Svo is going free & open-source

Austere

Aelios said:

@Vadimuses is a hero among a lot of players, as I couldn't fight at all, or code to save my ass, without his expertise, system, and his help. 

That being said, @Makarios
Uh... What are the chances we can have more 'svo-esque' stuff integrated into server-side curing? Open source and all, nudge nudge.

Serverside transmute..please God, do it for the novices

Tael

More serverside stuff means more stress on the server.

Now that everyone who uses Mudlet can just use an open-sourced svo, putting more stuff on the server seems kind of counterproductive.

On the other hand, it would be really nice to see an svo-like system for the Nexus/HTML5 client to beef up its capabilities.

Austere

Tael said:

More serverside stuff means more stress on the server.

Now that everyone who uses Mudlet can just use an open-sourced svo, putting more stuff on the server seems kind of counterproductive.

On the other hand, it would be really nice to see an svo-like system for the Nexus/HTML5 client to beef up its capabilities.

Without vadi here, I don't really see anyone picking up the reigns well enough to maintain a solid copy of svo, though. It will end up outdated and everyone will switch to wys (which is currently getting updates). There will be a few people good enough at coding to do their own updates, but the majority of people will either have to befriend one of the elite and get updates from them, or switch to wys. I could be wrong, though. 

Tharvis

@Austere it's also possible that they'll get merged in a sense, combining the best of both

Vadimuses

Svo already has serverside support built-in, though.

Kyoka

@Vadimuses out of curiosity, how goes the transition?

Vadimuses

What's the ETA?
One week from now, Svo will be taken off sale (8 August 2015). Two weeks after that (22 August 2015), another product, Svo 2, will be available in an open-source form and free. Later on, vadi-m and the old, old Nexus (not to be confused with the new Nexus client) system will be available.

Does that help?

Exelethril

I was able to boost my Dota 2 MMR to over 9000, bench press 200 kg and catch Mew with one pokeball because of svo.

Thanks Vadi. 

Jacen

I have to say, as someone who very rarely changed class or outfitted an alt with a full version of svo, I much prefer the frequent updates to things I know nothing about to making it open source. 

Thanks for all your work, Vadi.

Kasya

Open SVO allows you to have a fantastic starting point though. 

I used Vadi Nexus, Vadi-M, and then eventually SVO. Vadi, thank you for a system that kept me alive longer than I could have kept myself alive on my own. 

Naverre

Damn, I honestly thought this day would never come. I'm both ecstatic that I can finally see into the source code, and sad, because it feels like the end of an era.

When I was very young (early teens) and found Achaea, I was a little overwhelmed. I could hardly hunt, much less do any sort of combat, and I was constantly getting lost, even with Asara pumping out her awesome maps. I wasn't really sure how to do any sort of scripting in Mushclient beyond the very basics, and I was getting a little depressed with the game.

Then, a friend of mine in game told me about vadi-m, and I gave it a try. It completely changed my experience with the game. I was able to do PvP, the little pop-out map ensured that I never got lost, and it is probably the biggest reason I stuck with the game instead of leaving for something easier. I owe you and your work for all the joy I have received from playing Achaea for all these years, and the words "thank you" are simply too small for all the work you put into helping others where they couldn't help themselves.

But still, thank you.

Vadimuses

So just an update: http://svo.vadisystems.com/2015/08/svo-is-off-the-market/

Klendathu

Thank you Vadimuses, I'm looking forward to uncovering the mysteries within Svo

Rangor

Have you left tiny signatures and puzzles for us to solve in the source code? Follow line 158 in script aeonhandle for your next clue. Can you decipher the meaning?

Vadimuses

Part of what makes Svo successful is a well-organised design that doesn't make it spaghetti code.

Gamden

Will the add-ons to svo on the site become free aswell?

Vadimuses

Yep they will be.

Tekk

Can I still e-mail you once a year with something stupid?

Vadimuses

Nope, and the email will be getting deleted after a few months to wipe all the contacts.

Mako

thanks for everything Vadi, you the man