Private server "mod" selector

So I have a cool idea for a private server mod selector that i'd like to work on.
I havn't had any time to work on any of my numerous projects that i have on hold like I want to, but school is over for me in 3 days so i'll have time to get hard at work

To the private server coders out there, like @Trapped, would you guys be willing to include a yet to be decided structure in your future work that will allow your code to be implemented programatically by my program?

It will work very much like Nilly's mod selector, but just for private server code like behaviors and fixes, etc.

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I've been working on the GUI first as I always do ~
It's going to be simplistic and straight to the point. There are three tabs.
- Install downloaded mods
- Currently installed mods (no uninstall support is planned)
- Browse and download more mods (online mod database)

Originally Posted by krazyshank

What about a modularized addon system instead?
For example, you have a default private server installation, and you want to add Oryx 3. You download Oryx 3's DLL file for the private server, the program checks the addon folder for DLL files and tries to import them. GG

Originally Posted by Trapped

That's exactly what i'm doing, but not will DLLs.
Is there an advantage to doing it with DLLs?

Originally Posted by krazyshank

That's exactly what i'm doing, but not will DLLs.
Is there an advantage to doing it with DLLs?

Advantages: absolutely no recompiling, standalone basic server code release, easier feature coding for newbs, faster updating (no code merge required), code more clean, copypaste-only installation, and much more that I'm too tired to write now.
Disadvantages: yolo

Am interested to hear what the alternative ways are for making a modular system without having to recompiled the private server source code each time.

You could use lua instead of dlls but it might be quicker to make a plugin api that loads in the dlls from a plugin folder.

Ok well I'll look into it when I get home.
Might be really difficult for me but I'll see what I can do.

Here's a thanks already, even tough you haven't made it yet.

Private server "mod" selector

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