The Odyssey Project's main goals are as follows:

1. To create a library of tools which may be used to run a multiplayer role-playing game server
2. To operate a "bleeding edge"-feature multiplayer role-playing game server using the tools we create
3. To share with others what we have learned about multiplayer role-playing game development

Some of the Odyssey Project's key technical features include:

* Platform independence (Windows, Linux, Mac OS X)
* OpenGL-rendered graphics
* Minimal network bandwidth (thanks to ENet)
* High level of customization via (Lua) scripts and XML
* Portable database storage (thanks to MySQL)
* Open-source licensing (creative commons)