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guyver2077
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always has been ..just use free isp or current isp
CaseyRyback
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check the sega boards. There was discussion about it over there
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I heard about the free server at http://forums.dxbnet.net which I don't find to be the greatest boards to read, but the guy that was starting the server is one of the mods I think. Last I knew it was still in the beta stage and you couldn't really do much with it.
Grave_Addiction
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His name is Schtack, and his website is http://schtserv.funurl.com. Everything is fully playable now. Also, he's been changing around some of the coding in the game. He's been able to really speed up the loading process in the game and do some other nice things.
I run a DC site, and instead of pasting a link to the article, I'll just past the article I wrote on Schtack and his server here.
Die-hard gamer puts the O back into PSO
When Sega announced it would eventually take down all the servers for Dreamcast’s Phantasy Star Online Version 1 and 2, gamers across the world hurried to get as much gaming in as they could before the fall of PSO.
That fateful day on Oct. 1, 2003 came, and some diehard gamers went down with it like a faithful captain would on his sinking ship.
But there is another day etched in the PSO history books that may have gone unnoticed to most. That day is Dec. 17, 2003. That’s the day Schtack went to work at creating a server to breathe new life into the once-dead game. And thanks to his hard work, it’s putting the O back into Phantasy Star Online.
“I started to think (of creating a new server) after one of the big (servers) shut down,” said Schtack, who lives in Canada. “So I was thinking that the real server will be closed one day, and I started to make some log(s) on the original Sega server.”
He said it took him about four months to complete the server, but he had a functional lobby working one week after the project began.
Crazed computer programmers aside, creating and maintaining a server is no easy task to the majority, and Schtack and his fellow gamers, ran into there fair share of problems.
“The first time I tried to crack the encryption, (I didn’t think I could do it), but with some support from (gamers named) Wildone and King Arthur, I did it,” Schtack said.
“Finding the encryption and understanding the protocol was the hardest part,” he added. “But building the code only took time.
“Running a server takes a lot attention. You need a computer running 24/7, a decent internet connection and the server must be up most of the time,” he said. “When I do update, I must be sure that nothing will damage the player’s character. In case of a crash, I must correct the situation really fast or I’ll get tons of mail.”
But tons of mail may not be such a bad thing when there’s a problem with the server. In fact, all those emails represent a different person who wants to play some PSO, and that’s what it’s all about.
“There’s usually between 60 to 100 (people online) at the same time. (But on a weekend,) we go up to 150,” Schtack said. “But I estimate the amount of players will go up to 3,400 range.”
For now, Schtack has no plans to try to bring any other Dreamcast games back online.
So next time you see a HUnewearl named Line Invers, thank him because it’s through his work that you’re even playing PSO on the Dreamcast anymore.
To find out more about getting back online with PSO, check out Schtack’s site at http://schtserv.funurl.com.
I run a DC site, and instead of pasting a link to the article, I'll just past the article I wrote on Schtack and his server here.
Die-hard gamer puts the O back into PSO
When Sega announced it would eventually take down all the servers for Dreamcast’s Phantasy Star Online Version 1 and 2, gamers across the world hurried to get as much gaming in as they could before the fall of PSO.
That fateful day on Oct. 1, 2003 came, and some diehard gamers went down with it like a faithful captain would on his sinking ship.
But there is another day etched in the PSO history books that may have gone unnoticed to most. That day is Dec. 17, 2003. That’s the day Schtack went to work at creating a server to breathe new life into the once-dead game. And thanks to his hard work, it’s putting the O back into Phantasy Star Online.
“I started to think (of creating a new server) after one of the big (servers) shut down,” said Schtack, who lives in Canada. “So I was thinking that the real server will be closed one day, and I started to make some log(s) on the original Sega server.”
He said it took him about four months to complete the server, but he had a functional lobby working one week after the project began.
Crazed computer programmers aside, creating and maintaining a server is no easy task to the majority, and Schtack and his fellow gamers, ran into there fair share of problems.
“The first time I tried to crack the encryption, (I didn’t think I could do it), but with some support from (gamers named) Wildone and King Arthur, I did it,” Schtack said.
“Finding the encryption and understanding the protocol was the hardest part,” he added. “But building the code only took time.
“Running a server takes a lot attention. You need a computer running 24/7, a decent internet connection and the server must be up most of the time,” he said. “When I do update, I must be sure that nothing will damage the player’s character. In case of a crash, I must correct the situation really fast or I’ll get tons of mail.”
But tons of mail may not be such a bad thing when there’s a problem with the server. In fact, all those emails represent a different person who wants to play some PSO, and that’s what it’s all about.
“There’s usually between 60 to 100 (people online) at the same time. (But on a weekend,) we go up to 150,” Schtack said. “But I estimate the amount of players will go up to 3,400 range.”
For now, Schtack has no plans to try to bring any other Dreamcast games back online.
So next time you see a HUnewearl named Line Invers, thank him because it’s through his work that you’re even playing PSO on the Dreamcast anymore.
To find out more about getting back online with PSO, check out Schtack’s site at http://schtserv.funurl.com.
Mr. Anderson
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Just get a broadband adapter for your DC.
XboxMaster
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OK, I'm confused. If I don't have the broadband adapter, what do I have to do to get online? And isn't there other games online now?
Grave_Addiction
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All you have to do is get a dial-up internet account. If you don't have one, look into www.highstream.net. It's only $8.99 a month, and it has tons of numbers across America.
As for the games, check out http://dreamcast.onlineconsoles.com You will find all you ever wanted to know about online DC games there.
As for the games, check out http://dreamcast.onlineconsoles.com You will find all you ever wanted to know about online DC games there.
XboxMaster
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Damn, too bad. Not gonna pay for an internet connection when I already got broadband. If only I was lucky enough to get a hold of a broadband adapter.
Indiana
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[quote name='XboxMaster']Damn, too bad. Not gonna pay for an internet connection when I already got broadband. If only I was lucky enough to get a hold of a broadband adapter.[/quote]
Many Broadband ISPs provided a free dial up account. I know road runner does... and that reminds me I need to fill out the acccount info to set that up.
Many Broadband ISPs provided a free dial up account. I know road runner does... and that reminds me I need to fill out the acccount info to set that up.
snotnose_colossal
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does anyone know if there is a way to setup DC online w/o the sega isp disk?
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