KiwiNet

KiwiNet is an experimental server emulator for pre-release versions of Path of Exile (0.x). The only currently supported version is 0.8.8 (beta).

This project is intended for educational and archival purposes only. Support for "modern" versions (3.x+) is not planned.

Feel free to join the Discord server if you want to discuss this project.

Features

This is currently in very early state with basic sandbox functionality implemented.

• Basic login server functionality: authentication, creating and deleting characters, etc.

• Entering and exploring areas.

• Monster and item spawning.

• Inventory management.

Setup

These instructions are for Windows.

1. Acquire a copy of the 0.8.8 client. It is available on Archive.org as "Path Of Exile PAX 2011 Closed Beta".

2. Build the server source code.

   1. Install the .NET SDK.

   2. Run the dotnet build KiwiNet.sln -c Debug command. KiwiNet.sln is located in the src folder of this repository.

3. Extract Data and Metadata folders from the client's GGPK archive with VisualGGPK2 and place them in the instance server build directory (KiwiNet/src/KiwiNet.InstanceServer/bin/Debug/net8.0).

4. Download and extract interface textures to the client directory.

5. Block access to tyypo.com by adding 127.0.0.1 tyypo.com to C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts.

Running

1. Run KiwiNet.LoginServer.exe.

2. Run KiwiNet.InstanceServer.exe.

3. Run Client.exe with the --nopatch argument.

4. Enter localhost in the Realm field on the login screen.

5. Log in with any email and password. An account is automatically created when you log in for the first time with a specific email.

Chat Commands

These commands should be entered in the in-game chat box. Lists of areas / items / monsters can be found in the Data folder extracted from the client's GGPK archive.

Command	Description	List File
/areachange AreaName X Y	Teleports to an area at the specified coordinates.	WorldAreas.csv
/item ItemName	Drops an item.	BaseItemTypes.csv
/monster MonsterName	Spawns a monster.	MonsterList.csv
/addexp Amount	Adds the specified amount of experience.	-