[HN Gopher] Open source server code for the BitCraft MMORPG
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       Open source server code for the BitCraft MMORPG
        
       Author : sfkgtbor
       Score  : 21 points
       Date   : 2026-01-21 17:20 UTC (5 hours ago)
        
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       | natebc wrote:
       | This is really cool. If you've never seen it before BitCraft is
       | quite a lot like Runescape. Great art style and very _crunchy_
       | gathering /crafting gameplay.
       | 
       | The developer open sourcing all of this is awesome.
       | 
       | Here's an blog post from them last year covering their open
       | source plans: https://bitcraftonline.com/news/open-sourcing-
       | bitcraft-onlin...
        
       | whou wrote:
       | Apparently they are planning to also open source the game client
       | in the future [1], which seems cool.
       | 
       | [1]: https://bitcraftonline.com/news/bitcraft-open-sourcing-
       | updat...
        
       | lazypenguin wrote:
       | SpacetimeDB looks interesting as a concept (the tech behind this
       | server) but I could never sus out how could it would be in actual
       | practice. I've always been interested in some post-mortems or
       | reflections on the tech from other companies besides the founders
        
       | torlok wrote:
       | > You cannot:
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       | > Operate official, unofficial, private or any otherwise
       | competing BitCraft servers
       | 
       | Doesn't this contradict the Apache license? Isn't this "source-
       | available"?
        
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