Are there any PacketLib plugins going on right now?

thomas15v · March 31, 2015, 2:09pm

I was interested to look in to it .

Actually I already got something to work. I only need to fix my workspace to get it on github (FFff gradle)

mbaxter · March 31, 2015, 2:42pm

I’d rather solve my problems through API than abusing packets.

WetSponge · March 31, 2015, 3:45pm

Yeah, but some things need packets (Resource pack forcing, etc.)

TBotV63 · March 31, 2015, 4:11pm

Why would you do that???

WetSponge · March 31, 2015, 4:22pm

Reasons…

fifty shades of grey needs custom resources man…

doot · March 31, 2015, 4:33pm

Changed their to there in topic title

thomas15v · March 31, 2015, 5:02pm

Me tho, but if you want a sign that says
"Hello <player>" when they join the server. Packets is sadly enough the way we need to go I think ;-;. Idk if sponge needs this. Thats why I made this thread lol.

So the lead has become a whipe ??

FerusGrim · March 31, 2015, 5:23pm

You’re forgetting that Sponge isn’t Bukkit. Sponge’s aim is to have an API for every vanilla in-game feature possible. This includes sign manipulation, title/subtitle manipulation, npc manipulation, etc.

Upon the full release, the hope is that the only time you’ll have to use anything besides Sponge, it’ll be Forge for client-side modifications.

thomas15v · March 31, 2015, 5:55pm

Oke . Well I already have figured out how to get packet modifaction going. But indeeds lets hope that the full release of sponge won’t need this.

Aaron1011 · March 31, 2015, 9:34pm

There’s still going to be a need for packet manipulation for things that aren’t going to be in the API.

Examples include:

Things which are actually bugs, such as animated MOTDs and (in 1.7) horse-holograms. These kinds of things don’t really belong in an API, but plugins still might want to use them.*
Credits Screen - this can be triggered through a packet, but probably won’t find its way into the API

Additionally, some plugins will need to work with packets not just to accomplish something that’s not in the API, but to achieve something more advanced that’s only possible with packet manipulation. (The 1.8/1.7 protocol hack, for example).

FerusGrim · March 31, 2015, 9:47pm

Fair enough.

modwizcode · April 1, 2015, 3:50pm

I think my hope at least was to have the PacketLib plugin be doing officially, but still as a plugin/mod to avoid polluting the base API with extra, API overriding features. Although I don’t know if attitudes have shifted since then.

thomas15v · April 2, 2015, 6:48am

Actually I also would like to have that.