HMD multiplayer

Unity Engine
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Hello eyerone!

I just started developing games. noob…
And i don’t want to spend a lot of money for this hobby.
The free version of unity is just fine for me.

I want to develop a game for 2 players using HMD.
One option is to use the vr-headset for smartphones. (which i own, works fine)

Another option is of course using the oculus rift… (which i don’t own, yet)
So it should run on various platforms. (Linux, PC, Mac, Android, Iphone)

Do i have to buy Unity Pro, when i want to develop for the oculus rift? (i’ve read about a workaround…)

Is it an good idea to buy PUN Plus to make a simple 2-player game?
The players are standing side by side and are using the same LAN.

And do i need to set up a server?
Server(iphone) ↔ Client(Android)
or
Client(iphone) ↔ Server(Linux) ↔ Client(Android)

Or is there an easier solution?

In the meantime i would be happy about any hint, how i can easily test my 2-player-game within unity. :slight_smile:

Thanks a lot

2

I think free PUN works fine with 2 players.

3

Thanks for your reply, but…

According to this overview, the free version of PUN does not support Android and iOS…

4

IRC it’s only the free version of Unity that does not support it. If you have an Unity Pro license, it should be possible.

5

Photon always requires a server to be available to the clients. That could be in the same LAN but you will need a Windows machine to run the server. There is no hosting in the unity clients for Photon.

Unity Free does not export PUN Free to Android and iOS. The PUN+ package works around this limit and you can use the Photon Cloud for up to 100 concurrent players. No extra cost.

6

Tanks for your reply

Hmmm, ok…
Anyway, i think i’ll start developing my game with the Unity Network and without a distinct server.
The issue with the NAT should not bother me since i’ll use the game only within a LAN.

And if i want to make my game online ready, i’ll use PUN+.
Converting my project to PUN+ in a later state of progress should not be the problem.
i hope… :wink:

Thanks