archived-networking

[rotund badger]

@glass steeple

[glass steeple]

a small game

simple

easy

as simple as you can really

[austere yacht]

pong

[rotund badger]

Im trying xD

To make mutliplayer super simple game

[mortal horizon]

multiplayer and super simple dont fit together lol

[rotund badger]

Does anyone here understand how to script with pun 2?

using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using UnityEngine;

public class OnClickFunction : MonoBehaviour
{
    // Start is called before the first frame update
    void Start()
    {
        PhotonNetwork.CreateRoom("SwordSlashersServer");
    }

    // Update is called once per frame
    void Update()
    {
        
    }
    public void Clicked()
    {
        print("Clicked");
    }
}

How do I make a variable for photonNetwork?

@glass steeple I got help from the other server and set up some gui but I just want to make the server now. The issue is I have no idea how to access the variable PhotonNetwork. I just thought you might be of help cuz u seemed like somewhat of a pro xD

[glass steeple]

did you read some tutorial/doc/videos?

That's one of the first things they'll show you how to do...

[rotund badger]

Alr bet

Yeah I tried

But like none are specific to my stuff

Ima keep scanning docs

[olive vessel]

Yes because tutorials are made to be more generic, otherwise you'd need millions of varied tutorials

You should learn from a tutorial, and apply knowledge back to your own problem

Now that code there should error and tell you that you need a namespace, as long as your IDE is configured ofc

[rotund badger]

Yes

@olive vessel Assets\OnClickFunction.cs(10,9): error CS0103: The name 'PhotonNetwork' does not exist in the current context

[olive vessel]

So your configured IDE should give you a hint as to what you need to do

Or are we still at the point of Schrödinger's IDE with you? Where you say it's configured and it ain't?

[rotund badger]

It is

But like how do I get photon network

thats all im asking lol

@olive vessel

Sorry

I forgot its late at night i shouldnt bing u

[glass steeple]

what do you mean by it is?

how did you configure it?

which steps did you follow?

[rotund badger]

I downloaded it with unity

Like the ide

im using vs code

Dude I've shown 100 people at least screenshots of it erroring my code

[glass steeple]

And they all decided that you put too little effort to make it worth it to help you lol

[rotund badger]

@glass steeple

using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using UnityEngine;
using Photon.Pun;
using Photon.Realtime;

public class OnClickFunction : MonoBehaviour
{
    // Start is called before the first frame update
    void Start()
    {
        PhotonNetwork.CreateRoom("SwordSlashersServer");
    }

    // Update is called once per frame
    void Update()
    {
        
    }
    public void Clicked()
    {
        print("Clicked");
    }
}

So now I have a error

In photon engine

And lapinozz no they were just making sure my lord

CreateRoom failed. Client is on MasterServer (must be Master Server for matchmaking)but not ready for operations (State: PeerCreated). Wait for callback: OnJoinedLobby or OnConnectedToMaster.
UnityEngine.Debug:LogError (object)
Photon.Pun.PhotonNetwork:CreateRoom (string,Photon.Realtime.RoomOptions,Photon.Realtime.TypedLobby,string[]) (at Assets/Photon/PhotonUnityNetworking/Code/PhotonNetwork.cs:1782)
OnClickFunction:Start () (at Assets/OnClickFunction.cs:12)

wth does that even mean xD

[glass steeple]

Follow a tutorial

[rotund badger]

Ok I keep looking

[patent fog]

You'll need more curiosity and hardwork to achieve a networked game. Getting stucked at "How do I make a variable for photonNetwork?" is a really bad omen. Don't want to be harsh 😉 just setting right expectations

[runic rampart]

I am using MLAPI - is it possible to send a reference to a scriptable object out of the box?

[verbal lodge]

No there's no built in support for that.

[runic rampart]

How come this isn't possible in a steamlined way? Coming from Unreal, you are able to easily send any asset reference over the network

[verbal lodge]

It's possible to do it. We just hadn't had the chance yet to implement it.

[runic rampart]

Can you describe to me how I would implement it? I was wanting to send some kind of unique identifier over the network which lets me easily look up the asset but I don't think this exists in Unity?

Look up the asset efficiently*

I'm wanting to avoid having to add all my scriptable objects to a list or some container and then look up the object in there.

[austere yacht]

register the objects in a list that the client and server share (at build time), deterministically generate ids for them and share those. have the sharing mechanism wrap the lookup and return the object instead of the id.

[runic rampart]

This needs to work in editor as well, is there an easy way to update this object every time a certain asset has been created/deleted?

[austere yacht]

that is up to you to implement

[runic rampart]

Sorry - I mean are there hooks for this in editor

[verbal lodge]

If you want something efficient and without having to add them to a list one workflow would be to:

• Create a class wich derives from ScriptableObject e.g. NetworkScriptableObject
• Add a private ulong field to it and make it a serialize field
• In OnValidate assign the field the value of GlobalObjectId.GetGlobalObjectIdSlow(this)
• In Awake of the NetworkScriptableObject register the instance to a static dictionary using it's id.

[runic rampart]

Also this seems less than ideal. I would have thought Unity itself under the hood uses some mechanism/ID system for looking up assets anyways

[verbal lodge]

You can check NetworkObject which does something very similar: https://github.com/Unity-Technologies/com.unity.netcode.gameobjects/blob/develop/com.unity.netcode.gameobjects/Runtime/Core/NetworkObject.cs

[runic rampart]

I'll go with that approach, sounds better. Why can't Prefabs spawned over the network work in a similar way?

[verbal lodge]

Because the global object id stuff is editor only. You can't use it for runtime created objects.

[runic rampart]

Do you know why that's the case? Unique IDs for cooked assets sounds like an extremely useful engine feature nontheless

[verbal lodge]

Yeah but you are expecting the server and the client to assign the same Unique ID to two separately instantiated objects.

[runic rampart]

Assigning the IDs at build time would fix that

[austere yacht]

you can trivially implement that yourself, it is not something every object needs and should therefore not be a default part of every object

[runic rampart]

Appreciate the help!

[verbal lodge]

Yeah doing that for every object would not be what most people want.

[austere yacht]

and a network object already has a unique identifier

[runic rampart]

Unless I'm simply lacking knowledge of Unity's hooks, I would have to implement it using inheritance or composition or something purposeful. This is not a valid workflow for designers in my opinion. They shouldn't need to be thinking about these things

[verbal lodge]

And there's an API for this actually but it will only work on actual assets

[runic rampart]

actual assets
Stuff in the Resources folder or in asset bundles?

[austere yacht]

unity is not as focused on a specific workflow and type of project as unreal is, you have to do some form of tooling yourself if you want to recreate a similarly designer centric experience as unreal provides

[runic rampart]

I guess I simple find the lack of APIs to do that frustrating. I can imagine no one has ever complained that you can address all assets in Unreal uniquely out of the box

But I digress

[austere yacht]

you can

there is the Adressables package

[runic rampart]

I have to set the asset as being addressable right? There's no overarching setting for it?

[austere yacht]

that even gives you extensive control over asset loading and memory

[glass steeple]

I actually made a script exactly for that, I can share if you want

[jagged violet]

I've got this script which is instantiated for every player on server just after they are logged in

The problem is with this line ```csharp
taskTexts = GameObject.FindGameObjectWithTag("TaskText").GetComponentsInChildren<TextMeshProUGUI>();

because for server it finds an object with tag "TaskText" but client is getting null reference exception

I'm using this code to spawn my players

public class GameManager : NetworkBehaviour {
    [SerializeField] private GameObject playerPrefab;
    [SerializeField] private Transform spawnTransform;
    
    private List<PlayerSurvivor> playerSurvivors;
    private PlayerAttacker attacker;

    private void Start() {
        if(!IsServer) {
            return;
        }

        foreach(var client in NetworkManager.Singleton.ConnectedClientsList) {
            SpawnPlayerServerRpc(client.ClientId);
        }
    }
    
    [ServerRpc(RequireOwnership = false)]
    private void SpawnPlayerServerRpc(ulong clientId) {
        GameObject player = Instantiate(playerPrefab, spawnTransform.position, Quaternion.identity);
        NetworkObject playerNetwork = player.GetComponent<NetworkObject>();
        
        playerNetwork.SpawnAsPlayerObject(clientId);
    }
}```

[glass steeple]

that object exists on client?

[jagged violet]

You mean taskTexts which are null for client?

These are on Scene

I don't know why server can reference this object but client doesn't

this is player code

[boreal scarab]

Hey, I have a Hud element showing the playerhealth in multiplayer using mirror, but it just shows the HP of the last shot person, not my own, and i am unsure how to tell my Client that the Hud element should only display his local health https://pastebin.com/e1kXYuWb

[runic rampart]

Can you share it

Thanks

[glass steeple]

https://pastebin.com/SHBPq7Qn

it only looks for gameobject prefabs in Ressources but it could work with scritpable objects too

[rotund badger]

using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using UnityEngine;
using Photon.Pun;
using Photon.Realtime;
using UnityEngine.UI;

public class OnClickFunction : MonoBehaviourPunCallbacks
{
    public InputField playerName;
    public Button playButton;
    // Start is called before the first frame update
    void Start()
    {  
        playButton.interactable = false;
        PhotonNetwork.ConnectUsingSettings();
        PhotonNetwork.AutomaticallySyncScene = true;
    }

    public void Play()
    {
        string playerNameText = playerName.text;
        PhotonNetwork.JoinRandomRoom();
    }
    public override void OnJoinRandomFailed(short returnCode, string message)
    {
        RoomOptions roomOps = new RoomOptions();
        roomOps.IsVisible = true;
        roomOps.IsOpen = true;
        PhotonNetwork.NickName = playerName.text;
        string roomName = "Room" + Random.Range(0, 1000);
        PhotonNetwork.CreateRoom(roomName, roomOps);
    }
    public override void OnJoinedRoom()
    {
        print("JoinedRoom");
    }
}

Why isn't this printing joined room when I click the button?

