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Multiplayer Game Development with Unreal Engine 5

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

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Product type Paperback
Published in Oct 2023
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781803232874
Length 394 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Marco Secchi Marco Secchi
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Table of Contents (22) Chapters Close

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 21. Other Books You May Enjoy

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#include "US_GameState.h" 
AUS_GameMode::AUS_GameMode() 
{ 
   GameStateClass = AUS_GameState::StaticClass();
} 

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#include "US_Character.h" 
#include "Components/SphereComponent.h"

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