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What sort of game engine does TMW run off of ?

what is recommended for creating TMW maps and sprites ?

Can I link servers up with TMW servers ?

Can I use my personal server to host new maps that can be seamlessly
inter graded with TMW servers?

What programs are recommended for the C# and C++ portion of the game?

What software is used for TMW servers?

Thanks

What sort of game engine does TMW run off of ?

The current server runs on eAthena, a Ragnarok Online private server software. The TMW client and the new TMW server are programmed from scratch.

what is recommended for creating TMW maps and sprites ?

Regarding maps: http://wiki.themanaworld.org/index.php/Mapping_Tutorial

Regarding sprites: You can use any graphic program that supports the PNG format. I use GIMP but it is really a matter of personal preference.

Can I link servers up with TMW servers ? Can I use my personal server to host new maps that can be seamlessly inter graded with TMW servers?

Both the old and the new server allow to distribute the game world on multiple gameservers at separated physical locations. But I doubt that Platyna (our server admin) would allow this.

What programs are recommended for the C# and C++ portion of the game?

We don't use C#. But our C++ code is written to be as portable as possible. So it is possible to use any development environment you like. When you are using Windows I would recommend you to use Code::Blocks with MinGW as compiler. But this is again a personal preference.



BTW: I would appreciate when you would use more descriptive topic titles. "Help me please" and " Programer Question" can mean anything. When someone reads the subject line of your topics the person should immediately know what the topic is about.