# ubisoft/massgate

Massgate is the online backend server for the Massive Entertainment game World in Conflict, and is now open-source to make it possible for anyone to host their own Massgate server.

Repository: https://github.com/ubisoft/massgate
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/massgate
Language: C++
License: GPL-2.0
License Family: copyleft
Archived: true
Last push: 2018-10-30T08:23:32+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3177, "days_push": 2864, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1135, forks 184 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:43.358923+00:00)

## What it is
Massgate is the open-sourced online backend server for the 2007 game World in Conflict, managing dedicated game servers, user accounts, clans, and ladders. It lets anyone self-host a Massgate server to keep playing the game online after the official service shut down in 2016.

## Use cases
- host your own World in Conflict online server
- revive multiplayer for a game whose official servers shut down
- study how late-2000s online game backends were written
- run a private Massgate server for LAN/community play

## When to choose
- you want to play World in Conflict online again
- you're interested in game server development history
- you need a self-hosted backend for WiC community servers

## When to avoid
- you need a modern, maintained game backend
- you can't work with ancient MySQL 4.x and Visual Studio 2015
- you want a general-purpose game server framework

## Facets
- artifact type: service
- maturity: maintenance
- function: http-server, database, game
- domain: gaming-tools, self-hosted
- platform: windows, cpp
- tags: game-server, world-in-conflict, game-backend, legacy-code

## Member repositories
- ubisoft/massgate (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:43.358923+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:36:49.231651+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/ubisoft/massgate (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:43.358923+00:00, sha 6b555afb3f36)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.