Unity 5.1 introduced a new framework to handle client+server networking, also known as UNet.
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What are pros and cons of Node.JS/Socket.IO vs Photon Server? [on hold]
I've built a simple chat demo using NodeJS/Socket.IO, but I wonder if it is good enough to build my final real-time multiplayer game?
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uNet - Client cant see server spawned objects
I'm facing a problem where when I connect with the host, all the towers spawn. After I connect with a client only to find out there are no towers visible and I can walk through them when looking at ...
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You are trying to load data from a www stream which had the following error when downloading. 400 Bad Request
I have multiple ui image elements that get their data from a server.
The problem is that some times all of them load properly and without any problem and some times some of them randomly fail, it's ...
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Unity Multiplayer non-player object destroy
I am trying to create a 2D top down multiplayer game where the players move and pickup objects.
Below is the spawning of 6 pick-up objects on a random 2D position. This script is attached to a game ...
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unable to map one object position to another object over network
objective: I have a player which instantiate by network manager class. I want to map/sync its position/rotation to another object which is also instantiate by my player object.
(what it i have tried)
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State synchronization of complex instance classes over Unity UNET?
So this is more of a design question.
I have a Unity code base that I'm adding Multiplayer and Networking elements to. I'm using UNET. The codebase was originally made for a single player educational ...
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Networking in unity
I have a game I developed in XNA (as the client) and a server (that's has little dependency with XNA, which can easily be removed). Currently I don't want to continue developing my XNA game, since it'...
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Unet, client is unable to control spawned units
I am trying to create a simple table top game with Unet. Right now I am just trying to get simple spawn mechanics working. The issue I am having is that the host computer can spawn and control objects ...
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How to sync a LineRenderer in a multiplayer game?
After a lot of searching online, I have come here as a last resort for my problem.
The question says it all. How to sync a LineRenderer?
One answer I found was to use a ClientRpc. I tried it with no ...
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Why unity use UDP protocol? [duplicate]
Why unity use UDP protocol? What's the benefit of using UDP with multiplayers game and give me some example where i use udp protocol for which data ?
Thanks Regards
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Multiplayer using Unity 5.4.1: Commands, ClientRpcs and SyncVars
I'm making a network game using unity. I am wondering about the following:
Are Commands, ClientRpcs and SyncVars guaranteed to be executed when called, or are they fire and forget?
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Attaching a camera to a client via NetworkLobbyManager
I'm using NetworkLobbyManager to co-ordinate a multiplayer unity game and need to set the client camera to follow each client.
What's the best hook to get the GamePlayer on the client so I can tell ...
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What are the performance implications of using SyncVar?
I have an application which is using a [SyncVar].
I'd like to understand the implications of using this for a frequently changing variable. In my case, this is a timer which is updated each frame.
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Unity networking, make player disappear for all clients
As title says I need to make the player disappear when he gets in car. Right now, it works as a single-player, but since I am new to unet I don't really know how to achieve this, I tried some ways, ...
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Unity3D Photon Multiplayer Movement Synchronization
I'm making a billiard game and I wanna sync the balls' movement. I'm using Photon network and this is my code so far:
Vector3 vel;
Vector3 angularVelocity;
Vector3 pos;
void Update()
{
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When to use Command and RpcClient
I'm working on a multiplayer turn-based project in unity 5.4 and Unity Networking. I'm trying to learn Networking and one thing I am wondering is when to use [Command] and [RpcClient].
I know the ...
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Unity UI Button Not Appearing (listItemPrefab)
Following a tutorial from brackeys (FPS 20) I has the following issue.
https://www.youtube.com/user/Brackeys
The issue is with joining servers in the 3d fps tutorial . When I host a game in a quick ...
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UNET Performance of (many) Kinematic Rigidbodies
I am building a game in Unity in C# using the UNET networking elements.
I am trying to figure out what is the performance cost of kinematic rigidbodies?
My understanding is that, when kinematic, ...
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How do you get audio clips to play on all clients?
I am new to networking with so this is probably a noob question.
For context I am trying to get a gunshot sound effect to play and be heard by all players.
