What you’ll learn
Create an online multiplayer game with Unity's NGO framework.
Deploy and manage dedicated servers for seamless gameplay.
Use Unity Gaming Services to connect players without port forwarding.
Implement UGS Matchmaker for automatic player connections.
Build a .io style multiplayer top-down shooter.
Develop essential networking skills for multiplayer functionalities.
Add game features like leaderboards and mini-maps.
Launch your game with matchmaking to play with friends and others.
About the course
Ever wanted to make your very own multiplayer games?
The free Unity Game Engine has made the process easier than ever with its Netcode For GameObjects (NGO) framework.
In this course you'll create a multiplayer top-down shooter that you can modify and turn into your own fun creation and play against 20 or more people simultaneously online. In the process you'll learn how to create and deploy a dedicated server with matchmaking.
We’ll be making a .io style game (like slither.io and agar.io), that can accommodate dozens of players. Through that process you’ll build the skills to make your own competitive or cooperative multiplayer game in any genre that interests you.
You’ll learn about networking and how to make the game a multiplayer. You’ll start building the core gameplay, making your tanks move, shoot, collect coins etc. Later you’ll add polish and more advanced features like leaderboards, mini maps and bounties.
You’ll take your game online using UGS (Unity Gaming Services) so players can connect over the internet without the need to port forward.
Finally you’ll learn how to make your game deployable as a dedicated server, so none of the players have to host the game. And you’ll learn to integrate matchmaking, so players can queue up, be matched together and have a server spun up for them to play on.
Jump in and start creating your own multiplayer game now. You’ll be playing it with your friends in no time
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Make An IO Style Game
We make a tank shooting style game, but you can apply the principles taught in this course to any sort of multiplayer game that takes your fancy.
Battle Against Your Friends
In this course you'll make a game that you can immediately challenge your friends to play (and then beat them convincinly because you'll know all the secrets of the game).
Instructors
Nathan Farrer
Hello, I'm Nathan.
I've been making and modding games for as long as I can remember. I started to get serious about coding when I was 15 and quite quickly stumbled across Unity and have been deep within the engine ever since.
I really enjoy building systems, gameplay mechanics, and have spent a lot of time experimenting with multiplayer networking. Online I go by the name of Dapper Dino and have been growing my YouTube channel since 2018, mostly teaching people the more intermediate topics so that they can use Unity to make the game of their dreams! I'm also part of the Unity Insiders program which gives me access to the latest and greatest information as well as amazing connections with Unity developers and content creators.