[2026] How to start POL on Windows

[AngryProgrammer]

PROLOGUE
1. Download nightly binaries.
https://github.com/polserver/polserver/ ... indows.zip.
2. Unzip nightly binaries files in "C:\polserver".
3. Download official distro.
https://codeload.github.com/polserver/M ... ads/master
4. Unzip official distro files in "C:\polserver".
5. Copy "pol.cfg.example" and rename new file to "pol.cfg".
6. Create new folder "data" and copy inside "clean_accounts.txt" and "clean_pol.txt".
7. In folder "data" rename copied files by cutting off "clean_".
8. Go to folder "scripts".
9. Copy "ecompile.cfg.example" and rename new file "ecompile.cfg".
10. Open "ecompile.cfg" and replace all "D:\DistroDev\" to "C:\polserver\".
11. Go back to "C:\polserver\" and open uoconvert.txt read it and make bat file, copy script from "rem ==== cut ====" to end of file.
12. Paste the script to new file and save it "uoconvert.bat", add at end of file extra commands:
uoconvert map realm=termur mapid=5 usedif=1 width=1280 height=4096
uoconvert statics realm=termur
uoconvert maptile realm=termur
13. Go to "C:\polserver\pkg\systems\accounts\config" and open "uoclient.cfg".
14. Change "none" to "7.0.114.2" (client version).

ULTIMA ONLINE CLIENT
1. Download Ultima Online Client.
https://downloads.eamythic.com/uo/insta ... 0_24_0.exe
2. Install Ultima Online and start update (take w while).
3. Go to Ultima Online (client) folder and open Login.cfg, comment or delete other "LoginServer" and put LoginServer=127.0.0.1,5003 in new line.
4. From now on use client.exe not uo.exe, if updater start it will overide your "Login.cfg".

FINALE
1. Press Windows Start button, and type cmd to open console.
2. Type commands:
cd C:\polserver
uoconvert.bat
cd scripts
ecompile.exe
cd ..
pol.exe
3. Start Ultima Online (client.exe) and log in as admin with password admin.

NEXT
You can look for modern client made by Ultima Online fans, like "Classic UO" project, to use it you need to change again uoclient.cfg from "7.0.114.2" to "none".