Open Digimon Masters Online

A new Rust server stack for the ODMO 2.0 client ecosystem.

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Overview

ODMO is a new server implementation written in Rust for use with the 2.0 client source of this project.

The goal is to deliver a cleaner, more maintainable, and more protocol-faithful online stack while moving toward compatibility with modern client families such as GDMO, LDMO, and KDMO. That gives communities a path to receive updates and backend improvements in real time instead of staying tied to an older server shape.

The project is developed by the ODMO - Open Digimon Masters Online community and is primarily maintained by Tenshimaru.

At a glance

Area	Current status
Rust workspace	Active
Core crates	4
Runtime services	3
Account flow	Implemented
Character flow	Implemented
Initial game bootstrap	Implemented
JSON persistence	Implemented
PostgreSQL path	Implemented and expanding
Real-time service handoff	Implemented
Server-owned asset catalogs	Implemented

Visual preview

Character flow	Progression	Client UI

Why this repository matters

This is not just a skeleton. The workspace already contains a real three-service path:

1. Account service authenticates and routes the player.
2. Character service handles character selection/creation/deletion.
3. Game service performs the first in-game bootstrap.

That current stack is visible directly in the server code:

• Cargo.toml
• services/README.md
• crates/odmo-protocol/src
• crates/odmo-application/src
• crates/odmo-persistence/src/lib.rs

Workspace architecture

Core crates

• odmo-types — shared identifiers and domain value types
• odmo-protocol — packet models, opcodes, packet reader, packet writer, protocol errors
• odmo-application — account, character, game, and portal application flows
• odmo-persistence — JSON repository, PostgreSQL repository path, migrations

Runtime services

• odmo-account-service — login/auth bootstrap
• odmo-character-service — character flow and game handoff
• odmo-game-service — initial world bootstrap

Server asset catalogs

Rule data that the backend must validate lives in server-owned catalogs under:

• data/server-assets/evolution_assets.json
• data/server-assets/item_assets.json
• data/server-assets/item_assets.source.json
• data/server-assets/digimon_assets.json
• data/server-assets/digimon_assets.source.json

The client continues to read its own pack data independently. The server does not depend on the client's pack or dump files at runtime.

When a server catalog must be refreshed from modern client data, the canonical input is the current pack set and a reproducible import step. In this workspace that means extracting the live Pack03 files with DmoPackToolkit, decoding the modern BIN payloads, and then storing only the normalized server-owned result plus provenance manifests. The current refresh path derives ItemData, CoolTime, and DigimonListData from Pack03; the server never reads those pack files at runtime.

If localized item names are not recoverable from the current pack-derived payloads alone, the importer carries forward the existing server-owned names from data/server-assets/item_assets.json instead of reintroducing a runtime or refresh dependency on loose reverse XML files.

The non-canonical CSV/XML reverse helpers remain available only as explicit opt-in inputs for research or recovery work. The normal refresh path for server catalogs should start from the current Pack03 files.

Implemented functionality

Protocol layer

Confirmed in the workspace:

• length-prefixed frame reading in all three runtime services
• packet decoding via PacketReader
• packet encoding via PacketWriter
• explicit request/response models for account, character, and game flows
• explicit opcode mapping
• dedicated protocol error handling

Evidence: crates/odmo-protocol/src/lib.rs, crates/odmo-protocol/src/reader.rs, crates/odmo-protocol/src/writer.rs

Account service

Confirmed in the workspace:

• TCP listener with asynchronous session handling
• account connection handshake
• login request parsing
• login success/failure response path
• suspended account response path
• secondary password register/check/change flow
• server list response
• character-server redirect response
• resource hash response support
• transfer-ticket issuance for the next hop
• per-session authentication state with primary and secondary verification gates
• optional client resource-hash capture for session tracking
• JSON mode and PostgreSQL mode at startup

Evidence: services/odmo-account-service/src/main.rs, crates/odmo-application/src/account.rs

Character service

Confirmed in the workspace:

• proactive handshake on connect
• transfer-ticket-gated flow
• character list request/response
• name availability checks
• character creation flow
• character deletion flow
• redirect to the game service after selection
• transfer-ticket authorization before character access
• character-position normalization to the configured modern start map when legacy map ids are detected
• game-session ticket issuance for the game host handoff
• shared portal-state directory for service handoff
• JSON mode and PostgreSQL mode at startup

Evidence: services/odmo-character-service/src/main.rs, crates/odmo-application/src/character.rs

Game service

Confirmed in the workspace:

