DreamBliss wrote:I followed the CW: Getting Started tutorial to get the Plasma Source all compiled and ready. I created a folder for my shard-to-be and copied all the relevant files in there. NOTE: The link that is supposed to provide these files in a package called CWE Testing Build bundle is not working. I found something elsewhere called CWE_902D that had the files it said I needed, although looking in the Uru Live and Gehn Shard I see the same files are in there.
The current version of what that link pointed to is
here, but you are correct that you can also take them from a Gehn Shard installation (not from a MOULa installation though, if that’s what you mean by “Uru Live”, as some versions are different there). I have fixed the link.
DreamBliss wrote:I would also like to play with the Offline-Ki.
Wrong environment. Offline-KI is for Uru:CC, not for a MOUL-era engine (CWE). It’s not needed there anyway, its main feature is that it restores the full KI that was stripped down for the offline game, while MOUL is online-only and already has the full KI.
DreamBliss wrote:But I don't want to have to mess with Linux - bleah! So what is the quickest way I can set up a testing server on Windows for myself?
To my knowledge there is no fully-featured CWE server software that runs on Windows (except Cyan’s, which is not released). You have no choice but to use a Unix system. Need not be Linux though – Mac OS X, Solaris, FreeBSD and probably others work too.
DreamBliss wrote:Anyhow I want to set up an environment whereby I can make ages then test them.
As
Calena said, you’re probably better off using Uru:CC than CWE for that, particularly considering your preference for Windows.
DreamBliss wrote:Well on further Googling, reading and re-reading it almost sounds like the Deep Island Shard is my solution. So I just have to install Uru CC, the patcher and I'm set. Do I also Drizzle this installation?
You can use Drizzle to install Myst V, Crowthistle etc. ages into your Deep Island installation, but you should not install fan ages (including your own), as that is handled by the server and manual additions can mess things up. So, as far as your desire to test your own ages goes, Deep Island is
not your solution.
Have a look at the
Destiny shard though, or talk to Mystler, maybe that is your solution.