Created by Sean Piche

Description

This system handles both hosting game servers and connecting to them. At its current state it only allows for local area networking (Computers on the same internet connection) but could easily be reconfigured to use an online server.

Allows for the maximum number of players to be specified to prevent a lobby from having more then the desired number of players.

Allows for choosing an initial starting level for the multiplayer session to spawn into.

User Stories Fulfilled

• As a player, I want to be able to hide from my friends so I can have fun with my friends
• As a developer, I want to write code that is artist friendly so my team members can have a seamless experience

How to use

Hosting a Local Server

To host a local server call the “Create Server” custom event, this will create a new local server.

This server will load the specified map and only allow the maximum number of players as outlined in the variables panel to join.

Joining a Server

Joining a sever can be done one of two ways.

Finding the First Available Local Server and Joining it

To use this option call the “Find Servers” custom event.

This will find all of the joinable local area servers and pass a reference to the first found server into the “Join Server” custom event.