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ArcheAge server emulator boot - 5.0.7.0 (Relics of Hiram) September 2, 2025 build - VMWare Workstation Pro 17 virtual machine. Additional writeup of this build.
Note: this in-development AAEmu fork is supported via the projects Discord (server boost). As a result, it isn't publicly available like the main 1.2 development (which is much further along in terms of the game systems and main story/race quests)
Hosting (approved by Timo) this unmuted VOD (muted music audio on Twitch) with Twitch chat (out of sync delayed for 1-1.5 minutes for at least the first hour) of BOB2025 (formerly known as BOSF or the Beppu Onsen Shower Fes) for TimoInBeppu which she live streamed on August 23, 2025 JST (her guest is her friend, Vanessa). The festival started in the morning and was held at Matogahama Park/Beppu Spa Beach. This VOD has the performances for 宮迫博之, DJ O.G（三崎優太）and Marc Panther (ex-globe).
The hotel is located on the Hilo bay front where a section of that inlet also narrows (further funneling effect) and allows such tidal fluctuations from tsunami to easily flood onto the property. Their security camera captures the rapid inundation of the drop off area (which also entered the lobby area and flooded around 10 rooms on the lower floor).
From the M8.8 Kamchatka Peninsula earthquake - tsunami inundation at a seafood plant in Severoclisk, Kuril Islands. Wave amplitude was projected to be 3-4 meters in this area.
ArcheAge 1.2 game client. Version 1.2 (October 14, 2014) is currently the main development target for this emulator. Many of the basic things have been implemented where large majority of the game can be played. I'm using the pre-compiled server build from May 2025 (the Github has more recent changes/bug fixes). There are some quests that are missing, mobs that are stacked on top of each other, achievements don't seem to work, etc, but these are minor issues.
1.2 pre-dates a lot game systems (no heroes, no hero halls, no dwarf and warborn races, no community centers, rudimentary trade, many zones still closed off, etc). Auroria is mainly the faction base area of Diamond Shores along with the Ayanad Library (the mobs inside do not aggro properly though). Mounts, pets, vehicles, ships, gliders work properly. Still cool to have an older build with the original game world where you can experience good portions of the early world of ArcheAge.
ArcheAge 1.2 server side emulator (AAEmu) startup
VideoProc Converter encoding test 2560x1440 -> 1920x1080. Thermaltake View i467T R4 128GB RAM, Intel Core i7-12700F 12-core (8 performance/4 efficiency), Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
VideoProc Converter encoding test 2560x1440 -> 1920x1080. Mac Pro (2019) 320GB RAM, Intel Xeon W-3223 8-core, AMD Radeon Pro w5500X MPX (will be testing with a Radeon Pro W6800X MPX next week).
VideoProc Converter encoding test 2560x1440 -> 1920x1080. Mac mini 24GB RAM, M4 Pro (8 performance/4 efficiency cores), 16 core GPU
VideoProc Converter encoding test 2560x1440 -> 1920x1080. MacBook Pro 18GB RAM, M3 Pro (5 performance/6 efficiency cores), 14 core GPU
ESP Ltd M-400 Dual EMG
Live edit from Animelo Summer Live 2006 -Outride- at Nippon Budokan on 2006.7.8
Took over 18 years to make this composite edit 🥴😂. Circa 2006 (Hekiru's 300th memorial live performance at Zepp Tokyo) + 2008 cover (ESP Ltd MH which I no longer own). That show was also the last I did event staffing for.