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+[login]
+# must be kept in sync with loginInfo.php
+port=8001
+# enables two randomly generated character in the
+# character selection menu for convenience
+randomcharacters=false
+
+[shard]
+port=8002
+# you'll want to change this one
+ip=192.168.0.17
+# distance at which other players and NPCs
+view=20000
+# little message players see when they enter the game
+motd=Welcome to OpenFusion!
+
+# spawn coordinates (Z is height)
+# the supplied defaults are at City Hall
+spawnx=179213
+spawny=268451
+spawnz=-4210