Modded Servers?

[bloodtoll]

When someone tries to join a modded server, do they automatically install the mods or do they have to do it outside of the game client before trying to join?

[Yumeko]

mod functionality can either be client side, server side, or both. So it simply depends. In general if a server is modded almost all of the functionality is server sided, where players can consider to also install client side for keybind convenience.

[bloodtoll]

Okay, thank you for the clarification.
I just opened a server and added a single camera mod and didnt know if it would keep the people that were playing there locked out until they found the mod or something.

[Xero]

Probably best to label your server with a (Mod) notification in the name of your server so players know they are potentially installing mods as most players don't mod. Maybe even name the mod itself. The players with the same mod would want to join then.

Example : My Server (Single Camera Mod)

[Yumeko]

Originally posted by Xero:

Probably best to label your server with a (Mod) notification in the name of your server so players know they are potentially installing mods as most players don't mod. Maybe even name the mod itself. The players with the same mod would want to join then.

Example : My Server (Single Camera Mod)

You cant force install mods onto peoples clients...

[Xero]

Not necessarily. Maybe for this game it's not possible. I'm a community map developer and for black ops 3 servers, all it takes to download a multiplayer or zombies map is to double-click their server and everything that comes with that map, including mods, is downloaded. Usually for zombies, it's custom characters, weapons, scripts, map models, sounds, fx, artwork patches and more.

All installed within the server browser without having to subscribe to that specific map from the workshops. And it's not just for black ops 3 but for other games. The problem with this is, people don't know that they are installing additional content that didn't come with the standard base game.

For Dying Light and Far Cry 4 map developer tools, they strictly only allow you to download only what the base game provides. Now this is for games that allow community maps.

For games with no community maps such as Aliens: Fireteam Elite, just joining a server, the mods will function correctly through the server to the clients, but the visuals will not show. Like a custom turret or bot skins. The other clients would have to install the mod to visually see it.

So it really depends on what game and whether your downloading a map, mod or both via the server.