You're reading from Multiplayer Game Development with Unreal Engine 5 Create compelling multiplayer games with C++, Blueprints, and Unreal Engine's networking features

Product type Paperback

Published in Oct 2023

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781803232874

Length 394 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Languages

C++

Tools

Unreal

Concepts

3D Game Development

Author (1):

Marco Secchi

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Table of Contents (22) Chapters

Preface

1. Part 1:Introducing Multiplayer Games

2. Chapter 1: Getting Started with Multiplayer Game Development FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 2: Understanding Networking Basics

4. Chapter 3: Testing the Multiplayer System with a Project Prototype

5. Part 2:Networking and Multiplayer Games in Unreal Engine

6. Chapter 4: Setting Up Your First Multiplayer Environment

7. Chapter 5: Managing Actors in a Multiplayer Environment

8. Chapter 6: Replicating Properties Over the Network

9. Chapter 7: Using Remote Procedure Calls (RPCs)

10. Part 3:Improving Your Game

11. Chapter 8: Introducing AI into a Multiplayer Environment

12. Chapter 9: Extending AI Behaviors

13. Chapter 10: Enhancing the Player Experience

14. Chapter 11: Debugging a Multiplayer Game

15. Part 4:Deploying Your Game Online

16. Chapter 12: Managing Multiplayer Sessions

17. Chapter 13: Handling Data During a Session

18. Chapter 14: Deploying Multiplayer Games

19. Chapter 15: Adding Epic Online Services (EOS)

20. Index

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