Help Emulator Advices ?

[Erall]

Hello,

 

I am planning to start a low rate interlude server. I am looking for advices to choose an emulator.

First I need a retail like server with the sources, so I can easily write my own custom code, and fix any bug.

 

I have seen a lot of interlude emulators, but many of them stopped me because they were coded with Python and Java. To me this sounds bad to have all the scripting stuff made in python, I did not run benchmark tests but I'm quite sure it is going to be slower than a full java server. (If I am wrong, let me know !). Plus it looks ugly to have __init__.py files everywhere, I better like to have a Q000_QuestNameHere.java file.

Then there are some "good looking" servers, which are fully java written, the code doesn't seem bad, and it looks fine in game. Except that there is too much custom things (ie. buffs modified, npcs modified, start zone modified, npcs drops modified, ...) so it looks quite hard to rebuild it to look like retail/official server.

And then there are some "not so bad" servers, which again are fully java written, have some matters with the new Java 8 (expects Java 6), but once repaired, can run and look fine too. But many skills are not very well handled, soulshots are not working, some AI have some matters. I could fix this but which option should I choose ?
 

So I came here to have some advices, emulators name, etc. so I can start developping my server with a good base.

Also, if you can advice me some non free emulators, I don't know yet if I am going to buy some, but this can be interesting.

 

Thank you for your time and future informations =)

Edited April 29, 2015 by Erall

[Tryskell]

personal opinion: i've worked with frozen and acis, i moved to acis after long time debugging both projects.

 

 

You're free to share your "debugging" to make the pack better ;p.

[Erall]

lol =D my bad, is nighttime at me allready, not vb but vs(visual studio) there are source on vs 2008(C++) writed for a game simmiliar to lineage 2, its to an mmo, and packets and stuff is similar, im not telling to write from zero, but to use theyr source as base.

Ahah ok, but still it takes a lot of time :)

 

 

forget about lucera

dont even try hellas since even nightwolf commit there

frozen is the most complete(quests, ais) and mid/low rate servers run already with 5k actives.frozen has an open cl timeline.

acis is just clean, less bugs than frozen, -incomplete-, with a pretty good geoengine comparing to the rest java projects.acis timeline is private.

 

both frozen and acis have critical bugs which will take u A LOT time to find out.

 

from the other hand u can move to off platform -plug n play- even for low rates @see SkyLord, most uncapable person running mid rates server with 0 knowledge filling hes pockets ;)

 

personal opinion: i've worked with frozen and acis, i moved to acis after long time debugging both projects.

 

Yep I know it will take a lot of time to fix all critical bugs :/

It is sad to see "uncapable people" (as you say) filling their pockets with 0 knowledge using an OFF platform.

To me the matter with off platforms is that it is pre compiled for windows only, doesn't handle MySQL, and it sounds quite hard -not impossible- to add custom features or to modify the core.

 

 

Thanks for your answers

[Bobi]

Your answer is interesting, and it fits with what I thought.

Maybe I didn't search enough on the Russian side. But they are probably willing to sell me only the server build without the sources -- if it is Java, it can be easily reversed engineered but it takes some time. And if they sell me the sources, they are going to ask for an unaffordable price (as said above).

 

Thanks again for your answers ! :)

Yes almost all of RU project don`t sell their sources because they are not copy/paste projects

have a look again in their forums read around is many ppl give suggestions for the projects there

if u need any of their links let me know i can share you few

 

 

 

It's not about recommending our project.. He asked for X, Y, Z and the only pack which meets the requirements is.. aCis.

 

Bcs there is none fully stable, bugless files..?

 

How can you recommend something that you didn't saw? For sure not scoria, shitcode, not sure abot lucera tho, but probably also kinda crappy code, but works.

how you know i didnt saw it ? ( come on scoria is close down ! Lucera 2 the time when i test it and saw can say is keep very well

anyway let keep away from off topic i give my suggestion same like you and all other nothing about you or your project that i saw in acis that i sad !

 

 

 

[Erall]

Yes almost all of RU project don`t sell their sources because they are not copy/paste projects

have a look again in their forums read around is many ppl give suggestions for the projects there

if u need any of their links let me know i can share you few

 

Yes It can always be interesting, just to have a look, I'll be glad that you share me some links :)

[Bobi]

Yes It can always be interesting, just to have a look, I'll be glad that you share me some links :)

check your pms :)