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Duplication and distribution is illegal and strictly prohibited. You should see Server files inside this folder, including [ProjectName]Server. To test our dedicated server, we need to set up our default maps for our project so that the server will run a playable map, and so that users will connect to the server.
There are many ways to accomplish this, but the quickest and most direct method is to build the connection flow directly into the user's entry map when they start up the application. Open your project in Unreal Editor. Create a new level titled [ProjectName]Entry , where [ProjectName] is replaced with the name of your project.
In this example, it will be called TestProjectEntry. You can make this with a blank map as the starting template. Open the Entry map, then open the Level Blueprint script. From the BeginPlay node, add an Open Level node and give it a value of This is your local IP address, which means that you are telling the game to connect to a server located on your own computer.
If you substitute this value with a valid IP address, you will instead connect to a server located at that address. Normally, an entry map is where you would set up your main menu UI. In this example, the entry level simply connects directly to the user's own local IP so that we can quickly connect to the dedicated server. For an example of a fully featured entry map with a UI, refer to the ShooterGame sample project.
Open the ThirdPersonExampleMap and delete the third-person character that is normally pre-placed in the level. Instead, make sure there are two PlayerStarts in the level. This will ensure that when players connect, they have a consistent startup experience.
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By default, "final" will not be sent unless Final Heartbeat is true. If true, the viewer has stopped watching and no further data should be sent. Request a list of all replays that the replay server can send. These replays are expected to be pre-filtered by the user's criteria in the URL. The replay server should be able to handle some of the filter fields being empty or missing.
This value was sent when the user began uploading the replay, and is now being used for filtering the list of replays sent to the potential viewer. This value should reflect changes in your game's data formats as they affect replay. It is also used for filtering lists of replays.
User-applied meta tags can be used for filtering games that have certain features. This could be anything from "all Capture The Flag matches" to to "games that went into double-overtime". If true, only recently-uploaded replays should be shown. What defines "recent" is up to the replay server. The Replay Version AppString that was sent when the replay was uploaded.
Should match the parameter you sent with the request. The changelist CL of the engine running the game when this replay was recorded.
Corresponds to the Replay CL argument sent when uploading the replay. Sends a request for a list of replays from the server.
These replays are expected to be pre-filtered to include only those that contain at least one event in the named Event Group. Expects a response with content as a JSON-formatted string containing a list of replays from the server. This is called directly from the DemoNetDriver, so it can be done from the game project at any time, but will usually be called while viewing a replay with an Event Name retrieved from a list provided by a previous request.
Since events are identified by GUID, the event can be from any replay on file. Make sure that the event you request is from a list of events pertaining to the replay you are currently watching.
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If you find a bug that we haven't fixed yet, but that is crucial to your project, you can unblock your project by making the fix in your own version of the source code and rebuilding your own binaries. You can improve the engine and help the whole Unreal community by submitting your fixes and features back to Epic. If you are an Unreal Engine licensee, you can access the source code through our Perforce server instead of the public GitHub repository. The release branch is extensively tested by our QA team and makes a great starting point for learning UE4 or making Unreal games.
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