Screenshots of a working install

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Folders of a working install

File Explorer showing F:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Ravenfield with 11 items: the BepInEx, MonoBleedingEdge and ravenfield_Data folders, then .doorstop_version, changelog.txt, doorstop_config.ini, ravenfield.exe, steam_appid.txt, UnityCrashHandler64.exe, UnityPlayer.dll and winhttp.dll. — The Ravenfield folder after installing BepInEx. winhttp.dll, doorstop_config.ini, .doorstop_version and changelog.txt sit right next to ravenfield.exe.

File Explorer showing the BepInEx folder with cache, config, core, patchers and plugins folders and the LogOutput.log file. — Inside BepInEx after the first launch: cache, config, patchers, plugins and LogOutput.log were created by BepInEx itself. The zip only contains core.

File Explorer showing BepInEx\plugins with ten DLL files: ACTk.Runtime.dll, FishNet.CodeAnalysis.dll, FishNet.Runtime.dll, MagicPigGames.ProjectileFactory.dll, MagicPigGames.Shared.dll, MEC.Pro.dll, Micosmo.SensorToolkit.dll, MultiplayerEngine.Steam.dll, RaveM.dll and UltimateChatBox.dll. — BepInEx\plugins with RaveM installed: only the DLLs, no subfolders, no README.

File Explorer showing BepInEx\config with two files: BepInEx.cfg and com.stixsworldhd.ravem.cfg. — BepInEx\config after launching with RaveM: BepInEx.cfg plus com.stixsworldhd.ravem.cfg, which holds every RaveM setting.

ONLINE menu and preferences

Ravenfield PLAY screen, Early Access Build 39, with three tiles: INSTANT ACTION, CAMPAIGNS and ONLINE. The ONLINE tile shows a low-poly globe with map pins and routes. — The finish line: PLAY shows a third tile, ONLINE.

RaveM SERVER BROWSER tab: search box, IN PROGRESS: SHOW, FULL: SHOW and LOCKED: SHOW filters, REFRESH button, columns LOBBY, HOST, MAP, MODE, PLAYERS, BOTS and STATUS, and a JOIN button. Version label at top right reads RaveM 1.5.2 by StixsworldHD (StixsmasterHD4k). — SERVER BROWSER. The version label at the top right confirms which RaveM build is loaded.

RaveM PERSONAL PREFERENCES page: player name, preferred team, chat settings and keys on the left; cursor while typing, player list key, net stats, name tags, overlay scale, smoothing delay, extrapolation, move send rate, browser refresh, ballistics offline and verbose log on the right. — PREFERENCES, general page. Changes save instantly to BepInEx/config/com.stixsworldhd.ravem.cfg.

RaveM VOICE CHAT settings page: voice chat on, talk mode hold to talk, push-to-talk key H, team radio key BACKQUOTE, open mic level, your mic meter with AUTO-SET, mic test, hearing filters, and volume, effect and HUD options. — VOICE CHAT SETTINGS. Your microphone device and its volume are chosen in Steam > Settings > Voice.

RaveM PLAYER VOICES page, empty outside a lobby, with RESET PLAYER VOLUMES and UNMUTE EVERYONE buttons. — PLAYER VOICES fills with the other players once you are in a lobby. Settings are remembered per Steam account.

Hosting a match

HOST GAME, GENERAL tab: lobby name, optional password, visibility PUBLIC, max players 250, map Island, game mode BATTLE, 100 Eagle bots, 100 Raven bots, respawn 5 s, game length LONGEST, night mode off, with a preview of the Island map and a CREATE LOBBY button. — HOST GAME > GENERAL. Hold Shift on the arrows to change values by 10. Bots run on the host's PC.

HOST GAME, RULES tab listing join in progress, auto balance, team switch, require ready, bot skill, all weapons, max ping, map cycle, auto next map, voice chat, voice range, team radio, dead players, enemies hear you, lobby voice and auto start when ready, with an explanation of each on the right. — HOST GAME > RULES, with RaveM's own explanation of every rule on the right.

HOST GAME, MODE OPTIONS tab with options for SPEC OPS: Teammates set to 3. — MODE OPTIONS are generated from each game mode's own settings, so modded modes get theirs too.

HOST GAME, MAP CYCLE tab: installed maps on the left with ALL, OFFICIAL, WORKSHOP and LOCAL MODS filters; on the right a map cycle of 13 entries, each with a mode, DAY, UP, DN and X buttons, plus SAVE, CLEAR and LOAD. — MAP CYCLE: add installed maps, set mode and day or night per entry, reorder, then save the cycle by name.

HOST GAME, VOTING tab with vote rules such as VOTE ON map and mode, vote time 30 s, 5 map choices, tie break runoff vote, rock the vote at 60 percent, and toggles for which game modes appear in votes. — VOTING rules. Players vote from the lobby's VOTE tab, with K in a match, or with chat commands.

The lobby

A RaveM lobby named StixsmasterHD4k's RaveM match: Island, BATTLE, bots 100 vs 100, players 1 of 250, the host on team EAGLE, an empty RAVEN list, lobby chat, and SWITCH TEAM, START MATCH, EDIT SETTINGS, INVITE FRIENDS and CLOSE LOBBY buttons. — The lobby seen by the host. The rules line under the title summarises every setting players care about.

The lobby VOTE tab showing NO VOTE RUNNING, a summary of the vote rules, and START VOTE and NOMINATE buttons. — The lobby's VOTE tab. START VOTE (host) opens a vote; NOMINATE suggests a map for the next one.

Taken on Windows at 1920 × 1080 on a working install of BepInEx 5.4.23.5 and RaveM 1.5.2. Steam friend names and avatars in the invite screenshot are blurred for privacy; every other pixel is untouched. The originals are compressed losslessly.

These screenshots were taken with RaveM 1.5.2. In 1.7.1 the version label in the top-right corner reads RaveM 1.7.1. SERVER BROWSER has a DIRECT CONNECT button at the bottom for LAN games, MODE OPTIONS now also lists RaveM's own killcam, spawning, match and ballistics options after the game mode's, and PREFERENCES has a fourth page, KILLCAM & SPAWNING.

The screenshot was taken with RaveM 1.5.2, so File Explorer shows RaveM.dll as 674 KB there; in 1.7.1 it is 765 KB. 1.7.1 also adds UltimateReplay.dll (239 KB), which the screenshot doesn't show. The other nine DLLs are byte-for-byte the same in both versions.