MultiplayerSessions Plugin for UE5

The MultiplayerSessions plugin provides comprehensive tools to handle multiplayer sessions in your Unreal Engine 5 projects.

Features:

1. MultiplayerSessionSubsystem: This subsystem offers functionality for creating, finding, joining, destroying, and starting multiplayer sessions.
2. Menu UserWidget: An easy-to-integrate widget to manage your multiplayer session interactions, including host and join buttons.
3. OnlineSubsystem Integration: Designed to work seamlessly with UE's OnlineSubsystem and OnlineSubsystemSteam, facilitating multiplayer functionalities.

Prerequisites:

Ensure you have the OnlineSubsystem and OnlineSubsystemSteam plugins enabled in your project.

Installation:

1. Copy the MultiplayerSessions plugin folder into your project's Plugins directory.
2. Rebuild your project.
3. Enable the plugin from the Edit -> Plugins menu in the UE5 editor.

How to Use:

MultiplayerSessionSubsystem

Methods:

• CreateSession(int32 NumPublicConnections, FString MatchType): Initiates session creation.
• FindSession(int32 MaxSearchResults): Starts the process to find available sessions.
• JoinSession(const FOnlineSessionSearchResult& SessionResult): Allows a player to join a specific session.
• DestroySession(): Terminates the current session.
• StartSession(): Starts the current session, making it active.

Menu (UserWidget)

Methods:

• MenuSetup(int32 NumPublicConnections, FString TypeOfMatch, FString LobbyPath): Set up the menu with the desired parameters.
• BPMenuTearDown(): Blueprint callable function to tear down the menu.

Properties:

• HostButton: Button for the player to host a new session.
• JoinButton: Button for the player to join an existing session.
• ResumeButton: Blueprint-implemented button allowing players to resume their current session.
• QuitButton: Blueprint-implemented button allowing players to exit the game.

Events:

There are custom callbacks for the MultiplayerSubsystem, which you can override or bind to in Blueprints, such as OnCreateSession, OnFindSession, OnJoinSession, OnDestroySession, and OnStartSession.

Build Configuration:

Ensure that you include dependencies on OnlineSubsystem, OnlineSubsystemSteam, Slate, SlateCore, and UMG in your project build settings.

Known Limitations:

• This plugin is designed with the Steam OnlineSubsystem in mind. Adjustments may be required for other platforms.
• Ensure you handle failed session operations appropriately in your project.

Contribution:

Feel free to fork and submit pull requests for any enhancements or bug fixes. Your contributions are appreciated.

License:

This code is released as open-source. You are free to use, modify, and distribute it without seeking additional permissions or giving credit to the author. Use at your own risk.

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