Installation Guide

Install GONet

Get multiplayer networking running in your Unity project in minutes.

Prerequisites

Unity 2022 LTS or later

GONet v1.3 and earlier: Unity 2021.3.26+. GONet v1.2 and earlier: Unity 2018.3+.

Enable unsafe code

Navigate to Edit → Project Settings → Player → Allow 'unsafe' Code and enable the checkbox.

Set .NET API compatibility

In the same Player settings, set the Api Compatibility Level to .NET 4.x.

Optional: Logging define symbols

For detailed logging during development, add the following Scripting Define Symbols:

LOG_DEBUG;LOG_INFO;LOG_WARNING;LOG_ERROR;LOG_FATAL

Installation Steps

Get GONet from the Unity Asset Store

Download the GONet package from the Unity Asset Store and add it to your project.

Import the package

Import the GONet package into your Unity project and allow automatic compilation to complete. Unity will process the scripts and generate the necessary files.

Add the GONet prefab to your scene

Add the GONet_GlobalContext prefab to your startup scene. You can find it at:

Assets/GONet/Resources/GONet/GONet_GlobalContext.prefab

Alternatively, use the included sample scene to get started quickly:

Assets/GONet/Sample/GONetSampleScene.unity

Test in the editor

Press Play in the Unity Editor, then use the keyboard shortcuts to spawn instances:

Alt + S

Spawn server instance

Alt + C

Spawn client instance

Build Deployment

Windows

1.Copy Start_CLIENT.bat and Start_SERVER.bat from /Assets/StreamingAssets/GONet to your build output directory.
2.Update the references inside each .bat file to match your executable name.
3.Run Start_SERVER.bat first, then run Start_CLIENT.bat to connect.

Other Platforms

Launch two instances of your built application. In the first instance, press Alt + S to start the server. In the second instance, press Alt + C to connect as a client.

Next Steps

GONet is installed and running. Now learn how to build with it.

Learn GONet Features & Pricing

GONet v1.5 (Free) disclosure

GONet v1.5 (free) includes a legacy license/EULA remittance mechanism that may transmit a local GONet-generated file to unitygo.net. This behavior is not present in GONet Legendary (v1.6+), the paid version available on the Unity Asset Store.