Custom Zones...?

[morganpartee]

Ok, well i may get kicked in the face for this, but;

has any headway been made torwards being able to add zones WITHOUT having to run zoneproxy or replace existing zones?

i reaaally wanna make my own. lol

there the only ways to do it because zone names are hard coded into the client.

[Windcatcher]

Don't let that deter you. Our own client is coming. Here's a little tease:



The Namtarn before dawn. Still a gazillion things to do before I can release it, but my collision avoidance is finally rock-solid. In fact, making our own zones will be critical as it doesn't load SOE ones (this is on purpose -- I don't plan to give them any reason to howl).

[morganpartee]

noice wind...though wouldnt that essentially make it a new game?

and also... how do public servers do it? lol
do they also use zoneproxy?

it seems like all real work on ZP has stopped...

[cavedude]

Wow, excellent work Wind! Is it possible (legally and technically) to convert Sony's zone files into format of our own for use with your client?

[Sensu-Bean]

simpleclient gives me a woody!

Windcatcher I wanna have yo baby... if only I were female.

Looks Hella cool! Good Job!

[Windcatcher]

Originally Posted by cavedude

Wow, excellent work Wind! Is it possible (legally and technically) to convert Sony's zone files into format of our own for use with your client?

Technically, yes. Legally, hell no

I don't remember what the current released version of ZoneProxy is but mine is version 1.5 (bugfixes, I think). One reason I haven't done anything on it since is because I decided that it was ultimately a dead end as SoE can still shut down servers at will (case in point: the various S2k servers). SimpleClient is aimed at preventing that once and for all. Is it a new game? Technically, yes. Is it a really huge leap, though? Not really, in my opinion, since it still talks to EQEmu.

[link2009]

Originally Posted by Windcatcher

Don't let that deter you. Our own client is coming. Here's a little tease:



The Namtarn before dawn. Still a gazillion things to do before I can release it, but my collision avoidance is finally rock-solid. In fact, making our own zones will be critical as it doesn't load SOE ones (this is on purpose -- I don't plan to give them any reason to howl).

Very interesting, what did you code the client in? (C++) ?

[JrFaust]

Wow Windcatcher great job!
I can

[link2009]

[QUOTE=JrFaust]Wow Windcatcher great job!
I can