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Communication between servers and clients is the backbone of a successful mod implementation.

Communication between servers and clients is the backbone of a successful mod implementation.

Read an [[Understanding Networking#overview|overview/1.16]] of why networking matters and the basic strategies in thinking about networking.

Read an [[Understanding Networking#overview/1.16|overview]] of why networking matters and the basic strategies in thinking about networking.

There are a variety of techniques provided by Forge to facilitate communication - mostly built on top of [https://netty.io netty].

There are a variety of techniques provided by Forge to facilitate communication - mostly built on top of [https://netty.io netty].

The simplest, for a new mod, would be [[Using SimpleChannel|SimpleImpl/1.16]], where most of the complexity of the netty system is

The simplest, for a new mod, would be [[Using SimpleChannel/1.16|SimpleImpl]], where most of the complexity of the netty system is

abstracted away. It uses a message and handler style system.

abstracted away. It uses a message and handler style system.