Fast and Reliable Netcode
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Creating FPS titles that can handle massive scenes, large-scale simulations, and support hundreds of players concurrently requires a fast and reliable netcode to achieve this desired scale and performance. This 1.0 release includes netcode for entities with key features such as:
- High-performance client side prediction / interpolation and lag compensation
- Control level loading/unloading
- Support for late joining
- Networked objects synchronization
- Local physics simulation for non-networked objects
- Smooth plausible view in most common network conditions
In addition to supporting a large-scale multiplayer game at runtime, developers will have features to help during development:
- The ability to run multiple worlds simultaneously enables fast iteration and an effective debugging experience
- Developers will also be able to test various network conditions during development
Check out our GDC presentation with Stickylock Studios to learn how they leveraged on Netcode for Entities to build Histera, a competitive FPS that mixes prehistoric settings with war-torn 20th-century cities through time travel.