Changelog

v2.3.x - The Stability & Behavioral Overhaul - 1/18/26

Major Networking & Logic Rewrite

Fixed Connection Issues: Switched handshake networking to Binary P2P (SteamNetworkingMessages). This resolves the k_EResultInvalidParam errors and prevents players from timing out while loading into the server.
Integrity Logic Change: Removed "Strict Hashing" integrity checks which were causing false positives for vanilla players or those with different mod versions.
New Mod Enforcement: Switched to a Blacklist System. The server now accepts all mods by default and only kicks clients if they have a specific GUID listed in the BlacklistedModGUIDs config.
New Behavioral Detections:
Infinite Stamina: Detects players sprinting without losing stamina.
Consumable Spam: Prevents using items faster than humanly possible (Macro detection).
Weapon Swap Spam: Prevents animation canceling via rapid weapon switching.
Parry Botting: Detects inhuman block input speeds.
Crash Fixes: Resolved NullReferenceException errors in the movement validation patch.
Stability: Added a safety delay to the handshake to ensure the player object is fully initialized before checking.
Bug Fixes:

- fixed a bug that was lingering like a fly, server reinit re registration

Old Updates

Codetalker Update: Updated dependencies to latest version - 1/17/26
Validation Improvements: Made validation abide by Thunderstore policy (reading names + GUIDs) - 11/22/25
Game Update: Updated compatibility for latest game patch - 1/11/26
Fixes: Fixed missing detections and extended verification length - 10/14/25
SteamID: Added Whitelist/Blacklist for SteamIDs - 10/12/25

Fixed Critical Initialization Bug: Dynamic Haste ID detection moved to correct loading point.
Log Archiving: Added automatic log archiving to prevent massive file sizes.
Announcements: Added public punishment announcements to chat.
Confirmation: Added server start confirmation message.

Movement: Overhauled movement detection to be tolerant of lag.
Config: Added Max Effective Speed, Grace Buffer, and Time Threshold configs.
Speed Hack: Improved detection using dynamic baseline recording.
Vulnerability Fix: Corrected cast time validation for instant-cast skills.
Paths: Standardized log file paths.