@glass steeple I actually have been watching tutorials and trying really hard xD

But eventually i'll get it maybe

Btw its not erroring

[glass steeple]

are you calling Play?

should probably check OnCreateRoomFailed as well

[rotund badger]

Yes alr

Im calling play

Alr

Ill put a lot of prints

then come back

hmm

Fixed it was a clicking issue, lemme input the code now brb

[glass steeple]

lol

[rotund badger]

using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using UnityEngine;
using UnityEngine.UI;
using Photon.Pun;
using Photon.Realtime;

public class ClickFunctionTest : MonoBehaviour
{
    // Start is called before the first frame update
     public InputField playerName;
    public Button playButton;
    public void BeenClickedAye()
    {
        print("BeenClicked!");
        string playerNameText = playerName.text;
        PhotonNetwork.JoinRandomRoom();
    }
}

NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object
ClickFunctionTest.BeenClickedAye () (at Assets/ClickFunctionTest.cs:16)
UnityEngine.Events.InvokableCall.Invoke () (at <d3b66f0ad4e34a55b6ef91ab84878193>:0)
UnityEngine.Events.UnityEvent.Invoke () (at <d3b66f0ad4e34a55b6ef91ab84878193>:0)
UnityEngine.UI.Button.Press () (at Library/PackageCache/com.unity.ugui@1.0.0/Runtime/UI/Core/Button.cs:68)
UnityEngine.UI.Button.OnPointerClick (UnityEngine.EventSystems.PointerEventData eventData) (at Library/PackageCache/com.unity.ugui@1.0.0/Runtime/UI/Core/Button.cs:110)
UnityEngine.EventSystems.ExecuteEvents.Execute (UnityEngine.EventSystems.IPointerClickHandler handler, UnityEngine.EventSystems.BaseEventData eventData) (at Library/PackageCache/com.unity.ugui@1.0.0/Runtime/EventSystem/ExecuteEvents.cs:50)
UnityEngine.EventSystems.ExecuteEvents.Execute[T] (UnityEngine.GameObject target, UnityEngine.EventSystems.BaseEventData eventData, UnityEngine.EventSystems.ExecuteEvents+EventFunction`1[T1] functor) (at Library/PackageCache/com.unity.ugui@1.0.0/Runtime/EventSystem/ExecuteEvents.cs:262)
UnityEngine.EventSystems.EventSystem:Update() (at Library/PackageCache/com.unity.ugui@1.0.0/Runtime/EventSystem/EventSystem.cs:385)

Dude I don't know what to do can you just send me a tutorial that you know of or something cuz i've searched for hours

[glass steeple]

did you set playerName to anything?

[rotund badger]

I didn't even run the script yet

So how would I? I just saved

lemme check

[glass steeple]

how did you get errors without running it?

[rotund badger]

wait

It auto errors sometimes

way

Of fixed

u were right it was accidently already running

lol

mbmb

now when I click it though ```d
JoinRandomRoom failed. Client is on MasterServer (must be Master Server for matchmaking) but not ready for operations (State: PeerCreated). Wait for callback: OnJoinedLobby or OnConnectedToMaster.
UnityEngine.Debug:LogError (object)
Photon.Pun.PhotonNetwork:JoinRandomRoom (ExitGames.Client.Photon.Hashtable,byte,Photon.Realtime.MatchmakingMode,Photon.Realtime.TypedLobby,string,string[]) (at Assets/Photon/PhotonUnityNetworking/Code/PhotonNetwork.cs:1663)
Photon.Pun.PhotonNetwork:JoinRandomRoom () (at Assets/Photon/PhotonUnityNetworking/Code/PhotonNetwork.cs:1597)
ClickFunctionTest:BeenClickedAye () (at Assets/ClickFunctionTest.cs:17)
UnityEngine.EventSystems.EventSystem:Update () (at Library/PackageCache/com.unity.ugui@1.0.0/Runtime/EventSystem/EventSystem.cs:385)

Damn it.. so like the issue is I guess the client hasn't even joined?

but like.. even if i add a wait it doesnt fix

[olive vessel]

You need to wait for OnConnectedToMaster before you try to do anything like room joining

[rotund badger]

@olive vessel

using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using UnityEngine;
using UnityEngine.UI;
using Photon.Pun;
using Photon.Realtime;

public class ClickFunctionTest : MonoBehaviour
{
    // Start is called before the first frame update
     public InputField playerName;
    public Button playButton;
    public bool HasConneted;
    void OnConnectedToMaster ()
    {
        HasConneted = true;
    }
    public void BeenClickedAye()
    {
        if (HasConneted == true)
        {
            print("BeenClicked!");
        string playerNameText = playerName.text;
        PhotonNetwork.JoinRandomRoom();
        }
    }
}

So I think that will work lemme test 😛

[olive vessel]

It won't

That's not a callback, it will never be called

[rotund badger]

No errors though o_o

Oh damn it

[olive vessel]

It won't error

[rotund badger]

What o I put then if its not a callback?

[olive vessel]

Wrong method signature, wrong parent class

You really need a basic tutorial for PUN

This is like minute 1 of PUN

[rotund badger]

;_;

WhereERe do i find this magical tutorial

i have searched for hours

and hours

probably 6 hours today

I followed them

but like they all have errors and when i ask for help they all say gO loOok FOra TutORail

So now I'm just trying on my own

[olive vessel]

I think you're way out of your depth

[rotund badger]

Possibly but I'll still keep pushing cuz thats how you learn...

Do you have anywhere that I can find good tutorials

[olive vessel]

Dapper Dino and First Gear Games both have PUN tutorials on YouTube#

Connecting to master is one of the first things you actually do in PUN

[rotund badger]

Ok

I'll study and then come back

https://www.youtube.com/c/DapperDinosaur

This dude?

[olive vessel]

No, DapperDino

Close, but no cigar

[rotund badger]

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjCpZyil4D8TBb5nVTMMaUw

XD

fair

First Gear Games looks good

[rotund badger]

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGIF1XekJqHYIafvE7l0c2A @olive vessel This supports pun 2 right?

[olive vessel]

He has done PUN videos, you need to find them

Most new ones are his own netcode solution FishNet, before that it's Mirror. But I have seen some PUN stuff

[rotund badger]

find them

ht

hot

@olive vessel How do I delete something using pun but with a time variable, because pun doesn't accept time variables. Like with pun you can't do Destroy (whatever, 5); only Destroy(whatever).

[olive vessel]

Coroutines?

[rotund badger]

Aright

using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using UnityEngine;
using Photon.Pun;

public class TestConnect : MonoBehaviourPunCallbacks
{
    // Start is called before the first frame update
    private void Start()
    {   
        print("Connecting to server.");
        PhotonNetwork.GameVersion = "0.0.1";
        PhotonNetwork.ConnectUsingSettings();
    }
    public override void OnConnectedToMaster()
    {
        print("Connected to Server");
        
    }
    public override void OnDisconnected(DisconnectCause cause)
    {
        print("Disconnected from server for reason " + cause.ToString());
    }
    // Update is called once per frame
    void Update()
    {
        
    }
}

So now I'm making a connect to server function

But the issue is its erroring

Assets\TestConnect.cs(20,41): error CS0246: The type or namespace name 'DisconnectCause' could not be found (are you missing a using directive or an assembly reference?)

I though this would already of been defined with pun

So like in this video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgsThwaWDCo

They dont define it anywhere, but what else am I supposted to define it as?

