Thread: Noob's Guide To ArcEmu's Config Files

This guide is not made by me, im just sharing it !!!

Credits: this_is_junk

Caveat:
This isn't a "guide" so much as a list of things that will ruin your day if you mess with them when you don't know what they're for. (mostly, anyway)

ArcEmu's setup expects you to have at least a working knowledge of networking. Sadly the vast majority of New Server Admins don't even come close to this. This is for them.

This guide expects that you will run both arcemu-logonserver.exe and arcemu-world.exe on the same physical machine. But doesn't require your MySQL server to be on that same machine. Also, that you'll only be attempting to run one realm. (you're already a noob, don't make it harder on yourself)

Just because the following lists don't have the comments doesn't mean they're worthless. In fact, they are highly important. "OK" just means you can change the value, it doesn't very well explain what you should put there. Read the comments for that information.

Especially in world.conf I've made sections that are usually piled into a single line in the configs into separate lines. This is so I can show warnings on a per item basis. Although the configs should work either way, the config loader is notoriously touchy lately.

Something to watch out for:
Who ever it was at MS that decided that when you start selecting some text that it should highlight anything but what's between where you started and your cursor, should have been drawn and quartered years ago. On Windows, it's better to use the Backspace key when you want to remove an entry rather than try to select it. Because blindly removing symbols is a great way to have your server not work.

So, without further ado...

Logon.conf:

<LogonDatabase
Hostname = "host" <------------------- OK
Username = "user" <- - - - - - - - - - OK
Password = "pass" <------------------- OK
Name = "dbname" <- - - - - - - - - OK
Port = "3306" <------------------- DO NOT TOUCH
Type = "1"> <- - - - - - - - - - - DO NOT TOUCH

<Listen
Host = "0.0.0.0" <-------------------- DO NOT TOUCH
ISHost = "0.0.0.0" <- - - - - - - - - DO NOT TOUCH
RealmListPort = "3724" <-------------- DO NOT TOUCH
ServerPort = "8093"> <- - - - - - - - DO NOT TOUCH

<LogLevel
Screen = "0" <------------------------ OK
File = "-1"> <- - - - - - - - - - - - OK

<Rates
AccountRefresh = "600"> <------------- OK

<Client
MinBuild = "10192" <- - - - - - - - - OK
MaxBuild = "10314"> <----------------- OK

<LogonServer
RemotePassword = "change_me_logon" <-- OK, MUST match the one from world.conf
AllowedIPs = "127.0.0.1/24" <--------- DO NOT TOUCH
AllowedModIPs = "127.0.0.1/24"> <- - - DO NOT TOUCH

Realms.conf:

<LogonServer
Address = "127.0.0.1" <-------- DO NOT TOUCH
Port = "8093" <- - - - - - - - DO NOT TOUCH
Name = "Default Logon" <------- Doesn't matter at all
RealmCount = "1"> <- - - - - - DO NOT TOUCH

<Realm1
Name = "Test Realm" <---------- OK
Address = "127.0.0.1:8129" <- - SEE NOTES BELOW...
Icon = "PVP" <----------------- OK
Population = "1.0" <- - - - - - OK
TimeZone = "1"> <-------------- OK

NOTES:
Realm1 Address <-------------------- If your server is to be:
* PRIVATE, LOCAL ONLY: DO NOT TOUCH
* PRIVATE, LAN ONLY: Set to the LAN address of the server
* PUBLIC: Set to the address of the server (IP or name)

Realm1 Address:Port <--------------- DO NOT TOUCH

World.conf:

<WorldDatabase
Hostname = "host" <----------------------------- OK
Username = "username" <- - - - - - - - - - - - - OK
Password = "passwd" <--------------------------- OK
Name = "database" <- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - OK
Port = "3306" <--------------------------------- DO NOT TOUCH
Type = "1"> <- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - DO NOT TOUCH

<CharacterDatabase
Hostname = "host" <----------------------------- OK
Username = "username" <- - - - - - - - - - - - - OK
Password = "passwd" <--------------------------- OK
Name = "database" <- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - OK
Port = "3306" <--------------------------------- DO NOT TOUCH
Type = "1"> <- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - DO NOT TOUCH

