Discussion Interlude > Hellbound > Gracia

[Mr_Zero]

Would it be technically possible for a project to begin as Interlude, then update to Hellbound, and then eventually up to Gracia? Or something among those lines? 

 

After people playing IL servers for such a long time I think it would be fun for a server to follow such a format. I'd definitely join something like this for a change. 

 

I guess this doesn't happen due to the cost of files or something and perhaps the risk? 

[Tryskell]

Technically painful, you  have to retrieve all data for given chronicles (monsters stats/drops/spawns), the features are different (no elements stones, agathions, kamaels, multiple zones... on IL) so you have to code everything 3 times (with a version check).

 

Packets opcodes are also different so you have to filter and reorganize 300+ packets 3 times to use given revision with given set of opcodes. I don't even count packet format changes, like int becoming long, or added features.

 

And if you don't code 1 pack to handle 3 clients (which is technically possible but a burden in the ass), you have to code 3 packs to handle 3 clients, which means you have to fix/test/commit the same fix 3 times.

 

Fixing one chronicle with a community is already time-consuming, so 3...

 

I think 2 people so far tried to export aCis to higher chronicles (Hellbound few years ago and GF lately), I personally got enough work withIL to care about others chronicles, and if I do, it's probably far easier to downgrade to C4 (simply have to cut things out and use shared L2OFF, which, unlike handmade IL, I know it is CORRECT).

Edited August 3, 2019 by Tryskell

[FixerRay]

As Tryskell said it's a lot of work, especially when the sources you gonna use never tested on Live server(by you), the amount of bugs will slow down any downgrade/upgrade.

We are currently downgrading our Gracia epilogue files to Gracia final into one Pack so we can have the ability to update with just one config after some time on the new Vanilla x4, one chronicle difference sounds easy but is actually a lot of work & time especially when you are trying to do everything by the l2off data.

[Mr_Zero]

I see, thank you both for your responses. I'm completely oblivious from a technical point of view, but after reading your posts I completely understand why something like this isn't plausible. 

[BabayG]

I updated my hf files to salvation. I found more than 100 bugs/errors and many more due to people never tested it (probably it would be a nightmare in beta phase) . I lost my interest though when fafurion came out.