Lobby Expansion Fix

Press F1 to open the English host-settings window. It controls the maximum player count, late joining, and missing bell-countdown recovery. Player-cap changes apply when the host creates the next room.

Expanded lobbies can also leave the four-seat purchase screen after four distinct players complete its leave vote. Players above the original cap no longer need to disconnect to continue.

A host-only compatibility mod for Last Pirates: Die Together.

Features

• Raises Photon Fusion room capacity from 4 to a configurable maximum (16 by default).
• Keeps the public room joinable after a run starts so unmodded clients can attempt a late join.
• Recovers level completion when quota and bell activation synchronize but the bell countdown tick is missing.
• Does not modify the Steam game installation.

Installation

Only the host needs this package. Install it with a Thunderstore-compatible mod manager and launch the game modded. Joining players may launch the unmodded game normally.

Create a new lobby after changing the maximum-player setting; existing Photon rooms retain the capacity they were created with.

Configuration

Settings are created in BepInEx/config/com.bwadd.lastpirates.lobbyexpansionfix.cfg:

• MaxPlayers: Photon room capacity, from 2 to 32.
• EnableLateJoin: Advertise an in-progress room as joinable.
• RecoverMissingBellCountdown: Prevent a replicated bell state with a missing countdown tick from blocking progression.

Limitations

• The game only provides balancing configurations for one to four players, so larger crews use the four-player balance preset.
• Late joining during an active level relies on the game's existing scene and recovery systems. Joining between levels may be more reliable.
• Larger crews can expose additional assumptions in the base game. Please include BepInEx/LogOutput.log when reporting problems.

Changelog

1.6.0

• Adds an optional host-side enemy spawn correction that projects requested spawn positions onto a valid NavMesh point within three metres.
• Adds the correction toggle to the F1 host-settings menu and logs every adjusted spawn.

1.5.2

• Removes both the manual Shadowman spawn control and the test-pistol control.
• Removes their item/enemy test-spawn code and dependencies from the plugin.

1.5.1

• Disables and hides the manual Shadowman spawn control by default to prevent accidental extra spawns.
• Adds EnableShadowmanSpawnTesting under [Testing] for deliberately restoring the control.
• Keeps the networked test-pistol control available.

1.5.0

• Adds a host-only F1-menu button to network-spawn a pistol near the local player for enemy-death testing.
• Prefers the built-in infinite-ammo pistol and falls back to the standard pistol.
• Excludes the water pistol and uses the game's networked item-spawn service.

1.4.0

• Keeps the cursor visible and unlocked while the F1 menu is open.
• Uses the game's camera and movement locks to prevent controlling the character behind the menu.
• Restores the previous cursor and gameplay-input state when the menu closes.
• Makes the window responsive to screen size and adds scrolling so lower controls are never cut off.

1.3.0

• Added a host-only F1 button to network-spawn Shadowman near a player for testing.
• Uses the game's NavMesh-aware EnemyManualSpawnService and reports failures in the UI/log.

1.2.1

• Restyled the F1 window with an opaque dark background and high-contrast text.
• Enlarged the layout and controls for easier reading during gameplay.
• Added brighter slider, button, hover, and enabled-state colors.

1.2.0

• Added an English F1 host-settings window.
• Added live controls for late joining and bell-countdown recovery.
• Added a 2-32 player-cap slider; cap changes apply to newly created rooms.
• Fixed the four-seat purchase-screen vote softlock in expanded lobbies.

1.1.0

• Added host-side late-join advertisement for vanilla clients.
• Added recovery for a missing bell countdown tick.
• Retained the configurable Photon Fusion room-capacity override.

1.0.0

• Initial Photon Fusion lobby-capacity fix.