[Question] World Origin Shifting, Performace Impact and Multiplayer

[Mr_SquarePeg]

Hey Epic,

Forgive me if this already has been asked but is there any plans to make World Origin Shifting Multiplayer Compatible LAN / Split Screen based multiplayer?

From the UE4 Wiki -

Right now world origin shifting is not supported in the multiplayer games. Here are two solutions that can be implemented for your specific needs:

1.Implement your own server solution. MMO licensees mostly do this.
2.Implement some layer between clients and unreal dedicated servers which will transform shifted absolute positions from the clients and route them to the right dedicated server, which only holds part of the world where client is.

However if you disable world origin, shifting you can run a tiled world with a dedicated server. Dedicated servers will load all distance dependent levels, and each connected client will work as usual loading only level that satisfy streaming distance settings. A server holds a list of visible levels for each client and filters Actor replication by this list.

Here is my case so that it is a bit more clear.

I am currently making a game that is meant to be played over via LAN / Splitscreen. I am targeting SteamOS / Steam Machines and Windows powered Home Theater PCs
So would Shifting world origin still work in my case? Or no?
Also what would be the performance impact be on my game if I used Shifting World Origin.

I am asking as this is not covered explicitly by the documentation.

Thank you for your time,

HeadClot

[Chosker]

I’m not sure about the performance impact in general, but I do know that you just simply can not use world origin shifting in multiplayer games. the fact that you only want LAN and spliscreen play doesn’t make your case any different