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Figure 6.1
The Project tab.
accounts, such as from a website. You can also define how many charac-
ters a user can have per account. A good starting number is about five
or six characters. Some free-to-play MMOs have a limited number of
characters and the player can upgrade to more characters for a small fee.
n Build Full Client button: This option will build a full client that you
can then distribute. As your game gets bigger, the full client will continue
to grow in size. The original WOW came on five CD-ROMS, but would
be on many more CD-ROMs if released now with all of the new content
Blizzard added to the original game.
n Generate Update button: This will generate a patch update since the last
full build. This is smaller than a full-client build and allows you to dis-
tribute a smaller file to your users.
n Configuration button: Allows you to configure aspects of the master
server, the password, and other servers within your cluster.
n Build Server button: Builds the server software that is required to run
on the server.
n Verify Project button: Use this button to verify that the project has
been built correctly.