[FIXED] starting location in the open sea

[warwick]

I have managed to start a server and no errors anywhere along the road there, how ever when i create a character and logg in, any person no matter gender, skill etc that character starts in the middle of the ocean, couldnt fin any topic ralated to this isue, but then again a dead horse is a way better hacker than I, or as it say in the game, slightly less inteligent than a rock

[Xuri]

Please double-check that your UOX.INI file has the following entries setup in the start locations section:

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[start locations]
{
LOCATION=Yew,Center,545,982,0,0,1075072
LOCATION=Minoc,Tavern,2477,411,15,0,1075073
LOCATION=Britain,Sweet Dreams Inn,1495,1629,10,0,1075074
LOCATION=Moonglow,Docks,4406,1045,0,0,1075075
LOCATION=Trinsic,West Gate,1832,2779,0,0,1075076
LOCATION=Magincia,Docks,3675,2259,20,0,1075077
LOCATION=Jhelom,Docks,1492,3696,0,0,1075078
LOCATION=Skara Brae,Docks,639,2236,0,0,1075079
LOCATION=Vesper,Ironwood Inn,2771,977,0,0,1075080
}

If they are missing, shut down your server, add these to the .ini file and reboot. See if that helps

[warwick]

i checked it and duoble checked it, its the same all to the last letter.
Ill past the whole ini file below, maybe there is someting in there that ....

// UOX Initialization File. V258
//================================

[system]
{
SERVERNAME=New Dawn
PORT=2593
NETRCVTIMEOUT=0
NETSNDTIMEOUT=3
NETRETRYCOUNT=0
CONSOLELOG=1
CRASHPROTECTION=1
COMMANDPREFIX='
ANNOUNCEWORLDSAVES=1
JOINPARTMSGS=1
BACKUPSENABLED=0
BACKUPSAVERATIO=5
SAVESTIMER=300
ACCOUNTISOLATION=1
UOGENABLED=0
}

[clientsupport]
{
CLIENTSUPPORT4000=1
CLIENTSUPPORT5000=1
CLIENTSUPPORT6000=1
CLIENTSUPPORT6050=1
CLIENTSUPPORT7000=1
CLIENTSUPPORT7090=1
CLIENTSUPPORT70160=1
CLIENTSUPPORT70240=1
}

[play server list]
{
SERVERLIST=New Dawn,127.0.0.1,2593
}

[skill & stats]
{
SKILLLEVEL=5
SKILLCAP=7000
SKILLDELAY=5
STATCAP=325
EXTENDEDSTARTINGSTATS=1
EXTENDEDSTARTINGSKILLS=1
MAXSTEALTHMOVEMENTS=10
MAXSTAMINAMOVEMENTS=15
SNOOPISCRIME=0
ARMORAFFECTMANAREGEN=1
}

[timers]
{
CORPSEDECAYTIMER=900
WEATHERTIMER=60
SHOPSPAWNTIMER=300
DECAYTIMER=300
INVISIBILITYTIMER=60
OBJECTUSETIMER=1
GATETIMER=30
POISONTIMER=180
LOGINTIMEOUT=300
HITPOINTREGENTIMER=8
STAMINAREGENTIMER=3
MANAREGENTIMER=5
BASEFISHINGTIMER=10
RANDOMFISHINGTIMER=5
SPIRITSPEAKTIMER=30
PETOFFLINECHECKTIMER=600
}

[directories]
{
DIRECTORY=./
DATADIRECTORY=D:\gaming\uo evolution\
DEFSDIRECTORY=./dfndata/
BOOKSDIRECTORY=./books/
ACTSDIRECTORY=./accounts/
SCRIPTSDIRECTORY=./js/
BACKUPDIRECTORY=./archives/
MSGBOARDDIRECTORY=./msgboards/
SHAREDDIRECTORY=./shared/
ACCESSDIRECTORY=./accounts/
HTMLDIRECTORY=./html/
LOGSDIRECTORY=./logs/
DICTIONARYDIRECTORY=./dictionaries/
}

[settings]
{
LOOTDECAYSWITHCORPSE=1
GUARDSACTIVE=1
DEATHANIMATION=1
AMBIENTSOUNDS=5
AMBIENTFOOTSTEPS=0
INTERNALACCOUNTCREATION=0
SHOWOFFLINEPCS=1
ROGUESENABLED=1
PLAYERPERSECUTION=0
ACCOUNTFLUSH=0
HTMLSTATUSENABLED=-1
SELLBYNAME=0
SELLMAXITEMS=5
TRADESYSTEM=0
RANKSYSTEM=1
CUTSCROLLREQUIREMENTS=1
NPCTRAININGENABLED=1
HIDEWILEMOUNTED=1
WEIGHTPERSTR=3.5
POLYDURATION=90
CLIENTFEATURES=1021183
SERVERFEATURES=14824
OVERLOADPACKETS=1
ADVANCEDPATHFINDING=1
LOOTINGISCRIME=1
BASICTOOLTIPSONLY=0
GLOBALITEMDECAY=1
SCRIPTITEMSDECAYABLE=1
BASEITEMSDECAYABLE=0
ITEMDECAYINHOUSES=0
PAPERDOLLGUILDBUTTON=1
FISHINGSTAMINALOSS=2
}