• proactive game handshake on connect
• selected-character ticket consumption
• initial world bootstrap response set
• complementary bootstrap packets for:
  • seals
  • inventory
  • warehouse
  • account warehouse
  • extra inventory
  • server experience
  • membership
  • cash coins
  • time reward
  • relations
  • attendance
  • channel list
  • guild information and guild historic
  • guild rank when available
  • XAI info and XAI resources when equipped
• account warehouse delivery when present
• visible tamer spawn/unload flow
• buff loading on visible appearance
• static mob load/unload flow
• static drop load/unload flow
• first live drop loop with bits/item pickup and map removal after collect
• item consumption with inventory mutation and failure paths
• map portal handling, NPC shop handling, item split/move flows, and movement packet support in the game application layer
• status and movement-speed updates
• in-memory broadcast registration for authenticated sessions
• disconnect cleanup

Evidence: services/odmo-game-service/src/main.rs, crates/odmo-application/src/game.rs

Shared online state

Confirmed in the workspace:

• map presence tracking by (map_id, channel)
• social notification inbox per character
• transfer ticket storage/consumption
• game session ticket storage/consumption
• broadcast abstraction for per-player and nearby-player packet delivery

Evidence: crates/odmo-application/src/lib.rs

Persistence

Confirmed in the workspace:

• JSON repository creation and seeding
• explicit repository selection:
  • ODMO_DATABASE_URL for PostgreSQL
  • ODMO_DEV_MODE=1 for JSON-backed development mode
• account lookup by username and id
• secondary password persistence
• server list persistence
• resource hash persistence
• character listing, lookup, availability check, creation, and deletion in the JSON repository
• character map, position, partner position, and inventory update hooks in the repository contract
• PostgreSQL repository path already wired in the services
• automatic PostgreSQL migrations and demo seed on startup
• SQL migrations for accounts, servers, characters, world data, and server-owned asset catalogs

Evidence: crates/odmo-persistence/src/lib.rs, crates/odmo-application/src/character.rs, crates/odmo-application/src/game.rs

What is not complete yet

Important gaps still remaining:

• full gameplay parity
• authoritative combat and skills
• complete movement synchronization
• mature visibility reconciliation
• complete mob AI and combat state
• broader event, raid, and quest runtime coverage
• broader administration and support tooling
• full protocol fixtures and broader automated test coverage in tests
• fully documented production runtime story

Honest roadmap

Current maturity, without overstating what is finished:

Area	Current state
Account login and authentication	Implemented
Character list, creation, deletion, selection	Implemented
Account -> character -> game service handoff	Implemented
Initial world bootstrap packets	Implemented
Shared online state and player visibility base	Implemented first stage
Repository-backed server state	Implemented first stage
PostgreSQL-backed runtime path	Implemented, still expanding
Full world simulation	Partial
Inventory/gameplay depth	Partial
Combat, skills, AI, advanced systems	Early
Broader admin/support tooling	Not implemented yet
Automated compatibility coverage	Planned

Priority roadmap

Near term

1. Stabilize the three-service bootstrap path further.
2. Replace temporary handoff/state bridges with stronger shared state.
3. Expand repository-backed inventories, currency, channels, and complementary game data.
4. Improve map presence, movement visibility, and live world-state transitions.
5. Add protocol fixtures and integration tests for the real client contract.

Mid term

1. Expand gameplay persistence depth.
2. Port more world, quest, item, and combat rules.
3. Strengthen observability, diagnostics, and deterministic local startup.
4. Improve operational consistency on Windows and Linux.

Long term

1. Reach broader parity across gameplay systems and support services.
2. Consolidate modern-client compatibility behavior.
3. Add mature administration and support tooling around the Rust stack.

Quick start

Requirements

• Rust toolchain compatible with rust-toolchain.toml
• Windows or Linux
• optional PostgreSQL for database-backed runs

Build

cargo build

Run with local JSON persistence

$env:ODMO_PORTAL_STATE_DIR = ".odmo-portal"
$env:ODMO_DEV_MODE = "1"
$env:ODMO_REPOSITORY_PATH = ".odmo-data\world.json"

cargo run -p odmo-account-service
cargo run -p odmo-character-service
cargo run -p odmo-game-service

Run with PostgreSQL

$env:ODMO_DATABASE_URL = "postgres://<db-user>:<db-password>@<db-host>:5432/<db-name>"
cargo run -p odmo-account-service
cargo run -p odmo-character-service
cargo run -p odmo-game-service

When ODMO_DATABASE_URL is set, the services run the bundled SQL migrations and prepare the server-owned runtime catalogs automatically at startup. Demo data is opt-in via ODMO_SEED_DEMO=1.

Repository layout

crates/
  odmo-types/
  odmo-protocol/
  odmo-application/
  odmo-persistence/
services/
  odmo-account-service/
  odmo-character-service/
  odmo-game-service/
READMEs/
tests/

License

This project is licensed under GPL-3.0-or-later, as declared in Cargo.toml and LICENSE.txt.