RunUO
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RunUO is a project to create and maintain a freely available Microsoft .NET based Ultima Online
server. The goal of the RunUO Software Team is to provide software that is scalable and capable of recreating the EA Games server environment.
(a popular MMORPG). RunUO began as an aid in the client development process to simulate the actions of the Origin Systems
shard
s. A few months later, Ryan McAdams, now the project manager of RunUO, convinced Torkelson to concentrate more on creating a new Ultima Online server emulator.
McAdams already had experience in maintaining websites and communities from past emulation ventures. On September 25, 2002 the first release was made, RunUO Beta 1. During its beta phases, RunUO was released as a closed-source project. In less than three years and 40 betas (36 released to the public), RunUO 1.0.0 was released on February 3, 2005.
On June 15, 2006 a RunUO 2.0 release candidate was released, ushering in support for the latest game expansions and the new .NET 2.0 framework. That same day a public Subversion repository for RunUO was opened. This allows RunUO users to see the latest work being done on RunUO by the development team and submit their own patches to have features and fixes implemented in the main distribution.
On February 7, 2008 A second Release Candidate for RunUO 2.0 was released with more than 165 bugs fixed and features added.
On October 6, 2009 RunUO 2.0 Final was released, changes including over 100 SVN commits from 2.0 RC2, This also brings the first stable release of RunUO for Mono
for use on GNU/Linux, BSD and similar platforms.
), and is available for download from the RunUO.com website.
Retired members of the RunUO software team are: Bryan “Zippy” Pass , Jeffrey Boulanger , Benjamin Willard "Ravenal", and the mysterious entity known only as "krrios".
RunUO is not an approved third-party program, and using it with the Ultima Online client is a violation of the End User License Agreement (EULA.) Electronic Arts may revoke an account if they suspect the owner has used a non-approved third-party application. Account revocation does not affect the ability to connect to third-party shards.
Ultima Online
Ultima Online is a graphical massively multiplayer online role-playing game , released on September 24, 1997, by Origin Systems. It was instrumental to the development of the genre, and is still running today...
server. The goal of the RunUO Software Team is to provide software that is scalable and capable of recreating the EA Games server environment.
History
RunUO started as a hobby. During the early part of 2002, Zac Torkelson began writing his own client for Ultima OnlineUltima Online
Ultima Online is a graphical massively multiplayer online role-playing game , released on September 24, 1997, by Origin Systems. It was instrumental to the development of the genre, and is still running today...
(a popular MMORPG). RunUO began as an aid in the client development process to simulate the actions of the Origin Systems
Origin Systems
Origin Systems, Inc. was a computer game developer based in Austin, Texas that was active from 1983 to 2004...
shard
Shard
Shard may refer to:* Sherd, a piece of glass, pottery or stone, e.g. sea glass* Elytron, a forewing found on some insect species* Shard London Bridge, a supertall skyscraper under construction in London, UK...
s. A few months later, Ryan McAdams, now the project manager of RunUO, convinced Torkelson to concentrate more on creating a new Ultima Online server emulator.
McAdams already had experience in maintaining websites and communities from past emulation ventures. On September 25, 2002 the first release was made, RunUO Beta 1. During its beta phases, RunUO was released as a closed-source project. In less than three years and 40 betas (36 released to the public), RunUO 1.0.0 was released on February 3, 2005.
On June 15, 2006 a RunUO 2.0 release candidate was released, ushering in support for the latest game expansions and the new .NET 2.0 framework. That same day a public Subversion repository for RunUO was opened. This allows RunUO users to see the latest work being done on RunUO by the development team and submit their own patches to have features and fixes implemented in the main distribution.
On February 7, 2008 A second Release Candidate for RunUO 2.0 was released with more than 165 bugs fixed and features added.
On October 6, 2009 RunUO 2.0 Final was released, changes including over 100 SVN commits from 2.0 RC2, This also brings the first stable release of RunUO for Mono
Mono (software)
Mono, pronounced , is a free and open source project led by Xamarin to create an Ecma standard compliant .NET-compatible set of tools including, among others, a C# compiler and a Common Language Runtime....
for use on GNU/Linux, BSD and similar platforms.
Licensing
RunUO is licensed under the GNU General Public License (GPLGNU General Public License
The GNU General Public License is the most widely used free software license, originally written by Richard Stallman for the GNU Project....
), and is available for download from the RunUO.com website.
Developers
RunUO is developed and maintained by an open community of developers under the guidance of the RunUO Software Team. The current roster of developers includes: Andre Sayre “ASayre”, Mark Sturgill, "Xavier", Tracey AKA "Athena", and "Eos". The project is managed by Ryan McAdams and the website is designed and maintained by Nick "Zaroff" McCormack.Retired members of the RunUO software team are: Bryan “Zippy” Pass , Jeffrey Boulanger , Benjamin Willard "Ravenal", and the mysterious entity known only as "krrios".
EULA Violation
Please note disclaimer: Wikipedia does not give legal advice.RunUO is not an approved third-party program, and using it with the Ultima Online client is a violation of the End User License Agreement (EULA.) Electronic Arts may revoke an account if they suspect the owner has used a non-approved third-party application. Account revocation does not affect the ability to connect to third-party shards.
See also
- Ultima OnlineUltima OnlineUltima Online is a graphical massively multiplayer online role-playing game , released on September 24, 1997, by Origin Systems. It was instrumental to the development of the genre, and is still running today...
— the game that RunUO emulates. - Ultima Online Shard EmulationUltima Online shard emulationFans of Ultima Online have reverse engineered the game to produce server emulators of the original Electronic Arts servers. With the modern server-emulation software available today, it is possible to customize most aspects of the game and support large numbers of concurrent players on a single...
- Legality of MMORPG Server Emulation
- Mono development platformMono (software)Mono, pronounced , is a free and open source project led by Xamarin to create an Ecma standard compliant .NET-compatible set of tools including, among others, a C# compiler and a Common Language Runtime....
— Mono, the platform for running RunUO on LinuxLinuxLinux is a Unix-like computer operating system assembled under the model of free and open source software development and distribution. The defining component of any Linux system is the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released October 5, 1991 by Linus Torvalds...
. - .NET Framework.NET FrameworkThe .NET Framework is a software framework that runs primarily on Microsoft Windows. It includes a large library and supports several programming languages which allows language interoperability...
— the Microsoft .NET Framework, which RunUO uses.
External links
- RunUO.com — Forms the backbone of the RunUO emulator community and provides forums for discussion, support, and script submissions.