Building a server

[xorrox]

here is what you need for downgrading and getting to the right version: http://mmofuse.net/forums/f30/manually-patching-3-3-5-a-4498/

also, Cataclysm "starts" at 4.0.6 but, The Sundering takes place in 4.0.1 (which where the world of cataclysm takes place >> the maps will be the same)
there are repacks already made for 4.0.6 and if you downgrade to any version prior to it, you can patch up to that and go from there using the above guide that i linked

Fun Server means tweaked crap - faster xp, drop rates, etc... used for goofing around - Blizzlike, means similar to retail (blizzard like ) wow so it should be something a bit more normal - regardless, you can tweak all that in the .conf files for the server using notepad, these files should be in the root directory of whatever repack you go with. You get even more control over everything using an SQL editor to manage the database tables in the server.

Myself, i like HeidiSQL - HeidiSQL - MySQL made easy - its free, small, fast and reliable, but whatever floats your boat!

And if you are up for customizing your game experience by making your own gear, loot, items, etc. check this out: http://wow-v.com/
its a very nice online tool that lets you create custom content for wow, export it into a script file, and then using an sqleditor add it into your game server - wicked stuff!



Let us know if we can be of any other assistance

[Crash2070]

Again you are the best, thanks for all the help and I'll be sure to give you rep cause you are awesome. thanks a lot I'll be working on getting it up and running today so my friends and I can play it. I may contact you at a later point to talk about how to edit things but I believe you've given me an awesome start point so thanks again

[Crash2070]

Alrighty, I've got WoW installed finally and I grabbed that Galactic repack so I thought I was ready to try and start this thing up. but as soon as I tried to start worldserver or authserver I get an error that the LIBEAY32.dll can't be found. I scanned through all the data in the server file and found the dll so I know it's there. any advice?