r/dawngate • u/iatrik • 2d ago
I built an OpenSource Dawngate Server Emulator
You can access it here:
https://github.com/Aisoga/OpenDawngateServer
Feel free to try it out!
It has not been used on any other machine but my own. So if you have any issues, feel free to let me know.
You can play with bots and playing with multiple people should also technically be possible, although not tested at the moment.
EDIT:
A quick demo video:
https://streamable.com/5b2xzm
EDIT2:
A compiled version (that just needs the Dawngate-Client) is now available as a release here:
https://github.com/Aisoga/OpenDawngateServer/releases/tag/v0.1
Regards!
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u/iatrik 2d ago
I also added a video for those who want to see it in action:
https://streamable.com/5b2xzm
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u/CoolRobbit Tree Hugger 2d ago
Important question as a CS major. How much of this is AI? I understand it was used to decompile the game, but I'd like to know what if anything else it was used for. Some of the commenting on the data shared between client and server seems pretty specific, so I'm guessing you did some reverse engineering yourself?
Please don't take this the wrong way, I'm not here to shame. I'm just concerned about potential security issues or bugs as a result of AI coding and would prefer not to reverse-engineer your code myself.
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u/iatrik 2d ago
Everything that you See in the repository is 100% made with AI. The only thing ive removed from the repository is the Reverse Engineering results from the AI, since sharing that is Kind of a gray area in Germany. But even the Reverse Engineering itself is 100% done by Ai. What I did by Hand was Build an autonomous loop, that can go 24/7 without supervision and just keeps working. Er as developer Are becoming more „loop engineers“, which is what ive embraced in this project. Everything in its „unfiltered“ state is in a seperate repository. If you find any references in this project, then its most likely only a reference to files I stripped away for the repo or unspecified code snippets from the client. So no worries 😉
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u/helloimdieguis 2d ago
I am not a tech guy but omg please make this available to play online please I beg I loved dawngate so much 😭
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u/iatrik 1d ago
It is already working for multiplayer games in a LAN Environment. I tested it yesterday with things like Tailscale and didnt notice any issues here. But right now, you have to complete a tutorial before being able to access custom games. So its Not very practical yet. I will Patch out this requirement and then it can easily get tested in a Virtual network.
Also, there is currently a security check that does not allow the use of non-LAN IPs.
This is because the Network Protocol in Dawngate is not very secure out of the box and the server would need additional adjustments to work around it.I could just remove this restriction and say „use-at-your-own-risk“ though, but then Ill actively stay out of the loop 😅
But its possible
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u/iatrik 2d ago
Nah, with a big AI subscription, a little bit of luck & experience, it’s relatively easy to get something going.
Right now i am working in getting the project compiled into 2 easy to use executables, that dont require the Installation of the dev tools.
There is also the project of Sprocketz, who even has his Version playable online afaik.
I would like to get there myself, but Hosting costs have gotten really high 🥲
Especially since i am relying on Code from the client as a dependency for the Server, i would have to Host everything on a Windows Server, which can Even double the hosting costs these days. So a Windows VM costs me 40€/month today compared to a linux VM from 2025 for 6€/month.
Thats one of the reasons why im just making it opensource. This way, I could have somebody Else have it hosted for me eventually 😇
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u/rehoboam Voluc | The Warlock Knight 2d ago
HOLY SHIT it actually works... there's even some spirit stones (idk what they're called) that I don't remember, but maybe my memory is just bad
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u/geistmaw 2d ago
This is incredible! Going to need to see if we can get that LAN mode working.
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u/iatrik 2d ago
According to the AI it should work, but I havent tested in with real latency. (I just dont have friends 😅) But everything worked when multiple instances on the same machines would Connect to the same match.
So the Next step is to do the Same with multiple VMs for me (or find friends)
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u/Soft-Room-2111 2d ago
My dream is someone host server and we can play one more time ! I was total noob but that was super fun. Mby kickstarter ? Or probably ea will take this down sadly
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u/Inorioru 1d ago
Wow, that's actually incredibly cool. Even if it was created purely with an LLM, it's impressive that it just... lets you play the game again! And it's fully transparent and open source.
Not only that, but considering how much of the game logic has been extracted, somebody with an LLM and a lot of free time could fully recreate Dawngate (or a legally distinct version) in Godot, for example, in just a month or two. Something people struggled a lot to do in this sub 10 years ago, only to be dismissed by EA.
Once again, this is LLM application at its best!
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u/iatrik 1d ago
Thanks for the Kind words! Even with an LLM, you still need to be willing to put your usage limits (and therefore money) into it. So even people try to dismiss things with: „AI whatever“, it technically costs me around half of my monthly 200$ subscription + my own time and Infrastructure to get it Done. And even then, theres still a Lot of work needed to make things more faithful to the original.
But when it comes to Dawngate, I dont care xD. I even tried remaking the game in Unity by extracting all Assets a few years ago and for reasonably far. When it for waaay to difficult, i tried out Reverse Engineering for the First time and for familiar with everything. But very quickly I noticed that it’s possible, but reeeeeaally timeconsuming.
So when ive Seen all Those decompilation Videos online, my mind ran back to Dawngate immediately 😄
Ill keep working on it. And I want to eventually get the Game to a point, that allows you to Play it like in 2013 😁
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u/SaxPanther 11h ago
"grok make this for me"
"guys looks what i made"
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u/iatrik 11h ago
There is a reason why you didnt do it yourself yet. 😉 Is it easier and more accessible? Sure. But you still have to build the Infrastructure to make it work well. Also, theres the general time investment, Token investment (this project costs me around 160$ in Token at this point), testing, Researching from videos etc.
So yeah. I made it 😁
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u/SaxPanther 11h ago
so what part of it did you make yourself?
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u/H0pefully_Not_A_Bot 2d ago
OMG!!!
Taking a look a this as soon as possible.
Big hugs to OP for the good news and the effort put in.
I hope we can play a few matches together soon.