Expand documentation to describe the current local networking prototype and its protocol. Adds a Current Architecture section and Fake Client responsibilities, clarifies that the Fallout 4 plugin currently only sends transforms (no receive loop yet), and documents implemented message types (welcome, transform, disconnect) with packet field descriptions and examples. Update player-sync and packets docs to reflect movementType, server/client timestamps, and the in-memory remote player state model used by server/fake_client.py. Flesh out server/README with run/test flow and implemented behavior. Revise dev-log with milestone entries, testing notes, and an entry template for future updates.
Implement server-side disconnect lifecycle and update client handling. Added disconnect_client and broadcast_disconnect in server.py to remove clients, close sockets, and notify remaining clients with a disconnect packet; broadcast_transform now uses disconnect_client for failed recipients and logs delivery counts. Updated fake_client.py to handle disconnect packets, remove remote players from its in-memory table, and improve logging. Documentation (docs/dev-log.md and server/README.md) updated to record the change and next steps.
Add in-memory remote player state tracking and disconnect handling to fake_client.py: validate and store transform packets by playerId (position, angle, movementType, cellId, worldspaceId, clientTime, serverTime, lastReceivedLocalTime), print readable per-player summaries, and remove players on disconnect packets. Also add warning/log helpers and route packets to the new handlers. Update server/README.md and docs/dev-log.md to document the new behavior, test results, and next steps (clientTime verification and disconnect broadcasting).
Enable transform broadcast testing and time syncing: server now assigns incrementing player IDs, sends a welcome packet with playerId and serverTime, and appends serverTime/playerId to incoming transform packets before broadcasting them to all other connected clients. Added thread-safe client tracking, send_packet helper, client removal on send errors, and improved logging. Plugin now includes a clientTime timestamp in transform packets. Added server/fake_client.py to receive and print welcome and broadcasted transform packets, and updated server README and dev-log with usage and test notes.
Introduce a localhost-only networking milestone and a tiny Python test server to verify packet flow from the plugin to an external process. Added F4T::Networking API (include and src) which uses non-blocking Winsock to connect to 127.0.0.1:7777, send JSON newline-separated transform packets, and handle reconnect/backoff and disconnects safely. Plugin changes: call ConnectToLocalServer() at load, register DisconnectFromLocalServer on exit, and send transform packets from main.cpp when logging player movement. Build: xmake updated to include new headers and link ws2_32. Server: server/server.py implements a simple multi-client TCP server that prints parsed transform packets; server/README.md and docs/dev-log.md updated to document the test setup and results. All networking failures are non-fatal so the game continues if the server isn't running.
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