{
  "added_at": "2026-11-08",
  "category": "reconstruction-cases",
  "class": "game",
  "description_en": "TL2BetaMiniLobby reconstructs the lobby service required by the May 2012 Torchlight 2 beta. Its C# server handles lobby messages so the beta client can start offline after its configured lobby host is changed to localhost; the author reports testing client version 0.20.8.1.",
  "description_zh": "TL2BetaMiniLobby 用 C# 重建 2012 年 5 月 Torchlight 2 测试版所需的大厅服务。用户将客户端的大厅主机改为 localhost 后，可借助其消息处理代码离线启动游戏；作者报告测试过客户端 0.20.8.1 版。",
  "entry_url": "https://awesomerea.org/resources/tl2-beta-mini-lobby-case/",
  "entry_url_zh": "https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/tl2-beta-mini-lobby-case/",
  "evidence_class": 1,
  "evidence_status": "observed",
  "evidence_url": "https://github.com/Crypto137/TL2BetaMiniLobby/blob/6c50083d0d6cb2e005475baf4795575290234358/README.md",
  "group": "cases",
  "id": "tl2-beta-mini-lobby-case",
  "json_url": "https://awesomerea.org/resources/tl2-beta-mini-lobby-case/record.json",
  "kind": "case-study",
  "markdown_url": "https://awesomerea.org/resources/tl2-beta-mini-lobby-case/index.md",
  "markdown_url_zh": "https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/tl2-beta-mini-lobby-case/index.md",
  "name": "TL2BetaMiniLobby: reconstructing the Torchlight 2 beta lobby",
  "name_zh": "TL2BetaMiniLobby：重建 Torchlight 2 测试版大厅服务",
  "preview_kind": "image",
  "preview_url": "https://awesomerea.org/previews/tl2-beta-mini-lobby-case.jpg",
  "reconstruction_method": "other",
  "record_type": "resource",
  "relationship": "independent-reconstruction",
  "requirement_facets": [
    "prerequisites",
    "prerequisites",
    "limits",
    "license"
  ],
  "requirements": [
    "A copy of the Torchlight 2 beta and .NET 8 runtime.",
    "Change LOBBYHOST in the beta's local_settings.txt to localhost.",
    "The emulator supports offline play only; multiplayer is unsupported.",
    "MIT license."
  ],
  "requirements_zh": [
    "需要 Torchlight 2 测试版副本及 .NET 8 运行时。",
    "需要在测试版 local_settings.txt 中将 LOBBYHOST 改为 localhost。",
    "该模拟器只支持离线运行，不支持多人游戏。",
    "采用 MIT 许可证。"
  ],
  "scope": "partial",
  "targets": [
    "game",
    "protocol"
  ],
  "url": "https://github.com/Crypto137/TL2BetaMiniLobby",
  "verification": "source-reviewed",
  "verified_at": "2026-11-06"
}