# FiresGhettoNetworkMod

**Duct-taped networking wizardry for Valheim**

Look, let's be real: Valheim's vanilla multiplayer is... *fine*. It's P2P, it's janky when you have more than a handful of friends, and zone crossing can feel like waiting for dial-up in 2025.

 So we said "screw it" and Frankenstein'd together the best parts of server-side authority mods, slapped on some compression, cranked the Steam send rates, and called it a day.

This mod is basically BetterNetworking and Serverside Simulations had a baby, with a few extra bells we thought were cool (extended zone pre-loading, AI LOD, ZDO throttling, player interpolation, etc.).

 It's designed for beefy dedicated servers that can handle the extra load while making clients feel like they're playing single-player (hopefully).

## Is It Better Than The Originals?

Probably not!

Those other mods were made by talented people who know what they're doing... We just duct-taped them together, added some spicy extras, and hoped for the best. If you want pure server authority — go use Serverside Simulations. If you want compression done right, better networking or something of the sort there are plenty of dedicated mods for that.

This is the "I want ALL the things but don't want 17 mods" option. It works great on our overkill server, your mileage may vary.

## Features (The Duct Tape List)

- **Server pre-loads extra zones** — less stutter when running around like a maniac (hopefully)

- **ZSTD compression** — because who doesn't love smaller packets?

- **Higher Steam send rates + bigger queues** — less "waiting for server" in big fights.

- **Server-side AI & events** — monsters spawn even if you're exploring solo (balanced with player proximity).

- **ZDO & AI throttling** — distant stuff updates slower (saves CPU/bandwidth, combat stays crisp).

- **Client interpolation** — other players don't rubber-band as much.

- **Configurable everything** — including a big red warning not to enable server features on clients (infinite loading = bad times).

## Installation

1. Install BepInEx.

2. Drop this into BepInEx/plugins/.

3. Pray the duct tape holds.

## Warning

**SERVER-ONLY FEATURES ARE SERVER-ONLY.**

The mod auto-disables them on clients, but if you somehow force it... enjoy your infinite loading screen.

## Credits

- Shout out to better networking and serverside simulations... theyre the real heros

- Compression tricks borrowed from anywhere I could find (I have no shame)

- Tested on our my own Dedicated server, it didn't blow up yet

If it breaks, you get to keep both pieces. Feel free to fork it, fix it, make it better... on a good day I barely know what I'm doing. I just made this for me and only published it for easier sharing on our server

Enjoy smoother(ish) Valheim! 🔥🩹