$ connect play.project-arise.com alpha-2 retail client
handshake ok world load ok bits left unread 0
$ tail -1 news.log →
When the Alpha-2 servers shut down, the client was left with nothing to talk to. Project: Arise reimplements the network layer so the retail client can connect, create a character and walk into the world again.
A C++ server that speaks the client's Unreal network protocol. Not a full game server, and it says so.
Every byte is checked against the traffic the client exchanged with the original servers.
No game assets are shared, no Intrepid service is touched. You need your own Alpha-2 install.
$ 1Install your own copy of the Ashes of Creation Alpha-2 client.
$ 2Download it below. It starts the server and the client together.
$ 3Press one button, create a character, enter the world.
client logs in and loads the world
character creation and appearance
nodes on the map, node levels
gathering and rare spawns
crafting stations, crafting, xp
mayor buildings and processing jobs
connection timeout handling
skill-tree loadout
accounts and login
several players on one server
town npcs
crates
notice boards
Questions, bug reports, testers wanted. This is where the project talks.
join the server →Creation of Ashes shared 221 packet captures from the original servers. Studying them is how this server learned what the client expects.
read the thanks →