Making progress, I am able to select realm, however unable to connect.
This isn't a sandbox, this is an emulator with npcs, quests, items, and etc.
current status:
I will be working all night, if anyone can give any assistance on the stuck at connecting issue, the unable to validate game version is no longer a problem.
thanks to Strawberry core for pointing out that I am an idiot <3
EDIT 1: This has to be an opcode ****ing with me, the connecting loop is the issue..
-Found