Black Tek Server is a free and open-source MMORPG server emulator written in C++. It is a fork of the TheForgottenServer project. To connect to the server, you can use OTClient Redemption.

If you don't want to bother with source code or compiling. You can download from our release sections the binaries with everything needed ready to go.

To compile you will need to install and integrate vcpkg. You can find detailed instructions for Windows and Unix based operating systems.

Once you have successfully installed vcpkg, and integrated the installation, you will need to download the newest premake from the dev branch (must use dev branch, its the one hyperlinked).

Please follow instructions on how to compile premake for your Operating System. Once you have premake compiled, place the binary in BlackTek-Server's folder. Then run premake via terminal/command line/bash using the following command:

Windows: premake5 vs2022

Linux: ./premake5 gmake2

OSX aka Mac: premake5 xcode4

This will generate your project files.

Next you will need to enable manifest mode for vcpkg.

You can do so by enabling the environment variable VCPKG_FEATURE_FLAGS=manifests

Alternatively, for visual studio users, you can just go to project->properties->configuration properties->vcpkg and change Use Vcpkg Manifest to yes.

You can find more information about manifest mode here.

Once you have enabled manifest mode, you can now select your configuration, and run "Rebuild all" (or its equivalent) to produce your executable.