LAN multiplayer on Unity iOS Basic

Unity Engine
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Hi all,

I am new to Unity and a total newbie in networking stuffs.

I am developing an iOS real time multiplayer game using Unity iOS Basic license.
I wanted the multiplayer to be LAN connection where the users will be able to host and join other users within the same Wi-Fi.

I’ve done some research on the internet and I realized that iOS Basic does not support .Net socket.
So is there any other way to implement LAN multiplayer for iOS Basic license?

I am a university student and I’m developing this for my Final Year Project. I do not have the budget to upgrade to PRO version. :frowning:

Thanks!

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You should check out Prime31’s Bluetooth/WiFi plugin. No Unity Pro needed.

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Alright, thanks for the information. I will look into that plugin. :slight_smile:

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You do not need plugins. Unity’s networking works with iOS basic. Try the tutorial here.

This is not to say Prime31’s plugin is useless, I don’t know what it does.

I’ve been networking 7 devices over wifi pretty painlessly.

Cheers,

Gregzo

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The examples in the tutorial, does the connection require the clients’ device to connect to a server?

This is because I am planning to make the connection between two devices, one device as the host and the other device join the host, without an additional server.

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No problem. Call Network.InitializeServer, it works on iOS too (and yes, iOS basic too).

If you need service discovery (i.e. : connecting devices without having to input ip and port), my bonjour plugin works fine. I think Prime31’s plugin also has automatic service discovery, plus a bunch of other stuff. Mine is cheaper, and just does the one thing. Handy if you want to implement networking yourself and just need that functionnality.

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Okay, it is a good news for me then~ :smile:

I will try the tutorial and learn how to implement it soon.

I will also consider buying your plugin if I feel that I need that functionality after the network is implemented.

Thank you so much, gregzo. :slight_smile:

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Indeed, service discovery is the icing on the cake, no need for it when you’re just getting started.

Good luck with the tutorial,

Gegzo