Connecting with multiple local players

MagicDesign

Hello!

Simple question here, can i have multiple players on the same client join a room online and count as two players, there's only one player ID per client...
i'm about to try a workaround with slot reservation and do weird things to make it work, but if there's a cleaner way, that would be great... couldn't find any interesting post on the matter so far.

thanks for the help =D

JohnTube

Hi @MagicDesign,

Thank you for choosing Photon!

One player counts as a client/CCU/actor. You can have multiple local clients per app but it's not recommended.
You can make a complex solution by having 2 logical players in one client by separating input and objects to each one. But this is also a headache.

Could you tell us more about your use case?

MagicDesign

Hey, thanks for the quick answer!

The goal is to have two players on the same computer playing with others online, like in rocket league for example ( i can't think of other games that let you play multiple local players + online... super smash bros maybe?) the game is for PC (eventually consoles). I'm trying what you're saying right now (two logical players in one client, separate inputs...) i already had the input manager done well so it might not be so much of a headache.

i'll update if i manage to do it =D

MagicDesign

Ok, i made it, separated inputs, and using room slot reservation with fake names ( player1name + [somenumber] ), my players spawn like they should, and can see each others moving the way they should, i can have 3 players on the same computer and one online... or 2vs2. or 2 vs 1. the "choose player" screen works fine too! the message count whith multiple players is not so bad either.