Info HQM Playerfiles Test

Hello active regrowther,

we are testing a HQM version which saves player questdata in a seperate file for each player right now.
For that we need you to join our test server and check your quests.
When you join it will create a playerfile with your questdata.

In a few ours we will delete the HQM File and only keep the playerfiles. We are trying to find any errors with our system. ( If there are any )
Then you have to join again and check if ur questdata is loaded probably.

We have questdata from 2 days ago and trying to salvage that data. When you join, you will create a player questfile for urself. If everything works, we will upload this to the main server and you wont have to redo your quests for the last reset yesterday.
You will lose the latest progress, (Yesterday to today) but will you will get ur progress from last week back.
I added a poll for that option.

YOU HAVE TO JOIN THE TEST SERVER ONCE FOR YOUR QUEST DATA FILE TO BE CREATED!!!
Server IP: 5.9.6.8

Just join and try to break it. ;-)

 

the state my questbook is in @ that server, is that where it will be rolled back to?
nothing in my case because i joined just after the point it gets rolled back to)?

i'll vote yes either way, being a teamplayer and such, rather lose 1/2 days work myself then a lot of people lose weeks or months

 

its from 2 days ago. So if you joind after that, you will lose something. The last reset is 2 weeks ago I think. That could be restored if everything works out.

 

@_Chetwynd_ All is not lost!

 

Guys explan me please. There is no point of doing quests now (except for rewards) because soon there will be a change in quests system and there will be a reverse to a dwo days ago state? Do I understand it well?

 

That is most likely correct.

 

Fair enough thanks!

 

Would it not be more simple to just put on main server instead of transfering the files accross?

Scratch that mis-read it.

 

no because maybe the file is already corrupt somewhere, admins tried to salvage it with the old methods and didnt have any success. The way I save my player files, they can not corrupt. You just delete the hqm file and add all the player files.

 

Most important part is- no more resets! (hopefuly). Current hqm file would get corrupted sooner or later, right?

 

sadly yes. My version cant prevent this, as this needs a complete rewrite of their datasave method ( possible but a lot more time).
My version just keeps a backup per player which can not corrupt.
If a corruption happens. just delete the hqm file and every time a player joins his old questdata gets restored.

 

so if i build on to my base im good that part is not getting rolled back?

 

That is an interesting, and elegant solution knoxz. Well done!

 

And logged in that server for a moment. Thanks for the pillars that you spawn on, I was surrounded by mobs. It saved me.

 

I was immedietly attacked by mobs, but survived... Surprisingly

 

yes you can build all you want. That part stays. Only quest progress will rollback or for the majority restore the progress from 2 days ago.

also pls spread this thread on the server.
"only" 27 people logged in so far. I think there are way more people who want to have their quests restored.
About 150 people are in the questbook list.

 

if this solution works, will this be applied to all other HQM packs? such as ferret and crash, or even agrarian, if so you are officially a genius, and should be treated as such

 

spent some time tonight broadcasting for this

 

I appreciate it being broadcast, as I've been telling people about it and linking the topic whenever people ask about questbook resets.

 

Any way to NOT have your data transferred over. I logged into test server was killed twice immediately at spawn twice by a horned hunter. ruining my 0 deaths that I have been diligently preserving to have 0. I would have rather been reset. I am already further along on the server than I was at the time of the reset, but there is no way to undo the two deaths.

(a safe spawn area would have been nice)