Does one server executable instance means one session?

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FENG LI asked Sep 25, '19

Does one server executable instance means one session?

Hello, we are planning our multiplayer feature for our game, after looking into the multiplayer preview features, I got confused about the matchmaking and the server seesion ideas.

As my understanding, after a match created, it will request a build to run a server(a progress on OS), right? If there's hundreds of matchs will it run hundreds of progresses?

My server is a simple repeater, so it can handle hundreds of matches in only on progress(even one thread) to avoid high pressure to the hardware, can i implement it with current matchmaking&multiplayer system?

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Answer 1 · 2019-09-25T05:50:30Z

Citrus Yan answered Sep 25, '19

Hi,

>> As my understanding, after a match created, it will request a build to run a server(a progress on OS), right? If there's hundreds of matchs will it run hundreds of progresses?

Technically speaking, servers are running in the containers on Virtual Machines, multiply servers can run on a single VM. And yes, it will run hundreds of servers if there are hundreds of matches.

>> My server is a simple repeater, so it can handle hundreds of matches in only on progress(even one thread) to avoid high pressure to the hardware, can i implement it with current matchmakingμltiplayer system?

Using server backfill tickets https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/gaming/playfab/features/multiplayer/matchmaking/backfill-tickets may enable you to implement it. It allows a game server to search for additional players which will fit into the game currently being played without using Matchmaking to get matched in the first place. And also note that this feature is currently in Beta, hence you cannot find these associated APIs in public SDKs. If you are Pro or Enterprise tier, you can contact us to apply for it.

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FENG LI commented · Sep 25, 2019 at 08:33 AM

From the documents, i see backfill-ticket can not match with other backfill-ticket, so i guess it just can bring new player to an on-going game, but what i need is - they can create new game without creating a new server -- just one progress/thread runs hundreds game sessions.

However, maybe i can just avoid using the matchmaking system, just implement my lobby integrated with the multiplayer system, it is doable, am i right?

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Citrus Yan FENG LI commented · Sep 25, 2019 at 09:33 AM

Yes, you are right. Actually, Matchmaking and Servers are separate systems, you can use Multiplayer Servers solely with your lobby system.

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FENG LI Citrus Yan commented · Sep 25, 2019 at 10:33 AM

That's great, thanks.

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