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Hi folks,
Wondering if I can safely go back from v0.77 to v0.75 with the same user database (text file). I need the functionality to automatically give new users levels and it is broken in the new release. I would love to keep everyone's xp/levels.
Advice much appreciated.
Neo.AKFTW

*edit* The answer is no, you cannot use the user database from 0.77 with 0.75. I tested it.
So now my question is, who can fix the wcs_cfg_newplayerbonus functionality in 0.77?
I can't strip my players of their levels, as they will surely leave and never come back but I need this functionality.

many of us can, but we are so lazy.  :roll:

Haha touche. If someone could fix this and post the code that would need to be changed, it would be greatly appreciated. A fix would appeal to a great number of people, as I see several threads about this problem (albeit, all with the same extraneous response). I gather it wouldn't take much for one of you folks to fix it. Cheers.

http://www.warcraft-source.com/board/index.php?topic=3116.0
http://www.warcraft-source.com/board/index.php?topic=3070.0

I've noticed in the source for v0.77 that it does not even have the code to support the newplayerbonus. It appears as if, the "fix for new races" was implemented in a hurry, without integrating the newplayerbonus functionality. While the old version would perform a sequence of events if the users race=0 (newplayerbonus) this new version simply sets race=1. Having said that, this could very well be a cut/paste fix for someone who knows a bit more about the sourcecode. Could someone spare 5 minutes to fix this for me and post it up here?

after 40 min looking how it's done i think about next:
he made it race "1" insetad of "0" to prevent errors for quering race "0" when it doesn't exist (maybe i'm wrong).
I do not use .77 version and can't test.
Things i can do for u:
recode on your own risk to select race "0" and after choosing race check if last race = 0, if yes => add bonus lvls.
or safe and easy: with first race choosen give to this race (as i understand it will always be undead) extra lvls. Benefitis - safe and without any problems, but person can't choose race to which bonus lvls should be given.

I can't promise if it works, but you may try.
open es_WCSfunctions.txt

insert inside of block codes which are highlited.

block wcs_getplayer
{
if (server_var(wcs_debug) = 1) then profile begin getplayer
  es_xgetargv wcs_uid 1
  es_xgetargv wcs_params 2
  es_exists ex key WCSuserdata server_var(wcs_uid)
  ifx false(ex) do
  {
    if (server_var(wcs_cfg_newplayerbonus) != "0") do
    {
      wcs_getlanguage "wcs_lng" "wcs_lng_newplayerbonus"
      es_format wcs_lng server_var(wcs_lng) server_var(wcs_cfg_newplayerbonus)
      es_delayed 15 wcs_givelevel server_var(wcs_uid) server_var(wcs_cfg_newplayerbonus) server_var(wcs_lng)
    }
  }
  ifx true(ex) do
  {
    es_keygetvalue wcs_id WCSuserdata server_var(wcs_uid) id
    // check for old player record (WCSusers keygroup)
    es_exists ex key WCSusers server_var(wcs_id)
    ifx true(ex) do
    {
wcs_debuglog OLD WCSUSERS FORMAT WCSusers exist
       // get the WCSusers -> WCSuserdata stuff

To tell you the truth I don't know. Also i haven't enough time to find mistakes, so - i'm sorry.