The two empty "REALTIME APPID / VOICE APPID" textboxes assumed the
user already knew what Photon was, where to sign up, and which app
type to create. New 5-step wizard fills that gap:
1. What's Photon? — one-paragraph explanation tying back to DorkNet
2. Make an account — Open Dashboard button launches browser
3. Create a Realtime app — numbered click-by-click instructions
4. Create a Voice app — same, with a Skip button (voice is optional)
5. Paste your AppIds — text fields with live regex validation,
region picker, Save commits to AppState
Hyphens optional on input; we normalise to canonical 8-4-4-4-12 form
before writing back. The existing Photon section keeps its three
fields for advanced users, with a "Setup walkthrough" button at the
top opening the wizard prefilled with current values.
The single Copy button left it on the user to format a message and
get the code into Discord/email. Added a layout that makes sharing
obvious:
- QR encodes the join code text so a friend with a phone can scan
the host's screen and forward the code without typing it
- "Copy as message" formats a one-line "Join {server} on DorkNet!
Download at github.com/... and paste this code:" pitch
- "Email to friend" opens the default mail client with subject +
body prefilled, code in the body
- QR built via QRCoder -> WriteableBitmap directly (no
System.Drawing dependency); palette matches the launcher
The single HostStatusText/JoinStatusText line gave no sense of where
the user was in the flow. Replaced with a step list:
- StartupStep model (INotifyPropertyChanged) tracks Title, State
(Pending/Active/Done/Failed), Detail, optional Progress 0..1
- ItemsControl + DataTemplate in App.xaml renders each step as a
status bullet (empty ring -> filled brand -> green check -> red X),
with conditional detail line + restyled mini progress bar
- StartupFlow.NewHostFlow / NewJoinFlow build the canonical 5-step
host and 2-step join lists; host flow swaps the tunnel step label
for LocalNetwork mode
- OnHostStart / OnJoinApply advance steps via StartStep/CompleteStep/
FailStep helpers and route progress callbacks to UpdateStepProgress
so each download phase has its own bar
- Errors mark the active step Failed with the message inline, leaving
the rest of the list visible so the user sees where it broke
- RecRoomPicker.Detect: scan common manual-install paths (Documents/Recnet/dist, Downloads, C:\Games, etc.) on first run; never touches Steam libraries per policy
- RecRoomVersionDetector: three-signal cascade (version.txt -> PE timestamp -> file size) maps install to a manifest branch so version dropdown defaults correctly
- CloudflaredInstaller: download latest cloudflared-windows-amd64.exe from GitHub releases to %LOCALAPPDATA%\DorkNet on first host; resolves side-by-side -> cache -> PATH -> download
- LocalNetwork.GetLanIp + AppState.HostingMode (Internet|LocalNetwork) + Host view "WHO CAN JOIN?" radio: LAN-only mode skips Cloudflare entirely for families on one network
- OnHostStart branches on HostingMode; status text reflects local IP vs public tunnel URL
UI redesign:
- Warm coral + teal palette over deep purple-navy (closer to Rec Room's
marketing aesthetic). New wordmark gradient (coral -> pink -> teal).
- Chunky 18px rounded cards on the first-run wizard with per-mode
accent tinting (coral for host, teal for join) and clear CTAs.
- Form fields wrapped in elevated panels with sectional titles + pill
status chips in the header (HOST MODE / JOIN MODE / SETTINGS).
- Drop-shadow effects on primary buttons + cards for depth.
Patcher rewrite:
- ClientPatcher.cs no longer shells out to PowerShell; the launcher
unzips MelonLoader, copies the DorkNet plugin DLL, and renders the
user-data config template — all in C# in-process.
- Patcher zip now driven by a manifest.json at root (schema v1).
Per-version branches publish: manifest.json + MelonLoader.zip +
DorkNet.ClientMod.dll + config template.
- RELEASES.md updated with the new MelonLoader manifest contract and
the placeholder substitution rules.
Rec Room launch path:
- New Backend/RecRoomLauncher.cs runs Recroom_Release.exe directly
from the picked install folder's parent dir (no Steam).
- 'Launch Rec Room' button appears after a successful patch in both
host + join modes.
Initial v0.1 (commit df9dac0) used PhotinoNET wrapping WebView2 + HTML/JS,
but rendered as a blank window on first run — WebView2 + file:// URI
quirks. Switching to native WPF: built into the .NET 9 Windows SDK
(no NuGet), single-file self-contained publish, instant window open.
All Backend/*.cs orchestration logic carried over unchanged (they're
UI-framework-agnostic). Replaced:
- Program.cs (PhotinoNET bootstrap) -> App.xaml(.cs) + MainWindow.xaml(.cs)
- ui/index.html + style.css + app.js -> MainWindow.xaml (XAML views) +
App.xaml resource styles
- Backend/MessageBridge.cs (JS<->C# router) -> direct method calls in
MainWindow.xaml.cs code-behind
RecRoomPicker now uses Microsoft.Win32.OpenFolderDialog (added in .NET 8)
instead of WinForms FolderBrowserDialog — keeps the project WPF-only.
Backend files needed explicit 'using System.IO;' since the WPF SDK
doesn't include it in implicit usings.
Alexa