Melia is an open-source MMORPG server, developed as a collaborative affort of programmers from all around the world. We're aiming to create a server software that provides a stable and extensible platform for users to build their own projects on top of, while giving developers the oppurtunity to learn and hone their skills in a familar environment.
This project is very explicilty not about playing a game or competing with any services provided by game developers or publishers, and we don't endorse such actions. We're here to learn and create, not to steal or destroy.
Melia does not have a client of its own at this time. Instead, it's designed to be network compatible with the latest client of the international version of ToS, which is freely available on Steam.
Melia has been in semi-active development for several years, and is being worked on more or less depending on the time and motivation of the available developers. The server is functional and provides many of the typical features you would expect from an online RPG, but there's still a way to go before we'd call it truly playable.
Specifically, some of the major features that are working are as follows:
- Characters (creation, deletion, etc.)
- Inventory (managing items, equipping, etc.)
- Chat
- Stats
- Skills
- Distrbution of skill points
- Basic and experimental combat, incl. monster AI
- Basic and experimental support for select skills
- NPC dialogues and shops
- Monster spawns
- Quests
Melia is being developed in C# (.NET 8+) and uses a MySQL database for its storage. As such, to use Melia you will need the following:
- The .NET SDK (8+)
- A MySQL-compatible database server (MariaDB 10+ recommended)
On an up-to-date Windows system, the SDK will already be included, so you only need to install a MySQL-compatible server. On Linux and macOS, you will need to install the SDK as well.
For more detailed instructions, please wait patiently while we give our documentation a much-needed overhaul. It's only a matter of time.
- Compile Melia
- Run
sql/main.sqlto setup the database - Copy
system/conf/database.conftouser/conf/, adjust the necessary values and remove the rest.
Afterwards, you should be able to start Melia via the provided scripts or directly from the bin directories. If not, or if you need a more detailed guide, head over to our forum, the chat, or the wiki.
Check the file CONTRIBUTING.md for instructions on how you may contribute.