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this was it! thank you so much =]

hi, you probably missed step 2d and 2e,  you have to compile   double click on hercules-16.sln if you are using visual studio 2019 then click build solution 

got it here im using haru converter to add them into item_db.conf getting some erros but its ok, im learning how to solve them.  Thank you. 

How to fix this or how to change the port thanks in advance guys.

So I am currently following AnnieRuru's guide on how to set up an offline server, I followed all the steps up to a point where the guide tells me to open run-server.bat the issue was that when it tried to run the servers, it says  "login-server.exe was not found. make sure, that you have compiled the login-server." and it repeats this for map-server.exe and char-server.exe in separate windows. the guide says to make a post if I failed to make it run properly at this point so here I am. any tips on what I can do to fix things or where i might have gone wrong?  CONTEXT: first time doing anything like this and have no background in any of this server stuff, scripting, or any of that. the most background I have is a bit of web design years ago. so I'm sure I messed up somewhere along the line.