Raft Dedicated Server
  • Introducing Raft Dedicated Servers
    • Introducing RTCP (Our custom networking layer)
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Introducing RTCP (Our custom networking layer)

RTCP stands for RaftTCP. We built our own networking layer to not rely on steam networking. Instead we rely on the TCP/IP technology to provide a stable and fast networking.

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As said above, RTCP relies on the TCP/IP(*) protocol, this allows us to provide dedicated servers without using Steam Networking and without being limited on the bandwidth etc.. As we are using a different networking layer than the original game, vanilla users(*) won't be able to join dedicated servers that uses this networking layer. As we don't rely on the steam services anymore, we needed a way to verify that users aren't using a pirated version and that they really own the account they are trying to join the server with. That's why when using RTCP you will need a which will allow your server to ask steam for authentication verification. Side Note : The steam API also have some benefits as it will allow you to reject users that are VAC banned, Publisher banned or users using family sharing.

* Vanilla Users : Users that are playing the original game without Raft Mod Loader. * TCP/IP : (Transport Control Protocol) provides reliable data transmission service with end-to-end error detection and correction.

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