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Configuring SteamSockets

NOTE

Make sure you don’t already have any of the below defintions already defined in your DefaultEngine.ini, duplicate entries will break the configuration

Enable the SteamSockets Plugin​

EnablePlugin

DefaultEngine.ini​

Edit your DefaultEngine.ini configuration file located in the Project\Config directory. The example below is all you need for a basic SteamSockets setup.

[URL]
GameName=GameName
Port=7777

[OnlineSubsystemSteam]
SteamDevAppId=480
SteamAppId=480
bVACEnabled=True
bEnabled=True
bUseSteamNetworking=True

[OnlineSubsystem]
DefaultPlatformService=Steam

[/Script/Engine.Engine]
!NetDriverDefinitions=ClearArray
+NetDriverDefinitions=(DefName="GameNetDriver",DriverClassName="SteamSockets.SteamSocketsNetDriver",DriverClassNameFallback="OnlineSubsystemUtils.IpNetDriver")

[/Script/OnlineSubsystemUtils.IpNetDriver]
MaxClientRate=1000000000
MaxInternetClientRate=1000000000
InitialConnectTimeout=120.0

[/Script/OnlineSubsystemSteam.SteamNetDriver]
NetConnectionClassName="SteamSockets.SteamSocketsNetConnection"