Side Hustle - Public Lobbies and Gamemodes

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Side Hustle - A Main-Menu Hub for Schedule I Gamemodes

Side Hustle adds a single entry to the main menu that lists every installed "gamemode" mod and launches it straight from the menu - no savegame required. It is the shared entry point that gamemode mods plug into, so they stay cleanly separated from your real playthrough. Built on S1API.

What it is

Side Hustle is a hub, not a gamemode by itself. On its own it just adds a Side Hustle button to the main menu. Install gamemode mods that build on it and they appear in the list; pick one and it launches immediately in its own self-contained session. If you installed Side Hustle as a dependency of another mod, there is nothing to do - that mod registers itself and shows up under the entry.

Features

[]One menu entry for every gamemode. A single button lists all installed gamemode mods with their name, description, author and a Singleplayer / Multiplayer badge.[/]

[]No savegame. Gamemodes launch in their own session and never load or alter your saves.[/]

[]Singleplayer, host or join. Multiplayer gamemodes show a Singleplayer / Host / Join choice with a built-in public server browser, filtered per gamemode. Bigger lobbies (past the vanilla 4) come built in - no extra lobby mod needed.[/]

[]Play with anyone, not just friends. Schedule I normally kicks joiners who aren't the host's Steam friends; while you host a Side Hustle gamemode that kick is lifted, so anyone can join your public or password-protected lobbies.[/]

[]Custom display name. Each gamemode has its own "Your name" field on its Host / Join screen. Fill it in and other players see that name - the in-game nametag over your character, scoreboards and the server browser - instead of your Steam name. Per gamemode, per session, and never saved.[/]

[]Discover what's being played. The menu also lists gamemodes you don't have installed that have live public lobbies right now, with a "Download Mod" button so you can go get them. Toggleable in the settings; gamemode authors can opt their gamemode out of being advertised.[/]

[]World gamemodes. Gamemodes that need the loaded game world get a throwaway session, outside your save slots, so your real saves are never touched.[/]

[]Conflict-free mod sets. A gamemode can declare which mods it works with; Side Hustle launches it in a temporary isolated profile with only those mods (after a confirmation that lists the changes) and switches back to your full set when you leave. Your installed mods are never disabled, renamed or moved, so your mod manager stays in sync. Side Hustle restarts the game for you.[/]

[*]Load-order independent API. Gamem