<s>
Ryzom	B-Protocol
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
The	B-Protocol
Saga	I-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Ryzom	I-Protocol
,	O
is	O
a	O
free	B-Application
and	I-Application
open	I-Application
source	I-Application
massively	B-Protocol
multiplayer	I-Protocol
online	I-Protocol
role-playing	I-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
(	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
)	O
developed	O
by	O
Nevrax	B-Protocol
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Linux	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ryzom	B-Protocol
features	O
open	O
world	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ryzom	B-Protocol
offers	O
a	O
scenario	O
editor	O
that	O
lets	O
players	O
design	O
their	O
own	O
areas	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
uploaded	O
and	O
played	O
on	O
the	O
official	O
server	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
various	O
creatures	O
in	O
Ryzom	B-Protocol
have	O
differing	O
AI	B-Application
based	O
upon	O
their	O
species	O
that	O
allows	O
them	O
to	O
perform	O
many	O
realistic	O
behaviors	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
migration	O
and	O
movement	O
as	O
a	O
herd	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
a	O
character	O
decides	O
to	O
,	O
he	O
or	O
she	O
may	O
choose	O
to	O
travel	O
(	O
teleportation	B-General_Concept
)	O
to	O
the	O
main	O
world	O
(	O
called	O
the	O
mainland	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
must	O
choose	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
four	O
homin	O
capitals	O
to	O
travel	O
to	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
independent	O
French	O
game	O
development	O
studio	O
Nevrax	B-Protocol
began	O
development	O
of	O
Ryzom	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
the	O
underlying	O
game	O
engine	O
NeL	O
(	O
for	O
Nevrax	B-Protocol
Library	O
)	O
,	O
around	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2002	O
Nevrax	B-Protocol
made	O
the	O
NeL	O
engine	O
open	O
source	O
as	O
free	B-Application
software	I-Application
using	O
the	O
GPL	B-License
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
launched	O
in	O
September	O
2004	O
with	O
the	O
name	O
The	B-Protocol
Saga	I-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Ryzom	I-Protocol
and	O
received	O
little	O
attention	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
publisher	O
was	O
Winch	B-Protocol
Gate	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
3	O
,	O
2006	O
an	O
expansion	O
called	O
Ryzom	B-Protocol
Ring	O
was	O
released	O
,	O
offering	O
players	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
create	O
their	O
own	O
content	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
scenarios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2006	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
name	O
was	O
simplified	O
to	O
Ryzom	B-Protocol
for	O
marketing	O
purposes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
not	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
,	O
Nevrax	B-Protocol
announced	O
,	O
on	O
November	O
20	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
enter	O
receivership	O
sometime	O
in	O
December	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
21	O
,	O
Nevrax	B-Protocol
confirmed	O
that	O
"	O
Nevrax	B-Protocol
as	O
a	O
corporate	O
entity	O
will	O
probably	O
cease	O
to	O
exist	O
in	O
a	O
few	O
weeks	O
"	O
and	O
announced	O
that	O
"	O
several	O
companies	O
and/or	O
individuals	O
are	O
actively	O
engaged	O
in	O
negotiations	O
to	O
take	O
over	O
Ryzom	B-Protocol
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
Free	B-Protocol
Ryzom	I-Protocol
Campaign	O
"	O
was	O
launched	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
gather	O
enough	O
funds	O
from	O
crowdfunding	O
donations	O
to	O
purchase	O
Ryzom	B-Protocol
and	O
release	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
free	B-Application
software	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
14	O
,	O
2006	O
the	B-Operating_System
Free	I-Operating_System
Software	I-Operating_System
Foundation	I-Operating_System
pledged	O
a	O
donation	O
of	O
60,000	O
dollars	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
campaign	O
ultimately	O
raised	O
€	O
172,988	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
€	O
200,000	O
requested	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
21	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
Nevrax	B-Protocol
SARL	O
was	O
eventually	O
sold	O
to	O
the	O
owners	O
of	O
Gameforge	O
AG	O
,	O
a	O
German	O
company	O
specialising	O
in	O
browser	B-Protocol
games	I-Protocol
,	O
which	O
started	O
up	O
GameForge	O
France	O
SARL	O
as	O
a	O
'	O
sister	O
company	O
 '	O
and	O
transferred	O
all	O
the	O
rights	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
GameForge	O
had	O
not	O
fully	O
paid	O
for	O
the	O
Nevrax	B-Protocol
assets	O
,	O
these	O
were	O
returned	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
liquidator	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
6	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
Ryzom	B-Protocol
announced	O
the	O
full	O
release	O
of	O
source	O
code	O
under	O
GNU	B-Application
AGPL-3.0-or-later	I-Application
and	O
the	O
artwork	O
under	O
CC-BY-SA-3.0	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
partnership	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
Free	I-Operating_System
Software	I-Operating_System
Foundation	I-Operating_System
to	O
host	O
a	O
repository	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
artistic	O
assets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
then	O
Ryzom	B-Protocol
is	O
community	O
developed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ryzom	B-Protocol
offers	O
a	O
portal	O
for	O
open-source	B-Application
development	I-Application
of	O
their	O
GPL	B-License
licensed	O
engine	O
NeL	O
,	O
on	O
which	O
the	O
game	O
Ryzom	B-Protocol
is	O
based	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
2010	O
all	O
the	O
software	O
's	O
source	O
code	O
is	O
available	O
as	O
free	B-Application
software	I-Application
under	O
the	O
AGPL-3.0-or-later	B-Application
license	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ryzom	B-Protocol
is	O
free-to-play	O
available	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
and	O
Linux	B-Application
on	O
the	O
official	O
servers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
2012	O
,	O
there	O
were	O
three	O
different	O
Ryzom	B-Protocol
servers	O
that	O
used	O
the	O
same	O
game	O
world	O
,	O
but	O
were	O
differentiated	O
by	O
language	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
choice	O
of	O
English	O
,	O
French	O
,	O
or	O
German	O
being	O
offered	O
when	O
starting	O
a	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
of	O
Ryzom	B-Protocol
's	O
chat	O
channels	O
utilize	O
DeepL	O
translation	O
to	O
facilitate	O
communication	O
between	O
players	O
who	O
do	O
not	O
share	O
a	O
common	O
language	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
the	O
start	O
,	O
the	O
client	O
software	O
,	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
NeL	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
Nevrax	B-Protocol
Library	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
free	B-Application
software	I-Application
under	O
the	O
GPL	B-License
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
May	O
6	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
entire	O
software	O
base	O
,	O
including	O
client	O
,	O
server	O
,	O
and	O
associated	O
tools	O
,	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
under	O
the	O
AGPL-3.0-or-later	B-Application
license	O
,	O
and	O
current	O
development	O
uses	O
a	O
community-based	O
open	O
source	O
model	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metacritic	O
rates	O
Ryzom	B-Protocol
64/100	O
,	O
indicating	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reception	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameZone	O
rated	O
Ryzom	B-Protocol
at	O
8.1	O
,	O
highlighted	O
the	O
innovative	O
skill	O
system	O
,	O
and	O
called	O
Ryzom	B-Protocol
a	O
"	O
fun	O
game	O
that	O
has	O
some	O
very	O
innovative	O
features	O
"	O
,	O
with	O
"	O
good	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
great	O
gameplay	O
and	O
concept	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2005	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
received	O
the	O
Reader	O
's	O
Choice	O
Award	O
from	O
MMORPG.com	O
for	O
the	O
best	O
game	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
