Interlude Off 101

[heathen]

Hi everyone,

As you can (or will) see, i'm new to this forum and also to l2 servers development.

 

I started a server many years ago but it was l2j and crapy as hell, besides i was not the guy who worked at the sql kind of stuff. I just edited some archives with notepad, like inserting items on npc codes, change buff time and things like that. But i know l2j is far easier than l2off.

 

Now, i want to make a l2off server, a good one, and im willing to spend my time learning to develop it, but i really don't know basically anything about what i have to do.

 

What i know is:

I need the server files.

I need the extender. Although i still don't know what it is for and what exactly it does, i just see people talking about it on some posts here.

I know that when i'm ready to open the server, i will need good files which i can buy from the guys of Advext64.

And, of course, rent a dedicated server to host it.

 

What i have: 

Installed MSSQL Server and Studio 2008 R2 SP3. I know, it's like 0,1% and that's why i'd like to ask for the help of anyone who have the will and time to reply it here.

Basic programming skills. Like really basic.

 

Basically what im asking for:

Know everything i'll need to have in order to run an L2 Interlude OFF Server and what should i do.

Ask if someone has the links to an open source/free files/extender so i can use it to train my skills. Again, i will not use those free files to open the server to public, it's only for practice.

 

Thank you for any incoming help and sorry for any english mistakes, it's not my mother tongue.

Also, if there already is a post like that with active links i didn't found it, sry.

 

EDIT:

[Help] tag would be appropriate for this, but i can't find where to edit post title or delete it to make a right one. So to avoid spamming i'll not create a duplicated one just because of the tag.

Edited August 19, 2017 by heathen

[eressea]

If you want just to learn and it's not gonna be public server, maybe you should start with leaked C4 files.

 

If you want to have running server ASAP, without bugs and have support for it, buy IL from AdvExt team (they sell two different Interlude extenders, AdvExt and Vanganth). You can probably buy test version limited to 20 players which is quite cheaper.

[Erinia]

Just go with AdvExt..