PvPGN
PvPGN is a free and open source software project offering emulation of various gaming network servers. It is published under the GPL and based upon bnetd.
It supports most features for Blizzard Entertainment's Battle.net "classic" games. It also offers basic support for Westwood Online clients. Westwood support is still at an experimental state.
Typical uses
A PvPGN Server can be used:- When wanting to host a local tournament with local users and ladders.
- When wanting to maintain a local community of friends rather than playing on Battle.net.
- For people who want to play on a LAN but with Battle.net-like statistics. Various cyber cafes use a PvPGN server for this purpose.
- For people who want to play on a server within their country or local area, so as to reduce lag.
Supported protocols
The list of supported clients and their minimum version required is:- Battle.net
- * Diablo I 1.09
- * StarCraft 1.16.1.1
- * Starcraft: Brood War 1.16.1.1
- * Warcraft II Battle.Net Edition 2.02
- * Diablo II 1.09 and 1.10
- * Diablo II: Lord of Destruction 1.09 and 1.10
- * Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos 1.21
- * Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne 1.21
- Westwood Online
- * Command & Conquer Win95 edition v1.04a
- * Command & Conquer: Red Alert Win95 edition v2.00 and v3.03
- * Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun v2.03 ST-10
- * Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun Firestorm
- * Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 1.006
- * Command & Conquer: Yuri's Revenge v1.001
- * Command & Conquer: Renegade
- * Nox v1.02b
- * Nox Quest v1.02b
- * Dune 2000 v1.06
- * Emperor: Battle for Dune v1.09
Supported platforms
- BeOS
- FreeBSD 4.x 5.x 6.x 7.x 8.x
- Linux 2.4 and later
- Mac OS X 10.2 and up
- Microsoft Windows 5x/6x kernel, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows Home Server
- Solaris
- Platform support should be easy on any POSIX compatible system.