public override void OnDisconnected(DisconnectCause cause)
``` Is my issue line

[olive vessel]

DisconnectCause is in the namespace Photon.Realtime

You can see him add it actually

Note: A configured IDE will tell you this

[rotund badger]

holy sh

it printed connect

LETS GOOO

[rotund badger]

using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using UnityEngine;

public class MainMenu : MonoBehaviour
{
    // Start is called before the first frame update
    [SerializeField] private TMP_InputField nameInputField = null;
    [SerializeField] private Button continueButton = null;
    
    private const string PlayerPrefsNameKey = "playerName";

    private void Start()
    {
        SetUpInputField();
    }
    private void SetUpInputField()
    {
        if (!playerName.HasKey(PlayerPrefsNameKey)) { return; }

        string defaultName = PlayerPrefs.GetString(PlayerPrefsNameKey);
        nameInputField.text = defaultName;
        SetPlayerName(defaultName);
    }
    private void SetPlayerName(string name)
    {
        continueButton.interactable = !string.IsNullOrEmpty(name);
    }
    public void SavePlayerName()
    {
        string PlayerName = nameInputField.text;
        PhotonNetwork.NickName = playerName;
        PlayerPrefs.SetString(PlayerPrefsNameKey, playerName);
    }
    // Update is called once per frame
    void Update()
    {
        
    }
}

First error: ```d
Assets\Scripts\MainMenu.cs(8,30): error CS0246: The type or namespace name 'TMP_InputField' could not be found (are you missing a using directive or an assembly reference?)

Second error: ```d
Assets\Scripts\MainMenu.cs(9,30): error CS0246: The type or namespace name 'Button' could not be found (are you missing a using directive or an assembly reference?)

What does it mean the type namespace? I'm making a new one...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxUCMOlISeQ

This is the tutorial im following if anyone is wondering

[mortal horizon]

you need to import the references, like how you imported system.collections and unityengine

[rotund badger]

Ah

[mortal horizon]

sounds like your code editor isnt properly setup, it should be saying that in visual studio too

[rotund badger]

Yes I need help

#854851968446365696 Isn't helping

I keep following all the steps

But like nothing

[rotund badger]

But what do you mean import the references? In the tutorial it said nothing like that.. I'm confused..

[mortal horizon]

using UnityEngine.UI;

etc

[rotund badger]

@mortal horizon Then what is a TMP_InputField's import?

cooper please help

[olive vessel]

You need to get that IDE sorted, it is beyond ridiculous

We've had this issue with you for at least a month now

[glass steeple]

I love this guy

Somehow has the courage to keep asking questions no matter what we say, still can't manage to read doc or do any of the things we suggest lol

[rotund badger]

2 months cough

Ok ima search for this "doc" you speak of

I have no clue were it is

And I Can't find it on the pun website, unless im looking in the wrong area

@glass steeple Could you send me link to doce?

[olive vessel]

Well for TMP issues, you should use their docs, they're not hard to Google

If you struggle to use the internet, you should find a class which teaches you how to use a search engine

[rotund badger]

What tmp issue

?

That I fixed I just took out the tmp lol

I didn't know what it even was used for

@olive vessel

But whats the docs everyone is talking about?

[glass steeple]

pun doc

I guess you are using PUN 2?

[rotund badger]

Yes

true

Where is the pun doc I've searched everywhere

I am going to have a heart attack

[glass steeple]

literally pun 2 doc in google

first result

[olive vessel]

So rather than find out how to use TMP, you’d rather just not use it

This is why you shouldn’t be making a multiplayer game

[glass steeple]

[rotund badger]

Ok

Ok ok

Ill research wth a tmp is (:

TextMeshPro

So I'd probably have to put Using UnityEngine.TextMeshPro

At the start

for the text mesh pro to work

[olive vessel]

Wrong, just research it

[rotund badger]

I am

Im tryin

Its not text mesh pro?

[olive vessel]

It is not UnityEngine.TextMeshPro

[rotund badger]

well its close to it maybe?

[olive vessel]

Not even close

It's the first fucking result on Google though

[rotund badger]

https://www.bing.com/search?q=tmp+unity&cvid=cd19aafaf00841d5ae26f39344773f89&aqs=edge.0.0l8j69i64.3620j0j4&FORM=ANAB01&PC=DCTS

Yes see

It says text mesh pro

Wdym its the first fucking result? Wait u mad at me or at google?

[olive vessel]

Why would I be mad at Google? It had the answer I wanted exactly where I expected it

[rotund badger]

Then why u mad at me xD, I said text mesh pro

[olive vessel]

And that is still not the namespace you needed

The namespace you would put into the script to use Text Mesh Pro, is not Text Mesh Pro, it can't even have spaces

[rotund badger]

https://docs.unity3d.com/ScriptReference/TextMesh.html

I'm looking

[olive vessel]

That's not even the right thing

https://docs.unity3d.com/Packages/com.unity.textmeshpro@1.3/api/TMPro.html

[glass steeple]

@rotund badger honnestly tho, if you want to learn gamedev it's fine but you are certainly not ready for multiplayer

[rotund badger]

LETS GO I FIXED IT

😛

hell yeah

Where would you even find that link though

Like

[olive vessel]

It's called the internet

[rotund badger]

I searched, whatever, I mean I solved problem so thats pro i guess

😛

😛

XD ok i llstop

[olive vessel]

You mean I solved the problem

You are just here proving yourself to be lazy

[rotund badger]

Dude wdym lazy

I'm legit not... I've been grinding all day to get something done

Im 13 bro lol

Im trying my best

Ill keep trying as well

You can't get rid of me yet xD

[orchid sierra]

I feel like the docs are pretty easy to find. They are exactly where I expect them to be. Literally can be accessed from the main page

[glass steeple]

@rotund badger you have take a couple steps back and start from the beginning

learn the things and actually understand them before moving to the next thing

Find a basic unity introduction tutorial

play with the concepts it teaches

[olive vessel]

We've been through all this

[glass steeple]

actually try to understand

[rotund badger]

I know how to make a single player game...

I wont stop until I make a multiplayer game that I can play with the boys at school (:

[rotund badger]

https://doc.photonengine.com/en-us/pun/v2/getting-started/pun-intro

Still grinding

Learning everything

[rotund badger]

Sleep is a reccomendation nerds

cant figure it out

just wasted 8 hours maybe

but whatever lol

ima sleep peace

[glass steeple]

Because you are trying to take too many big steps

Start small and simple

Go back to the beginning

[plucky bramble]

So I am thinking of a way to update positions on all other entities around one entity, question is what way would you prefer and why?

• For each player, fetch all network entities around him and send him the positions in a list
• For each network entity fetch the position (update) and send to all players around the network entity

[glass steeple]

What framework are you using?

Mirror has built in interest management

[plucky bramble]

A low level one, Lidgren3

Nothing that automatically syncs stuff 😄

[glass steeple]

I would keep a list on each players of what's near them

On the server

[plucky bramble]

And then send one packet to the player with the list anytime something updates?

[glass steeple]

Yeah

[wispy bobcat]

Hi so I am currently making my first multiplayer game, and I am currently working on the movement system, however Unity doesn't seem to pick up the rigidbody that my instantiated player has on the server side, I'm sending the player input to the server which needs to process it and send the new position back to the player but it can't find the player's rigidbody, it does have one in the inspector so I'm not sure what the problem could be. The test I did:

Debug.Log(rb.transform.position);

the error:

NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object
PlayerMovement.MyInput () (at Assets/PlayerMovement.cs:94)
PlayerMovement.MovePlayer (System.UInt16 PlayerInput, RiptideNetworking.Message playerInput) (at Assets/PlayerMovement.cs:79)
RiptideNetworking.Server.OnMessageReceived (System.Object s, RiptideNetworking.ServerMessageReceivedEventArgs e) (at <6fc295986c534e3fb691cbb0a3648ff3>:0)
RiptideNetworking.Transports.RudpTransport.RudpServer.OnMessageReceived (RiptideNetworking.ServerMessageReceivedEventArgs e) (at <6fc295986c534e3fb691cbb0a3648ff3>:0)
RiptideNetworking.Transports.RudpTransport.RudpServer+<>c__DisplayClass37_0.<Handle>b__0 () (at <6fc295986c534e3fb691cbb0a3648ff3>:0)

[plucky bramble]

@wispy bobcat can you show us the surrounding lines of code of PlayerMovement.cs:94?

[wispy bobcat]

Right, so here's that section:

public void MyInput()
    {
        x = Input.GetAxisRaw("Horizontal");
        y = Input.GetAxisRaw("Vertical");
        jumping = Inputs_[0];
        crouching = Inputs_[7];
        Debug.Log(rb.transform.position);
        //Crouching
        if (Inputs_[5])
            StartCrouch();
        if (Inputs_[6])
            StopCrouch();
    }

I'm rewriting my single player code so there's still a lot left from that - this function get's called every time the client sends it's inputs to the server which it does in an array, the rb comes from an instantiation which gets called when the player joins the server

Player player = Instantiate(GameLogic.Singleton.PlayerPrefab, new Vector3(0f, 1f, 0f), Quaternion.identity).GetComponent<Player>();

I can also show you the instantiated player in the editor if you want

it's not just that one line tho, it's everything that has the rigidbody in it

[plucky bramble]

What line is line 94?

[wispy bobcat]

Debug.Log(rb.transform.position);

[plucky bramble]

Ok, rb is a public member which you assign in the inspector?

[wispy bobcat]

The rb is a component on the player that gets instantiated

void Awake()
{
rb = GetComponent<Rigidbody>();
}

oh wait

maybe it's because it's on void awake and the player isn't there yet when the game launches?

[boreal scarab]

Can someone tell me or give me a hint why the Clients are moving faster than the host? ```cs
float moveX = Input.GetAxis("Horizontal");
float moveZ = Input.GetAxis("Vertical");

    Vector3 movement = new Vector3(moveX, 0,moveZ);
    Vector3 curr_position = transform.position;
    Vector3 targetPosition = curr_position + movement * 5 * Time.deltaTime;
    Debug.Log(targetPosition.ToString());
    rb.MovePosition(targetPosition);

[boreal scarab]

Both are essentially the same object with a networktransform using mirror

[wispy bobcat]

ah I just changed it to

void CheckRb()
    {
        rb = GetComponent<Rigidbody>();
        Debug.Log(rb);
        
    }

and now it's saying:

NullReferenceException
UnityEngine.Component.GetComponent[T] () (at <028e4d71153d4ed5ac6bee0dfc08aa3b>:0)

though the rigidbody that im referring to is defo there because when I instantiate the new player and click on it the correct rigidbody is in the slot

[weary creek]

I am gettting this error when I try to call a PlayFab function on my server build. An unreal dev told me that there is a flag called Verify Peer that verifies all SSL connections. Is there an equivalent solution to unity?

[weak plinth]

i need help with google cloud. (im using mirror)

:(

[mortal horizon]

sudo

[glass steeple]

let me know if it worked for you, maybe I'll package it in a nicer format

[tepid mantle]

Is there any recommended courses for .net networking in unity? Would it be better if I found something specific for .net and just try to implement it in unity? The general APIs for networking in unity haven't seemed ideal for what I'm looking for

[austere yacht]

what do you mean by .net networking? what do you want to do?

[runic rampart]

I won't actually be using it since I found a different solution that I like more but thank you!

