P99 Plz Give Code So Someone Can Make a New Server

[Vasuki]

Pretty hopeless, but so money people want to play on a brand new server and feel that REAL grind and new competition.

Would be pretty cool if someone with a software background was able to make a re99/Green server because things seem to be going really slow paced on p99. Not complaining its just a reality(staff works really hard and for free).

[Kushie]

github open source thx

[skarlorn]

so money people want to play on a brand new server

freudian slip. OP is a blatant Rotary Member Terrestrial supporter. system working as intended.

[Vasuki]

freudian slip. OP is a blatant Rotary Member Terrestrial supporter. system working as intended.

Lmao oops. I dont know what a Rotary Member Terrestrial is though.

[Lulz|Sect]

elfpals chat swirling with rumors about a former red player bidding $50,000 shekels for source code

Stay tuned

[maskedmelon]

What is elfpals? It liek a cool elf twitter feed or something?

[Swish]

Its basically where the grocers of P99, past and present, hang out. I spent some time in there but I was too normal to fit in :(

[rpgfan]

With permadeath.

[AzzarTheGod]

What is elfpals? It liek a cool elf twitter feed or something?

It's like a club for greengrocer and his per-diabetic condition friends to hang out and discuss how bad they are doing in life.

None of them play EQ but p99 staff still stops by and gives them the rub anyway. Riddle of the Spinx type shit.

[Swish]

Probably best that the staff keep tabs on them, less likely to get doxxed if you're on speaking terms eh?

[Lulz|Sect]

app denied

[Secrets]

This sounds like a terrible idea.

[Ikon]

github open source thx
P1999 code is public? Talking P1999 not the emu code.

[Baler]

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[Ashintar]

Pretty hopeless, but so money people want to play on a brand new server and feel that REAL grind and new competition.

Would be pretty cool if someone with a software background was able to make a re99/Green server because things seem to be going really slow paced on p99. Not complaining its just a reality(staff works really hard and for free).


Why do they let accounts less than a year old post...?

[jcr4990]

P1999 code is public? Talking P1999 not the emu code.

I think he was suggesting they SHOULD make P99 code open source. Honestly that would be awesome but would never happen. Someone would make a server with a raid scene that isn't dogshit and P99 would die.

[Baler]

I'm a professional forum troll and shitposter.

[Expediency]

I think he was suggesting they SHOULD make P99 code open source. Honestly that would be awesome but would never happen. Someone would make a server with a raid scene that isn't dogshit and P99 would die.

It wont die. Too many people are emotionally dependent on it. Even people who dont play cant leave. People would literally play on the other server and then post on these boards about it to make sure all their elf friends knew what they were doing.

[Nibblewitz]

friends

Lol'd

[jcr4990]

It wont die. Too many people are emotionally dependent on it. Even people who dont play cant leave. People would literally play on the other server and then post on these boards about it to make sure all their elf friends knew what they were doing.

I get the joke you were trying to make but not only was it not really funny it also made no sense. 3/10 for effort? Me shitposting on the forums is doing absolutely nothing to keep P99 (the server) alive. If a rival server appeared with identical code but fixed raiding I think its safe to say EASILY 1/2 to 3/4 of P99's playerbase would switch within a couple of months. The P99 forums can be as busy as ever but that makes 0 difference if there's 50 people logging on blue.

You dumb?

[Baler]

P99 is a brand name at this point. It was accepted by daybreak for crying out loud.

There wont be a rival. C++ is just low enough to keep the shitty programmers at bay.

[Swish]

"Come on down to my cat race only EQ emulator guys! We do what P99 won't!"

It'll be like trying to rival eBay with a new auction site. Isn't going to happen.

[Metalopolis]

Its basically where the grocers of P99, past and present, hang out. I spent some time in there but I was too normal to fit in :(

Oh yea? I'd just LOVE to play on server run by former red99 players. Really

[Zekayy]

This isnt nostarious and give out the code for there wow server lol

[NegaStoat]

This isnt nostarious and give out the code for there wow server lol

Nostalrius still hasn't given out the code for their server. All the Valkyrie staff has at the moment in hosting the latest incarnation of it is the player character database. They're still having to use their older Elysium / Valkyrie hybrid code server for the players. I know this because I tested out WPE on the server as well as MPQ modified files to give myself a GM name as well as turn doors into torches for the hell of it.

