L2J

L2J is an open source server emulator based on Java for the MMORPG Lineage 2, which was developed by NC Soft. The emulator was first started by L2Chef but numerous other developers have contributed to this project as well. This emulator has allowed anyone to run their own Lineage 2 server.

There is an L2J-based Emulator called L2JFree, which has some extra features added. It is also better for special server modifications, but most of the source code is taken from the L2J Project.

L2J does not require players to modify their clients in order to play. Instead, players are required to edit their hosts file found in the Windows system folder. Therefore, it does not violate NC Soft’s client modification policy, which states that any modification made to the client is disallowed.

Criticism

At the current stage, compared to retail servers, L2J has a few game elements missing or not working correctly. This has led to some degree of gameplay imbalance. With good equipment or a proper platform, an L2J server could support more than 1500 players. NCsoft has not yet taken severe measures to hunt down L2J-based private servers.

See also

Lineage 2

External links

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