Star Wars Galaxies Emulator Test Server Hits Alpha

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Posted by timothy on Monday June 26, 2006 @03:32PM from the star-systems-through-slippery-fingers dept.

CoffeeHedake writes "The SWGEMU (Star Wars Galaxies Emulator) Team has successfully run their first Alpha stage test of a reverse-engineered version of Sony Online Entertainment's Star Wars Galaxies server software. An announcement was made on the SWGEMU bulletin boards that something special would be shown in their IRC channel at 12:00AM EST Today. A hosted video montage of the successfully connecting the SWG client to an emulated server, loading a character, zoning from one area to another, and other huge leaps were shown in the clip." Read on for more information, including links to the video clip.

CoffeeHedake provides a pointer to the forum and current announcement, and links to the video at several mirrors:

CoffeeHedake continues "This all comes after much very bad press for SOE, after completely changing the game mechanics of Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided. The game has had a rocky history, with nerfs and bugs abounding, but the latest 'NGE' or New Game Enhancement patches have led to the detrimental decline in player population. SWGEMU was formed with the hopes of allowing players to 'roll back' their experiences to a Pre-'Combat Upgrade' state of the game, months before the ill-fated NGE was implemented."

"The SWGEMU will allow private, emulated game servers to be run by anyone with the hardware and bandwidth to support the load, possibly allowing customized environments, and game mechanics, as well as a 'dungeon master' control of the server, possibly even over a LAN."

"News has spread, even throughout the Sony Online Entertainment forums of SWGEMU's latest success. No word from Sony, as of yet."

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In other news... (Score:4, Funny)

by gasmonso ( 929871 ) writes: on Monday June 26, 2006 @03:35PM (#15607859) Homepage

Sony files lawsuit in 3..2..1..
http://religiousfreaks.com/ [religiousfreaks.com]

That's great news! (Score:4, Funny)

by grasshoppa ( 657393 ) writes: on Monday June 26, 2006 @03:36PM (#15607860) Homepage

For the two people that still have the client installed!

As Chris Rock said it best... (Score:3, Funny)

by Lisandro ( 799651 ) writes: on Monday June 26, 2006 @03:37PM (#15607872)

...i think George Lucas's gonna sue somebody! [imdb.com]

Sick 'em Sony... (Score:5, Funny)

by PixelPirate ( 984935 ) writes: on Monday June 26, 2006 @03:42PM (#15607913)

When I read that title, all I could see was eight well dressed lawyers also wearing the garb of the village people dancing to the tune of YMCA, but instead shouting "DCMA!" "I make use of the DCMA!"

Let's Just Say The Obvious... (Score:5, Funny)

by __aaclcg7560 ( 824291 ) writes: on Monday June 26, 2006 @03:47PM (#15607952)

May the Emulator be with you!

Unless Sony's legal department shows up with the police, then you may want to ditch the Emulator instead.

The Rebellion needs to hide the plans!!! (Score:3, Funny)

by Fei_Id ( 937827 ) writes: on Monday June 26, 2006 @04:07PM (#15608115)

Its just like Ep 4 ANH. Lucas is the Emperor and Sony is Darth Vader. Ironic and funny that the shoes on the other foot now.

If Sony comes after them... (Score:5, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Monday June 26, 2006 @04:07PM (#15608118)

*Waves hand*

These aren't the emulated servers you're looking for.

Yoda says.. (Score:5, Funny)

by saboola ( 655522 ) writes: on Monday June 26, 2006 @04:09PM (#15608129)

Allowed by lawyers, this will not be.

In other news.. (Score:5, Funny)

by BlackCobra43 ( 596714 ) writes: on Monday June 26, 2006 @04:09PM (#15608131)

The lead programmer for the SWGEMU (Star Wars Galaxies Emulator) Team was found dead in his home today. Coronary exams reveal that he died of acute and forceful asphyixiation but no sign of breaking and entering was found. Police were baffled but after an anonymous tip from a young moisture farmer they are now on the lookout for a man in black who is said to breathe very loudly.

Re:Oh dear god... (Score:5, Funny)

by Tim C ( 15259 ) writes: on Monday June 26, 2006 @04:11PM (#15608160)

They're going to combine to form some sort of mega-legal-robo-proctologist, and they're not going to stop until they get to the back of the SWGEMU team's teeth.

Oh dear God indeed - my mind's eye! That's an image I *really* didn't need!

Ok, seriously (Score:5, Funny)

by rob1980 ( 941751 ) writes: on Monday June 26, 2006 @04:21PM (#15608234)

Reverse engineering a SWG server is like staring at someone's poop to guess what they had for dinner.

Re:Yoda says.. (Score:5, Funny)

by oahazmatt ( 868057 ) writes: on Monday June 26, 2006 @04:26PM (#15608270) Journal

Allowed by lawyers, this will not be.
Y'know, I was gonna comment on your phrasing and sentence structure, but it suddenly dawned on me that if I'm arguing the semantics of Yoda-speak, it's time to go outside for a little bit.

*this is not the post you're looking for*

It took them this long because... (Score:4, Funny)

by Prototerm ( 762512 ) writes: on Monday June 26, 2006 @04:36PM (#15608347)

It took them this long to get it to Alpha because they couldn't figure out how to implement the Sony root kit inside the original (joke, joke).

Re:Yoda says.. (Score:2, Funny)

by Verminator ( 559609 ) writes: on Monday June 26, 2006 @04:48PM (#15608428)

... it's time to go outside for a little bit.

BLASPHEMY! Good God, man!

The radiation! The solar radiation!

Good time for Sony to make nice (Score:3, Funny)

by SlappyBastard ( 961143 ) writes: on Monday June 26, 2006 @04:59PM (#15608529) Homepage

After all their pissing consumers off, this would be an ideal time to make nice and put a foot forward to explore user-run servers as a wave of new interest, rather than an assault upon their business model.

Re:The Rebellion needs to hide the plans!!! (Score:3, Funny)

by TheRealFixer ( 552803 ) writes: on Monday June 26, 2006 @05:34PM (#15608823)

Vader grabs developer by his neck

Vader: Where is the source code you wrote?

Vader lifts him off his feet

Vader: What have you done with those binaries?

Re:The Rebellion needs to hide the plans!!! (Score:2, Funny)

by Aidski ( 875851 ) writes: on Monday June 26, 2006 @08:09PM (#15609687)

"crimes against humanity"

Have you played SWG?

Re:Let's Just Say The Obvious... (Score:4, Funny)

by __aaclcg7560 ( 824291 ) writes: on Monday June 26, 2006 @09:19PM (#15609964)

That's Old Ben's style. I prefer Han Solo's style: when the authorities show up, ditch the cargo. :P

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In other news... (Score:4, Funny)

That's great news! (Score:4, Funny)

As Chris Rock said it best... (Score:3, Funny)

Sick 'em Sony... (Score:5, Funny)

Let's Just Say The Obvious... (Score:5, Funny)

The Rebellion needs to hide the plans!!! (Score:3, Funny)

If Sony comes after them... (Score:5, Funny)

Yoda says.. (Score:5, Funny)

In other news.. (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Oh dear god... (Score:5, Funny)

Ok, seriously (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Yoda says.. (Score:5, Funny)

It took them this long because... (Score:4, Funny)

Re:Yoda says.. (Score:2, Funny)

Good time for Sony to make nice (Score:3, Funny)

Re:The Rebellion needs to hide the plans!!! (Score:3, Funny)

Re:The Rebellion needs to hide the plans!!! (Score:2, Funny)

Re:Let's Just Say The Obvious... (Score:4, Funny)

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