Login Information:
IP Address: 207.251.20.19
Port: 3003
Server Software: Sphere
Your login.cfg should look like this:

FAQ:

Q: What is different about this shard from OSI shards?

A: Well, there are many differences. We are primarily a roleplaying shard, meaning that we encourage character development and interaction, although you are not at all required to speak or act in a certain way. If you do not want to roleplay you don't have to. However, we mean by roleplaying shard that our emphasis is on adventuring and quests. We are a non-pvp shard, so if you're looking to pk or fight guild wars, this is the wrong place for you. Besides this difference, we also have necromancy, special items, a helpful staff, newbie boxes and skills that work differently from OSI. And our rules may be very different and are strictly enforced. Ignorance of the rules is no excuse to our security staff and are posted on the main page and on the rules page of the web site. Also, we are small enough that security may not get you immediately as a result of investigating the crime, but, they will eventually catch up to you. If you break the rules and find that you cannot log on, you need to politely post on our user message board and perhaps have a online friend page politely. Logon problems will be solved, other problems will be handled on an individual basis. That is one thing that may be very new to you, but the staff is very friendly and helpful. But if you are disrespectful or profane, the staff has a tendency to do anything from jailing you to banning you. The staff is all volunteer here and do not have to take such abuse. And don't. To kinda explain this, the Paradyce Vision is to have a place for people to role-play, relax, and have fun. Activities that cause other players to not have fun, are strictly forbidden, such as PKing, looting, stealing, etc. In fact, the skills snooping, lockpicking, stealing, and certain spells don't even work here for that very reason.

Q: What is a newbie box and how many items can I have in it?

A: A newbie box is a chest that is placed in the pack of every new character. Each character may only have one. If your character dies, any items in the newbie box will remain with you after you are resed, just like a spellbook would. You can only carry 15 items total in your newbie box. Stackable items such as reagents or arrows count as one item towards the 15. You may not have any other bags, pouches or packs inside your newbie box. If any type of other container is found inside the newbie box, you will be jailed and your newbie box may be destroyed. Please make sure you have no more than 15 items, as you will be jailed for 24 hours the first time any more than that number is found, no excuses.

Q: What do I need to start playing?

A: After you have received a confirmation email saying your account has been activated, you should download the Paradyce Client Tool from the Files section of the Paradyce homepage. This will allow you to switch between the Paradyce login.cfg file and the OSI login file. Please use this file to load Paradyce, as the normal OSI auto-patcher may upgrade you to a client version that is not supported by the server yet. So be very careful about which client version you are using, as this may affect whether you can play or not.

Q: What is your policy on macroing?

A: Unattended macroing is completely illegal, summoning critters/monsters in town is forbidden.

Q: What are the special items you mentioned?

A: There are too many special items to list, and it's more fun to find them on your own, but here are a few examples: Horses that are very cool colors ranging from light blue to red and everything in between. Furniture dye tubs that allow you to customize almost all of the furniture in your house. Exceptional tagged GM armor that gives better AR ratings. Necromancy. New craftable items such as beds, fountains, fireplaces, etc. More of these are coming all the time. Fire bows and arrows that do more damage, and many other things. We are constantly adding new items to our shard!

Q: What is the stat/skill cap?

A: 300/1500

Q: How does smithing work here?

A: Much like OSI, except that the skill levels needed to make pieces of armor here are different than on OSI, so you may want to ask other smiths for hints as to what to make at certain levels. Also we have exceptional tagged armor that has the smith's name on it and also gives an AR bonus. There are changes being made to smithing right now concerning AR values, ore rarity, and other aspects of it, so keep your eyes peeled for the changes!

Q: How do vendors differ here?

A:Player vendor's on Sphere do not function as of now.

Q: How do houses work?

A: Houses are fairly close to OSI housing, although there are a few important differences. There is currently no friends/banning option for houses. Lockdowns work the same way as they do on OSI. Houses do not decay here so there is no refreshing your house every couple of days. There also is no way to redeed a house, so be very careful where you place it. If it is in a trouble spot, a GM may move it for you, though it must be for a good reason, not because you decided later you want it somewhere else. Houses will not be moved outside of screen range, unless under very unusual circumstances. This rule is to protect you. Houses are not allowed within guarded areas, a GM will destroy it and leave you a sign to contact them for legal placement. Only owners of houses may lockdown items or dye furniture in the house. Probably the best feature of Paradyce housing is that you can keep the key in your newbie box and you only have to double-click the door and it unlocks, opens, and relocks it for you, so you never have to worry about leaving your door unlocked for house looters! Any house looting of any kind is strictly forbidden on Paradyce, so this should not be a concern anyway.

Q: Is there any limit to the number of houses one player can own?

A: There is no limit as to how many houses you can own, but we do monitor for cheating.

Q: How do monsters differ?

A: Monsters here have better AI than on other shards, especially magic users. Don't expect easy fights with mages here, as they will use magic reflect, poison, earthquakes, ebolts, whatever it takes to defeat you. Other than that, there are many new types of monsters here that are not seen on OSI at all. They are our own creations. I won't go into them here, because it will be more fun to be surprised on your own!

Q: How often do quests happen? How do they work and what are the prizes?

A: We try to run a quest every weekend if possible. Some of our quests are huge, month-spanning events that involve the whole shard, greatly affect players lives and inspire huge changes in the shard. Some quests are one-shot events that don't take much of the players' time and can be completed in an hour or so. We also have some other quest-like events such as Capture the Flag (a shard favorite), some of which are occasionally pvp, most of which are not. We also try to have other special events such as festivals, player-run tourneys, and auctions as often as possible. Players often take the initiative in setting these up themselves and they always turn out to be great fun! (And the staff supports player run events with a teleporter from Brit Bank and online broadcasts, if desired).

Server Information:
Main Server:
AST Manhatten
4 Pentium Pros @ 200mhz each
512 Megs of RAM
2 Intel 10/100 Ethernet Cards
9.2gig SCSI WU HDD
Linux OS
Connection: T-1 (1.5megabytes/second).

Test Server:
IBM 365 Server
2 Pentium Pros @ 200mhz each
256 Megs of RAM
4.2gig SCSI WU HDD
Connection: T-1 (1.5megabytes/second).