# Game State, Game Instance & Game Mode. Which one to use for what?

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**Category:** Programming & Scripting\
**Tags:** unreal-engine\
**Created:** [July 7, 2017, 6:17am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/game-state-game-instance-game-mode-which-one-to-use-for-what/399795 "2017-07-07T06:17:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ninjin](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@Ninjin](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Ninjin)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2017, 6:49am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/game-state-game-instance-game-mode-which-one-to-use-for-what/399795/2 "2017-07-07T06:49:36Z")

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Hey, did you check out [eXi’s Network Compendium](http://cedric-neukirchen.net/2017/02/14/multiplayer-network-compendium/)? It’s huge, but important that you understand the whole framework and not only your 3 mentioned classes. I hope it helps you as much as it helped me! \<3

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