[glass steeple]

what did you find?

[tepid mantle]

I meant using .net sockets to create an online multiplayer game and send information from servers to clients

[austere yacht]

this is some theory on common multiplayer netcode problems and solutions #archived-code-advanced message
beyond that you're best off looking at examples and working implementations of netcode. Tutorials/courses cannot teach the complexities of actual, real world impelentations. Reading the source code of mirror and netcode for gameobjects is also a great way to start before writing your own. unless you are well versed in multiplayer networking i would not try to write a transport layer myself, there are excellent implementations out there already (enet, LiteNetLib, Lidgren, Ruffles, Telepathy, KCP...)

[rotund badger]

less goo i figured something out

only took me 5 hours

[weak plinth]

this is not working

[mortal horizon]

you have no return type

@weak plinth

[weak plinth]

what return type?

because this works, but not for me?

[mortal horizon]

you need to specify the proper return type, which seems to be void in this case :)

[weak plinth]

OH

im so dumb

thank you

[mortal horizon]

np

[boreal scarab]

Can someone tell me or give me a hint why the Clients are moving faster than the host?
float moveX = Input.GetAxis("Horizontal");
float moveZ = Input.GetAxis("Vertical");

    Vector3 movement = new Vector3(moveX, 0,moveZ);
    Vector3 curr_position = transform.position;
    Vector3 targetPosition = curr_position + movement * 5 * Time.deltaTime;
    Debug.Log(targetPosition.ToString());
    rb.MovePosition(targetPosition);

[rugged obsidian]

Hi guys how do i add online multiplayer to my game

[sturdy granite]

heelp, anybody with uMMO ?

does it local multiplayer are their default or we need to do a little adjustment ?

[spring crane]

Pretty sure host mode is included, which is essentially the same thing. I imagine people on their discord would confirm that for you.

[spring crane]

Oh did you mean like multiple players on the same device?

[sturdy granite]

the server address seems created yet

support think this is too basic, while the docs are unclear

[spring crane]

Still not sure what you are trying to do

[sturdy granite]

the game seems need Localhost IP LAN

[jagged violet]

How client can get reference to a scene object in Start method?

I am trying to do this by using GameObject.Find() and I get NullReferenceException

[light ginkgo]

So, I'm using mirror and this function in my code is causing the error: 'Disconnecting connId=0 to prevent exploits from an Exception in MessageHandler: ArgumentNullException Value cannot be null. Parameter name: key', this function is causing it, but I have no idea why. (items is a SyncDictionary<Item, int>):

    public void CmdAddItemToItems(Item item, int amount)
    {
        if (items.ContainsKey(item))
        {
            items[item] += amount;
        } else
        {
            items.Add(item, amount);
        }
    }```

[austere yacht]

the item you pass into the method is null. you have to figure out why that is and fix that. this code is not the cause of the issue, its the point where the failure occurs.

[sacred spoke]

I thought that PhotonNetwork.Destroy(viewID.gameobject) would destroy a gameobj for everybody, is this wrong ?

[frosty crystal]

Hey folk!

[bright mauve]

(NetCode For GameObjects) how can I get a new joining player's Player asset?
the network players id list is only saved on the host, is there a way to get the body of a player through their id? or get it the second they join?

[boreal scarab]

Can someone tell me or give me a hint why the Clients are moving faster than the host? The players are just cubes with rigidbodys attached, and they each have a Networktransform using Mirror

 float moveX = Input.GetAxis("Horizontal");
        float moveZ = Input.GetAxis("Vertical");

        Vector3 movement = new Vector3(moveX, 0,moveZ);
        Vector3 curr_position = transform.position;
        Vector3 targetPosition = curr_position + movement * 5 * Time.deltaTime;
        Debug.Log(targetPosition.ToString());
        rb.MovePosition(targetPosition);```

[meager crypt]

Anyone use Pun?

[oak flower]

@meager crypt Don't ask to ask. #854851968446365696

[meager crypt]

Ah sorry

Im using pun and I Instantiate, and then parent the GameObject which works with with the client. However, when another player joins the instantiated object is in the wrong place. What could cause this?

[stiff ridge]

The reparenting is not automatically synchronized in PUN. You need some way to let new players know the new hierarchy.

[stiff ridge]

It does.

[azure oracle]

any good network solution for unity 2021+ except steam api? I wanna do like player-host and players-clients but also i want to do lobby list. In pun 2 server list is very easy, but i cant figure out how to make player host server, but not to use photon's servers.

[boreal scarab]

Does anyone have a clue why a game object with a rigidbody would move faster when you are the client?

[slow lichen]

(Mirror)
Good afternoon. How does all this differentiation of realms work? For example, I create a method and give it the Command attribute. What now happens when I call it in the game code? Does it check where it is called from and if it is called from the client, does it send a request to the server? What is the general feature of this method, unlike others?

[austere yacht]

it is used for calling a method on the client that is actually executed on the server. A ClientRPC does the inverse, called on the server, executed on the client. Other methods are executed where they are called.

[slow lichen]

Okay. This is rpcs, right?

But my client have this method too. Why when I calling command method I executing this method on server?

Then when I calling method with Command attribute mirror checking who am I and doing something?

If client then gets connection and sends rpc

Or If I host then just calling this function

If you don't understand something from my words please tell me and I will start use translater👍

[austere yacht]

More or less, yes

[slow lichen]

Okay. If I change something on server then I should sync this or It will sync automatically?

[austere yacht]

That’s basically what mirror is all about… sending high frequency data with low latency and enabling you to run methods on another computer over the network.

[slow lichen]

And what about Server/Client attributes. How to use it and for what I can use it?

[slow lichen]

Oh. Okay

How to understand server-only or client-only parts? Code anyway exists on all realms?

[austere yacht]

those can be used to make sure that method is only called on the server or client

[slow lichen]

Hm

For what this can be used?

[austere yacht]

Yes code exists on all instances. Whatever makes something the server is decided by the mode you launch it in

[austere yacht]

For making the compiler/runtime enforce your own ideas about what should run where

[slow lichen]

What will happen if I just call ClientRpc from client

[austere yacht]

An exception

[slow lichen]

Okay. How I understand:
Server is just central point that can make some changes and sync this changes with client. But how this splitting?

Server know about all gameobjects in current scene, right?

[austere yacht]

Yes, if they are networkobjects

[slow lichen]

Server know only about network objects?

[austere yacht]

Yes

Well and all of its own gameobjects naturally

[slow lichen]

Oh. Then server have his own c-side objects

[austere yacht]

If it is a host, yes

[slow lichen]

Host is pair client - server

Yes?

Oh okay. Thank you

And one thing..

If server know only about network objects then I can't just move piece of wall on client?

Only if wall is network object

Because wall is client side map

Just I think what server should know about loaded scene

[austere yacht]

The server knows about scenes and will assume they are identical with its own. But it can’t know for sure

If a client spawns any non network objects, the server will not automatically know about them

[slow lichen]

Okay. Thank you! You really helped me to understand how it works

[jolly tree]

Hello!

@charred dock So, what I need its basically having a console that do some math and sends the result back to Unity

like

Unity sends to the server:
ExampleArray[1,2,0,0]

the server takes this array and for example multiply those numbers

and give the results back to the Unity

2

in this case, the client/player will get the result

[charred dock]

So the best way I can think is to create an server build with the functions needed for the math problem and do an RPC with that array and have it return by doing an another callback to the client

[jolly tree]

uuuh

lemme search what is an RPC

[charred dock]

remote procedure call

[jolly tree]

hmmm

like, the thing its that what I think that I need its a console running and getting those inputs from the client

in this case, the console will be created like a room inside of the server

when a "battle" starts

[glass steeple]

@jolly tree what's your goal in doing this?

Why does it needs to be a console?

why couldn't the client do the operations?

[charred dock]

@glass steeple I was about to ask that, I am still confuse on what he is asking

[jolly tree]

Its because the game needs to be secure

[glass steeple]

ok sure

[jolly tree]

we gonna work with and stuffs like that

[glass steeple]

oh boi

Do you know what you are doing?

[jolly tree]

I'm not sure.

[charred dock]

So not really than huh

[glass steeple]

I feel like if you ask such basic questions you don't have the skills to get involved with blockchains lol

[jolly tree]

my task for this month its learn

basically learn

[glass steeple]

You'd need to be a least a little familiar with networking and stuff like REST API?

[jolly tree]

this is the reason why I came here to ask for help lol

[glass steeple]

What kind of blockchain are we talking? Just communicating with some online service?

I don't think those problems are really related to Unity

[jolly tree]

damn I cant talk too much about this, but its basically saying to server "hey I want to do this" and the server verify if I can, and if I can, the server do this

will be like a mirror

[glass steeple]

yeah that's how game networking is usually done

The server has the authority

[jolly tree]

all math, processing and those kind of stuffs needs to be in server

[jolly tree]

what I found its PUN but PUN create a master and math happens in user-side

so I cant use it

I'm start to think that I need to create it from scratch

and damn...

[glass steeple]

you could use Mirror

That's what I use and it works well

you have some code that runs on the server and some code that runs on the client

[jolly tree]

yeah but the problem is code running on the client-side

[glass steeple]

what's the problem with it?

[jolly tree]

Like, imagine if the client change the damage, for example

puts 1000 of damage

[glass steeple]

well how could they, that code should run on the server

[jolly tree]

yeah

what needs to happen its client request to cause damage

[glass steeple]

yes

lol

maybe read about game networking architecture

[jolly tree]

But I dont know what kind of technology use

[jolly tree]

okeh

[glass steeple]

Look into Mirror

[jolly tree]

?

what do you mean?

[glass steeple]

you could, like, google it?

[jolly tree]

This is what I'm doing right now

Coming here and asking its part of googling :b

[glass steeple]

nha

https://mirror-networking.com/

[jolly tree]

btw, thanks for your time, now I have an abstraction of a north

[glass steeple]

basically you put all the code you need to be trusted on the server

on the client rather then saying "damage this player with 1000" you say, "run the attack command"

And the server checks if you can use that thing right now, then it does the damage etc and sends it to all clients

[jolly tree]

Yes

