder where you have Ultima Online installed, replace the path with the correct one. UOX3 will not start if this path is incorrect, as it requires read-access to some of the files in the UO folder.
3) Open accounts.adm (found in the .\UOX3\ACCOUNTS\ folder) in a text-editor and customize the username and password for the first account listed in the file. If you want to add more accounts later you can do so through the newaccounts.adm file, from which UOX3 will automatically import and setup accounts during startup/worldsaves. You can also enable auto-creation of accounts on login through an UOX.INI option; INTERNALACCOUNTCREATION=1/0.
4) Done! Start UOX3 by double-clicking UOX3.exe - if everything is setup correctly it should load the various scripts and settings and remain open afterwards, awaiting any incoming client connections.
You can find detailed, step-by-step documentation for setting up and configuring UOX3 for the first time, both on the UOX3.org webpage (Installation and Setup) and in the .\UOX3\docs\ folder.
The summarized version goes like this:
1) Open UOX.INI, found in the root UOX3 folder, and customize the name, IP and PORT in the SERVERLIST= entry. 127.0.0.1 is the default IP and will work for local connections on the server computer only. TIP: You can have more than one SERVERLIST entry to accept connections from more than one IP - though these will need different names, which should probably reflect the type of connections they will accept.
2) If the DATADIRECTORY= entry does not already point to the correct folder where you have Ultima Online installed, replace the path with the correct one. UOX3 will not start if this path is incorrect, as it requires read-access to some of the files in the UO folder.
3) Open accounts.adm (found in the .\UOX3\ACCOUNTS\ folder) in a text-editor and customize the username and password for the first account listed in the file. If you want to add more accounts later you can do so through the newaccounts.adm file, from which UOX3 will automatically import and setup accounts during startup/worldsaves. You can also enable auto-creation of accounts on login through an UOX.INI option; INTERNALACCOUNTCREATION=1/0.
4) Done! Start UOX3 by double-clicking UOX3.exe - if everything is setup correctly it should load the various scripts and settings and remain open afterwards, awaiting any incoming client connections.