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Someone requested this in a 'map request thread'. So I'll put it here as a free release since the request originally was just to help someone out. Enjoy~ Note: This is a very quick design. About an hours work so theres nothing too special about it. EDIT: VERSION 2 Is NOW AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD Version 2 Download Link Attached to this Post!!!!! Custom Vending Map V2.7z

E - Script Collection Last Update : September 10, 2013 Refine Function SQL Mission Board Monster Marching Vendor Control Advanced Stylist Coin Exchanger Doppelganger Race Of The Day Limited Items Multi Currency Shop Random News GM Online List Link Broken E-Inquiry DotA Runes Flower Counting Game Class Restriction Chain Quest Build Manager Misc Scripts : Freebies Script Card Trader Gold Room [ Pick Gold ] Gold Room [ Guild Tax ] Map Restriction [ GM Based ] Daily Reward Monthly Reward Monster Spawner Monster Summoner with Last Summoned Display Players Stats & Equipments 3rd Job Item Giver Exchanger [ Cashpoint to Coins ] Exchanger [ Poring Coin - Zeny ] Exchanger [ Points to Tickets ] Exchanger [ Item to Item ] Exchanger [ Item to Item ] Exchanger [ Multi Item to 1 Item ] Party Match Auto Ban Over Stats Users Soul Link Buff Kill Players gain Cash Points Party Members All Get Items [ Snippet ] Message Board Stalker Class Skill Reproduce NPC Multiple Selection Quest [ Template ] In-Game Item Rewarder In-Game Points Rewarder Invasion Event Custom Item Rate Status Point Seller [ Snippet ] Anti Bot Security Script Anti Bot Script [ Code / Question ] Item Combo Restriction [ LHZ Card ] Drop Item Upon Death PVP Switcher + Announcer [ Guild Master ] Rotating Waitingroom Messages +10 Refiner [ Specific Items ] Random Rate Item Exchanger MVP Invasion Premium Users [ Boost Rates ] Display Cutin Image upon Login Custom Randomed Box Items Kick GM during WOE Custom Crafting NPC Restrict Same IP [ Certain Map ] Coloured Items Exchanger Guild Master Changer Party Team PK Match Gambling Game IRC Channel Crafting NPC Guild Storage Restriction Stage Game [ Version 4 ] Monster Wiki Event [ Version 3 ] Special Thank you for my Tutor : Notes : I am a bit lazy to write all those Script Descriptions, i do believe that all of you able to get how this script works. Anyway, i will still doing my best to write the Updated Changelog or informations about the script as detail as possible. All the Scripts above are uploaded to Pastebin . Abide the Following Rule : Scripts Error / Not Working , you have to Explain it in Details. ( Add in Images / Modified Scripts ) Do not SPAM / BUMP in my Topic. Do not ask for Support stuffs for other Scripts in this Topic. Link Down , then drop [ @Emistry ] a message. I Reserved the Right for NOT Answering your Posts if you did not abide my Topic's Rules. Keep This In Your Mind : All the Scripts i distribute here are NOT FOR COMMERCIAL USES . DO NOT remove my Credits if you are using part of the scripts to modify your own. DO NOT re-release the scripts in any form / way. If you ♥ these Scripts , Click on to Vote this Topic up. Or you may also click on at above the Topic

