ZCREATE

The zcreate command is used to create new zones. This is an advanced command so be sure you know what you are doing before using it.

Example:

zcreate 500 Troll Haven

You should use the zedit command to edit other zone information once the zone is created. Once edited, the new zone must be zfolded into the zonefile for it to be saved. Doing this is somewhat tricky. An example will best illustrate:

This is part of the zdisplay before use of zcreate:

16 Ice Fields                                 25m    2m  17000-29999  always
17 Immortal Halls                             25m   25m  30000-31999  ifempty

zcreate 21000 Island of Lodoss

The zdisplay becomes this:

16 Ice Fields                                 25m    2m  17000-20999  always
17 Island of Lodoss                           25m    0m  21000-29999  ifempty
18 Immortal Halls                             25m   25m  30000-31999  ifempty

Since the new zone 17 was created from part of zone 16, the part of the zones containing the zone header information must be folded. More specifically, the old zone and the first room of the new zone are what need to be folded. In this case, you would need to 'zfold 17000 21000' to fold the header information contained in rooms 17000 and 21000.