Creating Online Multiplayer Games with Unity: Advanced Topics and Best Practices

In our previous courses, we explored the basics of game development with Unity and C#. However, in this course, we're diving even deeper into more advanced topics to help you reach the advanced level. You'll learn how to develop strong and transferrable problem-solving skills, implement best coding practices for writing maintainable code, and gain an understanding of the game development process.

In this course, you'll create simple to complex scripts for multiplayer games using C#. You'll also learn how to create a basic user interface to improve the game experience. By the end of this course, you'll know how to write your own custom scripts to create the game functionality.

To get started, we'll use Unity Editor and its built-in capabilities to set up a simple game environment. From there, we'll explore more advanced topics such as synchronizing data across multiple clients, deciding on Server Authoritative vs Client Authoritative, and learning about RPCs and NetworkVariables.

We'll also cover what data should be server-side and what can be client-side, how to make a Character Selection scene, Multiplayer Lobbies, and connect your players together using Relay. To achieve this, we'll use Unity's official multiplayer solution called Netcode for Game Objects.

In our example project, Roll-a-ball, you'll see how the server will apply its gameplay logic, update the imps' health on click, and then send an RPC to the server. We'll also demonstrate how to create a circle VFX tracking the mouse client-side only.

This course is the perfect follow-up to my single-player course, where we converted a game into online multiplayer using Netcode for Game Objects. You'll learn how to make a more accurate and efficient game by using ECS (Entity Component System), Unity Cloud, Multiplayer Services, and URP (Universal Render Pipeline) with this competitive action sample.

By the end of this massive free course, you'll have learned how to create online multiplayer games with Unity and C#. You'll also gain valuable insights into building ambitious multiplayer games and be well on your way to becoming a proficient game developer. So hit the Like button and check out my other paid courses if you enjoy my teaching style!

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