On old Nost and Kronos, WPE will be detected and get you banned the moment you log into the game world from the char select screen because their Warden isn't shit. Valkyrie's version of Nost? Nope. Modify your created packet, save it for upload, and jam on in. Their Warden is nearly disabled due to too many false positives that banned hundreds of people and they didn't know what else to do lol.

This is the shit I'm talking about. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMexqfxDjT4

[jcr4990]

I'm sure Rogean and Nilbog are just as confident as you guys that a competitor wouldn't put them out of business if they made everything open source. That's why they made everything open source right?

... Oh wait...

[Swish]

There's literally dozens of other emulated EQ servers to choose from if people are tired of a particular brand/flavor.

[Expediency]

I get the joke you were trying to make but not only was it not really funny it also made no sense. 3/10 for effort? Me shitposting on the forums is doing absolutely nothing to keep P99 (the server) alive. If a rival server appeared with identical code but fixed raiding I think its safe to say EASILY 1/2 to 3/4 of P99's playerbase would switch within a couple of months. The P99 forums can be as busy as ever but that makes 0 difference if there's 50 people logging on blue.

You dumb?
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P99, which includes both forums and servers, are run by donations. As long as people like you continue to be emotionally dependent on these forums, p99 isnt going anywhere. I suppose I should thank you guys instead of trolling you. Your need for our attention helps for a more stable financial future.

[jcr4990]

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P99, which includes both forums and servers, are run by donations. As long as people like you continue to be emotionally dependent on these forums, p99 isnt going anywhere. I suppose I should thank you guys instead of trolling you. Your need for our attention helps for a more stable financial future.

Oh I get it now. By trolling RNF I am ensuring P99's financial future. It all makes sense.

Oh wait no it makes no sense at all.

[Fael]

If this community would pledge thousands to Brad McQuaid, my guess is that they would give the same to Rogean and Nilbog to fund a reset server. My guess is that it is too much of a hassle for them to manage another one.

[Swish]

If this community would pledge thousands to Brad McQuaid, my guess is that they would give the same to Rogean and Nilbog to fund a reset server. My guess is that it is too much of a hassle for them to manage another one.

As soon as money gets involved Daybreak is on the phone. Donations is about as far as it's allowed to go. If there were some wink wink soft hints about a green server if the costs could be covered, I'm sure that would please everyone involved ^^

[Zekayy]

Nostalrius still hasn't given out the code for their server. All the Valkyrie staff has at the moment in hosting the latest incarnation of it is the player character database. They're still having to use their older Elysium / Valkyrie hybrid code server for the players. I know this because I tested out WPE on the server as well as MPQ modified files to give myself a GM name as well as turn doors into torches for the hell of it.

On old Nost and Kronos, WPE will be detected and get you banned the moment you log into the game world from the char select screen because their Warden isn't shit. Valkyrie's version of Nost? Nope. Modify your created packet, save it for upload, and jam on in. Their Warden is nearly disabled due to too many false positives that banned hundreds of people and they didn't know what else to do lol.

This is the shit I'm talking about. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMexqfxDjT4


They openly stated that theyre code will be out there to the public try again

[Whirled]

Release the code and make it free & open. Unless there's something binding them from doing so? These threads would deteriorate since there'd be more classic server options and the lessened population would allow for more open game play for all. Win/Win

Allow transfers and you'd have a triple win.

[jcr4990]

Release the code and make it free & open. Unless there's something binding them from doing so? These threads would deteriorate since there'd be more classic server options and the lessened population would allow for more open game play for all. Win/Win

Allow transfers and you'd have a triple win.

Trying to think of a good reason why they wouldn't make it open source. Can anybody think of a good reason? Surely it couldn't have anything to do with money right?

[Whirled]

Trying to think of a good reason why they wouldn't make it open source. Can anybody think of a good reason? Surely it couldn't have anything to do with money right?

Hmm, I'd think Daybreak would crap a Vulak if they charged though. Anyone got any inside info?

[Zaela]

am I missing the part where p99 has a lot of innovative or hard-to-reproduce code? server-wise the main addition seems to be... pathing stuff. the anti-cheat/client-gimping stuff would be tough to start from scratch, but a lot (most? all?) of it works out of the box, so it would be enough to keep the p99-made dll around. the rest is mostly just a long list of tweaks and quest scripts that a lot of p99 players could probably recite from memory by now

the database of mostly era-appropriate items and npc stats and spawns are where the real money is.

[Darkatar]

am I missing the part where p99 has a lot of innovative or hard-to-reproduce code?

Yes.