Prime Metin2: Concept Test - Community-Driven, No-Reset Server (Very Early Stages)

[Macromango 10]

Hello fellow developers and Metin2 enthusiasts,

My name is Macro, a long-time Metin2 pro player and sysadmin.
I'm putting the word out about a personal project I've (re)started called Prime Metin2. [ https://primetin2.com ]
First beta stage rolled for 460+ days with just 20 players from 2021 to 2022 and here we go again

The Core Concept:
Prime is intended as a non-profit, community-driven server built on a few core principles that differ from the norm:

• No Resets, Ever:
  The absolute main goal is long-term persistence.
  Player progress is meant to be permanent.
   
• Open Economy:
  We officially encourage the trading of items/yang/accounts for real currency.
  The idea is to acknowledge and legitimize a common player behaviour, letting player effort have tangible value.
   
• Capped Minimal Item Shop:
  The shop is globally capped and will only cover basic operational costs closing at 100 eur / month, keeping the focus on in-game achievement and trading.
   
• Community Input:
  Future development and adjustments are intended to be heavily based on community feedback and needs.
   

Current Reality & Honesty:

Let's be clear about the current state:

• Technically Stable Foundation:
  The server is running on stable files (essentially vanilla plus necessary adjustments) where all core mechanics function reliably.
  The groundwork is pretty solid.
   
• It's (Really) Empty:
  Right now, the player base consists of... well, me.
  It's a blank slate awaiting its first settlers.
   
• "Work Needed" = Continuous Evolution, Not Bug Fixing:
  When I say it "needs work," I don't mean fixing fundamental broken systems. The core is stable.
  The ongoing 'work' is about building upon that foundation: brainstorming and implementing new features, tweaking gameplay based on future community desires, and generally keeping things fresh and interesting.
  It's not intended to be a static, finished product right now, but rather a perpetually evolving playground meant for who loves metin2.
   
• Focus on the Long-Term Vision:
  This is explicitly not a polished, commercially-ready server aiming for immediate mass appeal.
  Think of it as a stable, neutral platform offered as a live testbed for the core "no-reset, player-driven economy" concept.
  I'm providing the infrastructure and the commitment (proven by a previous 468-day beta phase) to keep this online persistently, without resets.

Why Post Here?

• I'm not here expecting a flood of players right now. Frankly, I am looking for feedback about this idea and to adquire some more data from the real world maybe some website visits or reviews in general
   
• I wanted to share the vision with other developers and technically-minded people in the Metin2 scene.
  I believe the "no reset" and "open RMT" approach offers a different, perhaps more sustainable, model that values player time differently and it's what I always looked for as a player and never found
   
• I'm posting this to:
  Get initial thoughts and constructive criticism on the core concept from experienced peers and try to understand why this sucks.
  Open the door for technical discussion or sharing insights.
  See if this vision resonates with anyone else who might be interested in contributing ideas or potentially collaborating down the line as things evolve

I know there are many impressive projects showcased here, and Prime is just a humble beginning solo project that looks like a little fart in the seaside wind
But I believe in the underlying philosophy and wanted to put it out there in 100% honestly, thirsty for feedback and reality check

Feel free to share any of your thoughts on the concept itself and stress test/pentest my server  
Or just find me in game and ask me for equip +9 asd

https://primetin2.com


Thanks for reading,
Macro

[Macromango 10]

This was the server cluster where I self hosted the first season of the beta with more than 1 year of uptime in my garage

Since FTTH connection goes brrr
I setted up my poweredges as esxi servers mirroring each other,
Netgear NAS getting the hourly backups,
and my glorious APC UPS handled the power distribution
Also a disaster recovery backup server off-site ( depicted on the floor in the second picture while visiting the in-site pals lol)

I had so mutch satisfaction seeing people in game playing while I was physically near the servers and seeing the ssd disk leds blinkikng crazy



Today we are sadly running on cloud, but the project started as self-hosted and we will bring it back in probably 1 year assuring total data safety and conservation of progress even in case of WW3 or AI takeover

 

[Macromango 10]

Based on first users feedback we've added autohunt and modded the texture of the shaman female player to be topless
still progressing looking forward more feedbacks!
 

[Macromango 10]

Hey guys we managed to put discord chat in game! 

EDITl: I just verified that I am 3 years late since @ Mali did it in 2022

Edited April 20, 2025 by Macromango

[Macromango 10]

Some logs about the trip until now


- Skill from MI to G1 no more reading books = Player should bring skill books to Soon and he will collect them: each book will give 1 ability point to the choosen skill.

- Horse = Player should bring one medal to the horse guy, he gets level 15 horse istantaneusly. From there one level per medal that player brings him, we are thinking on maybe remove this medal as well and just make the folk give the horse and shut up

- Reinforce & Enchat item (bonus add+mod) buyable in general store: it's a human right


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I am playing with a few fellas and reached the level 55, by progressing I am taking notes on what I feel wrong and what could be awesome to implement and will continue to build from ground up with no rush whatsoever

Some of us feel there should be daily tasks that if you do them you get rewarded; 
I feel a daily streak login incremental reward it's a funny thing

Always hungry for feedbacks!