From f2c9135f5ab79a6111794840e1d00a34f31ad803 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jordan Conner <321j.con@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2025 23:14:59 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Update client.cpp HandleEnterWorldPacket for UCS Local
 Address

world/client.cpp's EnterWorld will correctly serve a LAN client the eqemu_config.json.world.localaddress based off IsLocalClient. It will then serve a non-LAN client the world.address value. This concept needs to be applied to UCS as that system also receives direct client connections. Inside world/client.cpp HandleEnterWorldPacket is where world sends the client info about UCS connection. This fix specifically handles the issue when you have a server on LAN and want to connect to it via another LAN computer + you have external clients.
---
 world/client.cpp | 12 ++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/world/client.cpp b/world/client.cpp
index a2d35a485..674d09639 100644
--- a/world/client.cpp
+++ b/world/client.cpp
@@ -1019,8 +1019,16 @@ bool Client::HandleEnterWorldPacket(const EQApplicationPacket *app) {
 				break;
 		}
 
+		std::string ucs_addr = config->GetUCSHost();
+		if (cle && cle->IsLocalClient()) {
+			const char* local_addr = config->LocalAddress.c_str();
+			if (local_addr[0]) {
+				ucs_addr = local_addr;
+			}
+		}
+
 		buffer = fmt::format("{},{},{}.{},{}{:08X}",
-			config->GetUCSHost(),
+			ucs_addr,
 			config->GetUCSPort(),
 			config->ShortName,
 			GetCharName(),
@@ -1046,7 +1054,7 @@ bool Client::HandleEnterWorldPacket(const EQApplicationPacket *app) {
 		}
 
 		buffer = fmt::format("{},{},{}.{},{}{:08X}",
-			config->GetUCSHost(),
+			ucs_addr,
 			config->GetUCSPort(),
 			config->ShortName,
 			GetCharName(),