Unreal Engine 5 Steam Multiplayer | Create & Join Sessions
In this video, we'll continue from the Steam setup tutorial and create a complete multiplayer session system in Unreal Engine 5 using the Advanced Sessions Plugin.
We'll cover:
Creating a custom Game Instance
Using Advanced Friends Game Instance
Creating Steam sessions
Finding sessions
Joining sessions
Steam invite support
Testing multiplayer inside the editor
Packaging the game for Steam testing
Common setup mistakes and troubleshooting tips
By the end of this tutorial, you'll be able to host a multiplayer game, join sessions, and invite friends through Steam.
Updated defualtEngine.ini snippet:
[/Script/Engine.GameEngine]
!NetDriverDefinitions=ClearArray
+NetDriverDefinitions=(DefName="GameNetDriver",DriverClassName="/Script/SteamSockets.SteamSocketsNetDriver",DriverClassNameFallback="/Script/SteamSockets.SteamNetSocketsNetDriver")
[OnlineSubsystem]
DefaultPlatformService=Steam
[OnlineSubsystemSteam]
bEnabled=true
SteamDevAppId=480
; If using Sessions
; bInitServerOnClient=true
[/Script/OnlineSubsystemSteam.SteamNetDriver]
NetConnectionClassName="OnlineSubsystemSteam.SteamNetConnection"
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Previous Video:
Steam Setup for Unreal Engine 5
• Unreal Engine 5 Steam Setup in 3 minutes (...
Main Menu tutorial Video:
Create a Main Menu in Unreal Engine 5 | Beginner's Guide (Quick & Easy)
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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:19 Creating the Game Instance
00:57 Creating Sessions
01:56 Joining Sessions
02:19 Creating the UI actions
02:59 Testing in Editor
04:05 Testing Steam Invites
04:59 Outro
Tools & Plugins Used:
Unreal Engine 5
Steam
Advanced Sessions Plugin
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