bittyb0t Posted December 23, 2024 Report Posted December 23, 2024 i am very new to the game and would like to implement one or two quality of life mods in the future when i feel confident enough to introduce a friend to it. for multiplayer, i intend to do it independently (via the lan>internet route if it works, or by establishing my own server). how would mods work in that context? would my friend need to have the same mods installed too?
Thorfinn Posted December 23, 2024 Report Posted December 23, 2024 Welcome to the forums, @bittyb0t! The answer is, "It depends." If it is listed as a server-side mod, no. If it is client-side, also no. If it is both, then yes. Though it does not do so on our LAN because of the configuration, I believe joining a multi-player game will download the required mods if they are not already installed.
bittyb0t Posted December 23, 2024 Author Report Posted December 23, 2024 29 minutes ago, Thorfinn said: Welcome to the forums, @bittyb0t! The answer is, "It depends." If it is listed as a server-side mod, no. If it is client-side, also no. If it is both, then yes. Though it does not do so on our LAN because of the configuration, I believe joining a multi-player game will download the required mods if they are not already installed. what exactly is the yes/no in response to? that it would/wouldn’t work? my bad for not being too clear in my initial post.
Solution Thorfinn Posted December 23, 2024 Solution Report Posted December 23, 2024 Look at the description of the mod. In the field, "Side", it will say, "Server", "Client" or "Both". If it is "Client" it only affects rules on the player side of the game. Things like tweaking step height and the like that does not involve any action from the server. If it says, "Server", it only has to be installed on the Server. If it says, "Both", it has to be installed on both the server and the client. And, in general, will be downloaded if needed, unless you have that disabled on the server for some reason. Sorry, but the answer is, "It depends." Maybe we can try this the other way around if you don't understand what is required of a server. What mod(s) were you looking at?
bittyb0t Posted December 29, 2024 Author Report Posted December 29, 2024 (edited) oh no, i completely understand now! i was moreso asking for clarification on what your responses were towards rather than not understanding what you were saying, but your reply cleared that up perfectly. thank you! to follow up, do you know about how multiplayer mods would work for the direct lan>internet route? would that just be my client and not my friends? Edited December 29, 2024 by bittyb0t
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