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Registered [Guide]MUOfflineRunningOFFLINEserver&clientwithNOinternetconnection(MUsingleplayerOfflinemode)
IhavetestedthisonMUVersions1.02q,1.01e,and97donacomputerrunningWinXPSP2.Everythingworksand
functionsproperlywithfullmobspawns,items,spells/skills,etc.IhavenomachinesrunningWinVista,soIhave
Rank: Member nowaytotestthisonVista.IfyouhaveaVistamachine,youcantestthisoutyourselfandpostifitworkson
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Vista.
Posts: 19 Iwasaskedtopostaverybasic"down&dirty"supplementalguideforpeopledesiringtosetupanMUserverand
clientonONEmachinewithNOinternetconnectionfor"offline"play.Thissetuphasbeenverifiedtowork,asIplay
Likes(Received): 0 numerousMMORPG'sinan"offline"modeonmyownprivateservers,basicallysingleplayerMUinanoffline
mode.ThiscanbasicallybedoneforANYMMORPGthatyouhavetheserverfilesfor.
Thisguideassumesthatyouareabletogetallnecessaryserverandclientfilesontothemachineyouwishtorun
theserveron,eitherbyusingatemporaryinternetconnectionoradatatransfermethod.
Thissupplementalguidewillnotcontainanyscreenshots,butVERYsimpleinstructionssothatanyonecanget
theirownMUofflineserverandclientrunningonthesamemachine.Otherpeopleontheforummaybeabletoruna
similarsetupusingadifferentmethod,butthisisthewaythatIexperimentedwiththatworkedforme.Thisisa
verysimpleandbasicguideandisofferedASISbecauseIcurrentlydon'thavetimetomakeamoreextensive
guidewithmorebellsandwhistles.IfyoufollowtheinstructionsitWILLwork,guaranteed.Icurrentlydon'thavethe
timetomakeacomprehensiveguidewithscreenshots.
ThisconfigurationisbasicallyforpeopledesiringtoplayMUattheirleisurewithoutnecessarilyhavinganinternet
connectiontoconnecttoaserverwith.IplayMMORPG'sinan"offline"modeonmyownserversbecauseItravel
quiteabitanddon'talwayshaveaccesstohighspeedinternet,sothissetupisidealforpeopleinasimilar
situation.IamrunningthisonahighendlaptopwhenItravel.
IfyouwanttosetupanMUserveronaLAN(router),thenthereareotherguidestohelpyouaccomplishthatas
well.Usethesearchfunction.ThisguideisonlyforsettingupanMUserverandclientonthesamecomputerwith
NOinternetconnectionandplayMUinanofflinemode.
Usethepostedinstallationguidefortheserverandclientversionyouareusing.Eachinstallationguidewillgiveyou
thelinkstodownloadtheserverfiles,clients,patches(ifneeded)andvariousMUeditorsyouwillneedto
create/editaccountsandcharacters.ThisisONLYasupplementalguidetoaddtotheinstallationguidestoset
everythingelseup.
YouCANuse"127.0.0.1"asyourIP,butIprefertonotdoitthatway.IusedaMicrosoftloopbackadapterto
simulateaninternetconnection.Ifyoudon'thaveMicrosoftLoopbackAdapterinstalled,gotoyour"Install
Hardware"menuinyourControlPanelandinstallit.
Ikeptmyfirewallenabledwhilerunningtheserverandclient,anditdoesnoteffectport,serverorclientaccessin
ANYwayaslongaseverythingisgiventheproperaccesses.SinceyouwillbeplayingOFFLINEwithNOinternet
connection,thereisreallynoneedtohavethefirewallon....butitwillmakenodifferenceifyouallowallthe
programstheproperaccesses.IfyouuseZoneAlarmtheprogramswillrequestaccessestotheTrustedZone,etc
astheyneedthem.Makesureyouclickthe"RememberDecision"boxonthefirewallaccessrequest.
1.OnceyouhaveMSLoopbackAdapterinstalled,MAKESUREyour"1394Connection"internetadapteris
DISABLEDunderyourNetworkConnections.
2.DISABLEyouractualinternetconnectionadapterunderNetworkConnections.
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3.Atthispoint,underNetworkConnections,ALLyourinternetconnectionadaptersshouldbeDISABLED.
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4.ENABLEtheMicrosoftLoopbackAdapteryoujustinstalled.RightClick,chooseproperties.Thechoose"Internet
Protocol(TCP/IP),thenclickproperties.ManuallyinputanIPaddress(IusedtheactualIPaddressIwouldhaveif
Iwasconnectedtomyinternetserviceprovider(ISP).OncedoneclickOKandexit.YourMSLoopbackadapter
shouldnowreflectthatitisconnected,andifyourightclickonStatus,thenSupport,itshouldshowtheIPaddress
youjustmanuallyinputted.
Atthispoint,theMSLoopbackAdaptershouldbetheONLYinternetadapterthatiscurrentlyenabled.
