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I'm new in UDK and I'm starting to develop online multiplayer games. There is a one problem, I couldn't find any tutorials about how to make a game server using udk. I suppose, that it uses unreal script. But that's about all I know about it. So I'd really like for some help.

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Are you looking for tutorials or are you looking for someone to tell you all the steps for making a server? – Byte56 Jul 7 '12 at 20:14
I need someone to tell all the steps... – The amateur programmer Jul 8 '12 at 6:30

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To launch a dedicated global server, run:

UDK.exe server yourmap

For a listen server, launch the game with your desired map as normal and append ?listen:

UDK.exe yourmap?listen

For a lan server, append ?lan to the map name (e.g. UDK.exe server yourmap?lan)

To connect to the server, you can start the game with your IP address instead of a map:

UDK.exe yourIPaddress

or from an already-running game, open the console and type either open yourIPaddress or connect yourIPaddress.

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What is lan and listen server difference? – The amateur programmer Jul 9 '12 at 7:24
And are those lines runned in unrealscript or command line? – The amateur programmer Jul 9 '12 at 8:01
A listen server is a client that is also a server (so a server that is also able to play the game). A LAN server runs on your local network, whereas a "global" server has the potential to run over the internet (though I'm not sure if UDK supports that feature; you might look into the UDK forums or the documentation at udn.epicgames.com). – Phillip Jul 9 '12 at 14:58
Just curious: why did you accept my answer and then un-accept it? – Phillip Oct 4 '12 at 23:17
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I need to make the client so, that whenever player goes to game, server automatically opens the map in it. I also need the server to be able to run multiple maps at the same time... So any ideas?

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A server can't run multiple maps at the same time. You can open multiple instances of the UDK and create multiple servers. I'm sure there's a way to set them up on different ports, but I'm not sure how to do that. I really recommend checking out the UDK forums or UDN. – Phillip Jul 9 '12 at 14:59
I already tried to find information from there, but I cant find what Im lookin for – The amateur programmer Jul 9 '12 at 19:42

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