[Newbie] Hello everyone!

[Kaemalux]

Hello!
I'm a newcomer of Runuo development, and also of c# development if i must be honest... I'm a young doctor with a 20-years experience in playing videogame, expecially MMORPG and mostly Ultima Online.. Even if i could be a bit overaged on starting such project, following a freind's advice, i started thinking a moving some steps to create a custom shard of Ultima Online.
But, simply reading the web, i cannot find things i need. I regret if i ask something that has been reported before, but i did search here and among other resources, still i couldn't gather all tools.
First of all, i don't want the already-made-all-in-one-soup, i'd like to learn little by little!
Still i have to ask if you can gently help me on some issues:
- i'm also new about svn/repository world.. The repository i can download with tortoise from runuo/devel, what added features it has in comparison to simply RunUO 2.3 download?
-about client, as i'd like to follow OSI path about many addiction, due you suggest me getting last expansion one, or i could still do it with previous client like ML?
- Referring to question 2, i'm finding a lot of resources for custom shard, but those are hard to work with: data editors, map editors, ecc.. they don't work, or at least they don't work for me. Do you suggest to use an old client (even if i will have - dunno yet how - to update expansions later by myself)?
- I found XML spawner interesting, does someone know where to find a download for it (the ones i founded didn't work properly)?
- A simply scripting question, how is the proceudre to add a non-bolean variable to a player, and check it during combat? I'm still getting confused at looking at all scripts at once
Sorry for the long thread, and if i did some language mistakes.
Goodbye, Kae!

 

[Safera]

Hi Kaemalux, welcome to the community.

My first suggestion to anyone wanting to learn how all of this works and inter-relates is to volunteer to help someone with their shard. Find one that seems to be up your alley and offer to help; there are tons of people looking for help in the Help Wanted forums. And most people are willing to train a new person or take someone by the hand if that person is willing to devote some time in return. This is hands-down the best way to learn from the beginning. And once you have all of the knowledge you need, you can start your own shard.

Another option is to just delve in step-by-step and ask questions here, at runuo, but ask questions one by one as you come to them, as opposed to asking a lot at once or asking for an umbrella of information.

Let me see if I can help you with a few of your questions (and, please, if anyone can correct me or add to what I'm about to say, please do):

- i'm also new about svn/repository world.. The repository i can download with tortoise from runuo/devel

Great! See, you're off to a good start in figuring out SVN!

what added features it has in comparison to simply RunUO 2.3 download?

You could simply check the changes file (I'm sure it comes with one).
Otherwise, if you want to keep up-to-date with changes:
RunUO Updates are at http://www.runuo.com/community/threads/runuo-update-3-8-2013.532941/
SVN Devlopment is kept updated at: http://www.runuo.com/community/threads/devel-svn-updated.532966/
Subversion Commits are located directly at: https://code.google.com/feeds/p/runuo/svnchanges/basic

-about client, as i'd like to follow OSI path about many addiction, due you suggest me getting last expansion one, or i could still do it with previous client like ML?

I feel that if you truly want to create a custom shard, you will want to go with an older version, like ML, anything around 7.0.23.1 or before. I just don't think that there are enough tools yet available for the .uop file formats.

- Referring to question 2, i'm finding a lot of resources for custom shard, but those are hard to work with: data editors, map editors, ecc.. they don't work, or at least they don't work for me. Do you suggest to use an old client (even if i will have - dunno yet how - to update expansions later by myself)?

You're right. There are a lot of different resources out there, most of which are no longer updated, but most of which DO still work, believe it or not. As you try out a new tool, and as each issue arises, just come to these forums and search and ask questions. Someone is bound to have figured it out already or will try to help you figure it out.

- I found XML spawner interesting, does someone know where to find a download for it (the ones i founded didn't work properly)

XMLSpawner is an amazing tool. I recommend it as a "do-not"leave-home-without-it" tool. It does have a steep learning curve though and it also has old forums still online that you can peruse for answers to many common questions.

The site used to be at XMLSpawnerFan.com, but looks to have moved to: http://xmlspawner.fr.yuku.com/

Here's a beginner tutorial:
http://www.usamimi.info/~gogogo/xmlspawner/index.htm

Nockar put together How-to files in the Downloads section:
http://www.runuo.com/community/resources/the-ultimate-xml-spawner-how-to-guide-archive.1/

Nerun's Distro is another tool for Spawning that I recommend. Nerun also has an XMLSpawner version mirrored at his website and it is listed as working with RunUO version2.1: https://code.google.com/p/runuo-nerun-distro/downloads/list

According to Insanity, " ForkUO is based off one of the most recent runuo svns. It has xml spawner installed by default".-03/13.
Which means you could always compare those files to see what's changed if you get stuck.

I cannot help you on the last question; however, as my scripting capabilities are lacking, to say the least.

Good luck on your journey!

 

[fruit]

Hi,
Welcome

 

[Dian]

So we meet again, eh fruit?

 

[Sorthious]

Ty so very much for the Links Safera!! I've been trying to learn more about XMLSpawner but most sites/links are dead, and the ones still running aren't very well organized. I was able to find out info bit by bit but most assumed a certain amount of knowledge about the system. The How-to-files download should be especially helpful!! Thanks again!!