Running Your Game
Online games can be run in multiple ways. Read on to find our more.
Client Build
To run an AnyMMO client, just ensure that when you create a build profile, you choose one of the non server build types.
Server Build
There are three ways to run an AnyMMO server.
Running a server through the GUI with a normal build.
Running a server through the command line with a normal build.
Running a server with a server build.
Server Options
The following options are available at run time and can be configured through the command line or GUI.
Server Mode
Lobby Players can host their own matches and other players can join. This mode is meant for Arena PVP/PVE type of play. MMO Players create characters and login to a persistent online world.
--servermode
--servermode Lobby
--servermode MMO
MMO
Port
The network port the server will listen on and clients will connect to.
--serverport
--serverport 1234
7770
Run A Server Through the GUI With A Normal Build
When making a normal (non server) build, you can choose to run the client or server using the same executable. To run the server, choose Play Online from the main menu and then click Host Server.
Choose the server mode and port and click Start Server
Run A Server Through The Command Line With A Normal Build
To run a normal (non server) build in server mode through the command line, open a command prompt (terminal) and find the folder with the game executable, then run it with the following flags -batchmode -nographics.
Run A Server With A Server Build
Ensure that the type of server build you want is installed.
Click Add Build Profile.
Name your game build and click Add Build Profile.
Click Add Settings and then Scene List
Add all the scenes to the scene list that are in the non server build and ensure the profile is active.
With the profile active, click Build, or Build And Run.
To run the server, just run the executable. Since this is a server build, no extra command line switches are needed.
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