Newbie Guide to Setting up Worldgroup and MajorBBS (includes minor editing)

[Kai Shadowbane]

Newbie Guide to Setting up Worldgroup and MajorBBS (includes minor editing)



First make sure you have the following things:

Worldgroup 3.20 install

Worldgroup 3.30 install

Majormud 1.11m (should work with other versions as well)

Hex Workshop 4.00

Nightmare Redux 1.20



First off, make sure you have installed Hex Workshop

Install WG 3.20 using the key code you should have

Install WG 3.30 over top of the 3.20 installation (some people get errors on a fresh 3.30 install)

Install MajorMUD 1.11m (make sure to install to the same directory you installed worlgroup into, usually:

C:\Program Files\Galacticomm\Worldgroup Server)

Fix wccmmud.dll as required



Now we have the programs installed, so let's continue:



go Start - Program Files - Worldgroup Server (Common) - Utilities - Offline Utilities



Run "disable or re-enable selected modules"



the following modules are the only ones that should be enabled:



Account Display/Edit

Data Entry Service

Editor

Electronic Mail

File Transfer Service

Formatted Text Handler

Forum Messenger

Forums

Gcomm Messenging Engine

Invisibility Monitor

Logoff (End session)

Logon Notices

Main Executive

MajorMUD

MajorMUD Plus

Menu-ize Global Commands

Message Center

Offline Cleanup & Events

Remote Sysop Menu

TCP/IP for Worldgroup

Teleconference

Telnet Server

Text Variables

The English/RIP Language



Then hunt down the file wgsrunmt.exe, and edit your menus for your BBS

and make sure to delete all links that you aren't using (doors, etc.)

and add an option for MajorMUD somewhere (module name: MajorMUD)



Now you can either run MajorMUD completely stock like this, or you can choose to edit it, or even install another one.





We'll next talk about installing a second MajorMUD (since this is what I like to do when I edit, is have one fresh install,

and one edited realm)



First off, rename all wcc*.* to wbb*.* and WCC*.* to WBB*.* (be careful of upper and lower cases here)



then edit the files (in Hex Workshop):



wbbitem2.dat wbb change as well



Now you can install a 2nd copy of MajorMUD as described above (make sure you have a menu option and have enabled each set

of MajorMUD and MajorMUD Plus (if you can't find the one you edited, make sure you look under the 5 letter work you

replaced MAJOR with!)



Now on to basic editing

start up Nightmare Redux, and be sure to set your File - Settings - datfile call letters to wbb

be sure to read the help files, they are very well written!



Do NOT have worldgroup running while you edit, and compile an update file in the Tools options before you exit if you want

to keep your changes, else they will be overwritten.



A couple things to remember, you can add in more rooms, no problem, and you can delete them all if you want, but there are

needed rooms.



TOTAL

MAP# ROOMS# Required Rooms

1 3347 142,164,540,541,542,543,2189,2140,2150

2 2964 2519

3 788

4 3

5 25

6 3289 1249

7 1530

8 1854

9 1432

10 306

11 45

12 2383

13 39

14 28

15 2331

16 2691 426

17 3346



Sysop Support (Goto) M1 R164

Halls of the Dead (Goto) M1 R2189

Start M1 R2140

Newhaven (Goto) M1 R2150

Jail M1 R540-543

Rhudaur (Goto) M2 E2519

Khazarad (Goto) M6 R1249

Lost City (Goto) M16 R426

[Raybdbomb]

interesting walkthrough...

[Kai Shadowbane]

[syntax53]

you should combine it with this one to make a better more complete guide:



http://mmb.forumshq.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=2258

[Prince Galahad]

where do i get hex workshop?

[iNViSiGOD]

The old walkthru that demonic posted was originally mine except he cleanup all the profanity :D

[Demonic]

that wasnt anyones writeup but my own. i went thru every step of setting up a system and typed everything in there myself. all outta my own head. it might be similar, but it was all my own.

[syntax53]

Originally posted by Demonic

that wasnt anyones writeup but my own. i went thru every step of setting up a system and typed everything in there myself. all outta my own head. it might be similar, but it was all my own.



i got one that i wrote that is like 90% done too that i'll post eventually.

[Prince Galahad]

*sighs*

where can i get hex workshop?

[BlackHaze]

http://download.com.com/3000-2352-10201641.html?tag=lst-0-1