L2J Server

Hi guys.
i need help to change my server drop rate from X1 to X15 or X20.
i already changed the drop rate at RATES.CONFIGURATION but is not working. should i change anything else? where (which files) and how.
Thanks in advance guys.

1. What is this for contribution ??? I move this topic
2. post your rates.properties file here...all of it...

rates.properties



# =================================================================
# NORMAL RATES
# =================================================================
# Rate control, float values
RateXp = 15.
RateSp = 15.
RatePartyXp = 1.5
RatePartySp = 1.5
RateDropAdena = 100.
RateConsumableCost = 1.
RateDropItems = 15.
RateDropSpoil = 15.
RateDropManor = 15.
# NOTE: this need quests to be rewritten in dp in order to work
RateDropQuest = 1.
RateQuestsReward = 1.
RateKarmaExpLost = 1
RateSiegeGuardsPrice = 1

# Player Drop Rate control, values are the percent values
PlayerDropLimit = 0
PlayerRateDrop = 0
PlayerRateDropItem = 0
PlayerRateDropEquip = 0
PlayerRateDropEquipWeapon = 0

# Karma Drop Rate control, values are the percent values
KarmaDropLimit = 10
KarmaRateDrop = 40
KarmaRateDropItem = 50
KarmaRateDropEquip = 40
KarmaRateDropEquipWeapon = 10

# Multiplier for pet rate control (with lower values pet will grow slower)
PetXpRate = 1.5
# Pet Food Rate control, 1 food = PetFoodRate
PetFoodRate = 1
# SinEater exp rate
SinEaterXpRate =1.

# =================================================================
# HERBS RATES
# =================================================================
# Herb of Power, Herb of Magic, Herb of Atk. Spd., Herb of Casting Spd., Herb of Critical Attack, Herb of Speed
RateCommonHerbs = 59.
# Herb of Life, Herb of Mana
RateHpMpHerbs = 59.
# Greater herb of Life, Greater Herb of Mana
RateGreaterHerbs = 8.
# Superior Herb of Life, Superior Herb of Mana
RateSuperiorHerbs = 0.8
# Herb of Warrior, Herb of Mystic, Herb of Recovery
RateSpecialHerbs = 0.2

Ok...you have set drop rates to 15 and you have them...you can check when enabled community board by pressing ALT+B to see if those rates are set correctly... create new char and kill few mobs at his starting area....check here by npc id its drop chance and count http://l2jdb.forbidden-lands.sk/ without registering it uses default rates x1...when you register you can setup your own base rates... try and compare

i chacked and those rates are correct to the community board. my problem is that i lvl up a charachter till lvl 40 and i had only one sword for drop !!!!!!! and my rate is X15. do i have to change anything in the droplist.sql ? Do i have to do anything else? If yes what and how. i need your help please.
Thanks

just an example:

if you try to get a Bastard Sword (without killing Raidbosses) the best possible chance is:

0.0044% (Barrow Sentinel)

drop x15 results in:

0.066% which is 1/1500

you also have x15exp so you level fast and don't have to kill many monsters but you will still have to kill 1500 Barrow Sentinels to get one sword.
Weapons (over lvl 20) are rare drops even with high rates and if your exp and drop rates are the same you have the same "drop per level" ratio as on retail.