Problem: How can we create custom lobbies in an automated way from outside the game? And who does it? How to make that as easy as possible?
this might be a bit reverse engineering and an external tool, but I assume not impossible (other ideas how to interface with the game are welcome)
this GPLv3-fork of the AoE2DE SDK (C++) might be helpful?
or a custom python script that reads the game?
autohotkey script?
check if possible: what about reversing the API endpoint on their backend and sending a request for opening a lobby in the name of any user that matched?
can the user itself join via a link?
is the lobby kept open automatically? or do we need to simulate some user activity in the lobby until everyone joined?
theoretically could be done later if the UX is nice and easy also without
lobby id once created should be distributed to the participants as a direct link aoe2de:\/\/0/89697553 people can just click