Understanding game sessions

During a game session, players can participate in online games by connecting to remote servers or even using their computers as dedicated servers. The Unreal Engine game session system offers a wide range of impressive online capabilities, such as a server browser, player limits, server search over the network, and much more. It’s easy to use and only requires a few commands to activate. Whether running on a player’s machine or a dedicated server, game sessions provide a way for players to connect and immerse themselves in the virtual world of the game. In this chapter, we will focus on setting up a local network environment, leaving the dedicated server setup to the next chapter.

However, before we begin working on sessions, I need to introduce you to the Online Subsystem and its unique characteristics.

Introducing the Online Subsystem

In Unreal Engine, the Online Subsystem is a system that offers a standard method of accessing the...