What ports does world of kaneva use? software#

Since it's Open Source they can't really take the tools away from you. But I would suspect that there would be pressure to take a free game into a subscription service beyond that point (especially if it became popular). So a game like PlaneShift might benefit greatly from their services. Well, they do promise to provide free hosting (it seems) for Open Source based MMO's. It also sounds modular, so who knows, someone might even write an Ogre based client!

I believe this is completely open source, you only have to pay if you want to launch a comerical game.

What ports does world of kaneva use? software#

'Although Multiverse's software will help speed up the to-market time for companies, it's still going to take developers ages to create content.' While Bartle is cautious about Multiverse's business model, he's fascinated by its potential. Their network is free to use as long as you don't make any money from it's usage, but they also provide open source client applications to use or modify as you see fit.' From the article: ''The business model is long-term,' said Richard Bartle, one of the pioneers of online games and an editor of Terra Nova, a leading Web site about virtual worlds. They are allowing developers and companies to use their online framework to expedite development of online games.

CNet reports about a company called Multiverse that has just begun beta testing of its platform for creating and integrating online virtual worlds.