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Build a 3D Multiplayer Mobile Shooter Game with Playroom and React Three Fiber

Overview

Are you ready to build your own 3D multiplayer mobile shooter game? In this tutorial, we’ll walk through how to create a fully functional game using Playroom and React Three Fiber. Playroom is an incredible toolkit that allows developers to add multiplayer functionality to their projects without dealing with backend development. Whether you're an indie game developer or part of a small studio, this tutorial will help you integrate real-time multiplayer features seamlessly.

Why Multiplayer 3D Games Matter

Real-time multiplayer mechanics can enhance engagement, bringing users together in immersive virtual environments. However, setting up networking, syncing player actions, and handling physics can be complex. With Playroom, we simplify this process, making it accessible even for developers new to multiplayer game development.

Insights and Skills

Throughout this tutorial, you’ll gain hands-on experience with:

  • Setting Up the Project: Clone the repository and prepare your development environment.

  • Lighting & Shadows: Enhancing the visual quality with directional lights, environment maps, and soft shadows.

  • Playroom Integration: Installing the Playroom SDK, setting up player states (health, kills, deaths), and adding real-time synchronization.

  • Character & Animation: Using SkeletonUtils for character rigging and handling animations for movement and shooting.

  • Physics & Collisions: Implementing react-three-rapier for realistic physics and collision detection.

  • Player Controls & Movement: Creating a joystick-based control system for mobile devices.

  • Weapons & Shooting Mechanics: Implementing bullet trajectories, crosshair aiming, and impact effects.

  • Leaderboard & Game Stats: Displaying player scores, deaths, and overall rankings.

  • Deploying & Testing: Running the game on a mobile device using ngrok for remote access.

Tech Stack

  • React Three Fiber

  • Playroom SDK

  • Tailwind CSS

  • React-Three-Rapier

  • Blender

  • Ngrok

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Resources

#threejs #gamedev #multiplayer

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