Case study

Project Topaz: a Final Fantasy XI server emulation

Project Topaz recreates an online server for Final Fantasy XI with C++ services, Lua game scripts and SQL data. Some retail game behavior remains unimplemented.

Targets: Game
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
Evidence class: C2 code & docs, no demo or download

Stars: 164
Last commit: 2020-12-03
Language: Lua
Status: Archived

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

Observed: Code and documentation observed; no download method or demo found.
Checked: 2026-11-09

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: An FFXI client is needed to connect to the server.
Limits: Some retail behavior remains unimplemented.
License: Source files use GPL-3.0 or AGPL-3.0 according to their markings and the Project Topaz License.

Cite

BibTeX

@misc{project-topaz-case,
  title = {{Project Topaz: a Final Fantasy XI server emulation}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/project-topaz/topaz}},
  url = {https://github.com/project-topaz/topaz},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/project-topaz-case/}}
}

Plain text

Project Topaz: a Final Fantasy XI server emulation. https://github.com/project-topaz/topaz (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/project-topaz-case/

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Primary sources

README.md GitHub · project-topaz/topaz · Revision b9517bd
LICENSE GitHub · project-topaz/topaz · Revision b9517bd