actually using UDP is the whole point. we explain why it's superior to TCP in the guides (https://socketsupply.co/guides/#p2p-guide_how-p2p-works_why-...).

and our NAT traversal success rate is comprehensive, every known routable path actually works (check this table https://socketsupply.co/blog/the-next-chapter-in-the-story-o...)

we're actually not reinventing too many wheels here, our work is conceptually based on DTNs — cited frequently in our guides and docs.