andrew
bdbe5d7ac0
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.
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# Server
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This folder is for the external multiplayer test server.
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The current server is a tiny local-only TCP test server. It listens on
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`127.0.0.1:7777`, accepts one or more clients, reads newline-separated JSON
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packets, prints received player transform packets, and broadcasts transform
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packets to every other connected client.
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## Run
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```bash
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cd server
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python server.py
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```
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Then launch Fallout 4 through F4SE and move the player. The plugin should keep
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logging player position changes to `Fallout4Together.log`, and this server
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should print matching `transform` packets.
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If the server is not running, the plugin should log a warning and Fallout 4
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should continue launching normally.
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## Broadcast Test
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Terminal 1:
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```bash
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cd server
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python server.py
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```
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Terminal 2:
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```bash
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cd server
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python fake_client.py
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```
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Then launch Fallout 4 through F4SE and move the player.
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Expected result:
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- The server assigns a `playerId` to each connected client and sends each client
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a `welcome` packet.
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- The fake client prints its `welcome` packet.
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- The server prints transform packets received from Fallout 4.
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- The server adds `playerId` and `serverTime` to each transform packet.
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- The server broadcasts those transform packets to connected clients except the
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sender.
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- `fake_client.py` receives and prints the broadcast transform packets.
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The fake client exists so broadcast behavior can be tested before coordinating a
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second Fallout 4/F4SE instance. It is only a receiver for now and does not send
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movement.
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## Current Server Goals
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- Start local server
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- Accept client connections
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- Receive transform packets
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- Assign server-owned player IDs
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- Add server timestamps
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- Broadcast transforms to other connected clients
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- Handle disconnects
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## Not Planned Yet
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- Remote actor spawning
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- Gameplay synchronization
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- Authentication
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- Public matchmaking
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- Anti-cheat
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- Persistence
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- Quest state
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- Settlement state
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- Large-scale world simulation
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