It seems to me that, were this to stand, EQEmu would have to immediately divorce itself from anything SOE...at the very least the content and client, and possibly the protocol as well. With a mature OpenEQ client going to a different protocol would be pretty easy (and probably desirable anyway), but content would be the hardest nut to crack. We're at the point where we can create original zones at will (and I could switch OpenZone to a different export file format in a few days if necessary), so it comes down to mob models and textures. The appeals process will take months but I see no reason not to prepare for the worst anyway. I've wanted to make OpenZone capable of letting people design mob skeletons for a while now, and I think i understand enough of what skeleton animation is all about to start to take a stab at it. If we want a different file format for OpenEQ, however, this might be a good time to start designing one.
I should also point out that the two letters "EQ" should probably go away from anything we do...which is exactly the reason why I called OZ "OpenZone"...to keep it generic.
Thoughts?
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