With this function you can send a request to connect to a server. The function takes the socket id to connect through (see network_create_socket()) and requires you to give the IP address to connect to (a string) as well as the port to connect through, and if the connection fails a value of less than 0 will be returned. The connection uses a special protocol that ensures only GameMaker Studio 2 games connect to each other, however if you need to connect to a server that is not a GameMaker Studio 2 game, you can use network_connect_raw(). Note that by default the function is synchronous, meaning that your game may appear to "hang" as the connection is made. You can set a timeout value for connection, or alternatively make the creation asynchronous, using the function network_set_config().
network_connect(socket, url, port);
| Argument | Description |
|---|---|
| socket | The id of the socket to use. |
| url | The URL or IP to connect to (a string). |
| port | The port to connect to. |
Real
client = network_create_socket(network_socket_tcp);
network_connect(client, "192.134.0.1", 6510);
The above code will create a new TCP socket then attempt to connect through that to the given IP address on port 6510.