A Resource Guide For Mappers Note: No longer a collaborated based project. It is now running as an independent piece of work. Greetings everyone! I would like to draw the attention of all experienced mappers out there. If you enjoy mapping and wish to share your knowledge to others then I would like to introduce you for the 1st time to a new collaborative based project called BRG - BrowEdit Resource Guide. Its a single document, a user-manual if you will that gives detailed breakdowns of each major function of BrowEdit. A few of many categories the resource guide provides are: Downloading and Installing BrowEdit Details of each Edit Mode & their functionality Recommendations & Quick Tips for each Edit Mode Navigational Controls Mapping Resource Download Links (templates/maps/textures/models) & much more. If you've read the Judas Bible for server management/sprite implementations then this new resource is exactly that except geared towards just BrowEdit. The final product for this guide will comprise of great detail towards images and step by step processes. It will also be formated as a PDF document with interactable links. Collaborating everyone's work is much better than having others producing guides of their own. This way we can work together as a team and bring about our knowledge as one, all placed nicely together into a single package. To Apply as a collaborator You must meet or exceed the following Requirements. REQUIREMENTS: Be able to write in English (Doesn't have to be perfect as long as we can understand what you're trying to say) Basic Knowledge of using a Google document (Google Account Required) An Experienced Mapper (Great/High understanding of BrowEdit & its functions, designed several maps and therefore you know how BrowEdit responds to the user) A Team Player & Self Motivated Multilinguistic is an Asset, NOT REQUIRED (Possibility of Multi-Language Support In the Future) You might think to yourself, whats in it for me? Your name will be published inside the document as a collaborator and credited appropriately. The document will be released publically as a free resource for anyone. If you are interested in being a part of this project and know this is right for you please send me a personal message on the forums. Thank you and I look forward to hearing from all mappers out there! LIST OF COLLABORATORS: Syouji Will populate list as new contributors join the project.

Arsinoé : Aerie's Tears EDIT : All scripts and wiki can be found here : https://github.com/dastgir/aerie-pinkpanther DL : https://code.google.com/archive/p/aerie-pinkpanther/downloads?page=1 Description : This is a kind of Stand-Alone, a new continent, independant of the rest of Rune-Midgard (except for the access quest at Alberta). So no conflict with your own modifications. The aim is to increase the quest's interest in Ragnarök, by instancied quests, animated NPC, a true scenario, exploration of new horizons ... Created for a party of 4-5 players, you can't do it alone, it's more like a basic RPG. The Continent of Arsinoé is a single scenario with various quests. You have Four independant campaigns : The Goblin King, UnderWorld, Sidon and The Rana's Empire where you are leading an army in a succession of instances in differents battlefields. See also the second mod compatible with Arsinoé one : Schallmar Islands Contains : - 120+ Maps - 140+ Monsters - 75+ Items - 65+ Quests English Version : A new translation in English by Mirabell and TrueNoir ! Spanish Version : Yatadaid, Racing~, darknessx, Ijct, GMKira, Destiny and Celsius ! Players now you can change directly IG your language (French / English / Spanish), Data files must be gives by Administrators. Administrators choose the main language for announces, you can choose to display one or more languages. (Check Configuration.txt) All services are earned with your quest's level, like : - Savepoints (long trip before found a place for rest) - Teleportation (You need to unlock the map before and by a quest of course) - Healer (Donations