MU

I. Overview:

MU has 2 main components:

• Server:
• MU Server
• Web Server
• Database
• Client:
• Mu Client
• Mu Tools (if any): MU Minimize/ MU WindowMode/ etc

Figure 1: MU Overview

II. How to setup:

In order to play MU, we need to build an MU Server, MU Client will connect to it and we can play.

We have 2 options to play game:

• Offline Mode: It mean that we will run MU Server and play game with MU Client by ourselves. It also mean that we will play game alone.

• Online Mode: Different from Offline Mode, we will have to make our IP public, open some ports. So other people can connect to our Server from the the network. We have 2 options:

• LAN:
• Internet:

1. Preparation:
• OS: Windows XP SP3/ Windows 7/ 8/ 10 (Recommend Windows 7)
• MSSQL Server:
• 2000: (Should use only for Win XP SP3) Google Drive
• 2005: (Recommend) Google Drive
• 2016: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/sql-server/sql-server-editions-express
• SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS):
• 2017: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/ssms/download-sql-server-management-studio-ssms
• MU Server: (included Database, pass: lordoftech)
  • 0.97: Google Drive
  • Others: TBD
• MU Client: (pass: lordoftech)
  • 0.97: Google Drive
  • Others: TBD
• MU Tools:
• HEX editor: (Recommend) Ultra Edit, Hex-Ed
2. Setup:
• Step 1: Install MSSQL Server and config pass sa (Ex: sysadmin)
• Step 2: Prepare Network
• Offline Mode: Install Virtual Network adapter
• Windows 7:
• Option 1:
• “Start” -> “Settings” -> “ControlPannel”
• Press “Add hardware” and “Next”
• Chose the first line “Yes, I have….”
• Chose the last line “Add a new hardware device” and press “Next”
• Option 2:
• Open cmd
• hdwwiz.exe
• Chose the second line “Install the hardware….” and press “Next”
• Chose “Network adapters” and “Next”
• Tab “Manufacturer” chose “Microsoft” and tab “Network adapter” chose “Microsoft Loopback Adapter” and “Next”
• Press “Next” and “Finish”
• Set static IP for this Virtual Network adapter. Ex: 192.168.0.100
• Others: TBD
• Online Mode:
• If we have an static IP, use it.
• If not, we have to use an service look like https://www.noip.com/ to get an static address to use instead of an dynamic IP.
• Open port:
• 80: WEB
• 44405: Connect Server
• 55901: Game Server
• Step 3: Extract MU Server to local disk: "D:\MuServer\" and config it. We have to use this path exactly with almost server. Some newer one will can be located in other path.
• Add Database into MSSQL Server:
• MuServer\DB\muonline_Data.MDF
• MuServer\DB\ranking_Data.MDF
• Add ODBC:
• Run MuServer\DB\ODBC.reg
• Check connection to SQL Server with ODBC Data Source Administrator
• Change pass sa: (Ex: sysadmin, as same as configuration of MSSQL Server above)
• 0.97:
• MuServer\MU2003_EVENT_SERVER\DATA\svconfig.ini
• MuServer\RankingServer\svconfig.ini
• Others: TBD
• Config IP: (Ex: 192.168.0.100, as same as static IP of Virtual Network adapter)
• 0.97:
• MuServer\CS\data\ServerList.dat
• MuServer\data\commonserver.cfg
• MuServer\Config.ini
• Others: TBD
• Step 4: Extract MU Client to any where in local disk. Ex: "D:\Mu 0.97\" and edit it with HEX editor.
• 0.97: Find string "connect" and change the IP as same as IP of MU Server (Ex: 192.168.0.100).
• Others: TBD

III. How to play:

1. Step 1: Start MU Server
2. Step 2: Start MU Client and enjoin game with account and password in Database

Figure 2. MU Lorencia