> These kinds of issues should be solved on the backend. Rate limiting, pattern matching, etc.
never seen that work in practice.
> They should know which client (or at least that a modified client) is being used.
That's the modified client's job, not the original client's job. if the modified client is intentionally trying to be hidden, then its not going to show itself. Which is the cause of the whole everything
> Extensions
https://docs.vrchat.com/docs/what-is-udon already exists
> But if there's already a vibrant community of mods out there
is there a vibrant community of mods? besides, they have actively told people to bugger off if they use a custom client for a while now, by the sounds of it (e.g. the two mods I could find, both said that you will likely get banned for using them)
never seen that work in practice.
> They should know which client (or at least that a modified client) is being used.
That's the modified client's job, not the original client's job. if the modified client is intentionally trying to be hidden, then its not going to show itself. Which is the cause of the whole everything
> Extensions
https://docs.vrchat.com/docs/what-is-udon already exists
> But if there's already a vibrant community of mods out there
is there a vibrant community of mods? besides, they have actively told people to bugger off if they use a custom client for a while now, by the sounds of it (e.g. the two mods I could find, both said that you will likely get banned for using them)