Where is the source code? How do people modify / customize private servers?

[Falaky]

Hey everyone. I don't make private servers, I just want to tinker and play around locally. I am a software engineer working with C++ professionally. Every google search I did says the game is written in C++, but all the private server topics on here that have assets listed have no C++ code whatsoever and seems to have just one build of the game that you can use to deploy and get a server up and running, but I don't see how you'd add custom quests or events or anything like that without the source code?

I was hoping someone could help shed some light onto that, as I am very interested in playing around with the source code and trying some fun stuff locally.

Thanks!

[SubZero**]

There is no source code
We are reversing the org modules

[romio100]

there is no official C++ source code available for the original silkroad server.

most private servers use compiled server binaries and customize them through reverse engineering, binary patching, DLL hooks, database edits, configuration files, and packet manipulation.

tools like

IDA/Ghidra/x64dbg

are commonly used to understand the server logic. quests, events, items, rates, etc. can then be implemented by modifying the database/configuration or hooking/patching the relevant server functions.

so basically private server development is usually reverse engineering + binary modification, not compiling the original C++ source.

[NyanrsaA]

Originally Posted by Falaky

Hey everyone. I don't make private servers, I just want to tinker and play around locally. I am a software engineer working with C++ professionally. Every google search I did says the game is written in C++, but all the private server topics on here that have assets listed have no C++ code whatsoever and seems to have just one build of the game that you can use to deploy and get a server up and running, but I don't see how you'd add custom quests or events or anything like that without the source code?

I was hoping someone could help shed some light onto that, as I am very interested in playing around with the source code and trying some fun stuff locally.

Thanks!

There’s no source code for the original binaries. Most people in the community reverse engineer the classes and use them as needed. However, some people are rewriting the game from scratch using different engines, so they have the source code but only for their own versions.

[B1Q]

try something revolutionary like that Jadeway silkroad web client & emulator server

EDIT: Someone released it yesterday. I just noticed.