<Listen
Host = "0.0.0.0" <------------------------------ DO NOT TOUCH
WorldServerPort = "8129"> <- - - - - - - - - - - DO NOT TOUCH

<LogLevel
Screen="0" <------------------------------------ OK
File="-1" <- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - OK
World="0" <------------------------------------- OK
DisableCrashdumpReport="0"> <- - - - - - - - - - OK

<Server
PlayerLimit = "100" <--------------------------- OK
Motd = "Welcome to an ArcEmu based server!" <- - OK
SendStatsOnJoin = "1" <------------------------- OK
EnableBreathing = "1" <- - - - - - - - - - - - - OK
SeperateChatChannels = "0" <-------------------- OK
CompressionThreshold = "1000" <- - - - - - - - - OK
QueueUpdateInterval = "5000" <------------------ OK
KickAFKPlayers = "0" <- - - - - - - - - - - - - OK
ConnectionTimeout = "180" <--------------------- OK
RealmType = "1" <- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - OK
AdjustPriority = "0" <-------------------------- OK
RequireAllSignatures = "0" <- - - - - - - - - - OK
ShowGMInWhoList = "1" <------------------------- OK
MapUnloadTime="0" <- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - OK
LimitedNames="1" <------------------------------ OK
UseAccountData="0" <- - - - - - - - - - - - - - DO NOT TOUCH
AllowPlayerCommands="0" <----------------------- OK
EnableLFGJoin="0" <- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - OK
TimeZone="0" <---------------------------------- OK
Collision="0" <- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Collision works, extract and install vmaps
DisableFearMovement="0"> <---------------------- OK

<Announce
Tag = "Staff" <- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - OK
GMAdminTag = "0" <------------------------------ OK
NameinAnnounce = "1" <- - - - - - - - - - - - - OK
NameinWAnnounce = "1" <------------------------- OK
ShowInConsole = "1"> <- - - - - - - - - - - - - OK

<Rates
Health="1" <------------------------------------ OK, note: affects NPC's also
Power1="1" <- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - OK, note: affects NPC's also
Power2="1" <------------------------------------ OK, note: affects NPC's also
Power3="1" <- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - OK, note: affects NPC's also
Power4="1" <------------------------------------ OK, note: affects NPC's also
QuestReputation="1" <- - - - - - - - - - - - - - OK
KillReputation="1" <---------------------------- OK
Honor="1" <- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - OK
PvPTimer="300000" <----------------------------- OK
ArenaQueueDiff="150" <- - - - - - - - - - - - - OK
Compression="1" <------------------------------- OK
XP="1" <- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - OK
QuestXP="1" <----------------------------------- OK
RestXP="1" <- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - OK
ExploreXP="1" <--------------------------------- OK
DropGrey="1" <- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - OK
DropWhite="1" <--------------------------------- OK
DropGreen="1" <- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - OK
DropBlue="1" <---------------------------------- OK
DropPurple="1" <- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - OK
DropOrange="1" <-------------------------------- OK
DropArtifact="1" <- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - OK
DropMoney="1" <--------------------------------- OK
Save="300000" <- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - OK
SkillChance="1" <------------------------------- OK
SkillRate="1" <- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - OK
ArenaMultiplier2x="1" <------------------------- OK
ArenaMultiplier3x="1" <- - - - - - - - - - - - - OK
ArenaMultiplier5x="1"> <------------------------ OK

<GMClient
GmClientChannel = "gm_sync_channel"> <- - - - - DO NOT TOUCH

<Terrain
MapPath = "maps" <------------------------------ DO NOT TOUCH
vMapPath = "vmaps" <- - - - - - - - - - - - - - DO NOT TOUCH
UnloadMaps = "1"> <----------------------------- DO NOT TOUCH

<Log
Cheaters="0" <---------------------------------- OK
GMCommands="0"> <- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - OK

