Going Multiplayer

Design, implement, release, and maintain a multiplayer experience! Find out what challenges, risks, and upsides you need to be aware of from day one!

Through real-world examples inspired by games such as
League of Legends
,
Ariokan
, and
Morimens
, the book covers the differences between developing multiplayer and single-player games, diving into the details of how the communication between different devices works, how to structure a multiplayer project depending on what you re developing, how to prepare it for a global launch from a technical and monetization perspective, as well as how to protect the game. It also explains how to develop common features shared by several multiplayer titles.

Maintaining an engine-agnostic approach as much as possible, the book uses both Unity and Epic Games products and services as a reference. The book takes the collectible card game
Ariokan
as a reference to explain some dynamics and challenges of multiplayer games that revolve around user-generated content.

You Will Learn

· What pieces you need to build to have a globally accessible multiplayer experience and how they work

· How communication and synchronization work in a multiplayer game and how to design around that

· The different types of monetization strategies that you can implement to generate revenue from your game

· How User Generated Content-centric games work and the challenges related to them

Who This Book Is For

Game developers and system/economy designers working on a multiplayer project (game or experience), be it live-service or not. Networking/coding experience will help but is not essential, as the fundamental relevant concepts are covered in the book.

Chapter 1: Why is it so hard to make a multiplayer game? . - Chapter 2: How the internet works. - Chapter 3: Developing a multiplayer game. - Chapter 4: Going global. - Chapter 5: Monetization. - Chapter 6: Optimizing your multiplayer game. - Chapter 7: Common multiplayer features. - Chapter 8: User generated content.