whens this "Mega Server" gunna be up? i got it working... or is it already gunna be up?

I'm go.
 

I'm willing to dedicate my computer to a mega server.
I can host 2-3 zones, if needed.

655MHz Intel Celeron
512MB PC133 Ram
1.7mbit download/256kbps upload Cable.


Ultra :twisted:

I would be more than happy to dedicate some space & bandwith to this, cept my present comp is just seconds away from being an antique :( In the future When I make my first comp, (approx 3 months from now) Id sign up then to dedicate some space.

As for the server, Yeah, EQlive should be the theme, But a lot of variations on that theme. Nuts to the #summonitem, But #zone would be a good feature to allow players to have, Along with rudimentary GM type features, such as #goto, Not for the purpose of making players Uber, but giving players the ability to take care of certain GM type problems, on their own. But nothing thats going to allow a player to quickly ding, or boost stats, or have unfair advantages against NPCs. Part of playing EQ is the challenge in it.

Content is Key, So with such, if there is a server like this, Id like to put forth the suggestion to have the content follow the expansions of EQ. Reason , and example, Guild wars is prolly the most like a normal EQ server, with content, drops, ect. But there are places , where the drops are not correct, and set up with either nothing for drops, or blanket, server wide, random drops. It takes a ton of time, to assign each NPC with appropriate loot tables, ect, So work on putting proper gear on right NPCs, of each expansion, Once your happy with EQ:Core npcs having for the most part everything they should have, Move on to RoK expansion, and code over time. Either that, or get really deep , down into it, and start creating new content, New items, from scratch.

Another suggestion, Quests from old expansions , Kind of got outdated with each new expansion, (with a few exceptions) So in stead of having to go thru a quest to get an item, that is going to end up being sub par, Place the quest resulting item, As a Drop, on one of the last NPCs involved in the quest. Example: Second symbol of innoruuk, for DE clerics, Instead of going thru a game of back and forth between nek woods, neriak, WC, neriak, Just place the spy halfling at the end of the quest, dropping the symbol.

More suggestions, things ive seen on various EQEmu servers, Is there should be a few select zones, that the second you enter them, You automatically become PvP. The arena becomes the most frequently used for this, But It would be very nice to see a zone such as PoWar also be given this tag.(rallos zek being god of war and all :)
It might also be intresting to tinker with the idea of making all city zones, PvP zones. Very in depth role playing aspects would come of this. PvP has its place, But it isnt at the zone line of a dungeon, waiting for weakened evac'ing groups to get slaughtered. Most people, are full mana, HP when they enter a city, So there would be less people crying foul, cause they wernt ready for combat. Sneaky lil rouges could pickpocket careless tourists, while there shopping the various wares of local town merchants.

But the more content created for this server, means the better the server will be . NE way , just food for thought i guess:)

I can donate space
 

on my box here.

Dual 1GHZ p3 :twisted:
1Gb Ram
Static DSL

I just need to get a new case for it, I'm having heat issues right now in it's rackmount case.

Sure, I'm up for it if needed.. I can host a few zones

AMD 1200 Mhz
762 Mb RAM
T-10 Mbs LAN connected straight to the backbone (about 700-750 kB/sec)

Re: Server
 

Looks like there may be a use for my dinosaur LOL

Don't know how much good for zone server running but I'd gladly set up my Dual PII 400 1gig ram mounted in a walker for it.


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I say, "Deliver me from Swedish Furniture"

I have a 1.1 GHz 256 mb Ram with 20 gig hard drive which could run maybe the world or 1 or 2 zones, since 99.9% of the time it will be idle. I am getting a new laptop though that I may host from on occasion, 1024 MB Corsair ram, 3.06 GHZ with Hyper Threading, 120 Gig 5400 RPM hard drive with 2mb cache, 128 mb ATI Radeon 9800 Pro video card. So fourth.

Well hell...
 

Lets stop talking about it and do it... I'm a man of action... :twisted:

Send me a mail, ultra@imook.net or meet me on the EQEMu chatserver, and we'll start talk'n about how we can do this.

