Everything inside the Studio desktop application.
Studio App Overview
The ED5 MMO Studio is a desktop application that contains everything you need in one window — game server, database, content editors, map builder, and a live game client preview.
What's Inside
| Component | What It Does |
|---|---|
| Game Server | Runs all 41 game systems — combat, quests, crafting, pets, everything |
| Database | Stores all your game data locally — items, mobs, zones, quests, NPCs, etc. |
| Content Editors | Visual forms for creating and editing every type of game content |
| Map Editor | Full isometric zone builder with painting tools and event placement |
| Client Preview | Test your game instantly with the built-in Play button |
| Plugin Manager | Create and manage extensions (for developers) |
Sidebar Navigation
The sidebar organizes every editor into logical groups:
Server & Admin
- Dashboard — overview and quick actions
- Server Status — live player list and server health
- Players — view and manage player accounts
- Log Console — live debug log viewer
- Audit Log — track all system changes
World
- Zones — map editor with terrain, objects, and events
- World — weather, time of day, seasons, and world events
- Housing — player housing configuration
- Land Claims — territory rules, crops, and pastures
Content
- Items — weapons, armor, tools, materials, consumables
- Recipes — crafting recipes with ingredients and outputs
- Resources — harvestable nodes (trees, ore veins, herbs)
- Mobs — monster definitions, parties, and spawn rules
- Pets & Mounts — species, traits, eggs, mount configuration
- Abilities — spells and attacks with AoE shapes, damage, and cooldowns
- Skills — skill trees and leveling progression
- Status Effects — buffs, debuffs, DoTs, and crowd control
- NPCs — dialogue, shops, quest givers, and townspeople
- Quests — objectives, rewards, and story chains
- Characters — character presets and starter templates
- Achievements — achievement definitions and tracking
Economy
- Item Shop — premium store products and bundles
- Gold Store — real-money gold conversion tiers
- Economy — market orders and trade statistics
Advanced
- Guilds — guild seasons, alliances, and zone control
- VFX — visual effects definitions
- Sprites — sprite and animation management
- Audio — sound and music management
- Settings — ports, database mode, and preferences
- Plugins — server and client plugin editor
- Import/Export — JSON export, JSON import, and RPG Maker MZ import