Firstly, welcome and thank you for joining us! These are your first steps into a digital version of one of the best sci-fi franchises ever to be created, Stargate!

While it may seem like a daunting task just starting out here, wondering what on earth is going on - be safe in the knowledge that I personally still feel that way with alot of stuff to this day! We're not all programmars, or even 100% computer literate, hopefully the guides that are here already and those that follow will be able to ease those thoughts.

Let's get started!

Right away your going to be wanting to get the game downloaded and sorted. Firstly though you should check out the disclaimer for the site, if you haven't already - you can find that here. You should also grab the emulator file itself, located here.

Following this theres a bit more to do :

• After that short read of all the legalities and knowing we do not host any of the official game files, you'll have to head on over here in order to get the client itself, and here for the patch.
• After that install the client and then head on over to here and here, to find out how to setup access to your own server, or a friends.

Once those are done you're all set! There is only the one original server, if you choose to create your own meaning you won't be seeing anyone else online, just yourself in your own private sandbox world (which is the best place to begin to figure things out).

Remember this was an incredibly unfinished product, therefore alot will not work; most was never made public as well as to add to the incompleteness (such as Goa'uld missions/clothing/models, Asgard missions/skin tones/etc).

Extra places of note:

• If you do not want to run your own server, you can use the Stargate-Union server. You'll need to head here to create an account, and then you can use this login file file. Please allow up to 24 hours for accounts to be processed. There is no notification system in place.
• Blevok has setup a short reference guide for you all to take a look at. It has alot of quick start info and various commands to help you along.

Above all, have fun with whats there and if you create something marvellous, why not show it off to the world!

...... omg I MEAN STARGATE  WORLDS GAME  FOR GODS SAKE

...... omg I MEAN STARGATE  WORLDS GAME  FOR GODS SAKE

MOAR GATES! :O

Is there a way to patch all missing things? I mean is everything open source and editable?

Is there a way to patch all missing things? I mean is everything open source and editable?

The source for the server apps is included with the server download.  It can be edited and recompiled to add more functionality, limited by what is available in the game.
Adding to the game itself is more complicated since we do not have the source, but it is still possible.  Here is Kadaels list of work to be done.  http://stargateresistance.us/forum/sgw-developement/%28%28master-list%29%29-whats-needed/
If you have any experience that would be helpful for any aspect of the development, you are welcome and encouraged to contribute.

thanks for that guide
can't wait to play this after all these years 

I downloaded the emulator and the client, now how do I actually play? What do I do with the emulator? I'm sorry if the steps that need to be taken are obvious and I'm missing something. I tried multiple things and I cannot get the game to work. I'd like to be able to play on the Union server, so I put its url into LoginInternal.lua but when I launch the game it says error connecting to server. Can someone please provide instructions of everything to do after downloading the emulator file and client? I'm not sure what I'm suppose to use the emulator for, or how to use it, or even if it's needed. Anyways, I'd greatly appreciate any help.

I downloaded the emulator and the client, now how do I actually play? What do I do with the emulator? I'm sorry if the steps that need to be taken are obvious and I'm missing something. I tried multiple things and I cannot get the game to work. I'd like to be able to play on the Union server, so I put its url into LoginInternal.lua but when I launch the game it says error connecting to server. Can someone please provide instructions of everything to do after downloading the emulator file and client? I'm not sure what I'm suppose to use the emulator for, or how to use it, or even if it's needed. Anyways, I'd greatly appreciate any help.

The emulator is a server emulator, so you would use it if you want to host your own server.

If you only want to connect to the Union server, then all you need to do is install the patch, and add the url to the login file.  It probably just wasn't working because i hadn't activated your account yet.

And be sure to check out the reference guide for help once you're able to get in-game.

The emulator is a server emulator, so you would use it if you want to host your own server.

If you only want to connect to the Union server, then all you need to do is install the patch, and add the url to the login file.  It probably just wasn't working because i hadn't activated your account yet.

And be sure to check out the reference guide for help once you're able to get in-game.

What is the patch that I have to install? Thanks for the help by the way.
Edit: Is the patch just the client? I added the Uinion url into the login file and it still doesn't work. I'm not sure if I'm putting the url in the right spot in the lua file. Can you please copy everything you have in your login lua file and paste it here so I can just replace everything that's in mine with that? And also, it says it cannot connect to server before I cn even get to the login screen. I launch the game and a little window opens and says it's checking for updates then it says cannot connect to server after a few seconds. There is no where to login.

What is the patch that I have to install? Thanks for the help by the way.
Edit: Is the patch just the client? I added the Uinion url into the login file and it still doesn't work. I'm not sure if I'm putting the url in the right spot in the lua file. Can you please copy everything you have in your login lua file and paste it here so I can just replace everything that's in mine with that? And also, it says it cannot connect to server before I cn even get to the login screen. I launch the game and a little window opens and says it's checking for updates then it says cannot connect to server after a few seconds. There is no where to login.

The patch is separate from the client.  The client installer is actually a QA build that is in the same state it was in way back when.  So the patch contains the changes that have been made by the Project Giza team.  You need to copy the files in the patch to the appropriate folders in the SGW installation directory.
http://stargate-union.com/sgw/files/StargateWorldsPatch.7z

For the login file, you can just download this one and place it in the folder, overwriting the existing file.
http://stargate-union.com/sgw/files/LoginInternal.7z

As for the cannot connect issue before seeing the login screen, that means you're running the wrong file.  You need to run SGW.exe, not Launcher.exe
So just make a new shortcut, or edit the existing one to point to SGW.exe