Actual MMORPGs, not minecraft/minetest mods
Is it still massively multiplayer if it’s just you and a small group of friends?
Minimally multiplayer in this case
Host your own WoW 3.3.5 private server.
There are some “leaked sources” of Ragnarok online and Mu Online out there, which people use to create private servers of those games. Technically you’re not allowed to do it but as long as you only do this to your friends (and don’t make money out of it) you should be fine.
Another option is not an MMO, but you could host a Valheim server (survival game with Viking theme) and put a password so only your friends can enter.
Other than those options, I personally don’t know any open source mmorpg you could host like that.
Only game that comes to my mind is Metin 2
Yup. Some people host their own world just for themselves.
I need to learn more about this.
Not exactly open-source but you can find the server for city of heroes online. And the client works well with wine.
A project that would require a ton of money… while being open source which does not make any money. AI post?
Open source licenses don’t prevent you from selling the product.
Also, you absolutely can open source the engine but not the assets. Maybe you are too young for this but idSoftware in the 90’s and 00’s always open sourced their engines after a couple of years, but the .wad data files remained closed and for sale. Also, you could have a closed source version, but create a fork which is open source (again, idSoftware did this with the Quake engine. They licensed Valve the closed source version, that’s why GoldSrc managed to remain closed source despite the open source release of Quake being GPL).
I wish more gamedevs today cared about hacker ethics.
I know they don’t. But oopsie you missed my point to make an argument. What OPs looking for cannot exist. Pick 2, not 3.
Yes, MaNGOS
Also look at azeroth core.
Opensource and games, mmorpgs and self hosted
you just named 2 combinations that doesnt work well together
There are plenty of open source games, might not be triple a titles for the most part but they often give indies a run for their money IMO.
Minecraft / gta mp ?
Elden Ring and seamless coop? But I don’t think that really fits MMORPG.
Veloren is open source and an MMORPG. Not sure about the selfhost part.
RuneScape private servers, but that seems quite boring ngl.
There are some private server repositories for wow out there