exactly what I want

but the first thing that I need to know its figure out how to do this in Photon

[glass steeple]

why do you want to use Photon?

[jolly tree]

I don't even clearly understand what Photon is

[jolly tree]

IDK D:

They said that they pretend to use Photon

do you know any other technology that could be more efficient?

and easier to learn

[glass steeple]

well I suggested Mirror

like, 4 times lol

[jolly tree]

Okay! I will read about this

but, you think that is sufficiently secure?

like... we gonna put hands on fire

[glass steeple]

depends on your implementation but I don't see why it wouldn't be

[jolly tree]

okeh

[glass steeple]

except with your 0 amount of experience I really wouldn't trust it

[jolly tree]

huaehauehaueh

thank you for your time, Lapinozz

I will start learning about this right now

[glass steeple]

good luck

[teal obsidian]

Why not? The engineers of photon sit in this discord

[glass steeple]

Sure

[teal obsidian]

what do you mean sure

[glass steeple]

Not very practical for dedicated server no?

[teal obsidian]

Why wouldn't it be?

It's one of the best solutions on the market

[rugged obsidian]

Hi how can I add local multiplayer to my game using Mirror and have a player count ?

BTW I am a VERY big beginner

[frosty crystal]

Hey folk!

I have a Web API project and want to make provisioning for different environments.

Do I have to build CI/CD pipeline with 3 branches in Git or is there another way?

[stiff ridge]

If the task is to make the server do some calculations (not move some objects in a Unity scene), then a Photon Server would likely be more efficient, really. You don't have to run Unity headless on your machines, if you don't need the engine.
It really depends on the requirements, which we don't know.
Actually, a secure web request can do what he was asking for, as long as it's not related to a scene.

[slow lichen]

Code in Command method should be runned on serverside?

[glass steeple]

Tbh I haven't looked that deep into photon, I don't like the pricing model

[rich meteor]

Man I wish there were more dedicated program server tutorials

And not dedicated "host it on this paid platform" server tutorials

[spring crane]

Which part are you having trouble with?

[rich meteor]

Unity's new multiplayer api

Not sure what you're supposed to use yet

And really hesitant to switch from legacy tbh

You can build a dedicated server, but from forum thread it's not a good idea

[glass steeple]

why it's not a good idea?

[rich meteor]

People report crashes, failed builds for no reason, weird bugs, platform specific issues

As recent as last week

It's apparently a super early version of dedicated build feature

[glass steeple]

with Netcode for Gameobject?

use Mirror then

[rich meteor]

Yes thinking this or liteLib

I worked with mirror once and it wasn't bad tbh

[glass steeple]

I'm using it right now but I'm just sending NetworkMessage directly

[rich meteor]

Yeah don't wanna get into super high level stuff either

And LiteNetLib is just a udp library anyway

[glass steeple]

Mirror has already all the client/server/host logic so that's nice

and you can use multiple transport

So it's a bit nicer than using udp directly

[rich meteor]

Ideally I wanna set up a console server

Isn't mirror just headless?

[glass steeple]

what's the difference?

[rich meteor]

Bare minimum code and no assets?

[glass steeple]

ah

[rich meteor]

Like, correct me if I'm wrong but headless is just building a game and running it with no graphics

To act as a server

And dedicated is an app that just handles server things

[glass steeple]

ah yeah

I mean

you can do a Server build and it shouldn't include any visual stuff

and use #if UNITY_SERVER or something if you want to strip down on the code

[rich meteor]

Yeah Unity are trying to automate this but rn it seems like trash

[glass steeple]

really?

Seemed to work for me

[rich meteor]

Probably? From user reception

[glass steeple]

just ticking the box

[rich meteor]

Dedicated server build?

[glass steeple]

the "Server Build" in the build options

[rich meteor]

?

I don't think server build strips anything

[glass steeple]

which version of unity are you on?

[rich meteor]

2022.1.0b4

beta

trying new features

[rich meteor]

but I think dedicated servers work starting from any 2021

[glass steeple]

the Server Build option

[rich meteor]

Yeah but it doesn't strip code though

Just assets iirc

[glass steeple]

yeah

but you can use #if UNITY_SERVER if you really wanna strip code

[rich meteor]

Yeah and that new solution is supposed to just

Find network code and remove anything else?

I think

[glass steeple]

how does that work lol

[rich meteor]

yea

no clue

[rich meteor]

bruh

misleading

I though it was something like removing unused code compiler optimizations

ok writing a server manually then screw this

[glass steeple]

outside of unity?

[rich meteor]

yeah

wish me luck

[glass steeple]

lol good luck

Wouldn't be very feasible for me as my game relies heavily on physics and stuf

[rich meteor]

if only physics was deterministic

😔

[glass steeple]

it kinda is

close enough

[chrome thistle]

which is the simplest way to make a post request from unity to server?

    public static async Task<string> Login()
    {
        const string url = HOST + "/auth/login";
        WWWForm form = new WWWForm();
        form.AddField("email", "email");
        form.AddField("password", "password");
        UnityWebRequest webRequest = UnityWebRequest.Post(url, form);
        await webRequest.SendWebRequest();
        Debug.Log(webRequest.error);
        string a = System.Text.Encoding.UTF8.GetString(webRequest.downloadHandler.data);
        string data = JsonUtility.FromJson<string>(a);
        return data;
    }

    private async void Start()
    {
        string a = await Login();
        print(a);
    }

the webrequest here return that the server cannot understand the request with status 400

maybe because I use WWForm, and the server is expecting a json_data

json_data = request.get_json(force=True)

the server is python flask

[glass steeple]

I think it would expect just raw json in the data

[chrome thistle]

yes, it does. but how to send that from unity?

I should write something like that?

IEnumerator PostRequest(string url, string json)
    {
        var uwr = new UnityWebRequest(url, "POST");
        byte[] jsonToSend = new System.Text.UTF8Encoding().GetBytes(json);
        uwr.uploadHandler = (UploadHandler)new UploadHandlerRaw(jsonToSend);
        uwr.downloadHandler = (DownloadHandler)new DownloadHandlerBuffer();
        uwr.SetRequestHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");

        //Send the request then wait here until it returns
        yield return uwr.SendWebRequest();

        if (uwr.isNetworkError)
        {
            Debug.Log("Error While Sending: " + uwr.error);
        }
        else
        {
            Debug.Log("Received: " + uwr.downloadHandler.text);
        }
    }

it's working!

May I use the same code but with async await instead of coroutines?

[glass steeple]

I guess so

would probably be faster to just try it ^^

[chrome thistle]

I already tried, and uwr.SendWebRequest() cannot be awaited. Where should I look for the equivalent awaitable?

[jolly tree]

Does Photon Cloud exist? Something that runs server in cloud and Unity communicates with it

[chrome thistle]

is this better? it's not async but uses event, I don't know if there is a pitfall on adding listener without removes

    private void PostRequestV2(string url, string json)
    {
        var uwr = new UnityWebRequest(url, "POST");
        byte[] jsonToSend = new System.Text.UTF8Encoding().GetBytes(json);
        uwr.uploadHandler = (UploadHandler)new UploadHandlerRaw(jsonToSend);
        uwr.downloadHandler = (DownloadHandler)new DownloadHandlerBuffer();
        uwr.SetRequestHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
    
        //Send the request then wait here until it returns
        UnityWebRequestAsyncOperation a = uwr.SendWebRequest();
        a.completed += (b) => AOncompleted(uwr);
    }
    private void AOncompleted(UnityWebRequest uwr)
    {
        if (uwr.result == UnityWebRequest.Result.Success)
        {
            Debug.Log("Received: " + uwr.downloadHandler.text);
            LoginResponseData loginResponseData = JsonUtility.FromJson<LoginResponseData>(uwr.downloadHandler.text);
            Debug.Log(loginResponseData.user);
        }
        else
        {
            Debug.Log("Error While Sending: " + uwr.error);
        }
    }

[bright mauve]

(Netcode) can someone please send an example of networkDictionary?

[olive vessel]

Wasn't NetworkDictionary removed?

[bright mauve]

never heard about that

what should I use instead?

[olive vessel]

There's NetworkList but you don't get a Key Value thing then

[bright mauve]

that may work, thank you!!!

[weary forge]

Anyone have a good client side prediction solution for mirror

[meager zephyr]

I have a non-Unity bot streaming System.Numerics.Vector3s into my Unity client at a steady rate (roughly 60 fps). What is the most efficient way to convert it to UnityEngine.Vector3 once it hits the client? Currently constructing a new UnityEngine.Vector3(packet’s System.Numerics.Vector3.x, y,z) upon receiving the packet in the Unity client, but I am wondering if there is a more efficient way.

[teal obsidian]

Pretty sure that's the go-to way of doing stuff like that

vector3s are pretty fast to create anyways since they're just structs

[meager zephyr]

Thanks. I did read that modifying a default vector3 is slightly more efficient than constructing a new one, but they both seem acceptable for what I’m doing

[teal obsidian]

my vector 3's get split up into 3 floats when sending it over a network and then I just reconstruct it on the other end

[halcyon bloom]

nope

but i do recommend you use riptide by tom weiland

he made a tutorial of how to use it but its actually not that hard

https://github.com/tom-weiland/RiptideNetworking

[worn burrow]

its pretty awesome

[slow lichen]

How to make synced property?

I created abstract class from what should be inherited all door switchers

But in children class I can't make this property synced

[high night]

I want:
-Server instances automatically being hosted in playfab,
-Clients using playfab to figure out the servers ip,
-game server simulating the game and scoring the players when the game is finished

What sort of a photon realtime setup should I be doing here?

[somber drum]

A few yes, better to ask and assume some might wander by!

[jagged violet]

[Netcode for GameObjects]
How client can get reference to scene object just after it instantiates? When i'm trying to do this in player script (in method Start() ) by GameObject.FindGameObjectWithTag() client gets NullReferenceException but server finds it correctly.

[halcyon bloom]

i know i mean if you really want your code to work exactly how you want it to just use something like riptide and if you want to use photon like you said blackthornprod made a video about that

is that free?

oh nice

[oak flower]

!ban 911573495908032552 Annoying guerilla advertizement.

[raw storm]

Akarsh jain#1773 was banned

[slow lichen]

Help pls. What is it?

I don't trying instantiate network object

[oak flower]

Follow the object it points to to find the copy

[slow lichen]

I have two objects with same class

FirstKeypad and copy of FirstKeypad

I have many doors. In any door I have FirstKeypad and SecondKeypad

When I delete SecondKeypad this working

If I spawning more than one door this returns exception....

What...

[oak flower]

The error is telling you that you can only have one

[slow lichen]

But why

[oak flower]

And the reason why

[slow lichen]

This is nonsense

Why I can't copy this objects

Hm

I need more doors than one

How to separate this entities?

Then why when I spawning many players this don't returning errors?

