Do you remember Phantasy Star Online on Dreamcast / Gamecube / Xbox ?

Today still and totally free 

You can discover or rediscover it on your PC

2 possibilities are available to you, the Ultima server and the Ephinea server

(Links are at the bottom of the page for Xbox users)

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Ephinea vs Ultima : r/PSO (reddit.com)

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Ultima

Ephinea

Welcome to Ultima

Welcome to the Ultima - Phantasy Star Online Blue Burst private Server , where you can enjoy playing this wonderful nostalgic game made by SEGA. Playing on ultima is totally free thanks to a motivated staff and a great community who make this possible.

Get ready to rediscover this marvelous game and join in today. Follow the simple steps on the registration page to create an account and download the game installer on our download page. If you would have any trouble during the registration/installation process, don't hesitate to take contact with the staff on the forum.

FAQ:

Is playing on PSOBB Ultima free?
Yes, playing in Ultima is completely free. The server lives of donations and efforts from a dedicated staff, donations are used to pay the expenses of the hardware and software used by the game and forum.

I come from another private PSOBB server, can I transfer my account?
Unfortunately not, we do not allow transfer of accounts or characters, however the experience rate is 3 times higher than the original for starting characters so you can quickly gain some levels.

What changes are there to this server compared to the official ones?
You can find all the information you need in the forum.

What is Crack mode?
Crack mode is a game mode where the monsters are insanely buffed. Currently the mode is disabled.

Can I connect with my Dream cast/GameCube to this server?
Unfortunately not, we only support Blue Burst.

Can I play with a controller/game pad?
Absolutely, an Xbox and PlayStation 3, even a regular game pad are compatible with the game, however, some require an extra driver to be downloaded and installed before being able to use it. If you need assistance with it, please ask in the forum.

What is Happy Hour?
Happy Hour is a little mini event that increases the drop rate of rare items. The rare items will have drop rate 3 times higher for a duration of 3 hours. An announcement will be cast every 30 minutes to show the remaining time of Happy Hour, you can also check the remaining time with a command.

I want to use this awesome skin, can I?
You can overwrite most of the original texture files without problem, but we must periodically update certain files. overwriting such files will make the launcher to update them every time you launch the game, in these cases we might provide ways for you to still use personalized files. You can find more information here.

I want to join the staff of PSOBB Ultima, how can I apply?
There isn't any process to apply, but you can contribute if you have a specific skill set like creating item textures or quests. If you are helpful in the forum and game, follow the rules and contribute to the server we might approach you to join our staff.

I want to donate, how can I do it?
You can click in the donations menu in the forum, once you donate you will receive a confirmation and instructions.

My question is not listed here, where can I get an answer?
You can ask the community and/or staff.

WELCOME TO EPHINEA

Hello and welcome to Ephinea, our Phantasy Star Online Blue Burst private server. We’re a group of fans trying to recreate the classic PSOBB experience, and building around that core with new content and features.

General

Ephinea is a PSOBB server that aims to replicate the official SEGA experience, while also adding quality of life changes alongside extra features to spice up PSO and give it more of a modern feel. This means:

• Experience rates are default.
• Drop rates are default.
• Rare enemy rates are default.
• Class parameters are default.
• Item parameters are default, with some minor exceptions.
• There is no custom equipment.

The drop tables are changed from the original SEGA drop tables, mainly in Ultimate with some minor changes in other difficulties, due to balance concerns. “Iconic” drops, such as Sealed J-Sword and Handgun: Guld are still where you’d expect them, however. There are no plans to change the fundamentals of the game, as we wish to offer a server that players can always come back to and experience PSO as they remember it.

• Q. Is Ephinea really free to play?
   
  A. Yes! Although we do accept donations, we will never charge for service nor offer any sort of incentives for donating to the server.
• Q. Who runs the Ephinea server?
   
