Historically, the biggest hurdle for modular systems has been software. Sidemodcom solved this with UDAL—a lightweight firmware that makes every module appear to the OS as a native resource. Whether you plug in a cryptographic accelerator or a high-end audio DSP, the operating system recognizes it within milliseconds.
: A widely known but sometimes controversial mod platform. sidemodcom
Probably not. Fabric’s Networking API and Forge’s updated @Mod.EventBusSubscriber have made Sidemodcom largely obsolete. Most active mods have migrated away. Historically, the biggest hurdle for modular systems has