[sacred spoke]

(Photon PUN 2) first time with network events - I am trying to send a network event to destroy a bullet. However my photonEvent.code is not consistent. I am trying to sent a const byte 0 in my RaiseEvent but is not always 0 and therefore my bullets sometimes do not destroy themselves. Could someone please explain what I am not understanding? https://www.toptal.com/developers/hastebin/agozicayaz.csharp

[tepid mantle]

Has any one worked with riptide for networking?

[spring crane]

OnEvent will catch all events, so event code not always being the one you are looking for is expected. I would make sure that event code 0 is not reserved for something specific.

[spring crane]

The players probably aren't scene objects. I don't think most networking solutions expect you to be cloning scene objects and instead expect you to use prefabs.

[sacred spoke]

Yup - found out but alls good now thx

[slow lichen]

But my doors is prefabs

I anyway see this error

[thick frost]

Do anyone has any idea about an easy networking solution that does server authoritative movement for me with 0 cost?

?

[spring crane]

But are you cloning something that already exists in the world? Scene objects are already spawned, unlike actual prefabs.

[slow lichen]

But how I should create door system If I can't copy prefabs....

[spring crane]

You can copy prefabs, but not scene objects

[slow lichen]

I don't understand you

I should create many door prefabs?

[spring crane]

No

What are you referencing when you are instantiating those doors?

The door in the scene or the door in your project files

[slow lichen]

When I instantiating I referencing to door in project files

I think

[spring crane]

Well considering the error, you should probably know rather than guess 😄

[slow lichen]

Oh then to object on scene

But I don't understand how I should fix this error

If I can't duplicate this objects on scene then how I should create more door than one

[spring crane]

Make more using the prefab

Create a public door field in wherever you are spawning those doors from and drag in the prefab from project files

[slow lichen]

But this sounds so bad

Spawn doors using code

[spring crane]

I don't understand

[slow lichen]

I should spawning doors in needed positions using code?

[spring crane]

Depends on the situation, either way is fine

Scene objects you generally just can place in the scene

But if you need more at runtime, then sure, spawn more

[slow lichen]

But stop

May be I don't understand your words above

You said that I should create a public field containing a door.

[spring crane]

If you wanted to spawn a prefab, generally yes

[slow lichen]

Okay and what I should do with this field in next?

Spawn doors whenever when I need?

Using script

[spring crane]

What do you mean by this field in next? I don't know the situation

[slow lichen]

I have static map

[spring crane]

Then I would just place them in the editor

[slow lichen]

In every room should be one door

[slow lichen]

But this calling error

[spring crane]

So you aren't spawning new doors at runtime?

[slow lichen]

No

[spring crane]

As in you don't have code creating new doors

[slow lichen]

No

I don't have code creating new doors

[spring crane]

In that case I would go to the Mirror discord to figure out why your scene objects are behaving like this. Clarify upfront that you are not instantiating new objects.

[slow lichen]

Okay

Thanks

[brisk timber]

hey everyone i just started using the unity multiplayer SDK and the first code that i run in my game is await UnityServices.InitializeAsync(); and when it runs i get the error of "Failed to load config from cache"

https://docs.unity.com/authentication/InitializeSDK.html

this is what unity documentation says as the first thing i should run ti initialize unity service

[shut zenith]

Does anyone know a good tutorial Series on how to setup multiplayer in unity? I am making a simple quiz game, and i want for the Player to be able to host its own Server, on mobile, but i dont know how to do it

[oak flower]

You can find resources pinned in this channel. There are also third party solutions like Mirror and Photon and others, they have own tutorials.

[static badge]

Im currently trying to learn some basics about the new unity networking implementation "Netcode for gameObjects".
(Currently following the Golden Path Module 2 tutorial)
So my question would be: how would i declare a networked variable that is owned by the server? (and cant be overwritten by clients)
Something like:

public NetworkVariable<Vector3> Position = new NetworkVariable<Vector3>();

[thick vigil]

about unity.transport package,
i think there is a limit on the number of data that can be send in one frame.
Is that true? and if so whats the limit?

[thick vigil]

simply put yes

[clever arrow]

Hey guys is there actually any code example on how to do Client Side prediction in Netcode for gameobjects?

[chrome thistle]

Hi, I see others characters flicker when running in the same direction

I'm syncing with photon transform view

[static badge]

Using the new Unity Netcode for GameObjects package (which is in pre release) and wondering why that "OnFailedToConnect" callback wont get triggered after failing to connect a client via "Singelton.StartClient();"

using UnityEngine;
using Unity.Netcode;
using Unity.Netcode.Transports.UNET;

public void JoinServer()
{
  NetworkManager.Singleton.StartClient();
}

// The Callback
private void OnFailedToConnect()
{
  Debug.Log("Failed to connect to server");
}

[olive vessel]

Where does that callback come from?

[static badge]

Well im guessing its from the UNET transport

i havent found documentation on that so

[olive vessel]

I have never seen it before

[static badge]

It might be deprecated

But i need some kind of callback in order to check if the connection failed

[mortal horizon]

those are the old unet callbacks that used reflection, yea they dont work anymore

you should read the mlapi docs and figure out where their callback is

[weak plinth]

does netcode work w/ webgl and will it work on itch.io?

[mortal horizon]

Yes it does but I heard that the webgl transport isn't maintained, so might not be up to date

[chrome thistle]

How to sync transform without jittering?

[ionic abyss]

hey anyone interested in participating in a gj??

[austere yacht]

The theory of it is here https://www.gabrielgambetta.com/client-side-prediction-server-reconciliation.html

[jagged violet]

Why client can't find a scene object in OnNetworkSpawn() or Start() but in Update() method it is able to find it only after 5th frame?
loopCount variable is to check on which frame taskManager is found and it's always 5 when it should be 1

[rough timber]

Hi, i need help with networking. Im working on a multiplayer fps game for the first time and im very confused.. i searched for the documentations in unity website but i dont know where to begin with. Unet, photon, netcode, im very confused. can someone please let me know what i should be doing?

[unborn gate]

Take a look at https://mirror-networking.com/

Relatively easy to get starter with, are some tutorials on YouTube aswell

[grave zenith]

This looks very cool, thank you kindly for sharing

[fiery onyx]

Same here I’m still not sure what to do for networking???? 🤔

[austere yacht]

Research your options. Pick one. Start doing your project. Fail. Learn from it. Repeat. You generally can’t go wrong with any of the unity network libraries. If you have to rely on tutorials to get stuff done, networking will be a road filled with frustration, so set your expectations accordingly.

[fiery onyx]

Thx for the help. And out of curiosity what do you think of unity’s new net code there working on?

[grave zenith]

It is easy enough to get working given the tutorials they have, however it looks as though I'd have to rewrite all of my scripts

Looks like I won't be talking to anyone over at the mirror networking discord haha

[mortal horizon]

I can give you a role in the mirror server to bypass phone verify. just let me know, we only have that so that bots are deterred

[grave zenith]

Kindly do so, thank you

[mortal horizon]

done

[grave zenith]

Thanks, those phonewalls are woeful

[slow lichen]

I want use interface for network object

Did I do it right?

Idk why but I can't make property synced var

[fleet aurora]

how could i make a player respawn? using photon

[minor escarp]

i need someone or help with multiplayer in unity without port forwarding. it has to be server side because of cheating

[glass steeple]

if you have a server why wouldn't your forward the ports?

[keen steeple]

With Photon, how can I limit the max players in a photon lobby?

[glass steeple]

what version of photon?

[runic rampart]

Using MLAPI - how do I replicate a string?

[glass steeple]

where when what

[runic rampart]

Are you responding to me?

[glass steeple]

yes

[runic rampart]

I want NetworkVariable<string> which is not possible due to string being managed. What's the next best thing I can do?

[verbal lodge]

You can do NetworkVariable<FixedString32Bytes>

[runic rampart]

aw that's unfortunate

https://docs-multiplayer.unity3d.com/docs/0.1.0/api/MLAPI.NetworkVariable.NetworkVariableString/index.html ah this is very out of date I see

[verbal lodge]

This is from 0.1.0

[runic rampart]

Do you know why it was removed? I see a lot of the built in NetworkVariables for more complex types, like Dictionaries, were removed

[austere yacht]

efficiency, avoiding garbage, coaching people to architect their netcode better (realtime netcode is not meant/optimized for transfer of variable length messages)

[junior yacht]

EDIT; removed, dumb/unlogic question.
Better formulated:
I am new and don't know where to start when it comes to structuring a game server, that can handle up to 300 players with larger open world (kind of as in games like RUST, or smaller MMORPGs).

[austere yacht]

start by building something that can handle 5 players and work your way up.

[junior yacht]

besides your suggestion which i will follow, i dont know where to start when it comes to accounting. I put all the code for database and such in unity? Or has unity an API for this? Can i run separate SQL database or does unity has inbuilt database functionality?

[austere yacht]

you don't put code into unity, you just access the unity engine with your code, just like you would access any other system like a database.

[runic rampart]

There is a difference between shippable netcode and prototype netcode. Expecting all netcode to be shippable is ridiculous

Those classes should exist as a prototype foundation

[olive vessel]

I mean you were given a solution, you can use strings, but go off

[austere yacht]

why does your prototype need more features than your "shipped" product?

[austere yacht]

that said, unity does not include a database, you would have to pick one that suits your game's design, the same goes for almost everything else about your project if you aim at that many players.

[runic rampart]

Because in normal professional game development you prototype constantly and then when you land on a design/solution, you optimize. You want the prototyping speed to be quick because your designers are quickly iterating and trying ideas

[runic rampart]

My initial question was directed at Luke out of curiosity

[junior yacht]

Thanks a lot, this (and the answer before) was exactly the information i was looking for! Thanks✌️

[slow lichen]

What is it?

I see it when I saving scene

[real trail]

Hey guys, I'm making a session based multiplayer game using mirror networking. my questions is very general. I want to create a lobby joining system that allows the user to host a lobby, and then anyone else can join it by entering its generated code. now how should I approach this? the ways im currently thinking is the following:

Option A:
