# NexusForever: WildStar build 16042 server reconstruction

> NexusForever reconstructs a server for WildStar client build 16042 in C#. Its source tree includes authentication, character and game-service components, with database schemas and message handling for the matching game client.

- Type: Case study
- Targets: Game
- Category: Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-09
- Original resource: <https://github.com/NexusForever/NexusForever>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/NexusForever/NexusForever/blob/d8e43d2c3cc5a05f03e56dfc388288a4126c7ed9/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/nexusforever-wildstar-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/nexusforever-wildstar-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/nexusforever-wildstar-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** Requires the WildStar 16042 client, MySQL or MariaDB, and RabbitMQ or Azure Service Bus.
- **Prerequisites:** Development requires Visual Studio 2026 with .NET 10 and C# 14 support.
- **License:** Licensed under AGPL-3.0.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/NexusForever/NexusForever/blob/d8e43d2c3cc5a05f03e56dfc388288a4126c7ed9/README.md>

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