# Variables on GameInstance are not replicated **URL:** \ **Category:** Multiplayer & Networking\ **Tags:** Networking, Replication, replicated-variable, gameinstance, unreal-engine, question\ **Created:** [April 6, 2015, 1:35pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/variables-on-gameinstance-are-not-replicated/314022 "2015-04-06T13:35:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 10
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Network games are complicated. Learning UE4’s implementation takes effort. I _think_ I got a basic handle on it using C++ and some blueprints after many hours. IMHO, using C++ for a networked, dedicated server is a requirement to have all tools you need to address what you want to do. GameMode object live ONLY on server, never a client. I have used these resources: > **[MMO Starter Kit](https://forums.unrealengine.com/showthread.php?53208-MMO-Starter-Kit)** > > IMPORTANT: The NEW MMO Kit v2 is available on the Marketplace: MMO Kit in Blueprints - UE Marketplace Discord support: CodeSpartan Support Steam demo: (link soon) Everything below the line pertains to the OLD MMO Kit. It will not get updates past... > **[A new, community-hosted Unreal Engine Wiki](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/a-new-community-hosted-unreal-engine-wiki/141494)** > > After over a year in maintenance mode, the official Unreal Engine Wiki is now permanently offline. These resources now live on a new community-run Unreal Engine Community Wiki — https://unrealcommunity.wiki/! You will be able to find content from... His PDF is a MUST read. [http://cedric-neukirchen.net/](http://cedric-neukirchen.net/) edit: Found this: > **[How can a client send a variable from his Game Instance to the listen server?](https://forums.unrealengine.com/questions/286918/how-can-a-client-send-a-variable-from-his-game-ins.html)** > > How can a client send a variable from his Game Instance to the listen server? So that everyone else can see it too? I have a string variable in the game instance called “Playername”. The client sets it before he joins a session. Then he joins a... Also, you could do a custom event off GameInstance, make is server only (RPC) pass it information you want. This is what I am going to work on here in a few minutes. --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/variables-on-gameinstance-are-not-replicated/314022)._