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- | Using The "--luadebug" Launch Option with Racing+ |
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- The Racing+ mod uses a network socket to talk to the Racing+ client. However, by default, the game prevents you from using any network sockets for security purposes. To get around this, you must add a special launch option to the game called "--luadebug".
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- | Steps to Add The "--luadebug" Launch Option |
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- 1) Open the game.
- 2) Disable any mods that you do not fully trust and not have fully vetted for malicious code.
- 3) Close the game
- 3) Open Steam.
- 4) Click on "Library" at the top of the Steam window.
- 5) On the left side, you will see a listing of all of your games. Right click on "The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth" and select "Properties".
- 6) The "General" tab will be open by default. Click on the "Set Launch Options..." button.
- 7) Enter in "--luadebug" and click the "OK" button.
- 8) That's it! Now launch the game.
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- | FAQ |
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- Q: What exactly does the "--luadebug" launch option do?
- A: Normally, mods do not have access to files on your computer or the ability to communicate over the network. This setting turns off that restriction.
- Q: Why does the Racing+ mod need access to the files on my computer?
- A: It doesn't. The Racing+ mod does not access any files on your computer. But "--luadebug" has to be enabled in order to enable network communication.
- Q: Why does the Racing+ mod need the ability to communicate over the network?
- A: In a race without shadows, network communication is done like this:
- Racing+ Mod (Lua) <-- (save1.dat) ---> Racing+ Client (Desktop application) <-- (WebSocket connection) --> Racing+ Server (isaacracing.net)
- With shadows, the Racing+ Mod needs to directly talk to the server, because it is so much faster:
- Racing+ Mod (Lua) <-- (UDP) ---> Racing+ Server (isaacracing.net)
- Q: Will entering the "--luadebug" launch option make my computer more insecure?
- A: Yes and no. In theory, an Isaac mod could perform malicious actions like uploading files from your computer to the internet, installing a keylogger, and so forth. These kinds of malicious mod would ONLY work if you had the "--luadebug" launch option set. So, by setting this flag, you make your computer more vulnerable. However, note that if you have the Racing+ client installed and you only use the Racing+ mod, then the "--luadebug" launch option does not make your computer more insecure, because the Racing+ client has access to all of the files on your computer anyway - it doesn't need to go through the mod to do this. Obviously, regardless of whether you use the Racing+ client or the Racing+ mod, you must implicitly trust the authors to not insert malicious code. (Of course, this applies for ANY software that you install or run on your computer, not just Racing+.)
- Q: Should I run other mods other than Racing+ with the "--luadebug" option set?
- A: No! When you have this launch option set, do NOT use any mods that you do not fully trust. If you must use another mod, then either turn off the "--luadebug" option or manually vet the code for the mod. (Since Lua code is in "plain text", so you can open mod files in Notepad and search for messed-up things, like "io" calls.)
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