Editing Servers

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There are three official [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_server servers], two for playing Eternal Lands and one for development:
* The Main server
* The [[PK Server]]
* The Test server
This page explains how to connect to the different servers.

== Connecting to Eternal Lands ==

=== [[File:El icon.png|64px]] Main server ===
If you want to play on the main server, all you have to do is start the game.

==== Leaner's proxy ====
Eternal Lands uses [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TCP_and_UDP_port port] 2000 for the main server and some [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISP ISPs] block this port. [http://www.eternal-lands.com/forum/index.php?showuser=265 Learner] offers a service to connect through his server to Eternal Lands using port 443 for a fee, for details see [http://el.other-life.com/support.php this page].

To connect to the main server using this service use ''lrnr-main'' as the parameter (instead of 
''test'' or ''pk'').

=== [[File:Pk icon.png|64px]] PK server ===
The PK server is different in some aspects from the main server, the differences are explained [[PK Server|here]].

==== Connecting to the PK server ====

===== Linux =====
* Command line:
** start a terminal
** if the EL binary is not in the PATH, change to the EL folder
** run the EL binary with the parameter ''pk'', e.g.
 el.x86.linux.bin pk
* Shortcut icon
** Depending on your [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Window_manager window manager], this should work more or less like this:
** Right clicking on your desktop gives you a context menu offering to create a new shortcut (possibly under "New -> Shortcut" or similar), select that
** fill in the information, especially the work folder and the command, adding the parameter ''pk'' to the command line field.
** hit "Ok" and you should be all set.
* If you are using bluap's Debian/Ubuntu packages, you already should have the icons set up for you.

===== Mac OS =====
* [http://www.eternal-lands.com/forum/index.php?s=&showtopic=40851&view=findpost&p=423033 Using command line].
* or [http://www.eternal-lands.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=39582 Using command line as well].

===== Windows =====
There's a step by step guide on how to create a shortcut for connecting to the PK server [http://www.eternal-lands.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=40851 here].

=== Test server ===
This server is only for development, every now and then, the characters on the test server are updated to their state on the main server. New features for the game are tested here and people are allowed to test bots here as well (make sure to read the [http://www.eternal-lands.com/forum/index.php?showforum=48 Bots forum] and also see [http://www.eternal-lands.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=48856 killer bots] if you plan on testing a bot here).<br />
Connecting to the test server is done the same way as described for the PK server above with the difference that you have to replace the parameter ''pk'' above with ''test'' to connect to the test server.

== Other servers ==
There are also other servers that use the Eternal Lands protocol, so once you edit the ''servers.lst'' file accordingly, you should be able to connect to them in the same manner. If somebody knows of "other" servers currently under active development, feel free to add the details below.

=== [[File:Ol icon.png]] Other Life - The Community Driven MMO===

<blockquote>A derivative of Eternal Lands</blockquote>
<blockquote>Requires it's own client, for changes in attributes and new maps, etc. and isn't accessible through the EL stock client anymore</blockquote>

<pre>
# server.lst - Server list configuration file
#
# Note: Any amount of whitespace is allowed and # marks a comment from that point until
#       the end of the line
#
# ID            Config Dir      Address                 Port    Description (to be used for server selection window)
main		other-life      game.other-life.com     443     Other-life (port 443)
main-2000       other-life      game.other-life.com     2000    Other-life (port 2000)
test            test            test.other-life.com     2000    Test server</pre>

===  [[File:LE icon.png]] Landes Eternelles - La Version Française===

<blockquote>A derivative of Eternal Lands</blockquote>

<pre>
# server.lst - Server list configuration file
#
# Note:	Any amount of whitespace is allowed and # marks a comment from that point until
#	the end of the line
#
# ID		Config Dir	Address                         Port	Description (to be used for server selection window)
main		main		jeu.landes-eternelles.com	3000	Main game server
test		test		jeu.landes-eternelles.com	3001	Test server
local		local		localhost 			3000    Local Server</pre>