Discussion Need advice in terms of a REAL Classic L2 project

[Finn]

Hey cheaters,

 

I'm running a project which recreates the original lineage 2 content using the latest h5 client. I started with reversing the Client to Prelude/C1 which means i edited textures, meshes, animations, item and npc sets, system stuff, ui and maps. Also reversed serverside functions, spawns, scripts and so on. I am currently about to hit C3 with a massive update which will change the previous content by adding more npcs to the world, rendering it more alive, adding new sidequests and real story driven questlines, old fright and skill learn system, improved old stuff...and much more...

 

I just don't know which client to use. I mean the h5 client is nearly fully customizable, but its still h5 meaning in order to get new stuff in there u have to extract textures, meshes and animations out of newer clients..... Here comes my question:

 

Should I use a newer client like Helios and above? It has already so much stuff in it and it would be way more comfortable to use. The only thing im concerned about is its customizability. Since I never used one of the new clients....whats the current status? Is it possible to change/insert textures, edit system stuff like npcs, items, descriptions and so on? Is it possible to edit the ui in order to remove useless stuff? can i add custom quests clientside (descriptions, waypoints, npc overhead popup)? Is the new client compatible with old maps?

 

I mean... it would be really great to use a modern client, but I need to change it a lot! I'm also thinking from starting all over again from prelude/c1 with old and (additional) new pve stuff, making it attractive for new and oldschool players right from the beginning^^

 

What do you think?

[Xtellia]

Helios isn't a good choice cause there are not much examples of realization.

Grand Crusade is last client we have a lot info about but its hard to upgrade an existing server pack to 109 protocol cause it uses dynamic mask packets.

I recommend using Lindvior 531 protocol.

[vampir]

Some windows(like mini map) are made in ugx, which are very hard to edit.

At least few maps will not be compatibile with C3.