Make a scene called "Main Server" where all people who host lobby must connect to and pass their IP, then load another scene where they are hosting the session. later on when a player wants to join the lobby, connects to the Main Server, which finds if lobby with code provided exists and returns its IP for the player to load another scene where he connects to that IP. (The Main Server would run on a fixed computer to keep the game matchmaking system up and running, and its IP would be fixed in the code).

Option B:
Similar to option A but instead of having a Main Server, I use a cloud database like Firebase to store IP addresses and then the users read from that.

Is there an easier way to make this? I wouldn't mind paying for a service to handle the "Main Server" functionality if they provide it.

[jagged violet]

Why is client able to find other scene objects only after a few frames? It seems like it has some delay but I would like to put reference logic in Start() method without getting NullReferenceException error. I am using ParrelSync to test game.

Loop count is often 4 or 5 displayed in Debug.Log

[clear night]

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[fiery onyx]

Quick question Im using unity’s netcode thing we’re should I put the player camera. I know I want it on the client so I’m guessing I shouldn’t put a netcode object in it?

[austere yacht]

only stuff that needs to be the same on all clients and the server should be a netobject

your camera is likely different for each client, so its not part of a netobject. You also probably do not want multiple cameras in your client-scene for each connected client.

[fiery onyx]

Thx

[junior yacht]

@austere yacht following my question from yesterday, one point remains still unclear to me; the server, does it have to graphically spawn and render the world to act as server? or can it be headless without graphics?

[austere yacht]

can be headless

there is a special build option for that

[junior yacht]

ah ok, thanks! i see planing multiplayer feature is more complex than i first thought. Besides the above question, some side questions arise, i.e. not sure if i need load balancing for more than 100 players, shall i use unity MLPA or Photon, and questions like that where i currently search the internet for information. But the main question about headless was solved, thanks for clarifying this 🙂

[austere yacht]

if you want all players in the same world, there is no load balancing, only controlling network visibility and reducing the amount of data that needs to be passed around.

[junior yacht]

Thank you, thank god i can get rid of load balancing. For data exchange, i'd probably go for JSON and exchange position and inventory data for the begin.

Thanks to your help, the image slowly becomes more clear on how i'd structure and layout a multiplayer game

[austere yacht]

if you want to study some theory: #archived-code-advanced message

[junior yacht]

Thanks a lot, i will check this out 🙂

[mossy kettle]

which framework should I use for a multiplayer game? Photon seems cool, but 20 players for free ain't worth it. People suggested Mirror, but I'm not sure of it's limitations

I'm looking for less than 100 players for free. What options do I have?

[somber drum]

You pay $95 you get 100 players on photon iirc @mossy kettle

for the year*

which framework depends on your game though.

[mossy kettle]

My game is an fps.

[clear bridge]

Hi, where can I find some nice tutorials about multiplayer? I had a little experience with client-server in Java, but I don't know where to start with unity

[olive vessel]

There are many systems you can use, Unity's new official one is called Netcode for GameObjects, then there's community lead ones like Mirror and Photon. Photon is a company that has many different systems you could use like PUN or Fusion.

[clear bridge]

Any suggestions on which system should I use?

[glass steeple]

I like Mirror, but you should look into each of those and see which one fits what you want the best

[clear bridge]

I was trying to follow this guide https://docs-multiplayer.unity3d.com/docs/tutorials/helloworld/helloworldtwo, but I can't understand how to "host" the game using a vps... Maybe I should use Mirror?

using Unity's Netcode you make a user host a game, but I'd like to make user connect to my vps when the game starts because I need a matchmaking system

[olive vessel]

Netcode and Mirror are similar in this regard, both require you to either host servers, let players host servers, or use P2P

[mossy kettle]

I'm fine with letting players host servers, as long as I have more clients than what photon provides for free

how many clients can I have by using Mirror?

[olive vessel]

How many can you fit before it crashes?

They've done some CCU tests with hundreds of clients

[tiny frost]

I want to create multiple lobby like pubg matchmaking lobby. which api i should looked in

[mossy kettle]

ah got it. so the host client must be able to process everything that server is supposed to do. more code, more ram, more lag.

[mossy kettle]

im not aiming for 100+ cuz its just a hobby project

with a coder friend

[mortal axle]

Has anyone here used Photon networking with Unity's FPS template? I get camera rotation latency only in builds, I think it has something to do with the cinemachine component but I dont quite understand why

[gray rose]

Hi, I'm reaching out to anyone who's used the AWS (Amazon Web Services) SDK for Lambda.
I'm trying to simply invoke a function but get an empty payload.
If anyone has experience in this at all, help would be greatly appreciated, Cheers.
Here's my StackOverflow post for more info:
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/70982161/payload-is-empty-when-using-iamazonlambda-invokeasync-in-the-aws-net-sdk

[slow lichen]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/676068972185255987/941605739108134982/unknown.png

If code base same on client and on server then why from the client the request is sent not by the client version of Player but by Input?

[sharp coral]

In that model, I think the game physics and updates act on the Player in in the server (to save time/ for security). All you need is the input from client.
Client side doesn't update the "player".

[slow lichen]

But why?

On clientisde I have my own player object

And I can change it

[sharp coral]

But if you allow all your clients to change the player object themselves, they can just hack and cheat through the entire game with just a little bit of coding.

[slow lichen]

I about rpc

Player have player object on clientside

And when on client something calling in player object Command function

Player object calling this function on server

[sharp coral]

Speed is a reason. Sometimes the client does not have the computing resources necessary to compute/update the player object quickly.
So instead of computing locally, computation is handled on the server

[slow lichen]

But anyway I calling function on clientside version of Player

How it works?

I calling function on client and this function through NetworkConnection calling same function on server?

[sharp coral]

Kinda. You can call the function on client, but client doesn't really do any of the computation. That computation is done by the server.

[slow lichen]

I undestand

But when I calling function on client, client should send request to server

Right?

[sharp coral]

Yep, I would assume so

[slow lichen]

But how it works?

Client have connection to server

[sharp coral]

Here's more in-depth

[slow lichen]

Where is it?

Can you send me link

[sharp coral]

Sure one sec

https://www.techtarget.com/searchapparchitecture/definition/Remote-Procedure-Call-RPC
Scroll down to see the part I screenshot

There's a local procedure call > parameters/inputs are packed (marshalled) into a message > message is sent from client to server > server receives message > server unpacks parameters (unmarshalling) > ...
... > server procedure acts on inputs, computes return values/updates player, and packs the return values/objects into a message > message is sent back to client

And then client unpacks messages and uses the return values to update objects on client side

[dense leaf]

I can't import MLAPI using package manager (installing from git url) with 2019.4.2f1
Furthermore git from CLI throws "repo not found"

[slow lichen]

Hm...

Then what happening when I calling it?

When I calling it my client send request to server and server running this method on serverside

Right?

[olive vessel]

MLAPI is now "Netcode for GameObjects", perhaps that's the issue?

[quaint moon]

Anyone heard of or tried Fishnet networking? Everyone’s Ive talked too has said it’s amazing but considering it has only been out a couple months, I have my doubts

[austere yacht]

have they said why it is amazing?

[mortal horizon]

I would recommend mirror or if you are making an fps or anything that needs prediction/reconciliation then go with photon fusion (or quantum if you have the money), all of which have been out alot longer than fishnet and have bigger communities to help you learn them

FN developer is also banned from this discord for discriminatory remarks and making alt accounts to advertise, not sure if that's something anyone would want to support, but as always, just use whatever works best for you

[shadow spoke]

Pretty much what cooper said... while it (FN) is touted to be better than other network stacks (the dev has a lot of beef with the Mirror devs for some reason...) there has been no games made with that said stack, while Mirror et al have been proven to be able to provide you with fundamentals to make a successful network game. Mirror is focused on MMO-based games, but it is mature enough to be utilized for other genres. If you are trying to make a FPS in the style of Call of Duty or Valorant or Tarkov, then if you have the money go with Fusion and/or Quantum, they are battle tested.

See also: Mirage. It's a rolling-release network stack that originally started out as a close sister to Mirror, but has since evolved over time. While it's still a distant sister network library to Mirror, it incorporates features that Mirror can't/won't accept and also provides a modular framework - instead of using all of Mirage at once, you can piecemeal the setup to tailor to your needs.

Honestly, do your homework and pick your poison. Don't just jump into a network library because "omg omg features" and find that it's not ideal for your needs.

Personally, I started with Mirror then migrated to Mirage. I still have Mirror projects that are in the freezer for other reasons outside of networking libraries. Then again I'm making a shooter that'll probably hit a niche market. Need to check out Fusion though, I should have done that last christmas but I didn't

[distant bolt]

Is everyone you've talked to the same person (ie. the creator but using different accounts 👀 )

[clear bridge]

Hi, am I missing something? https://docs-multiplayer.unity3d.com/docs/basics/networkvariable/

Is the documentation outdated or something?

[slow lichen]

How to use TargetRpc?

How it works?

I added target parameter in method

But I never use it

How mirror understand who should receive this rpc?

[spring crane]

If the first parameter of your TargetRpc method is a NetworkConnection then that's the connection that will receive the message regardless of context.
If the first parameter is any other type, then the owner client of the object with the script containing your TargetRpc will receive the message.
https://mirror-networking.gitbook.io/docs/guides/communications/remote-actions

[shadow spoke]

Read the fine manual... it's there for a reason and it will help you a lot 🙂

[slow lichen]

I about internal work

[dense leaf]

which editor is it?

[slow lichen]

???

This is Rider

[lusty pivot]

It looks like Rider.

Rider is awesome. I've been using it for years.

[light ginkgo]

Should I use Photon or Mirror for a Jackbox type game? (PC Screen is the game and all clients connect with a phone app)

[mortal horizon]

