Quick questions thread: Ask your "How do I?" and "Where is?" questions here.

For simple questions, such as:
How do I edit groups?
How do I partake in inventory editing?
Where do I order fish tacos?

I'll either reply with wiki links or provide a quick response as fast as possible. Refrain from posting these in other threads, thanks!

How do I go about editing the database?

Well, you have really only one option. If you're using a SQLite database, you can use the Firefox SQLite Manager to edit the database tables manually. This requires some basic knowledge of SQL, but if you look around on the forums, it shouldn't be too hard to figure out. Install here: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/sqlite-manager/

Just don't use the editor whilst TShock is currently running, you may crash TShock or break the database.

If you're using MySQL, use your favorite editor (phpMyAdmin, for instance) to edit the database.

How do groups work? There are lot of columns in the table for groups but there are no details on what the columns stand for.

There are indeed many columns in the database. Here's a description of each column:

1. rowid - This is just the ID the database uses to identify groups.
2. GroupName - This is the name of the group
3. Parent - This is the parent group. If a group has a parent, it gets all the permissions in the parent, in a recursive style. If a parent has a permission, the child will have its permissions and the parent's too.
3. Commands - These are really permissions. Each permission can be found on the wiki, and this list is separated by commas without spaces.
4. ChatColor - This is a RGB 0,255 value. For more information on the RGB color system, consult your favorite Wikipedia article on color code formatting.

I noticed talk of beta builds. Are they for everyone or should I be waiting for an actual release? If they are available, is it taboo to ask where to get it?

please provide more information, such as the version of tshock you are running and a copy of log.txt.. as well as any other anecdotal information that might be relevant to your problem.
(are you behind a router? does a vanilla terrariaserver.exe work in the same location?)

what version is newest version? can you tell me the output of /version?

anyway, it sounds like they have the wrong IP address or you are firewalled or behind some kind of router. try the plain server from terraria.org and see if that one works.

You need to port forward. Use something such as portforward.com as the others have mentioned, or post a help thread. This thread is more for quick questions about TShock, not starting a server.

He's mainly trying to help create the FAQ for me.

Beta builds are available for anyone to try, however we do not support said builds. They contain bugs, and unless specifically asked, we don't want to know about bugs in them (it's very likely we already know). They're hosted on Bamboo, an automatic build solution that downloads the latest version of the source code at regular intervals and compiles it.

Releases are suggested for average users, as they are relatively bug free and work with the latest version of Terraria and the like. A similar example would be Bukkit's recommended build system.

Change the following config options :

Code:

  "IgnoreProjUpdate": true
  "IgnoreProjKill":  true
  "IgnoreNoClip": true
  "MaxDamage": 99999
  "MaxProjDamage": 99999
  "TileKillThreshold": 99999
  "TilePlaceThreshold": 99999
  "TileLiquidThreshold": 99999
  "ProjectileThreshold": 99999
  "RangeChecks": false

That should sufficiently disable most cheat detections. We are still going through the code to add config options for every detection.

It would be helpful if you told us what is still on after setting the config to the above.