Scene Network Object Custom Id

[gusty swift]

My application has a MapEditor (Offline) feature.
The data of the objects is stored in JSON, this scene data will be synced via the network. During gameplay, for static objects that do not need to be synced, each client will generate it locally from its JSON data...
Now the problem is with objects like doors that need to be synced,
in the networking solution that I previously used we can make the client set its NetworkObject Id from the data in JSON, so each client will set the network object Id with the same data, then after that initialize each object manually,
What is the best way to handle this in fishnet?

[mighty wave]

Hi there, you should be able to set the scene ID using the NetworkObject.SetSceneId method

[gusty swift]

Can this method be called at any time?

[mighty wave]

Well, I believe it should be called before the object is initialised

[gusty swift]

hmmm, so does that mean I need to handle it inside a custom SceneProcessor? or is it enough when SceneManager.OnLoadStart is triggered?

[mighty wave]

I can't say I've tried it tbh, it's a rather uncommon thing to need

[gusty swift]

ah ok, i will try it first 👌

[gusty swift]

what triggers the scene NetworkObject to be initialized? and when is this process done?
we don't need to call ServerManager.Spawn() right?

[mighty wave]

You don't need to call Spawn, correct.
I don't know the underlying event flow that causes the objects to be initialized. I would need to look at the code to see what calls what

[gusty swift]

I saw your conversation about this earlier, is this related?

i am not sure, whether it is a scene NetworkObject or not

[mighty wave]

Ah yeah, that would be related yeah. So if your scene is being created at run-time you may need to call Spawn

[gusty swift]

hmm so i need to create it as a prefab and mark it as Spawnable? so its not a scene NetworkObject anymore

[gusty swift]

ahh, after looking deeper I think RebuildObservers can be used for this