BetterDisconnectReasons
[v81] Shows short disconnect reasons and automatically tries to reconnect. Client-side only. Incompatible with V73dcfix; disable V73dcfix before using.
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BetterDisconnectReasons
Fixes misleading disconnect messages and automatically tries to reconnect when it can actually help.
Important: BetterDisconnectReasons conflicts with V73dcfix.
Disable or remove hu_luo_bo_ya-V73dcfix before using BetterDisconnectReasons. Do not run both mods at the same time. Both mods change the same client-side disconnect handling.
What it does
- Shows "You were kicked." when the reconnect check confirms a kick.
- Shows "Server was closed." when the host closes the server or the old server no longer answers.
- Shows "You lost connection." when Steam reports a client-side connection failure while the ship is not in orbit.
- If the ship is in orbit, a client-side connection failure gets one automatic reconnect attempt.
- If that reconnect succeeds, nothing is shown.
- If the server rejects that reconnect, the server's rejection is shown.
- If the reconnect cannot reach the server, it shows "You lost connection.".
- A reconnect is only treated as successful after Lethal Company accepts the player into the server. This prevents reconnect loops when the host resets and reopens the server.
- After the game has started, the old server gets 2 seconds to answer the kick/server-close check. This prevents a newly started server from being mistaken for the old one.
Compatibility
- Targets Lethal Company v81.
- Client-side only.
- Intended for Steam/online sessions; LAN connections are left to vanilla behavior.
- The host does not need the mod.
- Requires BepInEx 5.
- Incompatible with hu_luo_bo_ya-V73dcfix. Disable V73dcfix before using BetterDisconnectReasons.
Installation
- Disable or remove V73dcfix if it is installed.
- Install BetterDisconnectReasons Mod Manager/r2modman, or place ZaboomafooW-BetterDisconnectReasons-v1.0.3.dll in BepInEx/plugins.
- Do not enable BetterDisconnectReasons and V73dcfix together.
Install & use Install: BepInEx plugin
- The archive from playbuff is the mod itself — usually a BepInEx plugin (a .dll or a plugin folder once unzipped).
- Recommended: use a community mod manager (such as r2modman) — pick this game, import the mod, and the manager sets up BepInEx and its dependencies for you.
- Manual route: install the BepInEx loader in the game folder, then drop the unzipped .dll or plugin folder into BepInEx/plugins/.
- Launch the game — the BepInEx console logs every plugin it loads; seeing this mod in the log means it is installed.
Mods with listed dependencies need those installed too, or they will not load. Options are usually changed in-game or in the plugin's config file.
Dependencies
Install these first, or the mod will not work:
BepInEx-BepInExPack