New p99 server and possible future plans

[Lhancelot]

Just to consolidate what some of the admin stated in a post, regarding the future of p99, and the possibilities that lie ahead;

Originally Posted by nilbog [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I can't give you an ETA, but I can add some information.

Since Kunark development, we have used a rule-based system when developing content and code. What this means is the work needed to add/remove timeline features only has to be done once, and a rule applied for the era.

For example, when a server is released (original eq launch date: march 1999), rubicite and manastones should drop until ~October 1999. When a new server is launched, all that is necessary is to set the correct era rules. The era switches allow us to apply rules to spawns, loottables, items, spells, doors, tradeskills, etc so they may be enabled/disabled without even a patch.

It has been, and still is the plan to release a timeline correct server a certain amount of time after Velious is complete. Velious still lacks 2 zones; Stonebrunt and Chardok revamp. There are patches between and after those times which need to be developed.

Originally Posted by Llandris [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

To add to nilbogs post, this project is ran entirely on volunteer hours (sorry to state the obvious). Things may not move at an accelerated pace, but they are getting done. After all RL obligations are out of the way, we sit down and spend hundreds of hours dedicated to this game. If you would like to contribute (Dev or CSR), please put in an app and it will be reviewed.

Originally Posted by nilbog [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

There are options which haven't been fully discussed. One option is as you said, once the new server reached the end of Velious, merge those characters back into the original existing p99 server. At that point, start a new one. i.e. Recycle

There will be announcements when those decisions are made.

I just thought it would be convenient to post what Nilbog and Llandris have recently written in a post, so people can easily find this information since it's often questioned and wondered about.

*Thanks to Nilbog and Llandris for shining some light on what could happen sometime in the future regarding p99.