ALLothersshouldstillbedisabled(althoughyouCANstillhaveyourotheradaptersenabled,itmaycauseerrors
lateron,sojustdisablethem.)Iturnedawirelessadapterontoconnecttoaprinter,andeverythingstillworked
fine....butforsimplicitysake,ifyougeterrorsandareunsure,justdisableallotheradaptersexcepttheLoopback
AdapterwhileplayingMU.
5.NowfollowtheinstallationguideEXACTLYthatcamewiththeserverandclientfilesyoudownloaded.
TheONLYchangeswhereyouwilldeviatefromthepostedinstallationguidearethefollowing:
a.UseyourMicrosoftLoopbackAdapterIPinALLyourconfigurationfileswhereitisrequiredforyoutoinputyour
IPaddress.Forthepurposeofthisguide,noneoftheentriesshouldbesetto"127.0.0.1"
b.IMPORTANT:Whenyoucreateyourcustomlauncher,useyourMSLoopbackAdapterIP,NOT"127.0.0.1".Also,
useport44405forthelauncher,andNOTport55901oryoumaynotbeabletoconnecttotheserver.
Onceeverythingisinstalledaccordingtotheguide,andyouhavecreatedyourgameaccount(s)run/enable
everythinginthisorder:
1.MSLoopbackAdapter(withNOotheradaptersenabled)
2.MSSQLServiceManagertohaveyourMSSQLserver/databasesactiveandrunning.
3.RunMSSQLEnterpriseManagerandmakesurethedatabasesyoucreatedduringinstallationareaccessible,or
elseyoudidsomethingwrongduringinstallation.
4.RuntheMUServerStartuputilitythatwillgetallthegameserversrunning.WAITforittocompleteandreflect
thatALLserversare"Ready".IMPORTANT:ifyougeterrorsforanyserverduringthestartup,youdidsomething
wrongandneedtogobackandcheckyourserverconfigfiles....alotoftimesyoumistypedtheIPaddress.
5.Runthecustomlauncheryoumadetostartthegameclient.
IMPORTANT:Ifyoudoanythingoutoforder,ORyouSTILLhaveyour"1394Connection"adapteroryour"Internet
Connection"adapterSTILLenabled,thoseconnectionsCANblockyoufromconnectingtoyourMUserverviathe
LoopbackAdapter.TheLoopbackAdaptershouldbetheONLYadapterrunningwithplayingMU.ItisPOSSIBLEto
stillrunotheradapters(wireless,internet,1394)....BUTdependingonyourcomputerconfigurationstheyCANcause
errors,soitisrecommendedtosimplydisablethemwhileplayingMUofflineinasingleplayermode.
IfyoufollowedeverythingEXACTLY,thisWILLwork100%withNOerrorsandenableyoutoplayMUinanoffline
modewiththeserverandclientonthesamemachine.Thesestepsworked100%formewithnoerrors,andIam
currentlyplayingMUonaversion1.02qserverandclientonacomputerrunningWinXPSP2withNOinternet
connection.
Ifeverythingdoesnotwork100%withnoerrorsandallowyoutologintoyourserverandplay,thenyouwillneedto
retraceyourstepsandverifytheprocedures,although95%ofthetimeyoumadeanerrorintheserverconfigfiles,
soverifythesefirst.
IhopethisguidewashelpfultothosedesiringtoplayMUinasingleplayerofflinemode.Iapologizefornotmaking
aguidewithallthebells&whistlesandscreenshots,butIdidn'thavethetime.Enjoy.
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RedMG Re:[Guide]MUOfflineRunningOFFLINEserver&clientwithNOinternetconnection
|\|i[e||0rSe Yes...Ifyoumakeanofflineserver,allIPcanbechangedtoLoopbackIP.ThisIPusuallyis169.254.25.129or
somethingelse..).Anofflineserverhasmanyadvantagesfortest.
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Shatter Re:[Guide]MUOfflineRunningOFFLINEserver&clientwithNOinternetconnection
MysteryMan agreedwithredmg,alsoucanplayith127.0.0.1ifuARENTusingrouter
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Registered WinVista!!!
hooo!anyonecarehowtorunserverinWinVistaorhasaguideforit?
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frederic Re:[Guide]MUOfflineRunningOFFLINEserver&clientwithNOinternetconnection
Newbie Hi,I'vebeensearchingforthisrarethreadaboutplayingMUoffline.
igotaWINVISTA,isthereanyonetherewhogotathreadforVISTA....anyway,icanchangeittoXP:(
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DaSH Re:[Guide]MUOfflineRunningOFFLINEserver&clientwithNOinternetconnection
HardcoreMember Allserverfilesandclientsworkonsingleplayermode.
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FalseFriendsLeadGuitars thenhowcanimakeitonlineforallaftertestingitoffline??
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Newbie uhm,itrytorunthegameserverfilebutanerroroccurs..."DEBUG""ENDNOW"..
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AccountUpgraded|Title moresimplewayistouse127.0.0.1aslocal,127.0.0.10asglobal!
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Iproperlyconfiguredmyserver(Itworked)butafterclickontheservernologin/passwordbardisplayed.
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