--- deliantra/server/lib/cf.pm	2007/01/29 20:16:28	1.202
+++ deliantra/server/lib/cf.pm	2007/02/01 19:40:42	1.203
@@ -2272,7 +2272,12 @@
 }
 
 #############################################################################
-# the server's main()
+# the server's init and main functions
+
+sub load_resources {
+   load_regions sprintf "%s/%s/regions", cf::datadir, cf::mapdir
+      or die "unable to load regions file\n";#d#
+}
 
 sub cfg_load {
    open my $fh, "<:utf8", cf::confdir . "/config"
@@ -2295,6 +2300,10 @@
    }
 }
 
+sub init {
+   load_resources;
+}
+
 sub main {
    # we must not ever block the main coroutine
    local $Coro::idle = sub {
@@ -2463,6 +2472,9 @@
       warn "reattaching attachments to maps";
       reattach $_ for values %MAP;
 
+      warn "loading reloadable resources";
+      load_resources;
+
       warn "restarting server ticker";
 
       $TICK_WATCHER->start;