UE4 and Playfab Dedicated server
Hello, I recently started using UE4 with playfab, I have so far created a main menu and can authenticate with playfab, I am looking for guidance on where to go next. My goal is to run a dedicated server on playfab and have a client login and when authenticated, connect to the server. Would anyone be able to point me in the right direction?
Best Answer
We now have a plugin in preview which was created by the community gsdk/UnrealPlugin at master PlayFab/gsdk (github.com)
Feel free to try and let us know if this is working for you! @Ryan Buchholz
PlayFab provides a detailed study case, and it may instruct the workflow of implementing a server build. Please refer to -- Integrating the PlayFab GSDK into Unreal Engine 4 - PlayFab | Microsoft Docs. There is also another official sample on Github: https://github.com/PlayFab/MpsSamples/blob/master/UnrealThirdPersonMP/README.md.
The basic steps are below.
- Download and compile a source build Unreal Engine.
- Install C++ GSDK via Visual Studio, or use the latest Playfab GSDK Unreal Plugin --gsdk/UnrealPlugin at master PlayFab/gsdk (github.com)
- Install PlayFab UE4 Plugin, while disable unnecessary UE4 built-in plugins.
- Choose and implement Networking solution, for example, built-in UE4 networking -- Networking Overview | Unreal Engine Documentation.
