Welcome to our series of tutorials on GameSparks Real-Time services SDK:
These tutorials give you an introduction to our Real-Time SDK, how it works, and provide an example on how our Real-Time might be implemented in a multiplayer game.
Realtime Availability? The Realtime feature is no longer available to games created on or after February 19th, 2019, or for games created before February 19th, 2019 that had not yet used the feature. If you require Realtime for your game and do not have access under your current plan, please contact us to discuss the Enterprise Pricing Tier.
Our real-time services provide a network communication layer which has the ability to send and receive data in real-time:
Designed for Multiplayer Contexts. Our real-time services are intended for use in multiplayer networked games where player and game-data should be sent and received as quickly as possible.
Host Server Support for Player vs. Player (PvP) Model. We use a PvP model for our network programming. However, we use a host server to relay communications between players. This brings significant benefits:
Lightweight and Flexible SDK. Our real-time SDK is very lightweight, giving the developer tight control over what is sent and received:
Setting Up Real-Time Matchmaking - Integrating the real-time SDK into an existing GameSparks project in Unity3D and setting up a new real-time match through your game’s portal.
Real-Time Matchmaking & Player Lobby - Using the GameSparks matchmaking services to match players of a certain skill level.
Real-Time Chat Services - Once a real-time session has started from the match set up in the lobby, how to start sending and receiving packets to build a real-time chat service.
Multiplayer Game Example - To demonstrate the real-time services, this tutorial shows you how to create a very simple multiplayer game. This example will have networked objects moving around, firing projectiles, and sending and receiving information between each player to update each other’s game-objects.
Clock Synchronization and Network Programming - This tutorial explores further key concepts in multiplayer network programming, such as clock-synchronization and packet analytics.
Calling Log Event Requests in RT Scripts - This tutorial explains how to call Log Event Requests in your Real-Time scripts.
Unreal Real-Time Guide - This tutorial is written for game developers working in Unreal and explains how to get the most out of GameSparks Real-Time services.
JavaScript Real-Time Guide - This tutorial is written for game developers working in JavaScript and explains how to get your JavaScript project set up for GameSparks Real-Time services.