Tera Private Server
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Community handled private servers are roughly based on three versions of the game. Most popular seems to be the 64-bit game client (version 100.02). There are also versions with older 32-bit client and pre-apex (2015 version) servers.
Keep in mind the 64-bit client needs updated DirectX libraries if sounds don't work: -us/download/confirmation.aspx?id=8109 Also fresh Windows installation might need updated Visual C++ runtime libraries: -us/cpp/windows/latest-supported-vc-redistand Shinra DPS meter .NET packages (you prolly have these if you ever installed games from Steam).
Menma's TERA was started already in February 2021, with official 1.0 release in August 2021.At this time it was based on 32-bit 92.04 version of game.Menma's moved to 64-bit patch 100 client in their patch 1.1 in July 2022.Since patch 2.0 they have additional content that didn't exists in retail version, like reopened dungeons, new costumes and quest line and new gear.
Menma's TERA is a "PVP-oriented" server. You get a free level 70 scroll with character creation and tokens for maxed PVP gear (which is reworked for less RNG) and max character stats (full EP points, maxed Skill Advancement) without grind. PVE is "normal" and you have to grind to PVE gear, although it's much easier than the retail version was.Menma does regular content cycles so dungeons from patch 92 (AQ, CSN, FA-Hagufna) are replaced with other dungeons. There is updated hard mode Manaya's Core available as top dungeon. Patch 1.1 content cycle opened some classic dungeons like Akeron's Inferno and Lilith's Keep.Starting gear is Exodor gear. Menma has since released self-developed gear to keep up the MMORPG grind mill. This includes new armor etchings with power/crit stats and lately new accessories with materials to upgrade. After new halidoms and relics version 2.0 (July 2023) added new gear set.Version 3.0 at the end of March 2024 has first gear reset.
Server is in France and Menma has build-in TERA proxy in launcher (just push start to start it). This should make it playable even with high ping. There are also some handy mods pre-installed with proxy. Card Collection system is turned off. Fishing is fixed in December 2022 patch.
Menma's also gives any costume available in game (from patch 100) for free in Tikat Shop. And you can exchange Tikat for Vanguard Credits and it's reward from some daily events like Guild BAM, Dreamstorm and Guardian Missions (which you can do 100 boxes daily). Since August 2022 server also has working Dressing Room.
There is (least currently) free code on website for a level 65 scroll for one character. But you start with basic blue gear you can't enchant, 300 EP points and 0 skill advancement. There seems to be an event NPC in Highwatch who has level 70 scroll for few tokens and event cards. Ideally you would make other character 70 and use it to grind xp potions from MC to get your level 65 char to 70. Btw using level scroll 70 gives you no Apex so you have to do that quest too.
Basic gear from this patch is Exodor Scout and Entropy accessory set. So you run Red Refuge + RK-9 for Ethereal set and blue gear (I have no idea what is enchant rate). Golden gear rarely drops but is found on broker quite cheap. Annihilation/Dark Light might have better enchant rate than it was in retail during this patch.Asura has mystic rarity Exodor gear (I guess this requires the quest line as it was in retail).Also Warlord set accessorizes were added in early March 2023.Freely available etchings are tier III, so you have to craft or find boxes for IVs.
Skill advancement points and scrolls to max your char are another huge grind and costly. And card collection that is quite new in this patch and painful grind, although event hero cards are available from event merchant for a good basic build and card boxes from vanguard merchant with vanguard credits. As retail, it might take months of casual play to get your character maxed.
Asura differs bit from Gameforge TERA tradition some players are maybe more familiar with. Server has no Elleon's Marks, instead dungeons drop tokens called Tiaran Tree Crystal for buff potions, foods, basic etchings, underwear and even some costumes.
One interesting feature is that Asura has every dungeon in game available. Although they not adjusted for current gear and drops are outdated it allows sightseeing into content you've might never have seen in game (like Sigil Adstringo or Suryati's Peak).
TeraCZ runs a 2015 pre-brawler patch (gunner patch?). This version of game has level 65 level cap and North Arun area and quest line, Island of Dawn as the starting zone, the stamina system and Alliance. Endgame dungeons are Akeron's Inferno, Bathysmal Rise, Timescape and Sky Cruiser Endeavor. It also has Wonderholme and VM6 (Starfall) gear modded in.
