Compressing a game is complicated. some people just dont want to risk losing data through compression. many newer game devs also dont think about compressing files and just view zip as a convenient way to sent files
the elden ring MP is certainly an experience. it works well with another mod to change the difficulty and make the balance better although it can still be a bit of a mess
It's hard to swap off of discord after using it for years. even if i get hit with face id required it's not exactly like that was hard to get for shady people online anyways if they hack it. i'd probably only stop using it if it entirely killed itself and a good alternative appeared
Multiplayer mods are genuinely a miracle for the games they are for. Some are unstable messes like Rimworld's and some are surprisingly stable and amazing like DSP's
It's called NV:MP its not very well known its a small community made mod not the best MP mod and removes things such as VATS but can be fun with friends if it doesn't crash.