to the Church for increase the % of rest) - Train's Stations (For cross quickly a part of the continent) - Shops (A big compagny hold all the commerce, if you help them, they'll give you more interesting supplies) - In other regions, you can found Boatmen. - An Arena system (Look to the screenshots), with different modes of game for won prices. - Integrated Mini-Games in quest. - Snow, Desert, Forest, Swamp Jungle, Volcano, Town, UnderWorld, different types of environnement - 10 Titles, With your name in a Hall of Fame ! - A New Kind of WoE, a mix between GvG and PvE. - Questlog system and also emoticons for help you in your adventure ! - An Introduction for your server who takes place in Arsinoé - Fishing system - A Marathon - Many others games, accessible without quest requierement. Guide : The Guide is done, you can report here : http://code.google.com/p/aerie-pinkpanther/wiki/Sommaire?wl=en Now it's avaible in the svn, you can found here images for put in your website the Guide : Arsinoé Guide - Images Pack v.1.00 Configuration : - Easy system for configurate rewards, for adapting them to your server. (check npc/arsinoe/Configuration.txt) and minimum requiered players in Arena and Instances. - You can choose between local or global annunce when an Instance began. - Easy to install, no source modifications, all explications for install in script archive. - You need a client with the episode 14 (some textures and models used) - For using Introduction just change char_athena.conf by [start_point: ars_fild41,30,54]. The Continent : Map by Elandor. Download : - Scripts files : Here the SVN for scripts : https://github.com/dastgir/aerie-pinkpanther - Maps files : Download(Current version 2.00) For get the last upgrade without download the full archive, use this patch list : Download (only for Map Pack version more than 1.50). You'll recieve separate upgrades in *.gpf format. - BGM files : Download (Current version 1.40) Changelog : //================= //Maps //================= v. 1.00 = Public version v. 1.10 = - ars_fild04 (gat revision) - ars_dun13 / ars_dun14 / ars_dun15 (add map) - ars_in02 (New Zone) - ars_fild22 (gat revision) v. 1.20 = - Fix cliping effect v. 1.30 = - Lightmaps fix for all maps / New Mini-maps - Add ars_dun16 / ars_in08 v. 1.40 = - Add Soulavein's War, Hylarheim and UnderWorld Extension. (+15 maps) v. 1.45 = - Add Introduction maps (+5 maps) v. 1.50 = - Add Sidon, Kargah extension maps (+15 maps) - Add Alberta Modification - Modification of : ars_fild02 / ars_fild03 / ars_fild17 / ars_fild33 / ars_fild36 v. 1.55 = - ars_fild01 / ars_fild04 / coppa / tantale_ile = complete revision v. 1.56 = - ars_fild05 / ars_fild06 / ars_in01 = complete revision - Add ars_dun31 v. 1.57 = - Add quest illustrations and icons - Reduction of mini-maps size v. 1.60 = - ars_in02 / ars_fild51 = revision - Add Neraka maps extension : (+15 maps) v. 1.65 = - ars_fild01 / ars_fild02 / ars_fild03 = fix freezing effects - Add ars_fild56 / ars_fild57 = Gondar extension - ars_dun25 / ars_fild09 / ars_fild23 = complete revision - Water texture change on many maps - Missing minimaps added v. 1.66 = - ars_dun01 / ars_dun02 / ars_fild16 / ars_fild20 / ars_in08 / ars_in10 = complete revision - new models / textures (some from Arcturus) v. 2.00 = - Add ars_fild58 / ars_fild59 / ars_fild60 / ars_fild61 / ars_fild62 / ars_in15 / ars_in16 / ars_in17 / ars_dun40 - ars_fild07 / ars_fild08 / ars_in10 / ars_dun30 = complete revision - new models / textures (some from Arcturus) //================= //BGM //================= v. 1.00 = Public version v. 1.10 = Add Introduction BGM v. 1.20 = Add Sidon and Kargah BGM v. 1.30 = Add Neraka BGM (and some fix) v. 1.40 = Add Abysses BGM (and some fix) How configure the multi-language ? If you have use a previous version, they're compatible but take care all will be in french, you must talk to a Tyr Order member and choose your main language. No problems if the introduction is installed. ~ I hope you'll appreciate my work ! ~ Screenshoots :

