new game report: TERA online

This winter met some old, but still alive game — TERA online. I played few monthes from CBT at RU server, then started to look at game internals.

It was a second game, which I reversed (RIFT and DragonsPhophet was abandoned at begin), so it looked a bit unusual to me: packed client, encrypted database, tricky launcher with separated authorization and mixed packet opcodes at each major patch.

At end of spring I started to reverse it. This game have several emulators already, since it was released in 2011 with KR version, even working and semi-complete, but I inspected a RU version and I had to look a current client.

live report

rom was dropped, now I reverse the  Dragon's Prophet
now I just slacking :D

upcoming Merdin Tundra screens

Following screens taken from russian forum. Guy, who made it, told that he accessed dungeon too, but without any proof. Also he did not told, whether npc or player says on last screen.
Anyway, you can preview a next location.

rom server emulator v 0.3

Not release, just status update:

about new dungeons: Bedim castle

It is a dungeon for 77 lvl, looks like Aeternal Circle, here is bosses screens (order and stats can be wrong):

going to mobile

I decided to publish some Runes of Magic information sheets in mobile versions due to many requests from players.

Then I plan to release a mobile version of RomChat for Android OS first.

GM impersonation fix in 5.0.5

Official note.

In fact, runewaker was added an additional "real" class value in chat packets, that filled by server. So, when you receive any chat message, you get a two "class1" fields: one from sending person and one ("official class") from server :D

If someone (Mage 75 / Priest 70 for example) will try to hack his own client to "become GM" in chat (GM 200 / Warrior 100) and send a chat message (to zone/channel/guild or wisper), another players will se him as "Mage 200 / Warrior 100". Message and class colors would be from Mage also.

Note that Inquire (AskPlayerInfo("Player") Lua function) still returns a possible hacked information. But GetGuildRosterInfo() returned from server and cannot be hacked.

update: on Russian official servers this "secure" class chat field filled with random (trash) values, so guild mates will see a "random" class color :))

upcoming 5.0.6 news

Next content update will brings us a new zone called "Merdin Tundra" for 77 lvl and special arena event dungeon, where you can take a new class "Duelist" with up to 6 skills and special magic runes.

Read more at RomWelten.de (New PvP Zone "Arkanium Arena").

update: gameforge decided to postpone the new content (tundra & bedim), they released only Arcanium Arena.

Chapter V: Zodiac Pets

With 5.0.0 Runewaker introduces new kind of pets called "zodiac pets".

rom server emulator v 0.2

Status update

about new dungeons: Chaos Vortex: Evil

More information on rom-welten, here is screens.

about new dungeons: Ifantrish Crypt

Its a "Yrvandis Hollows", start location for Dwarfs race. Next will be "Taffrock Southern District", i guess.

Harpsyn and Psyron are works now

With 4.0.10 patch we can create new classes with a small lua trick even on official servers. And now we can start learning new features!

rom server emulator: v 0.1

Status update.

New Runes of Magic Private Server

Video under cut:

about new bosses, part 2

Bosses with 70 lvl epic drop:

New Classes: Harpsyn and Psyron

Runewaker presents a new 2 classes for Runes of Magic: Harpsyn and Psyron!

Probably, it is internal names for new classes, like Thief is a Rogue or Ranger is a Scout. There are no so much information about them, only this sentence from Ned Shadoweave:

"If only I'd studied Rune Weapon Operations harder, I could join [SC_Z31_DEPARTMENT_04] (Campaign Department) and become a great [SYS_CLASSNAME_PSYRON] (Psyron). Sigh, it's too bad I don't have the talent to fight."

update: more information about new classes of Chapter V can be found at RoM-Welten.de.


Also we can see a skills for these classes (without elite skills, because elite skill table keeped at server):

Gear for 100 level

There are a full sets for 100 level characters, for all classes. It contains an unnamed 236 stats and bonuses. Items unnamed too, so its hard to find them at RunesDatabase.

Here is some items:

• Staff, Dagger
• Cloth, Leather, Accessory

Purple items produces T6 manastones, base tier is 5. 

about new dungeons. part 1.1: Aeternal Circle

Patches 4.0.6 and 4.0.7 brings the Aeternal Cirle updates, such as boss and drop information.

about new bosses, part 1

Miscellaneous bosses screens.