Where does one start if they want to make a 7.4 server in 2026? (+ commonly used functions)

[Royal Inferno]

Sorry for somewhat low effort post, I haven't been doing anything OT related in many years and I'm curious where to get and set up the cleanest possible slate if you want to work on a 7.4 server.

Additional question to avoid double posting: is there somewhere you can get the most commonly re-used functions featured in these servers nowadays, namely the tasking systems, crafting systems, rarity systems, dungeon systems etc. I'm asking because I see them being recycled over and over, which makes me believe these should be available somewhere on OTLand.

 

[atomyst]

I think downgrading Tibia 7.7 Server Decompiled (https://otland.net/threads/tibia-7-7-server-decompiled.296811/) would be my choice + modyfing original 7.5 map

 

[Royal Inferno]

I think downgrading Tibia 7.7 Server Decompiled (https://otland.net/threads/tibia-7-7-server-decompiled.296811/) would be my choice + modyfing original 7.5 map

I feel like an alien among the OTLanders who are programmers 90% of the time. Is there a simpler way to set up a server and start building that still gives you an authentic old school base to work on?

 

[atomyst]

Well, if you're not familiar with programming modyfing tibia-game (original decompiled 7.72 server) can be a problem for you cause very little is in configuration files but only that can provide you with a authentic old school base. Adding tasking systems, crafting systems, rarity systems, dungeon systems would be hard for you and may be easier to do in an existing distributions like Nostalrius, TVP but these won't provide you a real authentic 7.4 experience.

Is there a simpler way to set up a server and start building that still gives you an authentic old school base to work on?

Simpler then what? Most of the OT distributions will require you to setup some kind of database, compile the server and run it, this does not require any programming skills and isn't that hard.

Most of the TFS distrubutions are meant to be compiled & run on Windows.
This is not the case with GitHub - fusion32/tibia-game (https://github.com/fusion32/tibia-game), the original server should be compiled under Unix / WSL2

 

[Royal Inferno]

Well, if you're not familiar with programming modyfing tibia-game (original decompiled 7.72 server) can be a problem for you cause very little is in configuration files but only that can provide you with a authentic old school base. Adding tasking systems, crafting systems, rarity systems, dungeon systems would be hard for you and may be easier to do in an existing distributions like Nostalrius, TVP but these won't provide you a real authentic 7.4 experience.


Simpler then what? Most of the OT distributions will require you to setup some kind of database, compile the server and run it, this does not require any programming skills and isn't that hard.

Most of the TFS distrubutions are meant to be compiled & run on Windows.
This is not the case with GitHub - fusion32/tibia-game (https://github.com/fusion32/tibia-game), the original server should be compiled under Unix / WSL2

Thanks again. How do TVP and Nostalrius differ from the original 7.4 experience?

 

[atomyst]

The decompiled files are the real cipsoft game server files that leaked. Everything is else is just an attempt to mimic the true experience so it can't be perfect