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<P>NeL stands for <B>Nevrax Library</B>. It is a set of routines aimed at the
development of multi-user virtual environments in an IP network. It is used as
the core for client and server software to create various forms of Internet
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<P>Yes and no. NeL is technically available for all forms of Internet
virtual environments, but is clearly aimed toward making a
Massively MultiPlayer Online Role Playing Game (or <B>MMORPG</B>) as its
first commercial application. The associated client and server software,
which are distributed along NeL are for that type of game.</P>
<P>Details on the game itself are not available right now, for commercial
strategy reasons. However, a sample game will be available along with the
code base.</P>
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<P>Nevrax, as a commercial entity, does not have other games scheduled
right now. However, nothing stops anybody else from using the NeL platform
and making a strategy wargame, or a virtual city, or anything else.</P>
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<P>We have looked carefully at the other Free Software projects available,
before reinventing the wheel. They're all more or less compatible with ours,
on a purely license level, thanks to the <A HREF="free/GPL.php3">GPL</A>, but
that does not mean they can fit in our development. We (the NeL maintainers)
are a commercial entity with a specific product to be delivered on time.</P>
<P>We want to keep a tight focus on the game we are doing right now, and
thus did not want to get involved in political struggles to get the code
we would need in, and did not want to create resentment by "taking over"
and steering other projects toward our goals, or creating a code fork
for our own purpose. Our timetable requires us to be more or less in control
of things.</P>
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<P>That's the catch. Free Software doesn't mean free content, or free
service. While the software will be free, we retain property of our game
data and game servers. Free Software and OnLine games are a perfect match,
as these games are not really just code, but rather a service provided
to subscribers which will pay a monthly fee to access our servers to play
our game.</P>
<P>We believe that we have everything to gain, and nothing to lose by
opening the source code.</P>
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<P>The <A HREF="/">site</A> has a <A HREF="bugs/">bug
report</A> section devoted to this. The easiest thing is to report the bug
using the appropriate tool, which ensures that your bug will get attention
and you will be notified of the bug's progress and eventual eradication.</P>
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<P>Have a look at the various NeL
<A HREF="index.php3">documentations</A> available.</P>
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<P>NeL uses an abstraction layer to separate the engine workings from the API
use. In theory, any API can be supported. Right now, NeL uses OpenGL to
get more portability across operating systems. Any card with an OpenGL
driver will thus work fine.</P>
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want one. But performance without a 3D accelerated card will probably be
abysmal.</P>
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