In Brief
Creating dedicated servers running on particular ports
Connecting to these servers using the client interface
Tracking player joining and disconnecting
Sending game-specific data
In our next chapter, we will look at advanced networking topics, including data throttling, bandwidth detection, statistics, launching applications, and even voice communication.
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