In-Game Chat: An Intro to Text, Voice, & Video Messaging

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Unity

At the time of writing, Unity does not have a built-in chat solution capable of leveraging client-side networks to support chat within your game. While UNET is listed on the Unity website, it is deprecated. Unity is developing a replacement solution called MPLAI. It is currently in a pre-release stage with no official release date set. Suppose you are creating a game powered by the Unity engine. In that case, you must implement your networking solution on both the client and server sides with help from standard communications protocols like TCP, UDP, and Websockets.

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Chat by Stream

Leveraging a chat API or SDK, like Stream’s Unreal SDK, can significantly speed up your development process. The benefits of integrating an API solution include faster time to market, high levels of customization, robust security to protect user chat data, multi-tenancy for multiplayer games, easy integration, and the ability to handle a high volume of concurrent connections. Plus, opting to use an API solution is typically more cost-effective than building chat yourself — especially when you factor in opportunity costs. SDKs supported by an EDGE network ensure that no matter how many players log on from anywhere in the world that you will be ready to deliver a low-latency chat experience that’s secure and dynamic for all gamers.

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