EQEmu server adaption?

[Thanatos]

Would it be possible to use the EQEmu code and adapt it to one of the newer MMOGs? Use it as a base of sorts? I am just curious.

[Merth]

Absolutely. The base network code provides a lot in a generic way. Everything else is the fun part once you get that layer of code in there.

[a_Guest03]

Sure, it's possible to make strawberry jelly if you know how to make apple butter, but emulators take a long damn time to make.

Almost nothing will port over EXACTLY.

[Thanatos]

Of course it will never port exactly. It would be a good place to start though eh?

[a_Guest03]

Like Merth said, the network code probably ports, but every rule, every opcode, everything must pretty much be rewritten... It may port, depending on the client.

[Bigpull]

Possible sure, logical not really. The network code is very eq specific.

[Thanatos]

See thats what I was sort of asking :P whether it would be worth even working off the eqemu code or not...as an example or something.

[kathgar]

You can't just take the networking code, you can use it as a decent example as how a threading, mutex, multiple connection application works and such.. but it wouldn't be worth trying to port it

[Thanatos]

It would still be useful as an example though? Something to work from.

[a_Guest03]

The outline is very helpful. Code is damn near useless.

Does that answer your question?