v1.2.2

This release adds a standalone uninstaller and improves the safety of installing and removing FFWFrostburn8.

Features and fixes

• Supports sessions with up to 8 players.
• Displays 7 invite slots when hosting alone and 3 invite slots when 5 players are present.
• Requires Allow Mods to be enabled when creating the session.
• Adds FFWFrostburn8-Uninstall.exe for automatic removal.
• Restores the verified game state saved before installation.
• Refuses to modify files if the game is running or if the backup is missing or damaged.
• Automatically rolls back if an uninstall operation fails.
• Includes SHA-256 checksums for the installer, uninstaller, and ZIP package.

Installation

1. Close Far Far West.
2. Extract the ZIP file.
3. Run FFWFrostburn8-Setup.exe.
4. Start the game and enable Allow Mods when creating the session.

To remove the mod, close the game and run FFWFrostburn8-Uninstall.exe.

Compatibility

Built for Far Far West 0.2.0.20 — CL 915.

Host-only support remains experimental. Compatibility with unmodded players must still be verified through a real multiplayer test.

The complete source code, build scripts, and release history are publicly available on [GitHub](https://github.com/halu103/farfarwest-frostburn-modkit), allowing everyone to inspect and verify the project.

v1.2.1 – Host-Only Experimental

This release introduces an experimental host-only mode for Far Far West. The goal is to allow a modded host to create an 8-player session while other players join with an unmodified game.

Important: Vanilla-client compatibility is still unverified. Please treat this as an experimental release until it has been successfully tested with five to eight real players.

Features

• Increases the game session capacity from 4 to 8 players.
• Increases the underlying Steam lobby MaxMembers value to 8.
• Intended to require installation on the host only.
• Adds a selective join guard for players 5–8.
• Preserves manual kicks, bans, and kicks containing a valid reason.
• Synchronizes the Current Session interface with the real player list.
• Keeps a total of eight visible session rows.
• Activates extended-player functionality only when Allow Mods is enabled.

Fixes

• Fixed an initialization race where seven Invite buttons could appear or disappear incorrectly.
• Fixed the solo layout: 1 player + 7 Invite buttons.
• Fixed the missing fifth-player row in the Current Session interface.
• Correct five-player layout is now 5 player names + 3 Invite buttons.
• Rooms created without Allow Mods now remain on the normal four-player layout.
• Added repeated hook discovery for Steam functions that may load after UE4SS starts.
• Added detailed runtime markers for diagnosing lobby capacity, join rejection, and UI synchronization problems.

Installation

1. Download FFWFrostburn8-Windows-x64.zip.
2. Extract the ZIP.
3. Close Far Far West completely.
4. Run FFWFrostburn8-Setup.exe.
5. Start the game and create a room with Allow Mods enabled.

For this experiment, install the mod on the host only. Guests should use the same game version without UE4SS or this mod installed.

Compatibility

• Far Far West 0.2.0.20 – CL915
• Windows x64
• Unreal Engine 5.8

The installer verifies the supported game executable before writing files and refuses to install while the game is running.

Testing status

The following checks passed:

• 142 project and source-code checks
• Lua syntax validation
• Game executable and signature compatibility checks
• Installer installation, backup, rollback, and failure-recovery tests
• Release archive structure and checksum verification

A successful offline test does not prove that vanilla clients can join. Please test the fifth player using both a session code and a Steam Invite, followed by players 6–8, map travel, reconnect, objectives, and manual kicking.

Transparency

The complete source code, installer source, build scripts, compatibility checks, and release history are publicly available in this GitHub repository for anyone to inspect and build independently.

The installer is currently unsigned, so Windows may display an Unknown Publisher warning. Verify the provided SHA-256 checksum instead of disabling Windows Defender.

v1.1.2-ffw-0.2.0.4-cl559

FIRST VERIONS OF MODS