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Regnum Online can be played over a few servers. Servers offer the exact same content and gameplay, except for the experimental server.
Regnum Online can be played over a few servers, which are distinct worlds. Servers offer the exact same content and gameplay, except for the experimental server. Once characters are created on a particular server, they cannot be moved to another (with a slight exception for the experimental server, see below).


==International Servers==
==International servers==
International servers are servers that any user can create a character on and play. There are no restrictions on countries. These servers are operated by NGD and their community is handled by NGD.
The two international servers are available to the entire world, and they are operated, and their community is handled, by [[NGD]]. Creating an account from the official website allows a player to create players on both these servers, and the player can belong two a different [[realm]] on each server.


====List of International Servers====
===Ra===
*Ra (International/Spanish)
'''Ra''' is the the games oldest and main server, and is mainly populated by players from Argentina (where the developers are based) and other spanish-speaking countries. However English-speaking players and clans do exist (see [http://www.regnumonlinegame.com/forum/showthread.php?t=12656 list from the official forum]), and this server is where most veteran players play. The server is by far the most active, though this also has problems. Large battles between many players require a powerful computer for an acceptable framerate, and ping times can go very high, particularly during [[invasions]].
*Horus (International/English)


==German Servers==
===Horus===
German servers are servers that only users from german-speaking countries can create a character on and play. These servers are operated by Gamigo and their community is handled by Gamigo. The patches are usually applied a couple of weeks later on these servers, in the case that there is content in need of translation to German.
Launched in August 2008, the '''Horus''' server was created to expand the game into the English-speaking world. English is the official main language of the server, though other language speaking clans exist. However the server is offically not available to Spanish-speaking countries; this restriction was created to give English the chance to develop as the server's primary language. The server currently suffers slightly from low population: having only about 1/3 the population of Ra, the [[war zone]] is not as active here, but this also means the server suffers much less from lag problems. However the Horus's population and activity are continuing to grow.


====List of German Servers====
Horus is normally the recommended choice for new players outside the spanish-speaking world.
*Niflheim
*Muspell


==Experimental Servers==
==German servers==
Testing servers are worlds specifically tailored to test new features, fixes and overall polish. Player characters on testing servers could be erased without previous notice. The wipe out frequency depends entirely on specific needs, sometimes it happens after a few months, sometimes it happens after a week. Ximerin gets decreased from a character's inventory but it doesn't get saved onto the database. Ximerin is only actually spent on the live servers. While Ximerin doesn't get deduced, the minimum amount to buy the desired items is required.
These servers and there community are operated by the German company [http://www.gamigo.de Gamigo], and are only available to players with a Gamigo account. Patches for these servers are usually applied a couple of weeks after the international ones, in the case that there is content in need of translation to German.  


====List of Experimental Servers====
The two Gamigo servers are '''Niflheim''' and '''Muspell'''. These servers also have active [[Wikipedia:Gamemaster|GMs]], something absent from the international servers. However the rules here are very strict, and the GMs are unpopular among some players.
*Amun (Contains the character database of the Ra server)
 
==Experimental server==
NGD has one public testing server, '''Amun'''. Its purpose is to test new features, fixes and overall polish. Upcoming patches will often be placed onto this server before being deployed to the main servers. The character database for this server is intermittently copied from the Ra server, and so the characters on this server can be erased without notice. The wipe frequency depends entirely on specific needs, sometimes it happens after a few months, sometimes it happens after a week.
 
On this server, Ximerin gets decreased from a character's inventory but it doesn't get saved onto the database. Ximerin is only actually spent on the live servers. While Ximerin on this server doesn't get deducted from the players account, the minimum amount to buy the desired items is still required. This gives players an ability to test [[premium items]] before actually spending the Ximerin for real.

Revision as of 15:07, 25 February 2009

Regnum Online can be played over a few servers, which are distinct worlds. Servers offer the exact same content and gameplay, except for the experimental server. Once characters are created on a particular server, they cannot be moved to another (with a slight exception for the experimental server, see below).

International servers

The two international servers are available to the entire world, and they are operated, and their community is handled, by NGD. Creating an account from the official website allows a player to create players on both these servers, and the player can belong two a different realm on each server.

Ra

Ra is the the games oldest and main server, and is mainly populated by players from Argentina (where the developers are based) and other spanish-speaking countries. However English-speaking players and clans do exist (see list from the official forum), and this server is where most veteran players play. The server is by far the most active, though this also has problems. Large battles between many players require a powerful computer for an acceptable framerate, and ping times can go very high, particularly during invasions.

Horus

Launched in August 2008, the Horus server was created to expand the game into the English-speaking world. English is the official main language of the server, though other language speaking clans exist. However the server is offically not available to Spanish-speaking countries; this restriction was created to give English the chance to develop as the server's primary language. The server currently suffers slightly from low population: having only about 1/3 the population of Ra, the war zone is not as active here, but this also means the server suffers much less from lag problems. However the Horus's population and activity are continuing to grow.

Horus is normally the recommended choice for new players outside the spanish-speaking world.

German servers

These servers and there community are operated by the German company Gamigo, and are only available to players with a Gamigo account. Patches for these servers are usually applied a couple of weeks after the international ones, in the case that there is content in need of translation to German.

The two Gamigo servers are Niflheim and Muspell. These servers also have active GMs, something absent from the international servers. However the rules here are very strict, and the GMs are unpopular among some players.

Experimental server

NGD has one public testing server, Amun. Its purpose is to test new features, fixes and overall polish. Upcoming patches will often be placed onto this server before being deployed to the main servers. The character database for this server is intermittently copied from the Ra server, and so the characters on this server can be erased without notice. The wipe frequency depends entirely on specific needs, sometimes it happens after a few months, sometimes it happens after a week.

On this server, Ximerin gets decreased from a character's inventory but it doesn't get saved onto the database. Ximerin is only actually spent on the live servers. While Ximerin on this server doesn't get deducted from the players account, the minimum amount to buy the desired items is still required. This gives players an ability to test premium items before actually spending the Ximerin for real.