Questions

Richardo · #1 07-09-2008, 05:42 PM

Scorpious is right, however... There's ways around it. Require server ops to distribute their own version of the client that is not opensource. For example:

I run server (REVENGE OF AOREKAEPROKROTHERIOAS [PVP]).

My RoA compiled client will have a special ID (that cannot be changed considering it's in the binaries). The server will check the ID and if it does not match what I have specified, it will not connect. And there you go...

LordRathgil · #2 07-09-2008, 05:45 PM

still wont stop people from cheating the source of the eq client has never gotten out and look at macroquest heck look at eqemu. The point here is thatif people want to cheat they will find away whether they have the source or not.

LordRathgil · #3 07-09-2008, 05:49 PM

however richardos idea is a good one like for instance i had planned on adding encryption specific to my server into it. but the thing is like i said without the source all it is is another eq client just not from soe if people cant truly customize it theres no point to using it over the eq client

LordRathgil · #4 07-09-2008, 05:52 PM

And lets not forget that simple client wont work on a normal eqemu server it doesnt work with any of the base eq zones anyway so there is no real threat to the community as a whole anyway, therefore as such taking the chance of people cheating should be left to the server ops taht use the software not to other people imo

Richardo · #5 07-09-2008, 07:01 PM

Well, that was actually my whole point. Using SC as the main client rather than using EQ at all.

LordRathgil · #6 07-09-2008, 07:03 PM

well yeah but thats really far down the road ya know, as it is now its not that popular but i think atleast it should be available by request atleast for server ops even if its not a public release.

LordRathgil · #7 07-09-2008, 07:06 PM

what i mean to say is using SC as the main eqemu client and getting rid of the soe client support in the servers is a ways off i know id personally like to use it for my project now if i had the source to work with and tweak as needed for the project so its not just a custom eq server but a unique game in and of itself, not sure if others would like to do that but i know know that theres no way itd work on a server with a normal install of zones and stuff cause it cant even read soe files so they would need to remake all the zones in order to use it on a normal install of any version of the emu server db

along with all itejm models and icons spells and so forth or they wont be able to play

Richardo · #8 07-10-2008, 07:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LordRathgil

well yeah but thats really far down the road ya know, as it is now its not that popular but i think atleast it should be available by request atleast for server ops even if its not a public release.

As long as someone makes a good server and promotes it properly, it doesn't really matter.