2000 max players + launcher Players Online tab

release/RedSyncLauncher/App.axaml

@@ -71,5 +71,25 @@
     <Style Selector="DataGridRow:pointerover /template/ Rectangle#BackgroundRectangle">
       <Setter Property="Fill" Value="#33a01420" />
     </Style>
+
+    <Style Selector="TabControl.bw">
+      <Setter Property="Background" Value="Transparent" />
+      <Setter Property="Padding" Value="0" />
+    </Style>
+    <Style Selector="TabControl.bw /template/ ItemsPresenter#PART_ItemsPresenter">
+      <Setter Property="Margin" Value="0,0,0,4" />
+    </Style>
+    <Style Selector="TabItem">
+      <Setter Property="FontWeight" Value="Bold" />
+      <Setter Property="FontSize" Value="11" />
+      <Setter Property="Foreground" Value="#8a3038" />
+      <Setter Property="Background" Value="#180608" />
+      <Setter Property="Padding" Value="14,8" />
+      <Setter Property="Margin" Value="0,0,6,0" />
+    </Style>
+    <Style Selector="TabItem:selected">
+      <Setter Property="Foreground" Value="#ffe0e0" />
+      <Setter Property="Background" Value="#3a0c12" />
+    </Style>
   </Application.Styles>
 </Application>

release/RedSyncLauncher/Build-Launcher-Exe.ps1

@@ -14,8 +14,9 @@ try {
         -p:IncludeNativeLibrariesForSelfExtract=true `
         -o $out
     Copy-Item (Join-Path $out "RedSyncLauncher.exe") $here -Force
-    Copy-Item (Join-Path $here "servers.json") $here -Force
+    # servers.json already lives next to the project; no copy needed
     Write-Host "Built RedSyncLauncher.exe in $here"
+    exit 0
 } finally {
     Pop-Location
 }

release/RedSyncLauncher/LauncherPaths.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.ComponentModel;
 using System.IO;
+using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
 using System.Text.Json;
 using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
 
@@ -20,6 +22,7 @@ internal static class JsonUtil
 internal static class LauncherPaths
 {
     public const int DefaultPort = 2077;
+    public const int DefaultMaxPlayers = 2000;
     public const string AppName = "RedSync Launcher";
 
     public static string AppRoot
@@ -93,13 +96,80 @@ public void Save()
     }
 }
 
-internal sealed class ServerEntry
+internal sealed class ServerEntry : INotifyPropertyChanged
 {
+    private int _playersOnline = -1;
+    private int _maxPlayers = LauncherPaths.DefaultMaxPlayers;
+    private string _linkState = "…";
+
     public string Name { get; set; } = "";
     public string Host { get; set; } = "";
     public int Port { get; set; } = LauncherPaths.DefaultPort;
     public string Region { get; set; } = "-";
     public string Description { get; set; } = "";
+
+    /// <summary>Configured capacity (default 2000). Overridden by live /status when available.</summary>
+    public int MaxPlayers
+    {
+        get => _maxPlayers;
+        set
+        {
+            if (_maxPlayers == value) return;
+            _maxPlayers = value;
+            OnPropertyChanged();
+            OnPropertyChanged(nameof(PlayersDisplay));
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>Optional status HTTP port. Default = game Port + 2.</summary>
+    public int? StatusPort { get; set; }
+
+    /// <summary>Optional full status URL (overrides Host/StatusPort).</summary>
+    public string? StatusUrl { get; set; }
+
+    [JsonIgnore]
+    public int PlayersOnline
+    {
+        get => _playersOnline;
+        set
+        {
+            if (_playersOnline == value) return;
+            _playersOnline = value;
+            OnPropertyChanged();
+            OnPropertyChanged(nameof(PlayersDisplay));
+        }
+    }
+
+    [JsonIgnore]
+    public string LinkState
+    {
+        get => _linkState;
+        set
+        {
+            if (_linkState == value) return;
+            _linkState = value;
+            OnPropertyChanged();
+        }
+    }
+
+    [JsonIgnore]
+    public string PlayersDisplay =>
+        PlayersOnline < 0 ? "— / " + MaxPlayers : $"{PlayersOnline} / {MaxPlayers}";
+
+    [JsonIgnore]
+    public int ResolvedStatusPort => StatusPort is > 0 ? StatusPort.Value : Port + 2;
+
+    public string ResolveStatusUrl()
+    {
+        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(StatusUrl))
+            return StatusUrl.Trim();
+        return $"http://{Host}:{ResolvedStatusPort}/status";
+    }
+
+    public event PropertyChangedEventHandler? PropertyChanged;
+
+    private void OnPropertyChanged([CallerMemberName] string? name = null)
+        => PropertyChanged?.Invoke(this, new PropertyChangedEventArgs(name));
 }
 
