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Heartbeat

Prevents Steam lobbies from expiring during long sessions, fixing the "Couldn't connect to the lobby" error shown in-game.

CHANGELOG

Changelog

1.1.0

  • Immediate first heartbeat: Timer now fires instantly when a lobby is detected instead of waiting for the full interval.
  • Lobby metadata refresh: Each heartbeat re‑sets lobby name and tags (focus, mature, chill, break, modded) so Steam doesn't drop the listing after 14+ hours.
  • New config options: LobbyName, TagFocus, TagMature, TagChill, TagBreak, TagModded in the [Lobby] section.
  • Default interval lowered to 2 minutes for better reliability during very long sessions.

1.0.0

  • Initial release of Heartbeat.
  • Adds a periodic lobby heartbeat to keep Steam lobbies from expiring during long sessions.
  • Config options: LobbyHeartbeatEnabled, LobbyHeartbeatIntervalMinutes.