In this post, I will go through the matchmaking process of PlayFab. What is Matchmaking? Matchmaking allows players or groups of players to find each other and start a multiplayer game by connecting to a common server. You can find an excellent description in the PlayFab documentation. I will show you the end-to-end process. Matchmaking …
In this post, you will be shown nine free BaaS providers of 2021, which helps you start off with your online multiplayer game without investing a lot of money upfront. Each provider has pretty distinct features, so cost should be only one of the aspects to consider when deciding. I also gave star ratings to …
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In this tutorial, you will be shown how to build an online multiplayer game with Unity, using Mirror Networking and PlayFab server hosting. Players must not be on the same local network any more. They will connect to dedicated servers hosted in the cloud, which allows them to play together even though they are a …
In this article, I will show you how to add Mirror to your Unity project, and create a simple multiplayer game. You can also download the project files from GitHub. Mirror is a networking library, which allows you to easily create multiplayer games in Unity. It is free, open-source, and it is actually a fork …
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In this post, you will learn the different ways to authenticate your players to use PlayFab with Unity. PlayFab allows for multiple authenication methods. There are two methods you can implement. Anonymous authentication: The client of your game authenticates itself in the background to PlayFab with no user interaction. The same player can later get …
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To get started with PlayFab in Unity, all you need is to follow these two simple steps. The first step is that you set up your PlayFab account. The second step is to connect it to Unity by installing the Unity Editor Extensions and the PlayFab SDK. Setting Up Your PlayFab Account Visit PlayFab’s website …