[Emulator/C++] Emulating Darkorbit Classic [WIP]

Hi everyone,

I've been developing an emulator the classic version of DarkOrbit (before the new client) for around a year now.

The Emulator will be precisely emulating the 2008/2009 era.

I won't bore you with the details on why I decided to emulate the classic version; so I will skip straight to the technical details of the emulator.

Note; Thread is still in progress and emulator is not released yet till main core gameplay is coded.

Source code:
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Technical Details

The Daemon Emulator is coded in C++17. Using the following libraries:

• MYSQL C v5.6
• Boost v6.6
• OpenSSL v1.1
• SFMT v1 (Customised)

Networking
- Using Boost ASIO with the capability of asynchronous operations.

Database
- Using MYSQL C - Using own wrapper class which supports synchronous/asynchronous queries.

Logger
- Using own Logger class which supports the standard logging configurations: INFO, WARNING, ERROR, VERBOSE, ASSERT.
- Logs to terminal console or/and file.
- Thread Safe.

Configuration File
- Using own configuration.
- Thread Safe

Thread Pooling
- Using own Thread Pooling class.
- Optimises existing running threads and their tasks; pushes/pops tasks to other threads depending on performance on said thread.
- Thread Pooling launches x amount of threads as default depending on your machine specifications (can be changed through configuration).
- Threads are split into types:
*Inclusive: Runs multiple tasks.
*Exclusive: Only runs one task.
*Critical: Launch new task on new thread ignoring hardware concurrency.

Design Flow

• Maps:- Maps are separated into zones handled by a zone manager; zones can be multi-threaded for example; running 3 threads will designate 9 maps per zone - You can set this in the configuration option. Also maps are split into grids, each grid is independent and is dynamic (does not update if no there is no activity).
• Packets:- Packets are split into three different stages: Player Thread, World Thread and Map Thread. This ensures thread safety, and off-loading the balance between the threads; for example a non-handled packet would be processed on player thread (first thread which comes in contact with the packet).
• TOOD; More.

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Progress

Strike = Completed.

Login into world
Movement System
Attacking System
Kill Credit
Surrounding Objects System
Interactive Events (Stations/Portals)
NPCS spawned in world
Cargo
Drones
Galaxy Gates
Team Death Match
SpaceBall

and more which will be added soon.

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ScreenShots

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Any questions do not hesitate to ask!

Seems nice in the first look, maybe we will have a second 2008/09 server soon as competition with Spaceage, keep going with your project. :)

Regards,
Eatforyou

Finally someone with knowledge here once again. As @[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] said above, first impression: Looks all nice; Wishing you good luck and have fun while creating your server.

~ Heizer

Open source is cool but by making this public you will create a cancer of toxic noob-made-privateservers, there's already enough of those here :feelsbadman:

Nice! I want to play it and feel like 12 years ago...

Nice project ! :D

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Originally Posted by gueuledange Open source is cool but by making this public you will create a cancer of toxic noob-made-privateservers, there's already enough of those here :feelsbadman:

yea thats the sad thing here. you cant release free stuff/sources.
someone is trying to make money out of it.

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Originally Posted by gueuledange Open source is cool but by making this public you will create a cancer of toxic noob-made-privateservers, there's already enough of those here :feelsbadman:

I hope not. My intention is to not create a server for my self, but should someone does use the emulator, hopefully they keep the credits !

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Originally Posted by PNTX yea thats the sad thing here. you cant release free stuff/sources. someone is trying to make money out of it.

License it properly and sue them if they violate the license.

This is still being worked on.

Currently working on the CMS.

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Originally Posted by Exenu This is still being worked on. Currently working on the CMS. [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]

link dead:в замешательстве:

Why so many namespaces, so many globals, and singletons?

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Originally Posted by matiasmunk Why so many namespaces, so many globals, and singletons?

Namespaces are a good standard to section your code, and also a great way to offer usability.

The core and game are separated from each other, as I use the core for my other emulator for other games.

Singletons are a great way to store important data which needs to be accessed throughout the code base, especially keeping track of all players and events.

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Originally Posted by Exenu Namespaces are a good standard to section your code, and also a great way to offer usability. The core and game are separated from each other, as I use the core for my other emulator for other games. Singletons are a great way to store important data which needs to be accessed throughout the code base, especially keeping track of all players and events.

Singletons are a bad idea, plain and simple. I've never had fun when working with a codebase that uses them and I have never found a good reason for using them myself. It's not hard to create a single instance and manage its lifetime manually.

Any update on this project ?