l2j-server-datapack

Copyright 2005-2009 L2J-DataPack team

This file is part of the L2J-DataPack.

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L2J-Datapack is NOT L2J. L2J is NOT L2J-Datapack. Comments, questions, suggestions etc. should be directed to the appropriate forums.

Any given datapack copy you get, is designed/optimized to work with an specific L2J build. Ensure your core and datapack revisions match each other.

This readme assumes a basic understanding of MySQL commands and internals, SQL queries, or at least familiarity with a MySQL frontend. This readme will not teach you how to install MySQL nor will it teach you to use MySQL or any MySQL frontend. This readme is for the sole purpose of providing a brief overview of how to either install or upgrade the data in your database.

Installation:

All users: Copy all the datapack content to your gameserver directory/folder. (for example C:\L2J\gameserver for Win users, /opt/l2j/gameserver for *nix) You'd know if you are doing it right if you're being asked about overwriting the data folder and/or its content, since L2J core includes a basic skeleton of it. It's safe to answer 'yes' at this point.

For new L2J databases or existing databases where you want to delete character and account information: Create your loginserver and gameserver databases so they match the loginserver.properties and server.properties settings respectively (the default for both is 'l2jdb'.)

Method 1: run database_installer.bat for windows users, or database_installer.sh for linux/unix users. Method 2: Select your database and run all the batch scripts in the sql folder

For existing L2J databases where you want to keep character and account information:

Method 1: Run database_installer.bat for windows users, or database_installer.sh for linux/unix users. Choose (u)pgrade when asked. Method 2: Select your database and run all the batch scripts in the sql folder that correspond to tables in your database that are missing or you want to upgrade.

IMPORTANT: There may also be changes altering table structures, if you need such an update after some certain changeset, you should run the relevant SQL sequence from /sql/updates/. Database_installer tool will provide a way for you to execute them all.

-the l2j-datapack team

L2JDP, Copyright (C) 2005-2009 L2JDP comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY. This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it under certain conditions.