eqstr_us.txt

[AndMetal]

You may also want to take a look into dbstr_us.txt.

[ChaosSlayerZ]

it has been long figured out that zones names cannot be changed by editing them in that file.
Its believed that zone names are hard coded into the exe.

Shards of Delaya have changed zone names, but they have been known to hacked the exe file

[neiv2]

it has been long figured out that zones names cannot be changed by editing them in that file. Its believed that zone names are hard coded into the exe.

Damn.

Shards of Delaya have changed zone names, but they have been known to hacked the exe file

SoD was the inspiration for my inquiry. Was hoping for an easy solution to creating a truly custom game, but I guess I'll have to settle for a partial one.

[Xardon]

Originally Posted by ChaosSlayerZ

it has been long figured out that zones names cannot be changed by editing them in that file.
Its believed that zone names are hard coded into the exe.

Shards of Delaya have changed zone names, but they have been known to hacked the exe file

Not true ... the eqstr_us.txt file for the zones is only the text that gets displayed when zoning ... like Entering My Happy Zone.

If in game you want it to ... when you do a /who all happyzone say There are 10 people in My Happy Zone. You need to make sure the shortname (happyzone) and longname (My Happy Zone) in your zone table reflect that. All the client cares about is the zoneidnumber ... that's it.

[neiv2]

Not true ... the eqstr_us.txt file for the zones is only the text that gets displayed when zoning ... like Entering My Happy Zone.

If in game you want it to ... when you do a /who all happyzone say There are 10 people in My Happy Zone. You need to make sure the shortname (happyzone) and longname (My Happy Zone) in your zone table reflect that. All the client cares about is the zoneidnumber ... that's it.

Although that would make sense technically, neither of these will work in real life. You cannot change the short name of a zone in the zone table (and corresponding tables) without breaking the zone (it simply will not recognize that zone exists). And, you cannot change the eqstr_us.txt file and expect it to display Entering Happy Zone. Believe me, I've tried this at least a dozen times. In most cases it just breaks the game and displays "String not found" messages at the character select screen. But it never changes the "Entering" text when zoning. Something else in the code is responsible for that.

Having said that, Xardon, if you could disclose the secret to changing zone names without breaking the game or hacking the code, it would be greatly appreciated.