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Use the Multiplayer Center window
Open the Unity Multiplayer Center window by selecting Window > Multiplayer > Multiplayer Center. To use the Multiplayer Center, do the following:
- Select Game Specifications to generate recommended packages and solutions in the Recommendation tab
- Install the packages the Multiplayer Center recommends.
- Follow the examples and resources in the Quickstart tab to use the packages you installed.
Generate a list of recommended packages for a multiplayer game
To generate a list of packages that meet the needs of the multiplayer game you want to make, do the following:
- Select a value in each Game Specification field.
- Examine the packages that the Multiplayer Center suggests are the best solutions for your game.
Hover over each package name in the Recommended Multiplayer Packages section to learn why each package is useful for the game specifications you selected.
The recommendations that appear in the Recommendation tab change immediately when you change any of the Game Specifications properties.
You can select which packages to install or ignore. However, you can't deselect packages that are essential for the netcode solution or hosting model you selected.
Install recommended packages
To install the packages the Multiplayer Center recommended, select Install Packages. Unity then installs these packages and their dependencies in your project and automatically opens the Quickstart tab. To remove a package from the install process, deselect the checkbox next to the package name before you select Install Packages.
When a tick appears next to a package name, hover over it to learn which version of this package exists in your project.
To install an individual package:
- Select the Open Package Manager icon next to the package you want to install.
- In the Package Manager window that appears, select Install.
Important: If the Multiplayer Center detects that any other multiplayer package is already installed, a warning dialog appears to cancel the installation of those packages. To avoid breaking changes, backup your project before you continue. If you continue with the installation, Unity installs or upgrades the selected packages but doesn't remove existing packages. This can cause compatibility issues. To fix them, remove the conflicting packages from your project in the Package Manager window.
Get started with the recommended packages
The Quickstart tab includes guidance, examples, and links to resources about the packages that the Multiplayer Center installs. Follow this guidance to set up and use these packages. The Quickstart content sometimes changes based on the recommendations you selected in the Recommendation tab.
The Quickstart tab organises this guidance into categories. Follow the instructions in each category from top to bottom to set up each package in your project.
Some packages have the option to import example setups to help you get started with their functionality. To modify a script asset that the Multiplayer Center imports, copy the contents of the script to a new file and change the namespace.