Network Information Display Plugin

Setup

1. Add a C++ Class to Your Project:

• In Unreal Engine, add a C++ class to your project.

2. Create a Plugins Folder:

• Navigate to your project folder using Explorer and create a folder named "Plugins."

3. Download and Paste the Plugin:

• Paste the downloaded plugin into the "Plugins" folder you created.

4. Generate VS Project Files:

• Right-click on your project file (.uproject) and select "Generate Visual Studio project files."

5. Build Project in Visual Studio:

• Open the Visual Studio project.
• Build the project in Visual Studio.

Usage

• A simple, fully functional design is included called WBP_NetworkInformation.

Use our design:

• You can easily access it by creating a new Widget blueprint or going in to an existing one.
• In the add components tab, just search for WBP_NetworkInformation.
• Set the anchors to fullscreen as well as making sure left, right, top and bottom offsets are 0.

Make your own design:

• If you wish to create your own design:

1. Create Blueprint:

• Right-click in the Content Browser and select "Blueprint."

2. Search and Create UNetworkInformation:

• Search for "UNetworkInformation" and click to create.
• You now have access to exclusive variables not available in Blueprints without the plugin:
  • InBytesPerSecond
  • OutPacketLoss
  • InPacketLoss
  • OutBytesPerSecond
  • InPacketsPerSecond
  • OutPacketsPerSecond
  • bHasValidNetConnection

3. Access Variables:

• Right-click in the Blueprint graph and search for the desired variables.

4. Update Variables:

• To update all variables, call the Blueprint-exposed "Update Net Stats Function." In the example, this is done on tick.

5. Set bad variables

• There are exposed variables in the widget. Those are called:
  • Bad ping
  • Bad packet loss out
  • Bad packet loss in
• They decide when a connection is bad. We would recommend to leave them at default.

Show case:

• Very bad connection
• Bad connection
• Okay/normal/good connection

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⚠️ In a listen server model, the server(host) dosen't have a valid NetConnection, all values will be replaced with -

Icon Attribution:

• Icons used in the plugin are sourced from google fonts and are free to use, modify, and use commercially. Refer to Google's license for details.

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