I wanted to learn something new using C++ in Unreal Engine 5. After making a small project discovering C++ in Unreal Engine 5, I felt ready to challenge myself a bit more. Doing some research I found a Udemy course teaching multiplayer over a network in Unreal Engine 5.
The first part of the course was making a plugin that allows for easy hosting and joining through Steam. Using the documentation of Unreal Engine 5 and the teaching of the course, I got the plugin to work for other Unreal Engine projects.
The plugin has the functionality to:
* Host a session
* Join a session
* Quit the game
It also has a widget blueprint with the buttons required to make the plugin work. The buttons are linked to the correct functions in the C++ code. The widget can be changed to fit the style of any game.Â
