From e3fb9477b13c370d03170cf59f8bb8d33dda1db3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Alexa <53471801+Alexa-RR@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2026 00:27:24 +0300 Subject: [PATCH 1/3] docs: add intro, mark VR/mobile supported, drop Junior mention Add a short plain-language intro at the top of the README explaining what DorkNet is. Mark VR and Mobile as supported in the feature table, and remove the Junior accounts row. --- README.md | 10 ++++++++-- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 17430eb..b7d1ead 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,5 +1,11 @@ # DorkNet +DorkNet lets you run your own private server for old versions of Rec Room. +It brings back the 2020-era game — logging in, hanging out in your dorm, +matchmaking, chatting with friends, building rooms — all on a server you +host yourself. You supply your own legally-owned copy of Rec Room, and +DorkNet handles the rest: the server, the client patcher, and the setup +tools to get you playing again. > ⚠️ **Not affiliated with Rec Room Inc. or Against Gravity.** > See [DISCLAIMER.md](DISCLAIMER.md). DorkNet ships no Rec Room game assets @@ -102,8 +108,8 @@ branch's `BRANCHES.md` row for the exact deltas. | Store catalog + gifting | ✅ | | Game invites | ✅ | | Image upload (polaroids, room thumbnails) | ✅ | -| VR (Quest/Index/etc.) | ⚠️ Photon-dependent; works in dev, untested at scale | -| Mobile / Junior accounts | ⚠️ Partial — Junior chat-restrictions disabled by default in Easy mode | +| VR (Quest/Index/etc.) | ✅ | +| Mobile | ✅ | | Voice chat | ❌ Routes through Photon Voice; needs separate Photon Voice AppId | | Cross-server federation | ❌ Out of scope | From 8f7fc09266c073ed6e97e05e282da3726ce401bd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Alexa <53471801+Alexa-RR@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2026 00:31:00 +0300 Subject: [PATCH 2/3] docs(faq): explain why no antivirus exceptions are needed Add an FAQ entry contrasting DorkNet with closed-source private-server tools that ask users to disable antivirus: DorkNet is fully open source and nothing is obfuscated, so there's nothing hidden for a scanner to flag and no reason to weaken protection to run it. --- docs/faq.md | 19 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/faq.md b/docs/faq.md index b52a5de..7009dc0 100644 --- a/docs/faq.md +++ b/docs/faq.md @@ -10,6 +10,25 @@ modified game files anywhere. DorkNet's authors don't ship Rec Room IP and don't help users obtain it. See [DISCLAIMER.md](../DISCLAIMER.md) for the full position. +### Do I need to disable my antivirus? + +No, and you shouldn't have to. A lot of closed-source private-server tools +ask you to turn your antivirus off or add exclusions before running them. +That's usually because they ship obfuscated or packed binaries — code +that's been deliberately scrambled so you can't see what it does, which +also happens to trip antivirus heuristics. You're being asked to lower +your guard for something you can't inspect. + +DorkNet is the opposite. Everything is open source and nothing is +obfuscated — the server, the launcher, and the patcher are all right here +in the repo for anyone to read, and you can build them yourself instead of +trusting our prebuilt releases. There's nothing hidden for a scanner to +choke on, so there's no reason to weaken your protection to run it. + +If a release binary ever does get flagged, that's a false positive on an +unsigned indie executable, not malware — and you always have the option to +build from source and verify it yourself. + ### Will Rec Room Inc. shut this down? Possibly. Fan-server projects exist in a grey zone. AGPL doesn't shield From e1fc786ac1736ac0130ef02ebc33ece14d043dad Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Alexa <53471801+Alexa-RR@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2026 00:35:46 +0300 Subject: [PATCH 3/3] docs: add .backups to .gitignore --- .gitignore | 3 +-- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore index 8f09fb1..32fef17 100644 --- a/.gitignore +++ b/.gitignore @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ appsettings.Development.json .env .env.local .env.*.local - +.backups # Runtime data data/*.db data/*.db-shm @@ -68,4 +68,3 @@ Thumbs.db # Test outputs TestResults/ *.coverage -