either will work perfectly fine for that type of game, you can use mirror with EOS transport for free relay and not pay anything (as apposed to paying for photon relay)

you can also just use mirror normally with default transport if you just want local play only

[rough timber]

im just following a tutorial on youtube and there's an error im getting

[rough timber]

this is the error im getting

[foggy sage]

No namespace at the top?

[rough timber]

I have given it... Using Photon.pun

[foggy sage]

yea but you need to enter the parameters in the way described

no nevermind that you did that

[olive vessel]

RoomOptions is not in the Photon.Pun namespace, it's in Photon.Realtime

[hardy citrus]

Im using netcode and steamworks, this code doesent work anymore?

NetworkManager.Singleton.GetComponent<SteamP2PTransport>().ConnectToSteamID = hostSteamID.m_SteamID;

Does anyone know what type im looking for instead of <SteamP2PTransport>

In NetworkManager settings i'm using the protocol called SteamNetworkingTransport, how do i call for that? 😄

[quaint moon]

Yes, basically what I’ve been told is that Mirror is just Unity’s deprecated networking solution with a bunch of band aids on it. Fishnet offers everything that Mirror has except it’s completely free and has way more features. Plus small testing from me has shown that it is able to ping quicker than Mirror to various locations

[quaint moon]

I am making a somewhat FPS game but I refuse to work with photon for fusion or quantum. Although I understand I guys have beef with FN, I have no beef with him. If his project is better than Mirror I’m gonna go with it

^ Wont work with Photon because of their pricing/business model

[austere yacht]

seems pretty vague advice but there is no reason to discount fishnet... i've used stuff by first-gear and its always been well made. No idea why unity has (had) such a hard time coming up with a complete solution on their own.

[verbal lodge]

Maybe we're all just less component than the developer of fishnet 🙂

[quaint moon]

Unity needs an integrated networking solution like Unreal Engine

[austere yacht]

unreal is a much more focused product than unity. there is no point in comparing the purpose built features of unreal that make it easy to build FPS type games with a general purpose framework/engine like unity

[quaint moon]

I think it’s fair to say that Unity needs an integrated networking solution

Networking is an integral part of game development

[austere yacht]

it would actually be interesting to have a peek into all the considerations you are making when coming up with features/implementations/architecture... especially why certain things aren't done this way or that. That would maybe lift some of the misinformation/-conceptions surrounding networking.

[verbal lodge]

We had a bunch of public discussion threads in our RFC repo a while ago https://github.com/Unity-Technologies/com.unity.multiplayer.rfcs

[clear bridge]

Hi, I'm totally new to Unity Netcode and I wrote these few lines, is there any "OnClientConnected" event? I can't find any info

[verbal lodge]

Yes it's called OnClientConnectedCallback

You can use it like this:

public void OnConnected(ulong clientId){
}

public void Start(){
    NetworkManager.Singleton.OnClientConnectedCallback += OnConnected;
}

[clear bridge]

oh thank you

I have only another question, how can I set the IP that clients have to connect to? Is this the way?

[olive vessel]

If you GetComponent that, you can change that address

[clear bridge]

thank you

[olive vessel]

Yes I find it odd to totally discount any Photon product, but do listen to the guy who sends spambots to Mirror and here

[clear bridge]

Uhm... am I doing something wrong? I can't find the component type

[olive vessel]

If you try VS's quick fix, it should give you a namespace to import I think

[clear bridge]

oh it worked, thanks

[shadow spoke]

While it’s true that Mirror has roots in the deprecated networking solution architecture, the bunch of bandaids statement is invalid. Mirror started out as HLAPI CE, and aimed to fix the bugs in Deprecated UNet, but then the developer wanted to go MMO scale. There are some things that have been improved dramatically. Comparing deprecated UNet now with Mirror is like night and day - Mirror does things that UNet could only dream of. 🙂

You will get mirror naysayers that will bash Mirror out of spite.

Besides, Mirror has been used in a large variety of games, be it Desktop, Console or VR. Naysayers said oh Mirror never will do VR networking… well, I bet they ate their own words when Mirror powered VR games started arriving.

If you are going to use FN, by all means go for it. Do that, make your game, hit it big and retire on a tropical island somewhere. Just keep in mind that support venues are pretty much locked to FGG’s outlets and expect things where the developer will just go “sorry, can’t help” and change topic.

Also check out Mirage, it’s what I’m using for my own shooter.

Networking is something that has many tools for the job

[somber drum]

Yeah can't beat that mirror community. Great folks over on their server.

[distant bolt]

The fishnet dude not only creates fake accounts that talk to each other and spam other discords, he also disingenuously has garbage like this:

Which is just a lie, and used to be worse until it was edited.

I'd have a spine and not support someone so transparently trash, but hey 🤷

[frosty crystal]

Hello-

I am trying to understand to protect my database. the issue is that my "Student entity" has a read/write policy/role to the "Students" table.

all the students have the same policy attached to their identity.

But Student A might make a request to change the value of Student b by using the access token belonging Student A

how can I prevent this issue?

Then I have to make a lot of claims for each of the users individually.

But it is a huge work to do

[dense leaf]

Which is the latest multiplayer system in unity?

[rough grotto]

Netcode

[dense leaf]

thx

[fiery onyx]

So I was going to have my multiplayer game make the players the server so I don’t have to pay for a external server. But then I realized if I want it global it still needs one location to now who to talk to. Is there a simple way of doing this?

[royal lava]

can someone help me make a udp server which sends one string of data contating all the information nescesary between users

[cunning mirage]

hello, I am trying to use wantstoquit event from unity to show a message on screen to the player if he is in combat, the message appears but player is disconnected from bolt, any idea how to keep player connected, considering wantstoquit is exactly to cancel quitting the game? (using photon bolt)

[pliant sundial]

That sounds like a bad idea, why not use any existing networking solution? You dont need to use their high level stuff they can also let you just send raw data.

If you insist on doing it yourself then just use UdpClient https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.net.sockets.udpclient?view=net-6.0

[jade glacier]

Be sure to join the Photon discord, better chance of getting PUN questions answered in the PUN channel there than here.

[rough timber]

Copy that

[rough timber]

Thanks for the info man

[rough timber]

Well it seems there is no discord server for photon

[jade glacier]

Let me get the link, if it allows me to post it here

https://doc.photonengine.com/en-us/fusion/current/getting-started/get-help

Not going to risk pasting the discord invite here, I think that is disallowed. But the link is on the photon page there. @rough timber

[verbal lodge]

Your discord link is really hard to find btw. I suggest putting it in the web page footer or something like that if you want people to easily find it.

[clear bridge]

Using Unity Netcode I connected a client to my server and the connection works good (client has ID 1)... but when I see the "NetworkObject" script on the client, here is what I see

it says that the owner is the client with id 0 and that i'm not the owner of the object

Any ideas?

[jade glacier]

Yeah, will ping the guys about that thanks @verbal lodge

[verbal lodge]

Is this a player object or how did you spawn it?

[clear bridge]

uhm I spawn the object like if it was a single-player game, so I just put the prefab in the scene... Maybe this is the problem?

[verbal lodge]

Scene objects are owned by the server which has id 0

[clear bridge]

oh ok understood, thank you

btw where can I find a documentation to know things like this?

[verbal lodge]

Have you seen our docs site? https://docs-multiplayer.unity3d.com/docs/getting-started/about

[clear bridge]

yeah but is it still a work in progress?

[verbal lodge]

It's constantly being improved on.

[clear bridge]

oh ok, so I'll check it often, thanks

[clear bridge]

which is the best way to make a movement system in Unity Netcode? Should I send an RPC request in the update to send the server the new translated position?

i mean, is it good for the server to get a request every update?

Something like this

[quaint moon]

Does Mirage have a discord I can join?

[shadow spoke]

Uh yeah, it does 🙂

[quaint moon]

Do you have the invite to it

I can’t find it

[shadow spoke]

https://miragenet.github.io/Mirage/ it’s on there

I won’t directly link the discord as it may violate this discord rules doing so and moderators might get annoyed

[somber drum]

hey uhh.. one of you boys I think cooper was offering invite without the phone verification would you mind getting me on with that too? Phone is MIA would love to get back in the server 🙂

[shadow spoke]

@mortal horizon

[mortal horizon]

Yes

Done

[somber drum]

thanks!

[hardy citrus]

Is there any good github example with Steamworks.net and Unity? I want to test lobbys and syncing gameobjects

[somber drum]

Facepunch is a friendly one on git, not sure about examples its fairly popular though shouldn't be hard to find..

[hardy citrus]

Yeah, but i have managed to get the new Netcode work with Steamworks.net, i only need some details regarding spawning, movement syncs etc, Only steamwork example i found is not working 100%, Where do you find you examples?

I dont get it, when i starthost i get the player prefab automatically, but when StartClient is triggered, no player prefab is created 🤔

[somber drum]

Ah haven't used the new netcode for gameobjects myself.

Make sure your client is connecting to the lobby etc sounds like hes not getting command to spawn character or something..

[verbal lodge]

What do you mean by StartClient is triggered?

Also I have a very simple sample project using the steam transport here which spawns players correctly: https://github.com/LukeStampfli/Netcode-Steamworks-Sample

[hardy citrus]

Oh thank you so much! Is this updated to work with Netcode?

[verbal lodge]

It's using netcode 1.0.0-pre4 I think. I created it to test whether the steam transport works.

[clear bridge]

Hi, don't you think it is a bit laggy?

the video is recorded in 60 fps

[radiant flare]

it's laggy, you want to do client side prediction to interpolate between the network gaps

[clear bridge]

so i need something like a Vector3.Lerp between the position 1 and position 2?

[radiant flare]

No, you don't know what position 2 will be. You need to tell the server, "I'm moving to the left now" and until the server tells other clients otherwise, it's moving to the left. Basically, but that's a sparse explanation.

[clear bridge]

I figured out this

[royal lava]

is anyone available to voice chat with me about networking requirements for releasing a server protocol setup

[runic rampart]

Using Unity Netcode - should a network object parented to a network object work seamlessly?

[runic rampart]

Also I am consistently getting an error message saying that I am leaking memory due to a native list. This only started happening once I started using NetworkList. Is there something I need to do to properly dispose of these objects?