 internal sealed class ServersFile
@@ -115,7 +185,15 @@ public static List<ServerEntry> Load()
             {
                 var data = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<ServersFile>(File.ReadAllText(path), JsonUtil.Options);
                 if (data?.Servers is { Count: > 0 })
+                {
+                    foreach (var s in data.Servers)
+                    {
+                        if (s.MaxPlayers <= 0)
+                            s.MaxPlayers = LauncherPaths.DefaultMaxPlayers;
+                    }
+
                     return data.Servers;
+                }
             }
         }
         catch
@@ -131,6 +209,7 @@ public static List<ServerEntry> Load()
                 Host = "88.214.59.166",
                 Port = LauncherPaths.DefaultPort,
                 Region = "USA",
+                MaxPlayers = LauncherPaths.DefaultMaxPlayers,
                 Description = "Official RedSync co-op server. PvP, events, proximity voice.",
             }
         };

release/RedSyncLauncher/MainWindow.axaml

@@ -94,41 +94,81 @@
         </StackPanel>
       </DockPanel>
 
-      <!-- Server browser panel -->
+      <!-- Server browser + players online -->
       <Border Background="#b0080305" BorderBrush="#66b01420" BorderThickness="1" Padding="14,12">
         <DockPanel>
-          <DockPanel DockPanel.Dock="Top" Margin="0,0,0,8">
-            <TextBlock Text="RELAY BROWSER" FontSize="13" FontWeight="Black" LetterSpacing="3"
-                       Foreground="#e02028" />
-            <TextBlock Text="// OFFICIAL USA NODE LIVE" HorizontalAlignment="Right"
-                       Foreground="#6a2028" FontSize="10" LetterSpacing="1"
-                       VerticalAlignment="Center" />
-          </DockPanel>
           <TextBlock x:Name="DescLabel" DockPanel.Dock="Bottom"
                      Text="Select a relay. Blackwall interference expected."
                      Foreground="#7a4048" FontSize="11" Margin="0,10,0,0" TextWrapping="Wrap" />
-          <DataGrid x:Name="ServerGrid"
-                    AutoGenerateColumns="False"
-                    IsReadOnly="True"
-                    CanUserReorderColumns="False"
-                    CanUserResizeColumns="True"
-                    CanUserSortColumns="False"
-                    GridLinesVisibility="Horizontal"
-                    HeadersVisibility="Column"
-                    SelectionMode="Single"
-                    Background="Transparent"
-                    Foreground="#e8d0d0"
-                    BorderThickness="0"
-                    RowBackground="#22080508"
-                    DoubleTapped="OnServerDoubleTapped"
-                    SelectionChanged="OnServerSelectionChanged">
-            <DataGrid.Columns>
-              <DataGridTextColumn Header="RELAY" Binding="{Binding Name}" Width="*" MinWidth="220" />
-              <DataGridTextColumn Header="ADDRESS" Binding="{Binding Host}" Width="180" />
-              <DataGridTextColumn Header="PORT" Binding="{Binding Port}" Width="80" />
-              <DataGridTextColumn Header="REGION" Binding="{Binding Region}" Width="90" />
-            </DataGrid.Columns>
-          </DataGrid>
+          <TabControl x:Name="MainTabs" Classes="bw">
+            <TabItem Header="RELAYS">
+              <DockPanel Margin="0,10,0,0">
+                <DockPanel DockPanel.Dock="Top" Margin="0,0,0,8">
+                  <TextBlock Text="RELAY BROWSER" FontSize="13" FontWeight="Black" LetterSpacing="3"
+                             Foreground="#e02028" />
+                  <TextBlock Text="// OFFICIAL + BETA" HorizontalAlignment="Right"
