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V. Troubleshooting

A. Live to Testlive crossover

There should always be a patch that should take you from last Live version to current Testlive version; however this patch does often not work properly for most people.

If this is the case for you, follow the steps exactly as lined out below to avoid any issues.

  1. First to get the correct version number you want to patch from log on to Live and press Shift+F9.

  2. You will then get something that look like this:
    Extended location information:
    -204.0, 211.0, 17.7 (204.0 211.0 y 17.7 500)
    -Pf Proxy: Model=51100:500 GS=0 SG=0 R=500, resource: 500
    -zone: 80, area: “Parnassos”
    Server id: 3136, character id: 50000:158027, time: 2010-02-23 19:03:50 (UTC)
    Version: 18.3.1_EP1, map id: 18.3.1.4_10.12.2009_13.16.26, build: 48468.

  3. We are interested in the line saying
    Version: 18.3.1_EP1, map id: 18.3.1.4_10.12.2009_13.16.26, build: 48468.

  4. From that line you can see that the Live version is 18.3.1 but you are interested in the part after map id: in this example it is 18.3.1.4

  5. Now that you have the Testlive version number that is corresponding to the live version you have duplicated from previously it is time to locate your version.id file in your AO test directory.

  6. Open the version.id file in notepad and replace the number there with the number you found in this example it would have been replacing 18.3.1_EP1 with 18.3.1.4_EP1

NOTICE: The “Cross over information” used here is just for example purpose and must be modified as described if the live patch version is older than 18.3.1

B. Copying over your ‘Prefs’ from the Live server

‘Prefs’ are the files that govern and maintain your hotbars, backpacks, nano listings, chat windows, etc.

While a transferred character may look the same, it is still an entirely new character on a new server. As such, it will spawn like any other new character, with default Prefs. Unfortunately, the process of migrating your settings is not as simple as copying your entire Prefs directory from your normal AO install into your Testlive. Here are the basic steps to move your Live server character Prefs to Testlive:

  1. Log onto your character from the Live server where it exists and your Prefs are set.

  2. Press Shift+F9 and locate your Character ID (CharID):
    Extended location information:
    -204.0, 211.0, 17.7 (204.0 211.0 y 17.7 500)
    -Pf Proxy: Model=51100:500 GS=0 SG=0 R=500, resource: 500
    -zone: 80, area: “Parnassos”
    Server id: 3136, character id: 50000:158027, time: 2010-02-23 19:03:50 (UTC)
    Version: 18.3.1_EP1, map id: 18.3.1.4_10.12.2009_13.16.26, build: 48468.

Note: You can disregard the ‘50000:’ that prefaces your actual CharID.

  1. Locate the Prefs folder that corresponds with this CharID. Find your Live AO directory: \Funcom\Anarchy Online\Prefs<Account Name>\Char

  2. Copy this file and paste it into your Testlive Prefs<Account Name>\ folder.

  3. Log onto Testlive with the copied character and press Shift+F9 again to get the CharID of this character. With the copied character’s ID, log off of Testlive.

  4. Locate current Prefs folder for your copied character and delete it. Then rename the Prefs folder from your Live character to reflect the CharID of the copied character.

  5. Log back into Testlive to verify your Prefs were copied correctly.