Beginner’s Set Up of the Comet Server for Conquer Online

[tim]

Introduction

This document is designed to help beginners set up a Comet server for Conquer Online. It covers my experience setting up the server from downloading the game client to configuring your server and database.

Download the Client:

Download the Client:

Download the Conquer Online client compatible with the Comet server version you're planning to use (e.g., patch 4294).

You can check out a list of clients here:

But just make sure it matches one of the clients that is supported by the comet server (you can also view them on the Comet GitLab repo):

• 4274 - One of the last stable patches for Conquer 1.0 with the legacy brown wood interface.
• 4294 - One of the first stable patches for Conquer 2.0 with the blue fabric and stone interface.
• 4343 - Adds potency and new currency, but does not include the pay-to-win shopping mall.
• 5017 - Adds pay-to-win shopping mall, +12 items, WuXing Oven, new fonts, and more.
• 5065 - Adds new watercolor client, new hairstyles, new equipment, and more.
• 5187 - Adds talismans, ninjas, enlightenment, quiz show, mounts, clans, arena, and more.

Modifying the server.dat File:

Locate the server.dat file in your Conquer Online client directory.

Open it with a text editor and modify it to point to your server. For example:

[Header]
GroupAmount=5
Group1=GroupPic5
Group2=GroupPic4
Group3=GroupPic3
Group4=GroupPic2
Group5=GroupPic1

[Group1]
ServerAmount=5
Server1=Comet
Ip1=10.0.0.x
ServerName1=Comet
HintWord1=
Pic1=servericon23

Server2=Jupiter
Ip2=69.59.142.13
ServerName2=Jupiter
HintWord2=
Pic2=servericon20

 

Using Conquer Loader (Maybe Optional):

If you want to use Conquer Loader, download it from a reliable source. I got mine from here -> https://www.elitepvpers.com/forum/co2-programming/610999-release-conquerloader-v2.html

Place it in the Conquer Online client directory.

Configure it to connect to your server (similar settings as server.dat).

Setting Up the Development Environment

Description: Begin by cloning the Comet repository from GitLab.

• Commands:

git clone https://gitlab.com/spirited/comet.git
git switch <desired_branch>

 

Choose the branch corresponding to the Conquer Online client version.

Building the Project:

Install .NET 6 SDK from the official Microsoft website. (It has to be Version 6)

Open the project in an IDE (like Visual Studio Code) and build it using:

dotnet restore
dotnet build

 

Ensure that the config files look something like this:

The IP address can change depending on what you have on your ipconfig.

If its not a local address then I guess you will need to do some port forwarding.

But if its 192.168.x.x or 10.0.0.x or similar then it should be local.

Comet.Game.config: 
{
   "Database": {
       "Hostname": "localhost",
       "Schema": "comet.game",
       "Username": "root",
       "Password": "YOUR_PASSWORD"
   },
   "GameNetwork": {
       "IPAddress": "10.0.0.x",
         "Port": 5816,
       "MaxConn": 100
   },
   "RpcNetwork": {
       "IPAddress": "10.0.0.x",
         "Port": 5817
   },
   "Authentication": {
       "StrictAuthPass": false
   }
}


Comet.Account.config:

{
   "Database": {
       "Hostname": "localhost",
       "Schema": "comet.account",
       "Username": "root",
       "Password": "YOUR_PASSWORD"
   },
   "Network": {
       "IPAddress": "10.0.0.x",
           "Port": 9958,
       "MaxConn": 100
   }
}

 

Add you actual MySQL password instead of 'YOUR_PASSWORD'

Database Setup

Option 1: Using MariaDB Interface

Install MariaDB:

Download and install MariaDB from the official website.

Open MariaDB:

Launch MariaDB and access its interface.

Create Databases:

Navigate to the database creation section and create two databases named comet.account and comet.game.

Import SQL Scripts:

Find the SQL scripts provided in the Comet repository (comet.account.sql and comet.game.sql).

Use the import function in MariaDB's interface to import these scripts into the respective databases.

Option 2: Using Command Line Interface

Access MariaDB CLI:

Open your command-line interface.

Connect to MariaDB by typing mysql -u root -p and enter your root password when prompted.

Create Databases:

Run the following commands to create the necessary databases:

CREATE DATABASE comet.account;
CREATE DATABASE comet.game;

 

You might need to put the database name in single quotes, im not sure. I'll test it out later.

Import SQL Scripts:

Navigate to the directory where your .sql files are located.

Run the following commands to import the scripts:

mysql -u root -p comet.account < path_to_comet.account.sql
mysql -u root -p comet.game < path_to_comet.game.sql

 

Replace path_to_comet.account.sql and path_to_comet.game.sql with the actual file paths.

Configuring the comet.account Realm Table

Access the comet.account Database:

In MariaDB interface, select the comet.account database.

In CLI, type

USE comet.account;

 

The realm table contains important server information. To configure it, run the following SQL command:

INSERT INTO realm (Name, GameIPAddress, RpcIPAddress, GamePort, RpcPort) VALUES
('Comet', '10.0.0.x', '10.0.0.x', 5816, 5817);

 

Verify Configuration:

To check if the data is entered correctly, use:

SELECT * FROM realm;

 

Running the servers and client

In VS Code open to terminals with one cd to the Comet.Game server and one cd to the Comet.Account server.

use

dotnet run

 

on each.

Then open a separate cmd window and navigate (cd) into your Conquer Online client directory.

Run

conquer.exe blacknull

 

or use your Conquer Loader.

From here your Conquer client should open and you can login to the 'Comet' server.

I hope this is helpful. I will probably make edits on this post as I see fit or if anyone needs clarification or has improvements.