MasterServerUDP

UDP version of the Forge Networking Master Server.

The next phase in building my Unity3D game is adding networking functionality. After trying out a few networking assets I've set my sights on Forge Networking. It's an open source networking solution for Unity3D with an active community on Discord. Forge includes a MasterServer (which keeps track of the game hosts) and NATHolePunch which allows you to run a server behind a (NAT) router. Unfortunately I haven't been able to get the provided MasterServer (based on TCP connections) to work on an Azure VM. So I decided to rewrite it into an UDP version.

This repository contains:

C# files used to build the UDP version of the MasterServer.
A NetworkManager.cs files which extends that class (using a partial class) to include the UDP alternatives.

Important to know:

Read through the Forge documentation and run the samples first. Get to know Forge Networking first.
For this to work you'll need to have some basic knowledge of Visual Studio (you can use the community edition).
You need some basic knowledge of TCP networking.

Installation:

Download and install Forge Networking [1].
Setup the Forge Networking kit in Visual Studio [2].
Download this repo and add the Visual Studio files as a project to the BeardedManStudios solution. Check if you need to update any project references.
Build the MasterServerUDP solution.

Usage:

Copy the MasterServerUDP files to you server (in my case an Azure VM).
Run the MasterServerUDP.exe.
Add the files from this repo's Unity folder to your project.
Update you MainMenu (or other custom) by replacing the Initialize function with InitializeUDP and RegisterOnMasterServer with RegisterOnMasterServerUDP.

(I'll add a video on how to setup an Azure VM soon)

Limitations:

This repository does not / will not contain the executable version of the MasterServerUDP. Review the code and build it yourself to make sure there are no security risks.

License:

MasterServerUDP is freely available under the MIT license. If you make any improvements, then please submit a pull request with them so everyone else can share in the knowledge.

References:

[1] Forge Networking: https://github.com/BeardedManStudios/ForgeNetworkingRemastered

[2] Installing Forge Networking in Visual Studio (by Kirk Stallings): https://youtu.be/Rtx7dCtspV4