UnityTCPSocketExample

Example Unity chat project using Client-Server TCP Sockets to send chat messages between multiple clients.

What does this do?

• Clients can connect to the server
• The server listens for new clients
• Connected clients on the server are given a basic name
• Clients send messages to the server
• Server dispatches messages to all connected clients
• Clients display messages received from the server
• Clients can use commands
• • !disconnect (disconnectes user from the server)
• • !ping (displays how long requests are taking)

What do the different text colors mean?

• Red is for logs on the server (User has Connect/Disconnected... etc)
• Grey is for logs on the client
• Green is for messages from the server to the client

How to setup for users not on your local network

• #1 Open ports on router (default is 8052) - https://portforward.com/
• #2 Disable windows firewall
• #3 Get IP - https://www.whatismyip.com/
• #4 Start project
• #5 Start Server
• #6 Get external user to connect to your IP from #3 and port from #1