WorldForge
The facts below are what the maker publishes about WorldForge, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From WorldForge's own pricing page, checked 11 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| WorldForge | Free | Free Software; provides servers, clients, tools, protocol and media |
The facts
Each one read from WorldForge's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Asset synchronization
- Squall is described as a library for asset synchronization, including client base assets and server asset updates.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Client
- Ember is the client used for playing and is also used by world authors.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Community support
- The project directs contributors to Gitter for day-to-day communication and developer contact.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Components
- The project also lists the Atlas protocol, Eris client library, Mercator terrain system, Varconf configuration system, WFMath math library, Metaserver and Squall assets synchronization library.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Default world
- Deeds is the default medieval MMORPG world and can be adapted as a starting point for custom worlds.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Gameplay
- The default Deeds gameplay emphasizes surviving and adventuring rather than killing to progress.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The project welcomes developers, artists, 3D sculptors, composers, sound technicians and web designers as contributors.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Notable limitation
- The About page says the worlds may be rough around the edges and still have work to do.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- WorldForge provides software for building virtual worlds and letting others experience them.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Rules and scripting
- Deeds defines entities and their interactions using declarative specifications and Python code.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Server
- Cyphesis is the server, and the site says it can be installed from an operating-system package or built from source.checked 11 Oct 2026
- What it includes
- The project provides servers, clients, protocols and tools as Free Software.checked 11 Oct 2026
- World creation
- World authors can use the client to create worlds with their own terrain and entities.checked 11 Oct 2026
Money
- Planning and issues
- Launchpad provides bug tracking and feature planning through blueprints.checked 11 Oct 2026
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