Multiplayer Networking

ASE uses {{WebRTC}} DataChannel for low-latency peer-to-peer game networking. All inter-module communication flows through the {{Hub}}.

Transport Layer

The transport layer uses two DataChannel modes:

Unreliable Channel

Player input (movement, actions)
High-frequency position updates
Acceptable packet loss

Reliable Channel

Chat messages
Inventory changes
World mutations (terraforming)

Hub-Based Replication

All state replication flows through the Hub broadcast system. Modules never communicate directly with the network layer.

graph LR
    A[Module System] -->|hub::set| B[Hub Store]
    B -->|HubNetBctReqSystem| C[Network Buffer]
    C -->|HubNetBctSndSystem| D[WebRTC DataChannel]
    D -->|Client| E[Remote Hub Store]

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