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Multiplayer Game Development with Unreal Engine 5

By : Marco Secchi
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Multiplayer Game Development with Unreal Engine 5

By: Marco Secchi

Overview of this book

If you’re fascinated by the immersive gaming experiences that enable multiple users to engage in collaborative or competitive gameplay, this Unreal Engine 5 game development book is for you. In this book, you’ll learn the foundational principles behind multiplayer games. Starting with a sample project, you’ll learn how to set up a networked system and make it work. Once the prototype of the project is functional, you’ll start adding game logic, including obstacles and AI opponents, to heighten the challenges and engagement, offering a captivating experience for players. Next, you’ll learn how to debug and optimize the project, before finally deploying the game build and integrating it with cloud services such as the Epic Online Services system. By the end of this book, you’ll have the confidence to develop and manage multiplayer experiences using the Unreal Engine environment, taking your newfound programming skills in your upcoming projects.
Table of Contents (22 chapters)
1
Part 1:Introducing Multiplayer Games
5
Part 2:Networking and Multiplayer Games in Unreal Engine
10
Part 3:Improving Your Game
15
Part 4:Deploying Your Game Online

Summary

In this chapter, you have been introduced to the main categories of multiplayer games and why it is so important to have a solid understanding of networking in the present day. What’s more, you were provided with a brief overview of practical examples that extend the concept of something that is traditionally considered a game-only field.

In the next chapter, I will guide you through the basic principles of networking. Although you will encounter a substantial amount of information (which may seem somewhat theoretical), rest assured that it will all become clear as you progress to Chapter 3, Testing the Multiplayer System with a Project Prototype, where you will start creating your first multiplayer prototype.