# acdream

Experimental modern open-source Asheron's Call client in C# / .NET 10.

**Status:** pre-alpha, not playable. Phase 0 only — dat file asset inventory.

**Stack:** .NET 10, [Chorizite.DatReaderWriter](https://github.com/Chorizite/DatReaderWriter) for dat parsing. Silk.NET + Avalonia planned for rendering/UI (not yet wired up).

**Requires:** A retail Asheron's Call install (Turbine/Microsoft property — supply your own). Set `ACDREAM_DAT_DIR` environment variable to the directory containing `client_portal.dat`, `client_cell_1.dat`, `client_highres.dat`, and `client_local_English.dat`, or pass it as the first CLI argument.

## Layout

- `src/AcDream.Cli/` — console app that dumps asset counts from a dat directory
- `references/` — local read-only reference material (ACE, ACViewer, WorldBuilder, DatReaderWriter, holtburger, retail AC install). Gitignored.

## Run

```
dotnet run --project src/AcDream.Cli -- "C:\path\to\Asheron's Call"
```

Or set `ACDREAM_DAT_DIR` and run without args.