No hosted server. No MongoDB. No lobby service. No internet connection. The Darkan client and the local world engine start together and the client talks only to 127.0.0.1.
286 player bots
88 Wilderness PKers
25 trainable skills
1×–50× XP
0 required services
Features
Core
- Single-process offline design — no external database, hosted server, or internet connection
- The world and its matching client start in one JVM, with the bundled cache and Java runtime
- 286 server-controlled player entities rendered through the real player protocol
- Local Grand Exchange, highscores, and world state — all written under
saves/ - Every lodestone home teleport unlocked, including the quest-gated destinations
- Configurable XP rate — 1× by default, or any multiplier such as 25× or 50×
- Autosaves every 30 seconds, plus a final synchronous save on a normal shutdown
Quality of Life
- Any new username creates a local character — passwords are ignored
- Admin account: log in as
rootfor all owner commands - Back up or move a whole game by copying the
saves/folder - One-command launch on Linux (
./run.sh) and Windows (run.bat) - Trade social bots directly through the Player Marketplace, or use the local Grand Exchange
Player Bots
- Distinct entities — own names, genders, appearances, equipment, skills, and combat levels
- Social players populate towns, Daemonheim, and the Grand Exchange — follow one, inspect its stats, or open a trade
- Wilderness players — the 88 PK bots are the only population bots that can attack or be attacked
- Activity helpers for bosses, Dungeoneering, and Pest Control stay activity-specific: no XP, no drops, no saved accounts
Get started
Linux
- Build once from source:
./build-offline.sh(release archives already include the jars) - Play at normal rates:
./run.sh - Play at a boosted rate:
./run.sh 25or./run.sh 50
Windows
- Build once from source:
build-offline.bat - Play at normal rates:
run.bat - Play at a boosted rate:
run.bat 25orrun.bat 50
Good to know
- Pick any new username at the login screen — that creates the local character. Password text is ignored.
- The Linux release archive ships the cache, prebuilt jars, and a bundled Java runtime.
- Source checkouts omit the proprietary game cache — place a compatible cache in
darkan-cache/. - A fresh source build may fetch dependencies once; a prepared release runs offline from the start.
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