Play-in-editor
Run your game inside the editor, without making a separate build.
Play, pause, stop
The Play, Pause and Stop buttons are at the right end of the toolbar.
Play saves your project first, and Stop restores that saved state, so changes made while playing are discarded.
Ghost Mode (in the gear menu) gives you a free camera while playing. Move it with W A S D, Space and Ctrl.
Network modes
The arrow next to Play picks how you play:
| Mode | What it does |
|---|---|
| Standalone | Single player. No networking. |
| Play As Client | Connects to a server. If the host is your own machine and auto-launch is on, the editor starts a local server in the background. |
| Play As Dedicated Server | The editor itself is the server. |
Host, port and the auto-launch option live under Network Settings.... The defaults are 127.0.0.1 on port 9192.
The editor runs one client at a time. To test with more players, start extra clients yourself. See running a server.