During this era the leveling was still important part of gameplay and actually fun and not a boring chore like it is in later versions. TeraCZ has Avatar weapons to ease leveling but "We've disabled crystals on avatar weapons since people wanted a more classic leveling experience." t. GM Gengar.
They are doing server reset on 16th July 2022, which means everyone starts anew from low level to level playing field for newcomers. They added level 60 scrolls freely available in shop in Oct 2022. This allows you to jump into level 65 endgame quite easily. (only a few days or hours to reach level 65).
TERA Eternal is part of an MMORPG game network called Eternal Games Online, having servers for Aura Kingdom, Astral Tale and Dragon Nest Mobile running for 5 years. They run on Skywatch: Aerial Island update, also known as 100.02 (64 bits).
With a testing phase (BETA) running from July 13, 2024 to July 25, 2024, this server targets audience all around the world, although their focus be USA, Brazil and other countries from American Continent. All regions are welcome according to the announcements, with French and Russian clients available.
Unlike most TERA servers, which are hosted in Europe, Eternal is hosted in Brazil, offering great ping for Brazilians and general inhabitants of the Americas - which makes English its main language, despite having translation into PT-BR.
According to informations available on discord, the server's focus is to attract new and old TERA players, making some mid and late game dungeons more difficult and not making the Level 70 Scroll available initially. Despite this, it is a server with easy progression up to level 65 and materials to enchant the Exodor Scout set have been changed to drop in greater quantities in Macellarius Catacombs, Velik's Hold, Velik's Sanctuary and all the other dungeons that drop Exodor Scout Armor Feedstock and Exodor Scout Weapon Feedstock.
Whether you speak German, English, Russian, or French, we offer a wide range of client languages to ensure all players feel comfortable and can communicate with each other. Continuous Updates: We keep the server always up to date to ensure a smooth gaming experience. From game updates to events and rewards, there's always something new to discover.
Starscape gives a free level 70 scroll, but not glyphs, standard 300 EP points, no skill advancement, so there is reasonable amount of grind. There is however elite for free with all the benefits it gives, like Travel Journal and free teleports to every town.
"Hardcore" server based on a 2014 version of Tera (Patch 29, level 65 cap) Tera: The Battle For The New World (right after Reaper class release and Island of Dawn starting zone) . Experience of quests is reduced by 30%.
Custom graphical adjustments with ReShade; own fork of TERA Toolbox.Reworked gear progression, Free PVP gear. Every costume from retail version modded in.Reuses some content that was removed from retail version, like TBA lobby and Dreamstorm with new name.
VALKYTEQ TERA uses custom gear starting from Guardian set (with crystals), free PvP Equipment Chest. It seems PVE gear materials are totally reworked and new.They give out level 70 scroll and all skills and glyph points and etc without grind.
If you haven't noticed yet the official servers for Tera Online have shut down for the PC version of the game and all the characters we loved have been lost. But fear not in this guide I will go over the steps you can take if your interested in starting your own Tera Online private server. And give you access to all the information you need in order to build a server.
The first thing you will need is either a computer or server in order to host the game. You could go with professional hosting for the game or a virtual machine or buy a server or if you just want to play with your friends it can be built on a lan network just with those friends having access to it.
I tried searching for guidance on this topic but all I could find were introductory discussions about var, let, and mutability in Swift. I've been doing some reading on OOP vs FP, and trying to better understand the benefits of immutability and when to best require it.
Our code base has a lot of model data stored in structs where all the properties are let, and some structs where the properties are var. I find the latter easier to use, in practice, because it means I can change one property of a struct without jumping through a lot of hoops.
Case in point: I just added code in our app to allow the user to change their profile image. After writing the image to the server, I update the user model's profile image URL, and SwiftUI ensures that the display is reloaded to reflect the new image. Unfortunately, the user struct was one of the all-let ones, and in the interests of time, I modified that one property to be var.
Which got me thinking, is there a good rule of thumb as to when one should use let or var in struct properties? Using var lets the type user dictate if it's mutable or not. It also makes it easier to create a copy of an immutable instance and update a subset of properties (I saw a talk about lenses that let you do this concisely with immutable structs if they all had memberwise initializers, but we don't have that).
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