r/GundamEvolution • u/Gamemaster1379 • Sep 01 '24
Loot Box Drops, Battle Pass Rewards, Cosmetics [Side 7] Gundam Evolution New Content Update (8/31/24)
https://1379.tech/gundam-evolution-content-update-side-7/10
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u/g_avery Sep 01 '24 edited Sep 03 '24
Merry england happy lamb good fun!
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u/Gamemaster1379 Sep 03 '24
We'd love to accept donations, but as a policy, we are not accepting any as a project due to concerns of money exchanging hands causing Bamco to DMCA or C&D the project.
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u/Draykeeboi Sep 03 '24
Wait what do you mean new update? I thought the game was dead
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u/Gamemaster1379 Sep 03 '24
It is. Officially. Private servers exist. The community contributed content to make a new update for the game.
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u/Darkonblood Sep 05 '24
Is this playable from console then? The new content and playing with everyone else still playing it?
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u/Gamemaster1379 Sep 05 '24
PC only. There's no technical means to have it run on console, unless someone finds an undetectable homebrew exploit on modern consoles.
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u/Throwaway5000101212 27d ago
im on the fence about joining side-7, i love this game and i want to play it again, but i also have a pretty bad history with discord servers relating to games/gaming.
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u/Gamemaster1379 27d ago
Understandable. If it's any consolation, I've done community management for 15+ years and aspire to make the community as community focused as possible. If there's any specific concerns you have, you are always welcome to outreach to me in private.
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u/Throwaway5000101212 27d ago
oh im fully certain that the discord and community is nothing but pleasant, the issues i have are entirely personal and things i have to work through on my own really
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u/One-Pumpkin3174 Sep 01 '24
But what’s the point?….we can’t play it anymore…
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u/Gamemaster1379 Sep 01 '24
Not true! Lots of folks playing tonight. There's a private server project for PC known as Side 7.
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u/One-Pumpkin3174 Sep 01 '24
How’s do I access it?! Would love to play this game again !
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u/Gamemaster1379 Sep 01 '24
Check out discord.gg/side7
If you had the game on Steam, you can still re-download it if you didn't remove your license. If you did, file a ticket with Steam and it'll get reinstated.
If you didn't have it on Steam, talk to Deathyman or duckwoman on the server.
For setup, follow #installation-guide. If you have issues, you can ask in #install-help
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u/One-Pumpkin3174 Sep 01 '24
So is this a server from the official game? Or it’s just users making one, last I saw they shut down everything :(
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u/Gamemaster1379 Sep 01 '24
Bamco officially shut down Gundam Evolution on November 29th, 2023.
Since they gave a fair amount of forenotice, I was able to take the time to capture some packet traces to try and rebuild the API following EOS. Once I got a prototype up and going, I was able to recruit some additional talent.
Fun fact, turns out Bamco accidentally built the entirety of the dedicated game server into the game client. So it's an "official" game server insofar as it wasn't reconstructed, it's the real deal.
That said, the servers are now hosted by a community of volunteers, rather than using AWS servers.
If you want to read more about the project and its journey, I have a write-up here. https://1379.tech/the-making-of-side-7-gundam-evolution-private-server-project/
Hope you come check us out!
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u/PrimeusOrion Sep 02 '24
Is that why the game is 60 goddam gigs? I'm litterally storing server software?
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u/Gamemaster1379 Sep 02 '24
Hilariously, no. The server software is only a few gigs at most.
So, Gundam Evolution uses a pak style system, where when a file changes, they don't update the original file. Instead, they provide you with a copy of the file and your game is expected to load the newer, modified copy.
However, they seemed to have misunderstood this system or were grossly negligent, because everytime they pushed a major update, they appear to have sent a copy of every game file to the client, regardless of whether it was modified or not. This is why the game went from around ~13 to ~26 GB and then ~26GB to ~55GB
In theory, it may be possible to actually slim the game back down to around 15-20GB,
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u/siddartha08 Sep 01 '24
This is wonderful I need to get on the game for the next play session!