EmuLinker - NetPlay Emulation / News: Recent posts

EmuLinker is a high-performance, fully featured, secure, open-source network server that supports the Kaillera network protocol. Kaillera is client/server system that enables head-to-head multiplayer network play of virtually any classic emulated game.

1.0.2 (05/22/2006)

Almost exactly 1 year after the first beta release, this is the first stable release of the EmuLinker Kaillera Server. Thanks to everyone that has reported bugs and made suggestions over the last year! This will likely be the last update release for quite a while if not ever.... read more

EmuLinker is a high-performance, fully featured, secure, open-source network server that supports the Kaillera network protocol. Kaillera is client/server system that enables head-to-head multiplayer network play of virtually any classic emulated game.

0.99.24 (04/03/2006)

New Features

- Support for domain names in access.cfg; allows easier configuration for people
without a static ip address
- New admin command /clear to remove temp bans
- New Autofire Detector feature can alert players about possible cheating... read more

A denial of service vulnerability recently disclosed in the release notes of the latest version of the EmuLinker Kaillera Server has gained a surprising amount of attention. First posted as advisory SA18938 on the secunia.com website, the news quickly spread via RSS feeds throughout the online security community.

Who could have imagined however that the American Department of Homeland Security would consider the modest game server a matter of national security? This posting on the National Vulnerability Database via the United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team confirms that the government is out to insure your un-interrupted multiplayer emulated gaming needs!
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2006-0822... read more

EmuLinker is a high-performance, fully featured, secure, open-source network server that supports the Kaillera network protocol. Kaillera is client/server system that enables head-to-head multiplayer network play of virtually any classic emulated game.

0.99.17 (02/17/2006)

New Features

- Support for international languages and customized prompts
- New online admin commands including /closegame and /version
- Improved game desynch handling... read more

EmuLinker is a high-performance, fully featured, secure, open-source network server that supports the Kaillera network protocol. Kaillera is client server system that can enable network play of virtually any classic emulated game.

0.98.2 (10/22/2005)

New Features

- Noticably reduced game play delay and lagginess as a result of better network
packet handling code.

Bug Fixes

- Fixed occasional lockup in 0.97.6 during heavy load caused by thread deadlock.
- Fixed message count bug in 0.97.6. Packets were always marked as size 18.... read more

This release offers large number of frequently requested features, bug fixes, and some really great improvements over 0.96. Most notably:

- Improved game play responsiveness
- Game and emulator filters enable owners to run game exclusive servers.
- Multiple user access levels with a comprehensive set of escape commands for online server administration.
- Configurable limited network port range for easier firewall setup.... read more