The Shot Heard Around Paragon City - SCORE Public Release

[Azrael]

To Ironwolf, et al, I say...Bonne Chance. 

To other CoH fans, we may be closer to getting the game back than we've ever been...even excluding the news about the secret emulator.

I have here a film released by SEGs just a week ago.  It shows a character flying about through their world...and reveals mobs spawning on all of their maps.  In my opinion, they are just an eyelash away from having a functioning street-sweeping game.  All that is needed is functioning AI and combat system.

In addition, it would not surprise me if the admin who gave the server code to Leando also gave it to others. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlFCcANj6u4

Yes.  Saw that video.  Tantalising.

Good to see the 'actors' in place. ;)

It's now a case of 'when' the game comes back.

Not if.

That burden no longer falls on one person, one group...

...and THAT is good news.

Azrael.

[Azrael]

Maybe....but maybe not.  NC may think "Aw chit...the cat is out of the bag, and the code is being destributed endlessly across the internet.  Fighting this isn't worth the trouble anymore."  Maybe.  The whole thing is balanced on the edge of a knife...

Yes.  We'll have to see.

But if NC Soft are going to 'take down' Iron Wolf. 

Let them try.

I don't fancy their chances.  ;)

Azrael.

[Azrael]

I am no lawyer, with that said, I think as long as its donations and not subs. Should be fine. This is going by board games such as Kickstarter. Ip owners shouldn't care as long as its not making money.

I think that's the bit that got Nostralious for Private WoW.

They were doing fine (only 1 million players at peak...) who were playing Vanilla.

But then, not entirely sure, money started exchanging hands for 'some things' and THEN Blizzard went after them...

But.  It brought Blizzard to the table...  And Vanilla wow is now 'a thing.'

Azrael.

[kiario]

The code is apparently out. Red on reddit that npc and mission data could be out tomorrow if i understood correctly.
Now someone had to write a guide how to start the game for solo play :)

[Ironwolf]

I know what I am doing tonight............

[Tahquitz]

And Red Light!

Green light.  Titan Network will not host or hold links to downloads like this.  Ever. 

Carry on.

[Nightmarer]

Whoah, seems everybody is downloading the code and setting up a solo server right now   8)

[nicoliy]

Whoah, seems everybody is downloading the code and setting up a solo server right now   8)

if only it was that easy. From everything I've read/heard you can't even do that on a general windows home pc. Maybe there's ways to do it single player or lan based, but that's way above anything I'd know. I'd have to be given crystal clear instructions to figure that out.

[Kyriani]

Whoah, seems everybody is downloading the code and setting up a solo server right now   8)

I took a look at the files. I have a feeling its going to be at least a few months before we're actually playing anything.

I keep seeing people saying the hardware Leandro mentioned isn't necessary or that the costs shouldn't be as high as he said they were, but at the end of the day he seems to be the person with actual hands on experience with it. I hope the people claiming they can get a server up and running for us can actually do it as quickly and affordably as they claim, but its hard to get my hopes up that it will really happen any time soon.

I plan on keeping my expectations low so that I can be pleasantly surprised if someone really does pull it off quickly.

[Tahquitz]

https://massivelyop.com/2019/04/18/the-city-of-heroes-private-server-team-has-released-its-code-to-the-world-but-not-the-characters/

They released the server code, minus all missions and content.  Even if you get it running, it's as blank as Paragon Chat.

[RGladden]

Man...events are moving fast.   :)

[therain93]

Massively's latest

https://massivelyop.com/2019/04/18/whats-going-on-with-city-of-heroes-now-this-game-is-a-unicorn/

If folks haven't figured it out by now,  City of Heroes is to massively what Princess Diana on the cover page is to Time magazine. Gotta milk that cow....

[Tubbius]

Logging in to Paragon Chat for five minutes to get a final screen shot of Waddle the Penguin holding a torch left me emotionally gutted.

If this does indeed go live again at some point. . . Whoa.  :-)

[RGladden]

https://massivelyop.com/2019/04/18/the-city-of-heroes-private-server-team-has-released-its-code-to-the-world-but-not-the-characters/

They released the server code, minus all missions and content.  Even if you get it running, it's as blank as Paragon Chat.

Undoubtedly....but I'd bet it won't be blank for long.

[therain93]

https://massivelyop.com/2019/04/18/the-city-of-heroes-private-server-team-has-released-its-code-to-the-world-but-not-the-characters/

They released the server code, minus all missions and content.  Even if you get it running, it's as blank as Paragon Chat.

Because that stuff belongs to ncsoft....

[RGladden]

I'd also bet that missions and content will be released shortly.... :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :)

[therain93]

I've already mentioned it. 

Has something to do with healing your wounds.

It's a brighter future than we've had, I recommend embracing it.

Because that rift? You embrace that? Thanos.

Amen.

[Ultimate15]

I can't believe all of this is happening.

[RGladden]

I can't believe all of this is happening.

I know what you mean.  For six years nothing....and then...all of a sudden...BOOM!

[weenus]

I truly did not believe we could go from the lows that we were seeing on Monday to the collaborative effort that we're seeing now, and the positivity. I do owe an apology to the people who called out my cynicism in the last couple of days, I didn't give this community the credit for being capable of the progress that I've seen so many other community fail on over the years of online gaming. I look forward to seeing where everything goes in the coming months.