AWS gamelift documentation change
Summary
Updated documentation for Unreal Engine plugin with installation instructions, GitHub link, and expanded guidance on customizing hosting solutions. Reorganized content structure and added new sections about deployment options.
Security assessment
Changes focus on plugin installation, workflow improvements, and solution customization. No security vulnerabilities, mitigations, or security-specific features are mentioned.
Diff
diff --git a/gamelift/latest/developerguide/unreal-plugin.md b/gamelift/latest/developerguide/unreal-plugin.md index 64471f31b..6fa38e4c4 100644 --- a//gamelift/latest/developerguide/unreal-plugin.md +++ b//gamelift/latest/developerguide/unreal-plugin.md @@ -4,0 +5,2 @@ +Install the pluginCustomize your game hosting solution + @@ -7 +9,5 @@ -The plugin adds Amazon GameLift Servers tools and functionality to the UE editor. Use the guided workflows to help integrate Amazon GameLift Servers into your game project, set up your local workstation for testing, and deploy an Amazon GameLift Servers hosting solution for your game server. With the plugin functionality, you can get started quickly to build a basic hosting solution and then optimize and customize as needed. +This plugin adds Amazon GameLift Servers tools and functionality to the UE editor. Use the guided workflows to help integrate Amazon GameLift Servers into your game project, set up your local workstation for testing, and deploy a Amazon GameLift Servers hosting solution for your game server. With the plugin functionality, you can get started quickly to build a simple hosting solution and then optimize and customize as needed. + +Use the plugin's pre-built components to deploy your game. Set up an Amazon GameLift Servers Anywhere fleet with your local workstation as a host. For cloud hosting with managed EC2 or managed container fleets, deploy your game server with a complete solution to manage game session requests and client connections. + +## Install the plugin for your Unreal game project @@ -9 +15,3 @@ The plugin adds Amazon GameLift Servers tools and functionality to the UE editor -Use the plugin's pre-built components to deploy your game. Set up an Amazon GameLift Servers Anywhere fleet with your local workstation as a host. For cloud hosting with managed EC2 or managed container fleets, you can deploy either of two deployment scenarios that balance player latency, game session availability, and cost in different ways. +**[Get the Amazon GameLift Servers plugin for Unreal Engine from GitHub](https://github.com/aws/amazon-gamelift-plugin-unreal/tree/main)** + +See the GitHub repository readme for information about how to install the plugin in your Unreal Editor for a game project. @@ -26 +34,11 @@ The plugin includes these components: -###### Topics +## Next steps: Customize your game hosting solution + +Using the plugin's guided workflows is a good way to get up and running fast with an Amazon GameLift Servers hosting solution. With the plugin, you can set up basic versions of each of your solution's components. + +You can build on this basic solution by customizing each component. and fine-tuning your solution as you prepare for game launch. For example consider these options: + + * Modify your fleets and fleet configurations. See [Customize your Amazon GameLift Servers EC2 managed fleets](./fleets-design.html). + + * Customize your game session queue configuration. See [Customize a game session queue](./queues-design.html): + + * Add functionality to your game server and game client. See [Integrate your game server with Amazon GameLift Servers](./gamelift-sdk-server.html) and [Integrate your game client withAmazon GameLift Servers](./gamelift-sdk-client.html). @@ -28 +46,12 @@ The plugin includes these components: - * [Plugin for Unreal: Install and set up plugin components](./unreal-plugin-install.html) + * Customize your backend service. See [Design your game client service](./gamelift_quickstart_customservers_designbackend.html). + + * Set up automatic capacity scaling to meet expected player demand. See [Scaling game hosting capacity with Amazon GameLift Servers](./fleets-manage-capacity.html). + + * Set up hosting observability tools, including analytics and logging. See [Monitoring Amazon GameLift Servers](./monitoring-overview.html). + + * Automate your deployment using [infrastructure as code (IaC)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/whitepapers/latest/introduction-devops-aws/infrastructure-as-code.html). The plugin's guided workflows for managed solutions use AWS CloudFormation templates. You can customize these as needed. See [Managing Amazon GameLift Servers hosting resources using AWS CloudFormation](./resources-cloudformation.html). + + + + +###### Topics @@ -32 +61,3 @@ The plugin includes these components: - * [Plugin for Unreal: Set up local testing with Amazon GameLift Servers Anywhere](./unreal-plugin-anywhere.html) + * [Plugin for Unreal: Integrate your game code](./unreal-plugin-integrate.html) + + * [Plugin for Unreal: Host your game locally with Amazon GameLift Servers Anywhere](./unreal-plugin-anywhere.html) @@ -49 +80 @@ Explore with a game engine plugin -Install the plugin +Set up an AWS user profile