Nothing much to says >.<~ Things to know: All message logs i've got from iRO, and i don't use any custom message in my script. 2nd release, follow with my first release ( dewata island ) All El Dicastes Quest and Features ( with quest log ): Department Quests Document Quests Doha's Secret Orders Frede's Request Sapha's Visit Cheshire's Call Cat Hand Service: Equipment Enchanting And All Basic NPC in El Dicastes are included in this release. That made up of <Warp Point>, <Mob Spawn> <Mapflags> ( From iRO Wiki Database ), other things like <Mob DB>, <Skill DB>, <Item DB> are already in rAthena Revision. // -- Ep13_3_invite , Ep13_3_secret ¿¡ÇǼҵå 13.3 »ÇÆÄÀÇ ÃÊû, ºñ¹ÐÀÓ¹« 7182,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Sapha's Visit" 7183,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Invitation from Sapha" 7184,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"To El Dicastes!" 7185,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Inspector Doha" 7186,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Secret Order from Doha - Investigation" 7187,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Secret Order from Doha - Shay" 7188,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Information Gathering - in the Plaza" 7189,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Information Gathering - in the Factory" 7190,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Information Gathering - at the Guards" 7191,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Shay's designation - BK" 7192,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"BK's Information" 7193,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Dimensional Crack Investigation" 7194,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"What's this bloodstain?" 7195,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"What's this skin piece?" 7196,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"What's this suspicious magic power?" 7197,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Sapha Certifications?" 7198,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Audience with Ahat" 7199,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Secret Order from Ahat" 7200,82800,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Cheshire's call" 7201,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Removing traces" 7202,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Secret order from Doha - Collect proof" 7203,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Secret order from Doha - Final Report" // -- Ep13.3 ¿¡ÇǼҵå 13.3 11159,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Story of Brian" 11160,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Story of John" 11161,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Story of Tyler" 11162,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Story of Rose" 11163,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Story of Bain" 11164,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Story of Lash" 11165,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Delivered to Brian" 11166,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Delivered to John" 11167,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Delivered to Tyler" 11168,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Delivered to Rose" 11169,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Delivered to Bain" 11170,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Delivered to Lash" 11171,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Request from Frede" 11172,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Request from Frede" 11173,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Request from Frede" 11174,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Supply Shortage" 11175,7200,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Supply Shortage" 11176,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"For my friends" // -- Ep. 13.3 --- ÀÏÀÏÄù½ºÆ® Daily Quest 12099,0,2014,10,0,0,0,0,"Remove Root Cause" 12100,0,1994,12,0,0,0,0,"Violent Winged Insect" 12101,0,2013,5,0,0,0,0,"Work Interference" 12102,0,1993,10,0,0,0,0,"Intelligent Snakes" 12103,0,1992,1,0,0,0,0,"Legendary Creature" 12104,0,1987,15,0,0,0,0,"Insects with an Appetite" 12105,0,2024,10,0,0,0,0,"Moving Rocks" 12106,0,1995,15,0,0,0,0,"A child on a flower" 12107,0,2015,10,0,0,0,0,"Twisted Love" 12108,0,1988,12,0,0,0,0,"Dangerous Plant Removal" 12109,0,1999,14,0,0,0,0,"Larva Extermination" 12110,0,2016,7,0,0,0,0,"Demon of Water" 12111,0,1986,10,0,0,0,0,"Bird with ugly face" 12117,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Withered Flower" 12118,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Welcomed Mineral" 12119,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Valuable Textile" 12120,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Curious Meat" 12121,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Materials to Clear Snow" 12122,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Best Cooler Material" 12123,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Best Paint" 12124,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Rare Valuable" 12125,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Armory Material" 12126,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Advanced Armory Material" 12127,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Supervisor's Tool" 12128,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Preparation for Heating" 12129,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Suspicious Food" 12130,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Useful Material" 12131,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Essential Material for Construction" 12132,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Essential Material for Construction 2" 12133,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Decoration arrangement" 12134,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Instant Receptacle" 12135,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Not enough medicine" 12136,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Honey robber" 12137,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Tools for Experiment" 12138,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Fine Gift Samples" 12139,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Respect for Taste!" 12140,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Courtesy for Regulars" 12141,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Special Package" 12142,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Dangerous Request" 12143,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Strange Trend" 12144,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Unknown Usage" 12145,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Other World Cuisine" 12146,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Filling in Cracks" 12147,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Adhesive Material" 12148,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Bait for Tatacho Hunting" 12149,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Swordmanship Practice" 12150,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Pretty reddish vegetable" 12151,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Tenacity of the pub owner" 12152,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Tastes like home cooking" 12153,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Hazardous plant when burnt" 12154,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Unexpectedly Normal" 12155,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Gift with heart" 12156,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Respect personal appetite!" 12157,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Resolution of the pub owner" 12158,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Rage of the pub owner" 12159,82800,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Quest record from Laponte" 12160,82800,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Quest record from Kalipo" 12161,82800,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Quest record from Pura" 12162,82800,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Quest record from Tragis" 12163,82800,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Quest record from Calyon" 12164,82800,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Quest record from Moltuka" 12165,21600,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Dizziness" 12166,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Tree Root Doc." 12167,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Reptile Tongue Doc." 12168,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Scorpion Tail Doc." 12169,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Stem Doc." 12170,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Pointed Scale Doc." 12171,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Resin Doc." 12172,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Spawn Doc." 12173,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Jellopy Doc." 12174,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Fish Tail Doc." 12175,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Worm Peeling Doc." 12176,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Gill Doc." 12177,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Tooth of Bat Doc." 12178,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Fluff Doc." 12179,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Chrysalis Doc." 12180,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Feather of Birds Doc." 12181,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Talon Document Doc." 12182,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Sticky Webfoot Doc." 12183,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Animal Skin Doc." 12184,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Wolf Claw Doc." 12185,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Mushroom Spore Doc." 12186,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Orc's Fang Doc." 12187,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Evil Horn Doc." 12188,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Powder of Butterfly Doc." 12189,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Bill of Birds Doc." 12190,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Snake Scale Doc." 12191,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Insect Feeler Doc." 12192,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Immortal Heart Doc." 12193,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Rotten Bandage Doc." 12194,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Decayed Nail Doc." 12195,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Horrendous Mouth Doc." 12196,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Tentacle Doc." 12197,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Shell Doc." 12198,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Scale Shell Doc." 12199,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Venom Canine Doc." 12200,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Sticky Mucus Doc." 12201,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Bee Sting Doc." 12202,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Grasshopper's Leg Doc." 12203,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Royal Jelly Doc." 12204,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Yoyo Tail Doc." 12205,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Solid Shell Doc." 12206,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Yam Doc." 12207,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Raccoon Leaf Doc." 12208,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Snail's Shell Doc." 12209,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Horn Doc." 12210,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Bear's Footskin Doc." 12211,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Feather Doc." 12212,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Red Herb Doc." 12213,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Carrot Doc." 12214,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Cactus Needle Doc." 12215,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"Stone Heart Doc." Update 17/2/2012: Fix bug cat_hands_enchant.txt, please re-download.

