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LICENSE

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+The MIT License (MIT)
+
+Copyright (c) 2015 Brennan Kinney
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
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+
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+
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+SOFTWARE.

README.md

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+##BigLobby
+This mod makes it possible to have more than 4 players in a map. All players must use both the BLT mod and pdmod. The mod changes the search_key which affects what lobbies you can see on crime.net. Doing so prevents regular players without the mod joining and only shows lobbies hosted with the mod.
+
+To play normal games disable the mod, this then requires you to restart the game or go into mission briefing screen of a lobby for the code to return to normal.
+
+#Credits:
+**Elysium** - Massive help with testing during 2015.
+
+**[I am not a spy...](https://github.com/antonpup)** - Huge help with testing and suggested the pdmod fix.
+
+**Luffy** - Helped with some testing and making some changes to support custom HUDs.
+
+**Snh20** - Helped work on the pdmod file and some testing.
+Many others who helped test, feel free to get in touch and I'll update :)
+
+**Rara** - Very helpful with testing.
+
+
+#Technical Details
+My previous version from December 2015(see commits) was much heavier in code with a hacky JSON approach to re-route network messages from the `Network` class. This mostly worked, with one blocker being the unit network handler class where I couldn't re-route the functions there due to not being able to serialize the unit param into JSON.
+
+The "bug" being worked around turns was due to the asset `settings/network.network_settings`, an XML file that the `Network` class uses. We have discovered that we can increase the value from 4 to 15(4 bits), no higher for all peer id references in that file.
+
+If there is a way to handle the unit network handler problem with the JSON method, you could probably go beyond 15 players in a lobby.
+
+The limit is currently set to 14 as we only have 14 heisters. A later update can provide a fix by allowing multiples of a character to join the game.
+
+
+#Custom HUD support
+Adding Biglobby support to HUD mods is easy and should work great with or without the biglobby mod enabled. You can patch your HUD mod with info below or reach out to the mod author to update their mod. Again these changes should be safe improvements with no negative effects.
+
+**PD:TH Hud**
+--
+
+Already updated to support BigLobby :)
+
+[GitHub](https://github.com/GreatBigBushyBeard/PAYDAY-2-PDTH-Hud/)
+[LastBullet](http://forums.lastbullet.net/mydownloads.php?action=view_down&did=682)
+
+**CompactHUD**
+---
+
+Newer versions of this HUD should have dynamic support built in. The Chat UI needs to be moved if you want to read chat with large lobbies however.
+
+*Hudmanager.lua - HUDManager:_create_teammates_panel*
+
+**Set the panel height correctly for vertical stack of panels, otherwise clipping occurs.**
+
+Original:
+```LUA
+local h = self:teampanels_height()
+```
+
+Fix:
+```LUA
+local h = 24 * HUDManager.PLAYER_PANEL
+```
+
+---
+
+*Hudmanager.lua - HUDManager:_create_teammates_panel*
+
+**Replace hardcoded 4 value with a variable.**
+
+Original:
+```LUA
+for i = 1, 4 do
+```
+
+Fix:
+```LUA
+for i = 1, HUDManager.PLAYER_PANEL do
+```
+
+---
+
+*Hudmanager.lua - HUDManager:_create_teammates_panel*
+
+**Replace hardcoded values 4 and 3 with a variable.**
+
+Original:
+```LUA
+local small_gap = (teammates_panel:w() - player_gap - teammate_w * 4) / 3
+```
+
+Fix:
+```LUA
+local small_gap = (teammates_panel:w() - player_gap - teammate_w * HUDManager.PLAYER_PANEL) / (HUDManager.PLAYER_PANEL - 1)
+```
+
+
+MUI
+---
+
+MUI source is a bit hard to read/follow, so there may be some code that still needs to be adjusted. Let me know and I'll add any additional fixes here.
+
+*mui_manager.lua - HUDManager:_create_teammates_panel*
+
+**Replace hardcoded 4 value with a variable.**
+Original:
+```LUA
+for i = 1, 4 do
+```
+
+Fix:
+```LUA
+for i = 1, HUDManager.PLAYER_PANEL do
+```
+
+---
+
+*mui_manager.lua - MUITeammate.align_panels*
+
+**Fix alignment issue. Using `gap` setting would adjust panels around the 4th panel.**
+
+Original:
+```LUA
+local totWidth = MUITeammate._muiGap * 3;
+```
+
+Fix:
+```LUA
+local totWidth = MUITeammate._muiGap * (HUDManager.PLAYER_PANEL - 1);
+```
+
+---
+
+*mui_manager.lua - MUITeammate.align_panels*
+
+**Remove hardcoded limit to support additional panels.**
+
+Original:
+```LUA
+for i = 4, 1, -1 do
+    local matePanel = teamPanel:child("" .. (Order and 5 - i or i));
+-- further down
+for i = 4, 1, -1 do
+```
+
+Fix:
+```LUA
+for i = HUDManager.PLAYER_PANEL, 1, -1 do
+    local matePanel = teamPanel:child("" .. (Order and (HUDManager.PLAYER_PANEL + 1) - i or i));
+-- further down
+for i = HUDManager.PLAYER_PANEL, 1, -1 do
+```
+
+---
+
+*mui_team.lua - MUITeammate:init*
+
+**Assign correct colours. Use size of `chat_colors` table instead of a hardcoded value.**
+
+Original:
+```LUA
+local crim_color = tweak_data.chat_colors[5-i];
+```
+
+Fix:
+```LUA
+local crim_color = tweak_data.chat_colors[#tweak_data.chat_colors-i];
+```
+
+
+HoloHUD
+---
+
+I have this mostly working, seems to be a slight issue with how panels are laid out that has caused some clipping on the UI panels.
+
+*HUDMissionBriefing.lua - HUDMissionBriefing:init*
+
+**Replace hardcoded 4 values with a variable. `text_font_size * 8` is just double the original `* 4` value.**
+
+Add the following line at the start of the function:
+
+```LUA
+local num_player_slots = BigLobbyGlobals and BigLobbyGlobals:num_player_slots() or 4
+```
+
+Original:
+```LUA
+h = text_font_size * 8
+```
+
+Fix:
+```LUA
+h = text_font_size * (num_player_slots * 2)
+```
+
+Original:
+```LUA
+for i = 1, 4 do
+```
+
+Fix:
+```LUA
+for i = 1, num_player_slots do
+```
+
+---
+
+*hudlootscreen.lua - HUDLootScreen:init*
+
+**Replace hardcoded 4 value with a variable.**
+
+Add the following line at the start of the function:
+
+```LUA
+local num_player_slots = BigLobbyGlobals and BigLobbyGlobals:num_player_slots() or 4
+```
+
+Original:
+```LUA
+for i = 1, 4 do
+    self:create_peer(self._peers_panel, i)
+end
+```
+
+Fix:
+```LUA
+for i = 1, num_player_slots do
+    self:create_peer(self._peers_panel, i)
+end
+```
+
+---
+
+*hudlootscreen.lua - HUDLootScreen:set_num_visible, HUDLootScreen:clear_other_peers, HUDLootScreen:check_all_ready*
+
+**Replace hardcoded 4 values with a variable.**
+
+Add the following line at the start of each function:
+
+```LUA
+local num_player_slots = BigLobbyGlobals and BigLobbyGlobals:num_player_slots() or 4
+```
+
+And replace:
+```LUA
+for i = 1, 4 do
+```
+
+With:
+```LUA
+for i = 1, num_player_slots do
+```
+
+Alternatively, the first line could be a HUDLootScreen:num_player_slots() function that is called instead of using a local variable, reducing the copy/paste.