Independent game development studio formerly based in Montreal, Quebec. Home of Pirate Raids Online (PRO), an old-school inspired MMORPG for PC set in the world of Ascaron, where Demigods led the Pirate Coalition against the tyrannical Navy. Four playable races: Dwarf, Triton, Runeborne, and Amazonian.
Status: Dytomic has shut down. The studio ceased operations and all repositories here are archived. This GitHub organization remains public as a preserved technical record of the work that was done.
Live archive site: dytomic.github.io
| Repository | What it is |
|---|---|
| pro-web | Official marketing website for Pirate Raids Online. Next.js 12 + React 18 + React Bootstrap + CSS Modules. |
| pro-splash | Early splash page for PRO, linking to social media. React with iOS-tuned absolute positioning to work around Safari quirks. |
| ariel | Facebook Messenger chatbot for Dytomic's page, engaging visitors about job opportunities and Pirate Raids Online. Named in memory of a co-founder's beloved dog. |
| ball-simulation | Live technical interview starter for game-developer candidates. A browser-based physics sandbox with a deliberately stubbed checkCollisions() call that candidates extended under time pressure. |
Independent research archive preserved by Dytomic covering the Tales of Pirates (TOP) / Pirate King Online (PKO) engine family and its long-running community modification ecosystem. Maintained as a public reference for researchers of legacy MMORPG engines and private-server communities.
Note: Pirate Raids Online is built on Dytomic's own in-house engine. It is not derived from, nor technically based on, the Tales of Pirates or PKO engine. This archive exists as independent research and preservation work.
| Repository | What it is |
|---|---|
| pkodev-V3ct0r1024 | 42 client mods, server plugins, and tools by V3ct0r1024 mirrored as git subtrees: mod loader, 60fps, anti-bot, offline stall server, GM tools, and more. |
| pkodev-Perseus | Server infrastructure and CMS projects by Perseus mirrored as git subtrees: GateServer rewrite (Rust), DDoS proxy, Go comms interface, Laravel player portal, and JS CMS. |
| top-forums-archive | Preserved snapshots of three TOP/PKO community forums: pkodev.com (166 threads), forum.ragezone.com (1,350 threads), and go-piratia.ru (167 threads). Original HTML + Markdown. Browse. |
| Repository | What it is |
|---|---|
| Dytomic.github.io | Source for dytomic.github.io, the single-page public archive of the studio, linking to all of the above. |
Pirate Raids Online was a PC MMORPG set in the world of Ascaron. Players took on the role of a Demigod leading the Pirate Coalition in a rebellion against the tyrannical forces of The Navy. The game's design emphasized old-school MMORPG values (grinding, guilds, open world PvP, raid encounters) modernized with contemporary UX and performance expectations.
Playable races: Dwarf · Triton · Runeborne · Amazonian
The full product vision, story, and visual language lives in the pro-web repository. The earlier social-media splash page is preserved in pro-splash.
Dytomic was co-founded by Tommy Roumanas (CEO) and Mourad Elsheraey (CTO) alongside other founding members. Tommy drove strategic direction and operations from 2021 until the studio's closure. Mourad drove the technical direction from 2021 through early 2024. Full team credits are preserved on the archive site.
Throughout the studio's operation, Dytomic built deep practical expertise using AI to streamline art delivery. This covered accelerating concept iteration, enforcing style consistency across large asset sets, and integrating AI-assisted workflows into game-ready art production pipelines. That accumulated knowledge remains with the founders.
If you're exploring AI-driven art pipelines for your studio, product, or team, reach out to Tommy or Mourad directly:
- Mourad Elsheraey, Co-Founder and CTO
- Tommy Roumanas, Co-Founder and CEO
The Dytomic GitHub organization holds the public technical record of the studio's work. Everything here is archived, but the code, READMEs, the design language of Pirate Raids Online, and the engine research archive remain browsable. If you found this looking for the game, thank you for the curiosity.
