Hi all,
For those who don't know me I have worked on a few mods (Lemur which has been put in several mods, official FPSC releases and custom engines for people who wanted specific features) over the last decade and kind of dropped off as I entered college and then got a job etc. I've been gone for quite awhile and have recently returned and have been modding FPSC. I have multiplayer working. Yes - you read that right - through the internet and without hamachi or any extra tools.
So before I pour a lot more work into it, I'm trying to gauge the demand (I work full time as a software developer so any work on the mod is in my free time).
I am running my own game list server identical to the old FPSC server and have fixed many of the issues of the previous multiplayer. I would love nothing more than to see a revival of the "FPSC multiplayer game" era of years past. Yes, you still need to port forward 2303 on TCP and UDP if you want to host a game - but nothing else is required to play with your friends.
I guess my question is, is multiplayer wanted? To be perfectly clear, in order to release and continue to support any questions etc, I may have to ask for donations or sell my mod cheaply as a game as releasing it (there is an external DLL for functionality I coded, not just modify the engine) due to financial reasons as well as cover the game list server costs (monthly hosting and domain name purchase). I understand most people will be turned off by that but imagine a modeler making a model pack, working hours and hours and giving it away for free. Not everyone can justify doing that.
I want to see you making multiplayer games and playing them. I may involve some of the community (there have already been numerous tests) as well as do ongoing polling for features and additions. Merging into Black Ice Mod has also been an idea I like.
The best place to catch me and get involved is hopping on the FPSC Discord server run by Mrigaya. https://discordapp.com/channels/345779647335628800/345779647335628803
I'm very happy about this and it is good to be back

And the mod? I call it "Lemur Ultra".