Anthem BIGS API

A Node.js HTTP server reimplementing EA's "BIGS" backend services for Anthem (hosts like use2-ant04-live01-bigs-<service>-pub.biowareonline.net in the original traffic). Handles character, inventory, loadout, skin, playercard, leaderboard, expedition, activity, mtx, unlock, quest, gameconfig, localization, telemetry, inbox, OAuth, and WebSocket event streaming. All persistent state lives in Postgres (anthem schema).

Works alongside the Blaze TCP server on port 10041.

Requirements

• Node.js 18+
• PostgreSQL 14+ (tested against 18)
• pg npm package

Setup

# 1. Install node deps
npm install

# 2. Create database + schema
createdb anthem_v1
psql "postgres://postgres:<password>@localhost:5432/anthem_v1" \
    -f postgres/anthem_backend_schema.sql

# 3. Seed the quest catalog + captured reward payloads
psql "postgres://postgres:<password>@localhost:5432/anthem_v1" \
    -f postgres/seed_quest_definitions.sql
psql "postgres://postgres:<password>@localhost:5432/anthem_v1" \
    -f postgres/seed_quest_reward_snapshots.sql

# 4. Load gameconfig + localization JSONs into the snapshot tables
DATABASE_URL="postgres://postgres:<password>@localhost:5432/anthem_v1" \
    node tools/load_gameconfig_snapshots.js

Running

DATABASE_URL="postgres://postgres:<password>@localhost:5432/anthem_v1" \
    npm start

Default bind: 0.0.0.0:47873. Override with ANTHEM_BIND_HOST / ANTHEM_BIND_PORT.

Point the Anthem client at this server

The client resolves EA's BioWare hostnames through DNS. Redirect every *.biowareonline.net and the EA QoS / EBS endpoints to this server's IP via hosts, a local DNS resolver, or an equivalent mechanism. TLS is expected on :443, so either front this server with a TLS proxy using the self-signed cert from the Blaze repo's crt/ directory or run the server behind a trusted local cert.

Repo layout

api_reimplementaton.js         Main HTTP + WebSocket server. Every route lives here.
package.json                   Only external dep: pg (node-postgres).

gameconfig/                    Seed data for anthem.gameconfig_snapshots.
    config.json                Feature flags (bools/floats/ints/strings).
    loottables.json            Drop tables by rarity/difficulty (~280 KB).
    recipes.json               Crafting recipes (~550 KB).
    salvage.json               Salvage yield tables (~630 KB).
    infusions.json             Infusion matrix (~450 KB).
    tuning.json                Balance numbers.
    factionrewards.json        Faction rep -> reward tables.
    mutators.json              Mutator rotation metadata.
    initialweatherstates.json  Opening weather state map.
    weather.json, weatherevents.json  Weather runtime state.
    questreward.json           Legacy 404 stub (per-quest rewards now
                               live in postgres/seed_quest_reward_snapshots.sql).

localization/                  Seed data for anthem.localization_snapshots.
    en-us.json, fr-fr.json, ...  Live-strings bundles per language.

postgres/
    anthem_backend_schema.sql              All tables, indexes, triggers.
    seed_quest_definitions.sql             Launch-bay quest catalog.
    seed_quest_reward_snapshots.sql        Per-quest reward payloads.
    seed_data/questreward_catalog.json     Raw source catalog (reproducible).

tools/
    load_gameconfig_snapshots.js           Pushes gameconfig/* + localization/*
                                           JSON files into Postgres. Idempotent.

Route families

Full per-endpoint reference including DB effects is documented inside the handler docstrings in api_reimplementaton.js. Summary:

Family	Purpose
/connect/token, /token, /redirector/*	OAuth / server-locator / CA-certs
/api/character/*	Character CRUD, persistence, play-time, appearance, favorites
/api/playercard/*	Playercard read / write / per-expedition view
/api/loadout/*	Loadouts (CRUD + default) and skins (Forge-committed)
/api/inventory/*	Items, salvage, craft, mark-seen, backpack resolution
/api/expedition/*, /api/activity/*	Expedition state, challenges, faction contribution
/api/unlock/*	Unlock catalog + mark-viewed
/api/mtx/*	Featured Store offers, claims, balances, buyOffers
/api/leaderboards/*	Leaderboard reads + filter/rankrange queries
/api/gameconfig/*	Game configuration snapshots (feature flags, balance, etc.)
/api/gameconfig/questreward/<id>	Per-quest reward payload
/api/character/quests/available	Launch-bay available-expeditions list
/api/localization/<lang>/livestrings	Localization strings
/api/v2/products/*/users/*/messages	Companion-App inbox
/events (HTTP + WS)	Telemetry ingest + EBS WebSocket broadcast
/pinEvents, /em/*, /bugsentry/*	EA pin/campaign-manager/crash telemetry
/eadp.qoscoordinator.*	QoS gRPC stub

Telemetry -> DB

Everything the client tells the server about itself - match events, hardware info (MAC, platform, locale, build version), pin events, crash reports, campaign-manager triggerids - gets persisted to anthem.event_ingest_log (persona_id, character_id, event_payload JSONB) with a _source tag in the JSONB so queries can filter by origin.

-- hardware seen per player
SELECT DISTINCT persona_id,
                event_payload->'EventPayload'->>'Platform',
                event_payload->'EventPayload'->>'MacAddress',
                event_payload->'EventPayload'->>'BuildVersion'
FROM anthem.event_ingest_log
WHERE event_payload->'EventPayload' ? 'MacAddress';

License / credits

Private-server reimplementation for preservation and development purposes. Not affiliated with Electronic Arts or BioWare.