Dark sun online?

[Taweret]

Is there possibility?

[robomagon]

I imagine WarnerMedia probably owns it. If anyone still does.

[hunvagy2]

Even if by some dark magic anyone had the source code, it ran on AOL, which doesn't exist anymore as far as I'm aware. Sadly it's a similar situation as with the original NWN, though at least that one still works offline, not that it does you much good.

[robomagon]

Originally posted by hunvagy2:

Even if by some dark magic anyone had the source code, it ran on AOL, which doesn't exist anymore as far as I'm aware. Sadly it's a similar situation as with the original NWN, though at least that one still works offline, not that it does you much good.

There's a recreation of NWN for FRUA IIRC.

[hunvagy2]

Originally posted by robomagon:

Originally posted by hunvagy2:

Even if by some dark magic anyone had the source code, it ran on AOL, which doesn't exist anymore as far as I'm aware. Sadly it's a similar situation as with the original NWN, though at least that one still works offline, not that it does you much good.

There's a recreation of NWN for FRUA IIRC.

Yes, and there was a fan made recreation years ago, Unforgotten Lands I believe? But I can't find any trace of it anymore.

[robomagon]

Originally posted by hunvagy2:

Originally posted by robomagon:

There's a recreation of NWN for FRUA IIRC.

Yes, and there was a fan made recreation years ago, Unforgotten Lands I believe? But I can't find any trace of it anymore.

Don't know about that one, but the FRUA module can be found here. frua.rosedragon.org/
If you're looking for more games of the type, there's the IceBlink engine, and right here on Steam there's https://store.steampowered.com/app/576770
Although that one is 3.5e. OGL.

[Taweret]

Originally posted by robomagon:

I imagine WarnerMedia probably owns it. If anyone still does.

i always wondered how the game was like, since there wasnt any footage available, i'm pretty a fan of universe still own the original novels and pen and paper rpg.

[Myles]

I never got to play but I heard the game had major problems with hackers

[bonebrah]

PaulOfTheWest is reverse engineering the games to run them on GemRB (https://gemrb.org/) and attempting to revive DSO. Paul makes regular pushes to github on this project and I think some of the games are playable at this time. You can check out the discord here: https://discord.gg/gnZgqJPU

[𒆜Nurse☩With☩Wound𒆜]

.. one can hope we will see more in the world.. I was killing to play myself some ' spelljammer '.. then they suddenly announce thats the new e5 dnd revisit.. I also noticed that ALOT of the main downloads for the spelljammer game have been taken down.. even though its abandonware.. due to ' new IP OWNER request '.. so lets hope they are taking back the IP to make something new.. an maybe pick up Dark Sun.. an Ravenloft =)

[Taweret]

Originally posted by bonebrah:

PaulOfTheWest is reverse engineering the games to run them on GemRB (https://gemrb.org/) and attempting to revive DSO. Paul makes regular pushes to github on this project and I think some of the games are playable at this time. You can check out the discord here: https://discord.gg/gnZgqJPU

googled a bit and found this: https://web.archive.org/web/20200910225007/http://dso.paulofthewest.com/
looks like this remaster project of ds 1 and 2 and online is dead.

[robomagon]

Originally posted by Taweret:

Originally posted by bonebrah:

PaulOfTheWest is reverse engineering the games to run them on GemRB (https://gemrb.org/) and attempting to revive DSO. Paul makes regular pushes to github on this project and I think some of the games are playable at this time. You can check out the discord here: https://discord.gg/gnZgqJPU

googled a bit and found this: https://web.archive.org/web/20200910225007/http://dso.paulofthewest.com/
looks like this remaster project of ds 1 and 2 and online is dead.

The website may be gone, but the dev is still active on Discord and updating GitHub.

[Undying Zombie]

Originally.. There was going to be a "Dark Sun Online" with that exact title. It was planned on being a MMO. However a MMO that is the normal ( for the time ) isometric view. ( Top down )

When Everquest came out Dark Sun Online was completely scrapped. Due to the major enhancements and changes Everquest did when it comes to MMOs as well as overwhelmingly popular at said time it was.. They felt Dark Sun Online would not even do well enough to sustain itself little alone make a profit.

It was not a easy time for people who where working/making/operating MMOs at said time..

As a alpha tester for it.. While it was fun.. It had nothing on Everquest.. ( I also kinda seen it coming as I managed to get into the Beta for Everquest. Used to take part in a LOT of alpha and/or beta tests for a LOT of different games. ) Sadly for it and fans of the series anyway..

I sadly do not think we will be seeing a Dark Sun online/MMO. Would love to see one but I just.. Really do not see it happening. At least anytime soon that is.

*EDIT*
Oh and yes there are other MMO projects that got dropped when Everquest got released. People got really intimidated by how well it did and the fact that it was much different, and much improved over the other MMOs of its time. ( It blew the water out of other MMOs that existed before it. Even WoW has not got to its numbers despite its Blizzard's claims. Keep in mind by the time WoW came out EQ was already fairly old.. But still going very strong as its expansions where doing well. Though it started going downhill around Gates of Discord. )

[𒆜Nurse☩With☩Wound𒆜]

well with the glut of dnd based games.. or games using the 5.0 system.. hopefully they will get someone to work on a new rpg for dark sun.. Or at least something ' simlar '.. while not ' cannon ' can use the 5.0 system an make something similar

[Myles]

Dark Sun Online should've been compared to Ultima Online, a game that is STILL operational today and has many free servers.

[Invisible]

That would be great, I could relive my TFW and CoL clan days.