[WIP] MSC++ Client

[matiasmunk]

MSC++​

Aiming for an open-source MapleStory client in C++​

MSC++ aims to deliver a functional MapleStory client that can be run with a server on side.
The project is no where near done and I haven't even gotten core engine features done yet, but they will come n the following weeks.
Though I can't promise what the future of this project looks like, I can say I am really really motivated.

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Info
C++/Cross-Platform
I will be working completely around wx/nx files, and I will be working with .png files instead.
The reason for this is that there is no need to work with packed game files when the project itself is open-source.

Current Features
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GitHub Repository

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[Fraysa]

1. This should be inside the Development forum.
2. Seen way too many projects of this kind in my time here, I wouldn't be surprised if it died (no offense, it's hard af). Good luck though.

 

[matiasmunk]

Yes of course, my bad.
Can I please have a moderator move this topic to the right board? Would be appreciated.

Thank you.

 

[Fraysa]

Also, do you plan on hosting this project on Git or something so we can view your progress or even allow people to contribute?

 

[matiasmunk]

Yes I plan to host the project on an SVN repo, as soon as core features are in place.

 

[matiasmunk]

After a few hours of working the foundation of the engine, I have setup the git repo.
Link can be found in main thread.

Edit:
Any help acquiring and organizing game files in .png format is extremely appreciated.

 

[Fraysa]

After a few hours of working the foundation of the engine, I have setup the git repo.
Link can be found in main thread.

Edit:
Any help acquiring and organizing game files in .png format is extremely appreciated.

You can use HaRepacker to extract all nodes in a WZ file to an image format easily.

 

[mchronos]

excuse me sir why you are loading form PNG if you are gonna read from NX or WZ?

 

[Fraysa]

excuse me sir why you are loading form PNG if you are gonna read from NX or WZ?

I think he meant he will not be using NX or WZ (packed format) as this is open source and there's no need to pack the files.

 

[mchronos]

ok but whit that everyone its gonna get problems because they are unpacking and extracting the files

 

[Eric]

I think he meant he will not be using NX or WZ (packed format) as this is open source and there's no need to pack the files.

He can always go Nexon's route and use raw IMG data loading . However, when it comes to all the nodes stored and info he needs, I don't see him storing said info in a png format. He'd need to use NX or some kind of file format (bin, xml, json, something) that can parse all the information because the client heavily depends on it. Which, if he uses any of those he can store base64 data and reconstruct the image; not sure exactly why storing millions of PNG files is a better route exactly..

Anywho, I wish you luck on this project. You can probably take from reference SYJourney's client (the previous C++ MS Client Project that ended up dying, sadly). Implementing the entire client-end of the game in my opinion shouldn't be harder than the server-end because the server requires much more stuff to be manually handled, while the client handles everything from game files. I'd suggest looking into Nexon's leaked files for information and formulas if you're going for being closely identical to theirs but open-source.

 

[matiasmunk]

The reason for not packing game files and choosing png's instead, is so that people can quickly edit graphics. In the end, they could end up possibly replacing all original graphics with custom graphics, making this an entirely different game based upon MapleStory, which means it will be 100% legal at that point.
Stored info for items and such will go in XML or Json for easy editing.

Thank you for replies, slowly progressing towards game screen.

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ok but whit that everyone its gonna get problems because they are unpacking and extracting the files

Not really, as I will include game files along with the source code. This means, nobody has to touch anything related to the official maple client.