+                             Foreground="#6a2028" FontSize="10" LetterSpacing="1"
+                             VerticalAlignment="Center" />
+                </DockPanel>
+                <DataGrid x:Name="ServerGrid"
+                          AutoGenerateColumns="False"
+                          IsReadOnly="True"
+                          CanUserReorderColumns="False"
+                          CanUserResizeColumns="True"
+                          CanUserSortColumns="False"
+                          GridLinesVisibility="Horizontal"
+                          HeadersVisibility="Column"
+                          SelectionMode="Single"
+                          Background="Transparent"
+                          Foreground="#e8d0d0"
+                          BorderThickness="0"
+                          RowBackground="#22080508"
+                          DoubleTapped="OnServerDoubleTapped"
+                          SelectionChanged="OnServerSelectionChanged">
+                  <DataGrid.Columns>
+                    <DataGridTextColumn Header="RELAY" Binding="{Binding Name}" Width="*" MinWidth="200" />
+                    <DataGridTextColumn Header="ADDRESS" Binding="{Binding Host}" Width="160" />
+                    <DataGridTextColumn Header="PORT" Binding="{Binding Port}" Width="70" />
+                    <DataGridTextColumn Header="PLAYERS" Binding="{Binding PlayersDisplay}" Width="110" />
+                    <DataGridTextColumn Header="REGION" Binding="{Binding Region}" Width="80" />
+                  </DataGrid.Columns>
+                </DataGrid>
+              </DockPanel>
+            </TabItem>
+            <TabItem Header="PLAYERS ONLINE">
+              <DockPanel Margin="0,10,0,0">
+                <DockPanel DockPanel.Dock="Top" Margin="0,0,0,8">
+                  <TextBlock Text="LIVE HEADCOUNT" FontSize="13" FontWeight="Black" LetterSpacing="3"
+                             Foreground="#e02028" />
+                  <TextBlock x:Name="PlayersPollLabel" Text="// polling…" HorizontalAlignment="Right"
+                             Foreground="#6a2028" FontSize="10" LetterSpacing="1"
+                             VerticalAlignment="Center" />
+                </DockPanel>
+                <DataGrid x:Name="PlayersGrid"
+                          AutoGenerateColumns="False"
+                          IsReadOnly="True"
+                          CanUserReorderColumns="False"
+                          CanUserResizeColumns="True"
+                          CanUserSortColumns="False"
+                          GridLinesVisibility="Horizontal"
+                          HeadersVisibility="Column"
+                          SelectionMode="Single"
+                          Background="Transparent"
+                          Foreground="#e8d0d0"
+                          BorderThickness="0"
+                          RowBackground="#22080508"
+                          DoubleTapped="OnServerDoubleTapped"
+                          SelectionChanged="OnPlayersSelectionChanged">
+                  <DataGrid.Columns>
+                    <DataGridTextColumn Header="RELAY" Binding="{Binding Name}" Width="*" MinWidth="220" />
+                    <DataGridTextColumn Header="PLAYING" Binding="{Binding PlayersDisplay}" Width="140" />
+                    <DataGridTextColumn Header="LINK" Binding="{Binding LinkState}" Width="110" />
+                    <DataGridTextColumn Header="REGION" Binding="{Binding Region}" Width="90" />
+                  </DataGrid.Columns>
+                </DataGrid>
+              </DockPanel>
+            </TabItem>
+          </TabControl>
         </DockPanel>
       </Border>
     </DockPanel>