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Here is the information available about the public test server:

Please do not use your normal game client to access the Test Server, as this may adversely affect your normal game client and ability to play on the live servers.

When accessing the Test Server, we urge that you keep in mind the following:

The Lineage Test Server is not a full-service game server. There is no customer support for this server, and we urge that you do not consider this to be a regular play server. The Test Server may be wiped at any time, and there will be no restoration of characters, items, or pets lost on this server due to any causes.

The Lineage Test Server is bound by the rules of the User Agreement and Rules of Conduct. Please conduct yourselves in the same manner as you would on a live game server.

You are required to connect to the test server via the official method listed here on the web site. Circumventing the updater, ect, can cause a host of problems and result in bugs and invalid testing. We also do internal testing while the update server is down, such as massive npc load testing, etc. This is not a supported server and is used solely for testing and improving the quality of Main Server publishes.

Bugs or other game issues found on the Test Server should be reported with the "Ask a Question" link in the Support Center. The template to use for reporting bugs can be found here.

To access the Lineage Test Server using a Windows game client:

Create a copy of your Lineage game folder by copying the contents of C:\Program Files\Lineage into a new folder such as C:\Program Files\Test Lineage. It is important that you do not use your existing game client to access the server as it may affect your ability to play on the public servers.

Locate the lineage.exe file in the new folder and create a shortcut for it on your desktop by right-clicking and dragging it to the desktop. Choose "Create Shortcut Here" when prompted.

Rename the desktop shortcut to "Test Server"

Right-click on the desktop shortcut and choose "Properties"

Select the shortcut tab and locate the "Target" line.

Add the following IP address at the end of the target line: 216.107.243.50. Your target line should now read: "C:\Program Files\Test Lineage\lineage.exe" 216.107.243.50

Note: Be sure to include a space between the quotation marks (") and the IP address (216.107.243.50) or you will be unable to connect.

Click OK and run the Test Server shortcut to access the server.

To access the Lineage Test Server using a Macintosh game client:

Press the "Control"™ key while clicking the Lineage icon in your Applications folder.

Select the "Duplicate"™ option.

Rename the duplicate application to "Lintest" (with no quotation marks)

Open the Terminal application located in the Applications/Utilities folder

Run the client from the Terminal application by typing in the following: /Applications/Lintest.app/Contents/MacOS/Lineage 216.107.243.50

An active Lineage game account is required to play on Test Server. Thank you for your assistance on the Lineage Test Server, and we look forward to seeing you there!