PIN - Pirate Intelligence Network

The Accord may think their Shared Intelligence Network is unique and impenetrable, but not everyone agrees with their restricted access and constant surveillance. That's why PIN, the Pirate Intelligence Network, has been created.

Fight the Accord - Kill the Chosen

Demo.mp4

Usage

Note: If you want to play around with the configuration, see the Development section below

1. Install Firefall via Steam (paste steam://install/227700 into address bar of web browser)
2. Edit the firefall.ini located in steamapps\common\Firefall
3. Add content from below
4. Download the latest PIN release
5. Make a backup copy of the original FirefallClient.exe in Firefall\system\bin
6. Replace the FirefallClient.exe with the patched FirefallClient.exe from the PIN release
7. Make sure the .NET 8 Runtime is installed
8. Trust self-signed development certificates by running dotnet dev-certs https --trust
9. Start all three applications:
   • GameServer
   • MatrixServer
   • WebHostManager
10. Start Firefall
11. Login to the server:
    • If Steam auto login has been enabled, you will directly be navigated to the character selection screen
    • Otherwise, leave the login fields blank or enter anything you want and click "Login"
12. Load into the game by pressing the "Enter World" button

firefall.ini

[Config]
OperatorHost = "localhost:4400"

[FilePaths]
AssetStreamPath = "http://localhost:4401/AssetStream/%ENVMNEMONIC%-%BUILDNUM%/"
VTRemotePath = "http://localhost:4401/vtex/%ENVMNEMONIC%-%BUILDNUM%/static.vtex"

[UI]
PlayIntroMovie = false

Features

• Loading into any zone (WebHostManager)
• Basic character movement, including jetpacks and gliders
• Switch between battleframes with preconfigured loadouts
• Customize character appearance in NewYou (RIN.WebAPI)
• Call down vehicles and some deployables

Limitations

• There is no combat, projectile or damage simulation
• Most of the UI doesn't work properly
• Most abilities are not fully working
• Vehicles only have physics if a player is driving it (client-side)
• No AI
• No Encounters
• No PvP

Development

1. Install Visual Studio or JetBrains Rider
   • Include the .NET 8 SDK component or install it separately
2. Recursive clone the repository git clone --recurse-submodules https://github.com/themeldingwars/PIN.git
3. Build the solution
4. Edit the GameServer.dll.config produced by the build in UdpHosts\GameServer\bin\Release\net8.0 to ensure that StaticDBPath is correct.
5. Trust self-signed development certificates by running dotnet dev-certs https --trust
6. Start multiple targets at once
   • Visual Studio: Create a Multiple Startup Projects target that start WebHostManager, GameServer and MatrixServer
   • Rider: Create a Compound target that starts WebHostManager, GameServer and MatrixServer
7. Edit the firefall.ini located in steamapps\common\Firefall
8. Add content from above
9. Start Firefall

Web Hosts

CatchAll (4499 / 44399) is used for now, until the specific APIs are implemented.

Host	HTTP	HTTPS	Catch All
Operator	4400	44300	❌
WebAsset	4401	44301	✔️
ClientApi	4402	44302	❌
InGame	4403	44303	❌
WebAccount	4404	44304	✔️
Frontend	4405	44305	✔️
Store	4406	44306	✔️
Chat	4407	44307	❌
Replay	4408	44308	✔️
Web	4409	44309	✔️
Market	4410	44310	✔️
RedHanded	4411	44311	✔️

UDP Servers

Host	UDP
Matrix Server	25000
Game Server	25001