  A. Ephinea was created by Sodaboy and Tofuman, lead developers of the Tethealla Project, an open source Phantasy Star Online Blue Burst Server. Ephinea is currently being administered by Sodaboy, Tofuman, Ender and Matt, the lead community administrator.
   
  Helping the admins out are anime, CARNAGE, MewPlushie, Ryan, and Gori, your Game Masters and Forum Moderators.
   
  Hailing from Japan, Gori is capable of assisting players who speak both English and Japanese.
• Q. How long will the Ephinea server run?
   
  A. The Ephinea server plans to run as long as there is interest in Phantasy Star Online Blue Burst.
• Q. What is the vision for the Ephinea server?

   A. Ephinea is a place to showcase the latest version of the Tethealla server, while at the same time trying to find a good balance between the vision of Blue Burst that SEGA had and some of our own changes we wanted to see made to the game. This means we’ll keep true to the original PSO formula and balances, while adding new features and conveniences to keep the game interesting.

  For example:

  1. You now have a common bank in which you can make item transfers between characters.
  2. Multimode switches not requiring 2-4 people to activate.
  3. PSO2 style drops in which monsters and boxes generate items for each player, not for the whole party. Anything you see dropped can be safely picked up by you without a rebuke from the party, as no one else in the party can even see the item to begin with. You are free to trade items after pickup. (Optional system, you’re not forced to use it.)
  4. PSU style “Luck” system in which a combination of Race, Gender and Class flags will influence the drop rate of the game you create/lead. (Optional system, you’re not forced to use it.)
  5. A “Hunters Boost Road” system which lets you run featured quests to improve your drop rates in those quests. Useful for hunting items!
  6. Various quality of life commands, which can be found by typing /help in the lobby in-game.

  We also feature Leaderboards, a weekly rotating boost system, and the ability to use a Japanese or English game client which will translate the entire game, including quests, into the language of your choice. (The interface will be in other languages like Spanish, French, and German in the future, but that is some time away.)

  We also have a “Sandbox” mode. Read the following topic for more information on that: Is PSO old to you?

• Q. What is currently implemented on the Ephinea server?
   
  A. Most of Blue Burst is implemented, including Challenge mode! However, while playing, you may run into a bug or two, hopefully not very often, but, if you do, please remember to report it to the forum.
• Q. Do you guys have a backup system in place?
   
  A. Yes. This server is hosted “in the cloud” with a proven VPS provider with data on a RAID 10 mirror. We also do daily local and off-site database backups, keeping point-in-time snapshots for up to a year.
   
  Before any major server changes, we typically do a manual backup should a rollback be necessary due to a critical problem introduced with the update. So far, we haven’t had to roll anything back! *knock on wood*
• Q. Can I download a copy of my data?
   
  A. We believe your character data is your own, so we don’t see a problem with that and offer you the ability to do so. Just select “Download Your Data” from the main menu of this website. This way, you can backup the time you’ve invested in your adventuring onto your hard disk, a USB key, or even your mobile phone!
• Q. I’m scared of rollbacks and total resets, will your server have a lot of these?
   
  A. We will never reset. We also don’t imagine having to rollback data very often if ever. Should a catastrophic event occur, we’d take the server down and roll back to the earliest point of time before the event occurred, patch the problem, and then bring the server back up.
• Q. How can I sign up to play and/or download the client?
   
  A. At the top of the Ephinea homepage, you will see links to download the game as well as register to play!
• Q. Does this server have a common bank?
   
  A. Yes, use the /bank command to access a bank shared between your characters. You can find more commands by typing /help in the lobby.

Also on XBOX with Insignia

two servers: Schthack or Sylverant

RESHADE - ENB :

Extract the content of the zip in game folder and use virtual fullscreen or windowed, set no advanced effects, use pixel fog, set frameskip to 0 or auto, map and world at minimum, select -1 in brightness in game options

Select according to your preference

For cel shading aspect, better colors and FOV use RESHADE

For better effects (hdr, bloom and blur) use ENB 

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