If you're developing, you'll need at some point to build the game so you can test it with multiple clients.

You can follow Unity's instructions about building here if you need help with that.

We currently have two scenes in game, include them both, and you should be fine by leaving everything else default.

Click the Build button, and select the Builds/Game folder, if you don't, the build won't work !

That's it !

A recurrent issue we have when playing in editor is the game crashing with the exception "Port already in use". We found out that making the SS3D's folder (the whole project's folder) an exception for your firewall and antivirus is solving this issue.

We might add specific instructions here for specific firewalls and antivirus in the future, but it should be pretty straightforward.

The process of opening SS3D as server only, where you can play and have players connected to your server is possible via two paths:

Pre-launch instructions

Using the Command Line Args

To open a server outside the Unity Editor, first you have to build SS3D in the Builds folder of your SS3D project. You can then open a command prompt, move to the Builds folder and type :

Using Application Settings window

You can set the Network Type to Server.

The process of hosting a server, where you can play and have players connected to your server is possible via two paths:

Pre-launch instructions

Using the .bat file

Assuming you built the game and have a SS3D.exe file in the Builds folder, you can simply double left click on the Start SS3D Host.bat to launch a server, with john as a username.

Using the Command Line Args

To host a server outside the Unity Editor, first you have to build SS3D in the Builds folder of your SS3D project. You can then open a command prompt, move to the Builds folder and type :

Replace hostUsername by whatever username you want to use. Don't hit enter yet and skip to launch instructions.

Using Application Settings window

You can set the Network Type to Host, the Editor Server Address to your server IP, or your local IP (127.0.0.1) if hosting from the same machine, and the Ckey to your desired Ckey.

Launch Instructions

In the permissions.txt file, inside the Builds/Config folder. The username should have Administrator written on the same line in the permissions.txt file, otherwise it will not able to host the server. This should probably be automated eventually.

You can now hit enter or hit play depending on your case. The server will be launched and you can join with a client now.

Once started, go to server settings and click on start round like in the picture below.

Troubleshooting

Using the .bat file

First, launch a server by following instructions on the page Hosting a server.

Assuming you built the game and have a SS3D.exe file in the Builds folder, you can simply double left click on the Start SS3D Client - GhostOfBeep.bat to launch a client, with GhostOfBeep as a username.

Using the Command Line Args

Open a command prompt in your project's path to the Builds/Config, and run the following command changing the fields appropriately.

This will launch the client, replace clientUsername with your username and replace serverAddress with the desired server address, you can use localhost or 127.0.0.1 for a local server.

Using Application Settings window

You can set the Network Type to Client, the Editor Server Address to the desiredserver IP, or your local IP (127.0.0.1) if hosting from the same machine, and the Ckey to your desired Ckey.