World Host
Madis0 opened this issue · 4 comments
CurseForge link
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CurseForge Mod Distribution
None
Modrinth link
https://modrinth.com/mod/world-host
Source/other link
https://github.com/Gaming32/world-host
Mod file size
1.98 MiB
License
(any other license)
What it does
Lets anyone host their singleplayer server to anyone, not just LAN
Why should it be in the modpack
- Unlike competing mods, it does not require the mod or any software on the receiving client (!!!)
- Integrated seamlessly into LAN button
- NCR is able to convert messages to system ones like LAN
- Geyser aka Bedrock support is planned
- The dev is very reactive to my requests
- The mod/server seems sustainable
Why shouldn't it be in the modpack
- Not yet on CF
- Some UX things to smoothen out
- It's big
- May not be compatible with other LAN mods
- Potential privacy/bandwidth concerns (though the UUIDs are very random anyway), so an opt-out toggle would be nice
Additional details
It also has a friend list, but FO would disable that by default to prevent ecosystem lock-in, and because it is not necessary for primary functions anymore anyway.
It may reduce the ping, but it also raises expectations of people towards that feature - they may start to request cross-server chat, direct server joining, in-game friendlist, friend list sync and probably a lot more things which may be completely out of scope of that mod. The mod or its server may also disappear at any time, which can make the users mad as they've invested time and network effect towards the friend list; without a friend list most users may not even notice the mod missing or consider it a minor inconvenience.
I want to keep the expectations low and interface simple, so as long as the proxy server exists, I don't see myself enabling the friend list.
You should reconsider keeping the friends list, he says that having someone as a friend reduce the ping, maybe is worth it if you are playing with someone far away, I haven't tried yet, but I will let you know, also I don't think it looks bad in the multiplayer menu, looks really "vanilla" to me.
I do plan to implement a way to have multiple proxy servers (specifically one in North America and one in Europe), which should reduce the ping when both users are in Europe (since currently the only proxy server is in North America). Additionally, the planned /worldhost tempip feature will allow the low ping to work without the friends list.
