Reign of Thule is the only PvP server I know that’s currently open source.
https://github.com/RoT-PvP/Server
It’s based off the latest EQ Emu source, with close to 6 months of active work from several incredibly talented Developers, some of whom are known as Gods among men in the EQ Emu community.
The project isn’t just Gangsta, and honestly, even if it was, he’s been doing some great work.
All quests, source, and database will eventually be available for download (right now just source is,) which for over 90% of those is by far the largest hurdle.
Even if the server doesn’t make it, it’s giving back to the community more than any PvP project currently out there.
The last time we saw a PvP project go open source was over 10 years ago at the end of VZTZ. More hands need to help make a project happen just Incase Red 2.0 doesn’t happen.
Would we all love a Red 2.0? Of course. But if it doesn’t happen, we either need more people to carry the torch or as a community decide to put EQ PvP to rest, for good.
TLDR: may as well give the server a shot. It’s an attempt at recreating a classic Sullon Zek server, and worst case scenario, at the very least it’s giving back to a dying community.