When does the player need to download your mod manually?
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Maps and some other minor changes don't need a manual download though. I think that's to do with the server.
But what are classified as "Minor Changes", AFAIK to change the servers behaviour you need to edit the module files. Yet I see loads of servers that have minor mods where you don't need to download anything.
I was thinking the server and clients could have different module files and still work as long as you won't be needing to do anything extra client-side. Can't test that theory at the moment though as I don't have a server or two PCs, and my mods too early in development to merit getting testers.
I was thinking the server and clients could have different module files and still work as long as you won't be needing to do anything extra client-side. Can't test that theory at the moment though as I don't have a server or two PCs, and my mods too early in development to merit getting testers.
You can run the dedicated server on the same computer as your client; I do it all the time (client hosted servers have a few little quirks).
The mods that don't need downloading basically change existing stuff enclosed in "(try_begin), (multiplayer_is_server), ..." or add new triggers or scripts which the clients aren't supposed to run; ensuring that the messages sent back to the clients are understood and handled correctly by native code. You can also add things just for server administrators that require a modded client, then most players can still use native.
The mods that don't need downloading basically change existing stuff enclosed in "(try_begin), (multiplayer_is_server), ..." or add new triggers or scripts which the clients aren't supposed to run; ensuring that the messages sent back to the clients are understood and handled correctly by native code. You can also add things just for server administrators that require a modded client, then most players can still use native.