[speedup]
{
CHECKITEMS=1.5
CHECKBOATS=0.65
CHECKNPCAI=1
CHECKSPAWNREGIONS=30
NPCMOVEMENTSPEED=0.6
NPCRUNNINGSPEED=0.2
NPCFLEEINGSPEED=0.4
NPCSPELLCASTSPEED=1
GLOBALATTACKSPEED=1
}

[message boards]
{
POSTINGLEVEL=0
REMOVALLEVEL=0
}

[escorts]
{
ESCORTENABLED=1
ESCORTINITEXPIRE=900
ESCORTACTIVEEXPIRE=600
ESCORTDONEEXPIRE=600
}

[worldlight]
{
DUNGEONLEVEL=3
BRIGHTLEVEL=0
DARKLEVEL=5
SECONDSPERUOMINUTE=5
}

[tracking]
{
BASERANGE=10
BASETIMER=30
MAXTARGETS=20
MSGREDISPLAYTIME=30
}

[reputation]
{
MURDERDECAYTIMER=60
MAXKILLS=4
CRIMINALTIMER=120
}

[resources]
{
MINECHECK=1
OREPERAREA=10
ORERESPAWNTIMER=600
ORERESPAWNAREA=10
LOGSPERAREA=3
LOGSRESPAWNTIMER=600
LOGSRESPAWNAREA=10
}

[hunger]
{
HUNGERRATE=6000
HUNGERDMGVAL=2
PETHUNGEROFFLINE=1
PETOFFLINETIMEOUT=5
}

[combat]
{
MAXRANGE=10
ARCHERRANGE=7
SPELLMAXRANGE=10
DISPLAYHITMSG=1
DISPLAYDAMAGENUMBERS=1
MONSTERSVSANIMALS=1
ANIMALATTACKCHANCE=15
ANIMALSGUARDED=0
NPCDAMAGERATE=2
NPCBASEFLEEAT=20
NPCBASEREATTACKAT=40
ATTACKSTAMINA=-2
ATTACKSPEEDFROMSTAMINA=1
SHOOTONANIMALBACK=0
COMBATEXPLODEDELAY=2
WEAPONDAMAGECHANCE=17
WEAPONDAMAGEMIN=0
WEAPONDAMAGEMAX=1
ARMORDAMAGECHANCE=33
ARMORDAMAGEMIN=0
ARMORDAMAGEMAX=1
}

[start locations]
{
LOCATION=Yew,Center,545,982,0,0,1075072
LOCATION=Minoc,Tavern,2477,411,15,0,1075073
LOCATION=Britain,Sweet Dreams Inn,1495,1629,10,0,1075074
LOCATION=Moonglow,Docks,4406,1045,0,0,1075075
LOCATION=Trinsic,West Gate,1832,2779,0,0,1075076
LOCATION=Magincia,Docks,3675,2259,20,0,1075077
LOCATION=Jhelom,Docks,1492,3696,0,0,1075078
LOCATION=Skara Brae,Docks,639,2236,0,0,1075079
LOCATION=Vesper,Ironwood Inn,2771,977,0,0,1075080
}

[startup]
{
STARTGOLD=1000
STARTPRIVS=0
}

[gumps]
{
TITLECOLOUR=0
LEFTTEXTCOLOUR=0
RIGHTTEXTCOLOUR=0
BUTTONCANCEL=4017
BUTTONLEFT=4014
BUTTONRIGHT=4005
BACKGROUNDPIC=2600
}

[towns]
{
POLLTIME=3600
MAYORTIME=36000
TAXPERIOD=1800
GUARDSPAID=3600
}

[LoneAvatar]

I have the same problem
start locations don't appear after charatcher creation
I start in the open sea on water

P.s.
years ago old uox3 worked

[Magnus]

I am now having this problem. The start locations are correct in the ini but alas I am adrift in the ocean. Am completely unsure how to approach this problem.

[Xuri]

Sorry! This seems to be an issue I introduced with a fix in a previous version! :X I didn't have time to look at it and do a fix for it until today, but the fix is now available in the latest UOX3 version from the downloads page, as well as on GitHub.

While at it I also added a new UOX.INI flag to the [system] section - RANDOMSTARTINGLOCATION - which can be used to have the server choose a random starting location (from the list in UOX.INI) for new players. Could be useful for UO client versions where the selection of map starting point has been removed. This flag is set to 0 by default.