-Ultra
http://www.imook.net/

Server
 

Running a p3 500 with 256 megs of ram.... Pretty soon, this is gonna be a full time server, so i'll happily pitch in.

Also, as long as im at school, i'll have a 100 megabit connection, I think that should be ok. During the summer though, It's gonna only be on DSL =(

Let's get this thing started already... lol (And to those of you who *don't* want this to be a legit server, go play something like Forever Hacking (No offense, personally, i think that once in a while, FH makes for a great time). But truthfully, it's absolutely NO fun when Everyone on the server is level 65, and weilding all the uber armor/gear that can be summoned... It's just not fun.... There's no challenge... No Skill.) =P

Just my 2cp on that btw.

What the hell is a t-10?

A T10? A 10 mbs ethernet connection. I'm on a LAN at home with my ISP and Internet backbone.

Theres no such thing as a T-10, its a T1 and a T3, then oc3 oc12 etc.

You're thinking 10baseT, buddy.

T1, T3, OC are different.

oops, yes, I'm thinking Tbase10, yeah. Sorry =)

o.0
 

Hey, we're moving off topic! :-\ Lets make a damn megaserver, and stop talking about it... And just -do- it...

I'm ready and willing to dedicate my time to this project... So anyone actualy wanting to get this thing off the ground, for the love of god, just email me...


-Ultra

Is it going to be like EQlive? where we can have huge raids?

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It isn't going to be like anything, if no one wants to help, Or stop being lazy and do something to get this done...

I have a computer that I can dedicate to the cause.

I'm going to do some reading on the subject and see if I can get a database shared between a couple of my computers. If anyone is taking names for this project, you can add me to the list. You can reach me at my email address or through AIM.

not to shoot you down, but you have to deal with the databases in a strange manner whilst connecting the "mega" server. My ideas for it would be to have one computer host the db, have the others connect to that computer to send the data back and forth, and there will be data... believe me...
From there... i honestly wouldnt connect many many computers together, i would find maybe four people with great connections, and have have one host velius, kunark, faydwer, and antonica. Antonica and kunark will obviously need the higher powered servers. I would kind of pull off a guildwar theme as well, to try to isolate the people to a shorter area, this way there is actually some interaction between PC's... (player characters). I honestly would host a special server, that wasnt like normal eq. Pull off something to change around zone points, but make it so you have to type in... /zone to actually zone (something the WintersRoar server made effective) This way you have more freedom to do what you wish with the server. You could host just antonica, yet set up the zone lines to have all of the PoP connected up so you can zone in.
Also keep in mind that the three top servers have pretty dedicated people. Guildwars, Krushers, and Forever Hacking. I only manage to check this thing once every few months to see how things are going with some old buddies. And i turn it on to see that GuildWars has hit 100 people on the server, unless you plan to be able to that, or come up with a better storyline... im just not sure as to how many dedicated players you will have.

./sigh...

Why did i quit everquest?......... because i wanted my life back..... and i tell you all, life is very good indeed. You would be suprised how many more friends you get... when you dont spend all of your time talking with the only 4 people you know who play eq... and when you are doing things.. thinking about eq...
I beat eq... i gave up my crack addiction, and now i laugh about it when i go into eb and talk to the workers... its a good laugh... i beat their 13$ a month system.... those bastids...

Daniel D~
DannMann99@aol.com
DannMann05 @ AIM
Vash-The-Nuku-Nuku @ IRC

Winter's Roar doesn't use this system anymore as Wiz has made true zonepoints work like he wants to.

Hosting and Mobs/NPC's
 

I'm running a 2.53 ghz with 512mb ram and a cable connection :wink: . I could host most of the time, although sometimes, my part would probably have to come down. Also, would all the mobs and NPC's be exactly the same? I could help populate the world as well if I end up unable to be part of the ' Megaserver. ' :D

I wouldn't mind helping out with this idea either - would make a great server where GMs can run free and skip through the daisy's....ermmm.....wrong drean :) but i think it would be great for me to help - i have a 62 rogue atm and been to almost all the zones a 62 can get access to and have dragged corpses in all of the zones i have been in - so i think i know my way around. i also been to cshome in eqemu and such.