Is pro NECESSARY for online? (a simple yes or no will suffice)

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I don’t remember if i read it or, someone told me, or if i just thought it up, I was under the impression that you NEEDED unity pro to make multiplayer online games. Don’t know why i think that. I SEEMS like from what i read on the documentation that you DON"T need pro to make an online game. is that true? I feel so stupid. I feel as though i should already know this but yet…

I don’t want to learn a whole bunch of documentation if i NEED unity pro for online. I’m sure i look like an idiot asking about this. and in truth…

I am an idiot. Thank you for your time.

and before anyone asks YES i did look online for an answer and i couldn’t find one, that is why i think you don’t need pro.

You most definitely don't. I never used online but I know that you can use photon if you have free. I think pro has a native multiplayer feature but it's inferior to photon.

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What's photon? It looks as though it cost money, the project i am working with is not very big and forcing players to type in an IP address is absolutly fine by me. Is it possible to do multiplayer without getting unity ad-ons?

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No. :slight_smile:

thanks!

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wait, was that a no to the question : Do You need pro, or, is network possible without adons?

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Lol. No, you do not need pro for network features. As Paparakas notes, Photon Unity Networking (PUN) is pretty dang good for getting up and running quickly, but the stock Unity free API provides networked game functionality as well.

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