Welcome to

DBO-SourceForge

DRAGON BALL ONLINE DEVELOPMENT, RESEARCH & COLLABORATION HUB

Advancing Dragon Ball Online through public source development, client and server work, tools, research, documentation, testing, preservation, translation, and community collaboration.

Primary Development Path OpenDBO Core
Restoration & Development
Optional Development Path v0.50.9
Rebirth Restoration Path
Multiple Development Areas Client · Server
Tools · Documentation · ETC.
One Shared Goal Preserve. Restore.
Enhance. Evolve.
Development · Research · Community

Core Focus Areas

DBO-SourceForge brings together the technical, creative, research, preservation, and community disciplines required to understand, restore, document, and advance Dragon Ball Online.

Source Development

Client, server, shared-library, system, and source-level work supporting accurate restoration and future development.

Client Development

Client behavior, user interfaces, rendering, gameplay systems, executables, assets, compatibility, and debugging.

Server Development

Server behavior, networking, packets, game systems, database integration, stability, and infrastructure.

Tools & Editors

Launchers, patchers, table editors, asset tools, format utilities, diagnostics, automation, and workflows.

Research & Documentation

Reproducible findings, version analysis, references, technical documentation, guides, and research archives.

Translation & Localization

Language research, text restoration, localization, terminology, regional analysis, and multilingual support.

Testing & Quality Assurance

Structured testing, bug reports, verification, compatibility checks, regression testing, and feedback.

Preservation & Installers

Original installers, historical releases, patches, references, version records, assets, and archive materials.

Current Primary Focus

Restoring Dragon Ball Online v0.50.9

Our first major goal is to restore Dragon Ball Online version 0.50.9 into a stable, functional, documented, backed-up, and community-tested state before progressing to later versions.

C Client
25%
T Tools
0%
S Server
5%
R Research
47%
DB Database
0%
D Documentation
0%

Why v0.50.9 First?

  • It provides an early foundation for restoring original Dragon Ball Online systems and behavior.
  • Many later systems and versions depend upon earlier client, server, and database behavior.
  • A stable baseline creates a dependable foundation for accurate version-by-version restoration.
  • The completed version can be documented, backed up, tested, and verified by the community.
Community-Funded Development

Support the Project

Optional support helps fund project infrastructure, preservation, documentation, tools, and meaningful public Dragon Ball Online development work.