Technical requirements

It is worth mentioning that this chapter builds upon the concepts presented in Chapter 10, Debugging and Profiling the Network, as well as the project developed in Chapter 9, Creating an Online Adventure Prototype. Therefore, it is crucial to familiarize yourself with the concepts and techniques discussed in those chapters to fully grasp the optimization methods presented here. We will also build upon the final project from Chapter 12, Implementing Lag Compensation, for which you can get the files through the following link:

https://github.com/PacktPublishing/The-Essential-Guide-to-Creating-Multiplayer-Games-with-Godot-4.0/tree/12.prediction-and-interpolation

Moreover, throughout this chapter, it is important to have a basic understanding of how to upload and host content on online services. For instance, we will be downloading files directly from the project’s GitHub repository and from a service called ImgBB, a free image-hosting platform. Without...