Void Manager

BepInEx Plugin Manager for Void Crew

Version 1.1.8
For Game Version 0.27.0
Developed by Mest, Dragon, and 18107
Based on Pulsar Mod Loader

IMPORTANT NOTES

• Void Manager currently cannot join Vanilla sessions as part of Void Manager's Phase 1 Modding Guideline compliance. This is planned to change in the future.
• Various features of Void Manager may be broken/disabled. If something is broken please report it to us on our discord server.

💡 Function - Various features to assist in mod management.

• Handling for mods requiring installation by all users
• Manual configuration of mods not configured for Void Manager.
• Viewing of other players' mod lists
• Viewing of room mod lists in MatchMaking Join Panels.
• '[Mods Required]' added to applicable sessions names. VoidManager clients view as green, yellow, and red '[M]' based on session modding compatability.
• Mod settings GUI 'Void Manager F5 Menu'
• Hides Chainloader object for developers
• Unlocks mouse while using text chat
• Chat input history
• Command Auto-complete via tab key-press
• Disables Quick Join

⌨ API

• Mod MPType Specification
• local and public chat commands
• Networked Mod to mod messages
• Detection of mods installed on other clients
• Networking events
• Recipe and unlock modifications
• Mod settings GUI
• User Notifications
• Harmony Transpiler Patching Tools
• Various Utilities

🎮 Client Usage

• F5 ingame will bring up a menu which lists all installed Void Manager plugins and their mod settings.
• / is the prefix for client commands. /help lists all commands available.
• ! is the prefix for public commands. !help lists all public commands available.

👥 Multiplayer Functionality

Void Manager currently cannot join Vanilla sessions as part of Void Manager's Phase 1 Modding Guideline compliance.

Complex - Void Manager allows/disallows connection to rooms based on mod MPType configuration.

MPTypes

• All - Requires all clients to install the mod.
• Session - Requires the session to be marked as Mod_Session
• Host - Functionally Disabled - General MPType for a host-side mod, allowed to join vanilla sessions. Mods utilizing this MPType should disable Mod_Session features when applicable.
• Client - Functionally Disabled - Client Side, allowed to join vanilla sessions. Mods utilizing this MPType should disable Mod_Session features when applicable.
• Unmanaged - A mod loaded alongside but not configured for Void Manager. May be manually configured as above MPTypes.

🔧 Install Instructions - Install following the normal BepInEx procedure.

Ensure that you have BepInEx 5 (stable version 5 MONO) and VoidManager installed.

✔️ Mod installation - Unzip the contents into the BepInEx plugin directory

Drag and drop VoidManager.dll into Void Crew\BepInEx\plugins

🤔 Development Guide - Documentation to create Void Manager mods is on the wiki

Future Plans:

• Mod whitelist/blacklisting
• Phase 2 Modding Guidelines Compliance
  • Downgrading to Mod_Local tag based on MPTypes
  • API for developers to disable/enable their mods according to room parameters
• API for mods to disable session progress
• Escalation to Mod_Session Type by a Void Manager host
• API for permission requests from the session host, so that a mod may enable special features in a Mod_Session

1.1.8

• Major codebase refactoring
• Changes to room joining/handling for phase 1 modding compliance
• Adjusted modded lobby tags.
• Standardized Void Manager name visible to users
• Join modded games setting defaults to true
• Mod GUIDs now displayed in F5 menu while DebugMode setting is enabled
• Removed fix of early kick bug due to vanilla fix implementation
• Renamed ModManager GUI to 'Void Manager F5 Menu'
• API Extensions

1.1.7

• Mod settings now sort alphabetically
• Mod settings now display mod name
• Potentially mod breaking obsolete method removal
• Added Reset button to color picker Developer API
• API Additions

1.1.6

• Developer API Additions

1.1.4

• Fixed networking issue caused by removed game fields

1.1.3

• Added room modlist display to matchmaking terminal
• Fixed issues with Matchmaking terminal
• Additions to GUITools API
• Fixed issues with commands runtimes
• Changes/fixes to Notifications API

1.1.2

• GUI API additions
• Now hiding chainloader ManagerObject (gets deleted automatically, useful for some BepInEx mods)
• Added !ListMods public command for vanilla clients to check host mod list.
• Now unlocks mouse while using text chat.
• Added sent chat input history (Yay, one tick off the future plans.)
• Added tab auto-complete and auto-complete API for developers.

1.1.1

• Fixed bug with Crafting API

1.1.0

• Fixed bug with unspecified mods not detected as installed by host
• Changed default value for trust unspecified mods to true
• Fixed bug where only MPType.all mods were displayed when Unspecified mods should have also been displayed in join fail message
• Fixed kick message from host not displaying
• GUI highight color improved
• GUI now highlights selected mod in mod list and various other locations.
• Documentation XML now included with dll for developers
• Crafting API updated for Endless, various changes
• various minor changes.

1.0.9

• Fixed Modded Room tag not applying on room first open
• Adjusted Terminal join fail popup showing old message
• Incompatable mods/missing mods checks now show mods in text chat (Might get extensive in some cases.)

1.0.8

• Fixed for Game version 0.26.0 (Update 4)
• '[Modded]' now added to modded session names, with '[Mods Required]' added to applicable sessions
• changes to Recipe and Crafting APIs
• Added 'Host' MPType. Same as client, just has a different name
• Mods now sorted alphabetically in F5 menu (Linux wasn't previously sorted by name)
• Added voidmanager config shortcut to Voidmanager about page

1.0.7

• F5 menu now displays mod lists for other players
• Added API for modifying crafting recipes
• Added API for modifying unlock requirements

1.0.6

• F5 menu now displays Non-VoidManager mods
• F5 menu now displays overall MPType level
• F5 menu changes mod name color in mod list based on MPType
• F5 menu now provides details on MPTypes
• Mods can now have their MPType manually configured via VoidManager's config file.

1.0.5

• Added more detail to client self-disconnection message

1.0.4

• Developer API Changes

1.0.3

• Fixed clients not recieving popup when failing to join room due to client mod checks
• Fixed a developer API not being accessible

1.0.2

• Fixed bug related to GUI loading

1.0.1

• Updated GUI URLs

1.0.0

• Initial release