Hey guys it's Aeromas, if any of you remember me, released a few in depth scripts on the eAthena forum, I have come back to eAthena from over a year ago and noticed rAthena was released and Jguy has some part to it and that's why I'm here So after a year or so more I hope I can script like I used to xP hope my brain isn't dead LOL Anyways I'm back and if there's any old friends from eAthena make sure to add me! If you need any help I might be of service, though since a year has gone by just like that my brain might have let some things go, I mean I will literally forget where I left my glasses as I have them in my hand XD or I set the down and a minute later OMFGWTFBBQ WHERES MY GLASSES, so I might have forgotten some things along the way with RO but if I did I can always learn it again Contact information: MSN: [email protected] AIM: theaerowind

open your stylist.txt change the npc script line header: prontera,186,210,3 script Stylist 122,{ to this: function script stylist { then add this to your desired item: callfunc "stylist"; 501,Red_Potion,Red Potion,0,50,,70,,,,,0xFFFFFFFF,7,2,,,,,,{ callfunc "stylist"; },{},{}

Until someone has agreed to do it for money OR the topic creator decides to pay someone for it should this thread be moved to paid services as he hasn't specified anything to do with money but a simple request. I personally wouldn't build something like this as a map request as it would consume too much of my time. I can deal with small map requests.

This looks a lot like the turbo room setup. Do you want it to look similar to that but smaller? EDIT: All Done. Hope you like it. Download Link Attached to this Post!!!!! Custom Vending Room.7z

since it is already declined..perhap you guys should stop discuss on this ?

Just a little side note: you're doing it wrong.

"When a player logs in, if they are not on their save map, then warp them to save point." - script nosave_if_not_town -1,{ OnPCLoginEvent: if (strcharinfo(3) != getsavepoint(0)) { warp "SavePoint",0,0; } end; } "When a player logs in, if they are not a map with the town mapflag, warp them to their save point." - script nosave_if_not_town -1,{ OnPCLoginEvent: if (getmapflag(strcharinfo(3),mf_town) == 0) { warp "SavePoint",0,0; } end; } --> "When a char logs out, put them back at their save point (so they will be there next time they login." Edit your /trunk/conf/mapflag/nosave.txt and replace it with this: (this includes all the maps except those in town.txt)

or you can do it like this.. - script Sample -1,{ OnPCLoginEvent: if( strcharinfo(3) != getsavepoint(0) ) warp getsavepoint(0),getsavepoint(1),getsavepoint(2); end; }

Add the 'nosave' mapflag to all the maps where you want them to be back in town if they relog.

Well...I dont know about except town...but you can use a simple OnPcLogin; and have it use @return

i rather look inside the description or detail of a server.. i nvr joined a server based on their "fancy Design" of their banner / logo.. Logo / Banner / Forum / Webpage / whatever.. i only look for server description and how it works then only i consider to join or not...