Photon Unity Networking

Learn room and connection concepts with PUN 2.

Photon Unity Networking (PUN 2)

PUN 2 is a popular cloud-based networking solution developed for Unity. It connects clients via Photon Cloud without requiring the developer to host and manage physical servers.

using Photon.Pun;

public class NetworkLauncher : MonoBehaviourPunCallbacks {
    void Start() {
        PhotonNetwork.ConnectUsingSettings();
    }
}

Inheriting from MonoBehaviourPunCallbacks allows you to listen to connection, room creation, and player join events with ease.

Lobby and Room Structure

Upon connecting to Photon Cloud, players first arrive in a Lobby waiting area. To play a match together, players must join a common Room.

// Creating a new room
PhotonNetwork.CreateRoom("Arena_01");

// Joining an existing room
PhotonNetwork.JoinRoom("Arena_01");

Players inside the room can see and synchronize each other's avatars in real time using the PhotonView component.

Exercise PUN connection status

Define a Start method. Inside, print the text "Photon Cloud baglantisi kuruldu" using Debug.Log.

Show example solution

using UnityEngine;

public class PunConnector : MonoBehaviour
{
    void Start()
    {
        Debug.Log("Photon Cloud baglantisi kuruldu");
    }
}

Test yourself

Which method is called in PUN 2 to connect the project to Photon Cloud servers?
- PhotonNetwork.CreateRoom()
- PhotonNetwork.JoinLobby()
- PhotonNetwork.ConnectUsingSettings()
- PhotonNetwork.DisconnectImmediately()
Show answer

PhotonNetwork.ConnectUsingSettings() — The PhotonNetwork.ConnectUsingSettings() method initiates connection to Photon Cloud using the project's AppID settings.

Connect to Photon server

PhotonNetwork.____();

Show answer

PhotonNetwork.ConnectUsingSettings();

PUN 2 concepts

PUN

Photon Unity Networking library
PhotonNetwork

Static class for main networking calls
Room

Shared match space where players play
Lobby

Waiting hall where rooms are listed

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