NetGoat

NetGoat is a Velocity plugin that redirects players to the best server based on their connection. It offers two methods for redirection: hostname-based and latency-based.

Features

• Hostname Redirection: Redirect players to specific servers based on the hostname they use to connect.
• Latency Redirection: Automatically sends players to the server with the lowest ping for the best connection.

Configuration

After the first run, a config.toml file will be generated in the plugins/netgoat directory.

Here is an overview of the configuration options:

• default-server: The server a player will be sent to if no other rule matches.
• [regions]: A list of your server regions and their corresponding server names in Velocity.
• [hostnames]: A list of hostnames that map to specific regions.
• [ping-routing]: Configure the behavior of the latency-based redirection.
  • timeout: How long to wait for pings to complete (in milliseconds).
  • default-region: The fallback region if no server with a good ping is found.
  • max-ping: The highest acceptable ping for a server to be considered.

Usage

1. Place the plugin JAR file in your Velocity proxy's plugins directory.
2. Start your proxy to generate the config.toml file.
3. Stop the proxy and edit the config.toml to match your network configuration.
4. Start the proxy again and the plugin will be active.