Welcome to the aisp-emu Site
Welcome to the fan site for 'aisp-emu' - a community project working to bring the discontinued Japanese MMO ai sp@ce back online.
After the original game shut down, a small group of fans started reverse-engineering the client and rebuilding the server stack from scratch. This site is where we'll share progress updates, setup guides, and anything else you need to get playing.
What is ai sp@ce?
Wikipedia refers to ai Sp@ce as a Japanese virtual 3D massively multiplayer online social game (MMOSG). It was launched on October 15, 2008 and eventually went offline on June 30, 2011, since then the game has been unavailable with all its maps, content and gameplay lost.
What is this project?
aisp-emu is a fan-made server emulator for ai sp@ce. We are attempting to recreate the original experience for education and preservation to hopefully allow old and new players to try out the game as it was before it went offline.
This project is an unofficial, community effort and is not affiliated with the original ai sp@ce developers or publishers.
Open source and free forever
This project will always be open source. The full server code lives on GitHub, and we have no plans to hide features behind a proprietary build or paid service. For as long as this project is worked on the source code will always be available
Running your own server is meant to be straightforward. The github repo includes instructions on cloning, building and running the server locally.
Want to play?
Head over to our Getting Started guide to download the client, connect to the server, and create your account.
Get involved
Source code, build instructions, and contribution guidelines live on GitHub:
Whether you're interested in networking, game server architecture, or reverse engineering legacy MMOs, contributions are welcome. Check the repository README for prerequisites, how to build and run the server, and how to run the test suite.
Join the community
Day-to-day collaboration happens on the Anime Toshokan Discord server:
Drop in to ask questions, report bugs, share progress, or just hang out with other AISp@ce fans.
Thanks for stopping by - we're glad you're here.