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Creating a match in 5.4beta

Discussion in 'Multiplayer' started by FoxCastz, Apr 3, 2016.

  1. FoxCastz

    FoxCastz

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    So the basic to the bones code to start a server was this back on 5.3:
    NM.matchMaker.CreateMatch(matchName, NM.matchSize, true, "", NM.OnMatchCreate);
    but now it asks for a lot more eg.
    string publicClientAddress, string privateClientAddress, int eloScoreForMatch, int requestDomain.
    I understand the eloScoreForMatch feature, but what do I put in the spots for the other 3 new variables for creating a match?
     
    FoxCastz, Apr 3, 2016
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  2. pracalic

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    pracalic, Apr 29, 2016
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  3. JeremyUnity

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    @FoxCastz @pracalic
    The members in question do the following:
    public and private address: Strings you can upload to store in the db that represent the local and / or internet accessible addresses for the client creating the match. If you choose to put something in here it's given to all clients that get the match info in listmatches. It's not required at all for matchmaker or relay to function and totally optional for you to use as you see fit.

    EloScore: a numeric identifier you come up with describing the skill level of clients in a match. If you choose to not use this just put 0 there and all clients in a match will be the same skill level, basically disabling any matchmaker logic related to this. If you put in a value here, clients returned in listmatch results are first sorted according to the absolute value of the difference between the listing clients Elo and the match avg elo. Closer results display first, so basically you can use this to sort according to skill level.

    request domain: If you wish clients to only be visible to another subset of clients in list results use this. So if all clients are domain 0, they will all see each other's games. If one group of clients have domain 0 and another domain 1, clients not in the same domain will be invisible to each other for the purposes of listmatch. This can be useful to control listing for different game modes or client versions.

    I do apologize for the state of the manual too. It will be updated in the coming weeks.
     
    JeremyUnity, Apr 29, 2016
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  4. FoxCastz

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    @JeremyUnity
    Thank you for the explanation, it'll be helpful when it is all working, but I am still having another major issue getting the multiplayer to work.

    So, while using the Unity built in networking hud I click enable matchmaker, then create internet match. It seems like it is firing up like normal, but stops at this:
    MatchMakingClient Create :https://mm.unet.unity3d.com/json/reply/CreateMatchRequest
    UnityEngine.Networking.NetworkManagerHUD:OnGUI()

    and never returns from it. The match is never made and the character never spawns in, like in older versions of Unity.
     
    FoxCastz, May 1, 2016
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  5. RavenTravelStudios

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    Well, seems that with this new sign i can finally ping the rooms directly from the clients which are listing the matches, right? Thank you for this!
     
    RavenTravelStudios, May 2, 2016
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  6. moco2k

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    I think the 5.4 matchmaking changes are somce nice improvements as they make the API more easy and intuitive to use. However, the example code snippets in the docs (Manual and Scripting API) are still outdated. So an update would be much appreciated.

    For everyone searching for examples right now, I recommend to look into both the API changes docs and the recent 5.4 NetworkManager source. For example, it shows how the matchmaking callbacks are used.
     
    Last edited: Aug 31, 2016
    moco2k, Jul 29, 2016
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  7. DRRosen3

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    BUMP'ing this because I'm having the same issue that @FoxCastz is having. The coroutine never returns...it just hangs.
     
    DRRosen3, Aug 8, 2016
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  8. voltage

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    So basically I can leave int requestDomain 0 for non-dedicated servers, 1 for dedicated and create a tab that separates the lists? Awesome feature.

    I'm glad all the added variables are optional.

    Some Server Lobbies display a latency limit and your avg latency if you were to join that server. Does anyone know how to read your latency to a match before even joining it?
     
    voltage, Aug 8, 2016
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  9. MrLucid72

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    I'm actually getting an error if these are null and says it's required :/

    EDIT: I just discovered this - I'll test it later:

    string publicClientAddress = Network.player.externalIP; // EDIT 2: Works
    string privateClientAddress = Network.player.ipAddress; // EDIT 2: Doesn't work

    I'd also like to know:)

    Nov 2016, this still holds true :/
     
    Last edited: Dec 5, 2016
    MrLucid72, Nov 18, 2016
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