# 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.

- 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/project-topaz/topaz>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/project-topaz/topaz/blob/b9517bdf814ff8f249348e44e9b89e5489e64c23/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/project-topaz-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/project-topaz-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/project-topaz-case/index.md)

## 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.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/project-topaz/topaz/blob/b9517bdf814ff8f249348e44e9b89e5489e64c23/README.md>
2. <https://github.com/project-topaz/topaz/blob/b9517bdf814ff8f249348e44e9b89e5489e64c23/LICENSE>

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