MasterServer

The Master Server is used to make matchmaking between servers and clients easy.

You can advertise game hosts or fetch host lists for you game type. The functions here are used to communicate with the Master Server itself which resides on a separate server. If necessary the server itself can be customized. For an overview of the Master Server as well as a technical description see the Master Server manual page.

Messages Sent

OnFailedToConnectToMasterServer	Called on clients or servers when there is a problem connecting to the master server.
OnMasterServerEvent	Called on clients or servers when reporting events from the MasterServer.

Class Variables

ipAddress	The IP address of the master server.
port	The connection port of the master server.
updateRate	Set the minimum update rate for master server host information update.
dedicatedServer	Report this machine as a dedicated server.

Class Functions

RequestHostList	Request a host list from the master server.
PollHostList	Check for the latest host list received by using MasterServer.RequestHostList.
RegisterHost	Register this server on the master server.
UnregisterHost	Unregister this server from the master server.
ClearHostList	Clear the host list which was received by MasterServer.PollHostList.