<Mail
ReloadDelay="0" <------------------------------- DO NOT TOUCH
DisablePostageCostsForGM="1" <- - - - - - - - - DO NOT TOUCH
DisablePostageCosts="0" <----------------------- DO NOT TOUCH
DisablePostageDelayItems="1" <- - - - - - - - - DO NOT TOUCH
DisableMessageExpiry="0" <---------------------- DO NOT TOUCH
EnableInterfactionMail="1" <- - - - - - - - - - DO NOT TOUCH
EnableInterfactionMailForGM="1"> <-------------- DO NOT TOUCH

<StatDumper
FileName = "stats.xml" <- - - - - - - - - - - - DO NOT TOUCH
Interval = "120000"> <-------------------------- DO NOT TOUCH

<Startup
Preloading = "0" <- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - DO NOT TOUCH
BackgroundLootLoading = "1" <------------------- DO NOT TOUCH
EnableMultithreadedLoading = "1" <- - - - - - - DO NOT TOUCH
LoadAdditionalTables=""> <---------------------- DO NOT TOUCH

<FloodProtection
Lines = "0" <- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - OK
Seconds = "0" <--------------------------------- OK
SendMessage = "0"> <- - - - - - - - - - - - - - OK

<LogonServer
DisablePings = "0" <---------------------------- DO NOT TOUCH
RemotePassword = "change_me_world"> <- - - - - - OK, MUST match the one from logon.conf

<AntiHack
Teleport="1" <---------------------------------- OK
Speed="1" <- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - OK
FallDamage="1" <-------------------------------- OK
Flight="1" <- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - OK
FlightThreshold="10" <------------------------- OK
DisableOnGM="1"> <- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - OK

<Periods
HonorUpdate="daily" <--------------------------- OK
ArenaUpdate="weekly" <- - - - - - - - - - - - - OK
DailyUpdate="daily"> <-------------------------- OK

<Channels
BannedChannels=""> <- - - - - - - - - - - - - - OK

<VoiceChat
Enabled="0" <----------------------------------- DOESN'T WORK ANYWAY
ServerIP="127.0.0.1" <- - - - - - - - - - - - - DOESN'T WORK ANYWAY
ServerPort="3727"> <---------------------------- DOESN'T WORK ANYWAY

<RemoteConsole
Enabled="0" <- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - DO NOT TOUCH
Host="0.0.0.0" <-------------------------------- DO NOT TOUCH
Port="8092"> <- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - DO NOT TOUCH

<scriptBackends
LUA="1"> <-------------------------------------- DO NOT TOUCH

<Movement
FlushInterval="1000" <- - - - - - - - - - - - - DO NOT TOUCH
CompressRate="1" <------------------------------ DO NOT TOUCH
CompressThreshold="30.0" <- - - - - - - - - - - DO NOT TOUCH
CompressThresholdCreatures="10.0"> <------------ DO NOT TOUCH

<Localization
LocaleBindings=""> <- - - - - - - - - - - - - - OK

<InstanceHandling
TakeGroupLeaderID="1" <------------------------ DO NOT TOUCH
SlidingExpiration="0" <- - - - - - - - - - - - DO NOT TOUCH
DailyHeroicInstanceResetHour="5" <-------------- DO NOT TOUCH
CheckTriggerPrerequsites="1" > <- - - - - - - - DO NOT TOUCH

<Battleground
AV_MIN="0" <------------------------------------ OK
AV_MAX="40" <- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - OK
AB_MIN="4" <------------------------------------ OK
AB_MAX="15" <- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - OK
EOS_MIN="4" <----------------------------------- OK
EOS_MAX="15" <- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - OK
WS_MIN="2" <------------------------------------ OK
WS_MAX="10" <- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - OK
SOTA_MIN="10" <--------------------------------- OK
SOTA_MAX="15"> <- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - OK

<Arena
Season = "5" <---------------------------------- OK
Progress = "1"> <- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - OK

<GameMaster
StartOnGMIsland = "1"> <------------------------ OK

<Limits
Enable="1" <- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - OK
AutoAttackDmg="10000" <------------------------- OK
SpellDmg="30000" <- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - OK
Health="100000" <------------------------------ OK
Mana="80000" <- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - OK
Disconnect="0" <------------------------------- OK
BroadcastGMs="1"> <- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - OK

Ah wish I had seen this when I first started messing around with this sort of stuff :P