MapleStory EMU

Hello! Im gonna try taking part in these forums now, for my Server Project... I usually like to do things by myself without a whole group of people, but I need a little help. I know your gonna tell me I need to learn all the languages and things like that, but I learn fast, and thats not the problem. The problem is where do i start in making an EMU for a game like Maple? Edit the MS exe in Olly im guessing so that it doesnt connect to their server? Im just guessing, but I need pro advice... Please help me figure out the steps in what I need to do to make my own server...

To make an emulator you need to program everything from the scratch.

Editing client-side will be your last and easiest step.

What about packet sniffing? What exactly is that? OdinMS definatly did not hardcode every thing.

Well if they didn't code it themselves then it's not an emulator by name.

Well its pointless to start now really... (some one is releasing the files soon I think) Thanks for the help!