As hard as it is to believe, tribute, leadership points, AA's are a very small portion of the game, most of the functionality for EQ is in EQEMu which is what I am referring to. I am well aware that it isn't ALL implemented.
When I started working on EQEMu my knowledge of C++ was very limited, but I can tell you tinkering with the code is the best way to learn, just continuing to pray and depend on others to do things for you just doesn't work these days.
EQ is also a very outdated engine and not the first major MMO, UO was the first major MMO. Never the less a lot of work is required to emulate any MMO and we all have real lives to contend with.
As for code not being accepted and getting booted for suggesting it, that is quite the paranoia, most coders became coders because they did submit important improvements to the project. I don't know what to say beyond that.
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Originally Posted by gernblan
I respect your opinion, but as a serverop, I can tell you that no, it's not "close enough" yet. Many things just don't work right still, such as tribute, leadership points, many AAs don't work still, etc. etc.
I wish I knew C++ better, I'd be hammering away at it, but until I can pick up that language enough to write code you guys would actually accept, then all I can do is tip my hat to you all and pray that you keep working on this emulator.
EQ was the first huge MMORPG. As such, it deserves the respect to be emulated as well as possible, because it's a historic game, the first of it's kind.
I really wish there was more of a sense of history in this project, and that those who can contribute at the coding level would fall in love with it again and keep plugging away at it. I really do. I love this game.
The major complaint I've heard from some devs I've talked to is that they say that no matter what they do, their code never gets accepted, so why bother trying? I have a diff, for example, written by Aza77, that will keep players from logging in more than once per account at the same time. That's a HUGE patch for the emu, as we all know the problems multiple logins cause the LS. I asked if he was going to submit it... he replied (and I hope I'm not "outing him "here by saying his words for him but) why bother, they probably won't look at it anyway.
Just my two cents, which are probably worth even less, I know.
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