Board:   [fsxNet] Mystic BBS discussion/support
Subject: Re: connect.mps and startup.mps
From:    Bucko(21:4/131)
Date:    Sat Aug 29, 2026 06:13

On 29 Aug 2026, maskreet said the following...
 ma>
 ma> I don't think you really need much in the startup.mps file. That one does
 ma> checks and stuff before the user reaches Mystic proper if you wanted
 ma> them, iirc.
 ma>
 ma> The real user account creation happens in connect.mps. A lot of the
 ma> heavy work is already in the default connect.mps iirc as well. I dunno,
 ma> both of mine are heavily modified for DoorParty. I do know that
 ma> connect.mps isn't 100% complete for a door server. Again, mine are both
 ma> heavily modified over months of trial and error of what it needed to
 ma> work seamlessly. But you should be able to get some semblance of a door
 ma> server going with just the default two of those files.
 ma>
 ma> I just did a fresh install of the latest prealpha. autocreate.mps is
 ma> supposed to be connect.mps.  Rename both of those files (mps/mpx) and
 ma> compile whenever you make a change. startup.mps I don't think is really
 ma> needed unless you want to do account and connection checks before the
 ma> user hits the system, which for a door server you might want to do, but
 ma> it's not entirely necessary. autocreate/connect.mps is where the user
 ma> accounts get created; you don't want to create the accounts in
 ma> startup.mps.
 ma>

Appreciate the info. I am going to play with it some more to see what happens.. :) The main issue is the password creation for each user. According to logs it is throwing some jibberish in there, if I manually change the password to a real password, the user gets right into the menu needed.. Like they say Google is your best friend so maybe it is time to start reading the help files on MPL and doing something right.. LOL


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