Dedicated server steam

Development Programming & Scripting Multiplayer & Networking
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Hi,

I wanna make like COD Warzone concept, apparently this is not really easy to do in unreal (bit weird because its one of the most popular concepts)

Goal;

  • Multiplayer matchmaking with lobby system
  • Dedicated server
  • All clients joining at the same time who are all matched for one match

I have seen a lot of youtube video to puzzle together what I want.

What I did;

  • Downloading Unreal from git so I can build a dedicated server
  • Created an API to matchmake and assign a server (all api calls, thinking to experiment with sockets)
  • Created Menu + join session + searching for match

But now I got stuck on Steam, when I run the dedicated server and wanna join it tells me;

logonline: Warning: STEAM: Failed to initialize Steam, this could be due to a Steam server and client running on the same machine. Try running with -NOSTEAM on the cmdline to disable.

I cannot create a dedicated server and join it my self?

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oh my friend, it’s so ■■■■ hard to understand what the error is, it’s the same for everyone, I’m stuck on this too. Are you running the server from your computer? if so, you need to enable ipv6 on your router and enable ports 7777 and 27016

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You need a second PC to act as the server.

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I played many years ago with steam dedicated servers, and there I could run a dedicated server (Counterstrike-srouce I think) + join it on the same pc, so thats not possible when you setup a dedicated server with unreal?

I did not enable ipv6 and open the ports on my router, because I tried to join on the same pc