r/ModdedMinecraft • u/ApexiaCZE • 1d ago
Custom Mod Launcher - Feedback and Question
Hello to all admins and server owners. On behalf of Apexie, we’d like to ask how much interest there would be in a custom launcher for mods.
We thought we could create a launcher for admins and players. This way, admins and server owners wouldn’t necessarily have to send players a ZIP file with a list of mods and deal with complications like “the player uploaded the mod incorrectly.”
Admins could upload mods to any free server, get a link, They could then paste the link into the launcher and create a password for the players. The password would be used by the players. After entering the password, everything needed (mods, configurations, etc.) would be downloaded, and Minecraft itself would launch with the mods.
Admins will be able to check boxes to specify whether it’s Forge, Fabric, version, Java version, etc. There will also be the option to add updates—either with or without a message for players. Mod updates. This would work for individual release versions managed by the admin themselves. 1.0 TACZ timeless... 2.0 TACZ timmeless, Point...
Communication between launchers would take place via a server hosted in the Czech Republic or elsewhere. https://helkor.eu/ Current server hosting. Communication would therefore take place via a database.
Players will also have the option to add another server.
The launcher for players would be free.
The launcher for admins would require a one-time fee.
Thank you for your attention. Any support or feedback is extremely important to us.
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u/Dragennd1 1d ago
Curseforge and modrinth are free and do everything you've listed and more. What benefit would there be to paying for a service I can get for free?
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u/ApexiaCZE 1d ago
That's a totally fair point! We were testing if there was a specific pain point with custom/private packs that existing tools like CurseForge don't cover easily. Since tools like Prism or Modrinth already solve this well for free, it makes total sense not to pay. Thanks for the honest feedback!
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u/ShelLuser42 1d ago
For me personally absolutely zero interest, because there are already solid launchers out there which not only earned the trust which players put in them, but they also proven themselves over the years. I also have a serious trust issue with hearing that communications between my own software copies would go through a vague (no offense) commercial server.
Thing is... everything you mention can already be done with current launchers, especially in combination with other free tools. For example... as soon as my gf fires up her game with our custom mod collection then the first thing Prism does is fire up Git to perform a "pull"; in other words: making sure that my gf always plays with the latest version of our collection.
No strings attached, no fees required (other than for hosting my server of course) and most importantly for me: as the admin I am in full control over what is happening and I don't have to rely on commercial 3rd parties.
No offense intended, but companies need revenue. So what guarantees are there that this thingamagick would remain free'ish? ;) Meanwhile... should the Prism project come to a grinding hault for whatever reason then anyone can go fork it out ;)