FAQ

Arianne Project

What is Arianne?: Arianne is now the umbrella name for the whole project of Marauroa, a framework to run games, and all games using it, such as Stendhal.
What is Marauroa?: It's a bit confusing. Reading the History might help? to be corrected (by miguel?)
How is Arianne licensed?: It is licensed under the GPL.

What is Marauroa written in?: Java
What is Stendhal written in?: Java
What Java standard do you write to?: 1.5
What IDE do you recommend?: Eclipse
What version system do you use?: CVS
Why do you use CVS, it's rubbish?: Sorry, we didn't change to anything better yet.

I want to join the project, can I have cvs access?: Our usual procedure is to ask potential team members to submit initial work as patches, at http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=1111&atid=301111; Please note our developers may take some time to look over your patch, but be assured we value all contributions, and will give you feedback, or submit the patch, as appropriate.

How many players can the engine support?: Stendhal has had up to 60 players online, I've no idea of the limits.
I want to use Marauroa for my game, where do I start?: to be filled in (by miguel?)

I want to translate Stendhal to another language, any hints?: to be filled in (by durkham?)
I want to use Stendhal as a basis for my own RPG, can you help?: Stendhal was written as a test case for marauroa zone changes. Using it as a base game for an RPG is not advised. You will find a lot to do with our own map, quest, and NPC system is hardcoded. Using marauroa as a framework for your own RPG is what we advise.
But, I can't write my own RPG, can I use Stendhal as a base and make my own maps?: Ok, but please follow our conventions as you never know what is hard coded. And you will need to learn Java.