Crowd Control Setup Guides

1. Start with the App

• Download the Crowd Control Desktop App and connect your Twitch account.

• Open the app and select The Long Drive from the game list.

• Follow the Auto Setup checklist on the left.

2. Test Before You Stream

• Press Start Session in the Crowd Control app.

• Effects can only be tested after pressing Start Session.

• Test a few effects and make sure they show up in game before going live.

Mod Compatibility

• This pack is a TLDLoader mod, the same framework as the rest of The Long Drive mod scene. It does not use BepInEx. The Auto Setup downloads and runs the TLD Mod Workshop installer for you.

• Other TLDLoader mods generally work alongside this one. Untested mods may not be compatible.

Multiplayer

• The host must run the mod, and the same version as their guests. If not, guest effects come back Unavailable and viewers are refunded.

• Each viewer's effects target their own player, not the host.

• Some effects are personal. Thick fog, the airliner flyover, sandstorms and pop-up buildings only appear for the player who got them.

• The UFO is host only. Guest attempts are refunded.

• Car effects (Launch the Car, Nitro Kick, Full Repair, in-car teleports) run through the host, so everyone sees the result.

• Time effects (Nightfall, Sunrise) change the clock for everyone.

• Multiplayer is new and untested with real players. Expect rough edges and report them in the CrowdControl Discord.

Game Version

• Tested with the Steam public branch (2023.05.02d).

• The beta branch ("Upcoming version test") is not supported. TLDLoader does not run there.

Notes

• Press F9 in game to force a reconnect to Crowd Control.

• Press F8 in game to cycle the overlay: normal, diagnostics, hidden.

• The pack own effects can never kill the player. Death is permanent in single player, so "Hurt" never takes the last 10 percent. Spawned enemies can still kill.

• In multiplayer, effects behave differently for guests. See the Multiplayer section above for details.

• If the mod says "No Crowd Control app on this machine" while the app is running, set AlwaysAttemptConnection = true under [Advanced] in the mod settings file.

Uninstall

• Select The Long Drive in the Crowd Control app.

• Click the trash icon next to "Mod Installed" to run the uninstaller.