Fishnet

Explore how to host Unity projects on Edgegap using techniques from the FishNet HashGrid Sample.

✔️ Preparation

Before we start, you will need:

• Unity 6 - download using Unity Hub,

• FishNet Unity package - download from Unity Asset Store,

  • this package includes the HashGrid sample.

Create a new project and import the FishNet package above.

⚡ Deploy and Connect

1. Deploy a Server on Edgegap

☑️ To get started, you'll need to create a free account with Edgegap. No credit card required.

☑️ Create a new app version for your application, choose FishNet HashGrid Sample.

☑️ Deploy a server with your FishNet HashGrid Sample app version.

☑️ Open your new deployment's details.

☑️ Find your deployment's unique, one-time connection details:

• Host URL in format 780aa4260e83.pr.edgegap.net ,

• External Port in format 30854 (5 digits).

✅ You may now proceed to the next step.

2. Connect from Editor

☑️ Open your new project in Unity.

☑️ Open scene in folder FishNet / Demos / HashGrid / Scenes / HashGrid_Demo.unity.

☑️ Select NetworkManager object in the scene, and modify Tugboat component in Inspector:

• set Client / Client Address to Host URL from previous step,

• set Server / Port to External Port from previous step.

☑️ Expand NetworkManager child game objects and select NetworkHudCanvas, then set Auto Start Type to Disabled to prevent your editor from starting in client-host mode.

☑️ Press the ▶️ Play button to start your game client.

☑️ Press Client button to connect to your server.

☑️ Connect a second virtual Player with Multiplayer Play Mode or ParrelSync.

🙌 Congratulations on your first Deployment on Edgegap!

✏️ Customize Server Build

To ensure your server build starts properly:

• edit your build profile (Edit Build Settings in Edgegap plugin) and add your scene,

• set Auto Start Type to Server in NetworkHudCanvases component (child of NetworkManager),

• enable Reuse Server Address in your Tugboat component to prevent error AddressAlreadyInUse.

See Getting Started - Servers for Unity to learn how to build and customize servers.