Here Comes Niko!Archipelago randomizer mod

Playing with others

Each player keeps a solo Niko save and exchanges items through Archipelago. Multiple Niko slots are supported by the item display, but they do not share a native co-op world. Restart before switching slots; fully offline synchronization is not established.

Known scope and limitations

• Use mod 0.8.8 with APWorld 0.8.5; the World declares Archipelago 0.6.3 or newer. The two components have different version numbers. Install the World, prepare your player settings, generate and host the room, then connect with its assigned slot.
• The World guide recommends BepInEx 5.4.23.3 for Unity Mono x64. Launch once, then put all three DLLs directly in BepInEx/plugins. Open the Archipelago icon in the game menu to connect. Keep a backup of the normal save before installing.
• Fully restart before changing slots or hosted seeds, including when keeping the same player name. The save filename includes seed and slot, but the reuse check and other static state do not provide complete isolation between connections.
• Start With Ticket and the Hired goal are the simplest documented starting configuration. Leave the larger collection modes off for a shorter route. Achievement checks are off by default; the World adds a Garden-related Lost at Sea rule, but that change is not a verified playthrough.
• The maintainer still lists occasional freezes, Mitch and Mai dialogue problems and inaccurate whiteboard counts. These remain relevant to the current release; the new fixes do not establish their resolution.
• Stay connected while completing checks and important quest steps. Some in-memory checks are resubmitted after login, but there is no complete durable resend mechanism for every offline action or interrupted item effect.
• Coin and Hired goals have explicit client conditions. For Garden, the client finishes from the Gary flag while the World event requires ten received seeds; full equivalence is not established. Verify the room’s completion status after reaching a goal.
• The AP interface still requires a mouse and keyboard. The documented Linux route is the Windows game under Proton with a winhttp override; the new cursor fix does not establish native Linux support.
• Connection settings write the entered room password to the mod log. Keep logs private or redact that value before sharing them. An explicit wss:// host avoids the network library’s fallback to unencrypted transport.
• The plugin includes embedded UI and art bundles. Their detailed asset provenance and complete packaged notices were not available in the reviewed evidence; this is an evidence limitation rather than a finding about the maintainer’s intent.