Valor MMO · Technology

The technology behind Valor

Valor is a game, a desktop application, a set of servers and a website, and each part uses the tool that suits it. This is what we chose and what we use it for. None of it is exotic: it is the same well-tested, widely used software we would choose for a client.

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01 / The game

The game

The client players run and the servers they connect to.

Unreal Engine 5

The game engine. Rendering, animation, physics and networking for the client on Windows and Linux and for the dedicated server.
C++

The game’s own code: combat, quests, crafting, housing, the interface and the rules the server enforces.
Linux

The dedicated game servers and the account service run on Linux as ordinary system services.
SQLite

Where the server keeps each player’s character, bag, house and progress.

02 / The launcher

The launcher

The Windows application that installs, updates and starts the game.

.NET 8

The Windows launcher is a .NET desktop application, published as one self-contained program so players install nothing else.
Inno Setup

Builds the Windows installer for the launcher.
Code signing

The installer and the launcher are signed, so Windows shows who published them.

03 / The website

The website

valormmo.com and everything that serves it.

HTML and CSS

Every page is a plain static file, generated ahead of time. Nothing is assembled when a visitor arrives, which is why the site is fast.
JavaScript

Small scripts for the parts that are live: server status, the player directory, account pages and the support form.
Python

The generators that build the guides and tables from the game’s data, the translation tooling, and the release checks.
Caddy

The web server, with automatic HTTPS.
Cloudflare

The network in front of the site and the game downloads, so a large download is fast wherever the player lives.
Node.js

Runs the automated tests that load real pages in a browser before each release.

04 / Languages, community and releases

Languages, community and releases

The services around the game.

Google Cloud Translation

The first draft of each translation, which is then checked and corrected on screen.
Discord

The community server, linked from the launcher and the website.
GitHub

Source control, code review and the queue that tests every change before it joins a release.

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More of the project

The rest of Valor

The game

A shared medieval world: a town, keeps to fight through, the sea, and tavern games.
The launcher

A Windows application we wrote to install, update and start the game.
The character creator

Six clear steps from a blank slate to a named character, with a live 3D preview.
Interface design

The title screen, character windows, conversations and mini-game screens.
The website

valormmo.com: guides, patch notes, accounts and a live server status.
Fifteen languages

The game, the launcher and the website, translated and checked, including Arabic.