¶ Modding In-Depth
Information on this page should be considered as an educational resource, and not necessarily required for basic modding.
¶ Network Overview
As described on the Modding Homepage, PlateUp! uses both Unity Entity Component System (ECS) as well as the more traditional MonoBehavior/GameObject framework for various aspects of the game. Namely, ECS is used for the backend and the GameObject-based framework is used for displaying objects to the player. A network of IViewRouter objects consolidate, amplify, transport and distribute data between the ECS backend and GameObject-based frontend. Below is a diagram depicting a high-level overview of the network between the frameworks used in PlateUp!:
Each router has a dedicated purpose which is described briefly here.
| Router Name | Description of Purpose |
|---|---|
| SplitRouter | Amplification: Sending the same data to multiple destinations. |
| LocalViewRouter | View management, creation and destruction. Sends view updates to appropriate linked view. |
| NetworkRouter | Rollup, serialization and deserialization of packets. |
| PerformCommandRouter | Send received data to the the correct ECS systems based on response data type (And CommandType for control commands) |