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2 cameras that each player sees through a different one
Im very new to Networking in Unity 5.
Im trying to bring the finished basis for my 2 player, 1 vs 1, turn-based game I made for local multiplayer (both players on same computer) to an online ...
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MMORPG networkconnection like Vindictus [closed]
to be honest, I like to make "small" MMORPG with my frends. We are 4 guys and are using Unity3D and Blender. I am a Programmer and I am using Eclipse. I know, it's silly to start a Question like "How ...
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Unity and Thread for Reading UDP
I have a GameObject that reads sensor data coming in over UDP (formatted as JSON).
What I am observing in that my handshake (dataReady) is getting cleared by the Update() cylcle fast enough, and I am ...
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How can I test which of two gameobjects is closest to a third gameobject?
It would be nice if it was as simple as:
public void Closest()
{
if (A.distance > B.distance) {}
}
But any sort of workaround would be acceptable.
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Random Disconnects on UNET
Using UNET, I can't host a game for more than a few minutes unless both server and client are on the same computer. It appears that I am not alone in this.
Essentially, any latency problems or ...
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Unet 2D sync problems
I've studied Unet but I still can't get it to work right :(
I have 3 problems.
The first: I can't force player 1 to always spawn from a specific spawn point (and same with player 2). Therefore I've ...
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Reference lost in NetworkEntity
I'm a newbie in the use of the UNET on Unity5 and I encounter some issue I quite not understand :
My player is a Tank which can shoot "Shells".
So, my GameObject "Tank" has a component script named "...
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Unity3d multiplayer canvas
so I am making multiplayer game and I stuck on one thing, I have blood overlay canvas in my scene(you know, in fps games if somebody shoots you your screen becomes red and this stuff), and when I ...
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UNET spawn dynamically generated object unity
Spawning works when all clients are connected, but if a client connects after I spawn all my prefabs there are errors. I spawn the object before changing its Rigidbody's velocity, which seems to ...
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UnityWebRequest and/or HttpWebRequest give 403 on Android with PUT
I am trying to post an image captured through my game to Facebook through their SDK, and as it requires a URI, I wrote a simple AWS Lambda function to take a byte array and upload it to an AWS bucket. ...
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Networking issue in Unity - listening port is already in use
I am trying to Network a small 2 player Unity game. This is my first go at networking, so please feel free to correct me on anything I am doing wrong. I am attempting to make a simple matchmaking ...
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Method with Command Attribute not executed on Client (Unity, Unet)
The firing command doesn't work on the client. It shows on the server but the client does nothing even though I'm calling this from the client. It's supposed to shoot which it does on the server but ...
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How do you use SoundManager for multiple player games over the network?
I have created a basic sound manager according to this unity tutorial (https://unity3d.com/learn/tutorials/projects/2d-roguelike/audio). However, I need it to work for multiple players over the ...
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UNet - Local Player Authority
I have an NPC. I would like to give the player the ability to possess the NPC by clicking on it.
//Prefab is spawned with networkIdentity.localPlayerAuthority = true
networkIdentity....
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Physics Object on Client moving too quickly in comparison to the Server: Should be a copy
I have a client server scenario. On the Server a force is applied to a 2d object. I want the client to copy the movements of the server but not through constant positional updates. My current approach ...
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Player shooting himself when moving - Unity UNET
Setting : Creating my first multiplayer game and running into an odd issue. it's a tank game where players can shoot bullets and kill each other
Problem : When the client shoots while moving, the ...
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Object spawn only on Server in multiplayer unity3d game
In my game I have an object let say food, whoever eat that food that player will spawn one more element. I am sharing code here :- I am checking collision in Update. Following code is working fine on ...
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Communication between Photon Cloud game and web server [Unity3D; Photon]
I am creating a multiplayer game using Photon Cloud (Photon Unity Network). For storage of player data (profile, inventory, achievments) I use web server (asp.net mvc & sql server). How to ...
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Unity 5: Use Network Simulator, should I?
I am looking to test intelligent prioritisation of a client server game. In my scenario, two clients are connected to the server. I want one client to have a good connection to the server while the ...
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Animation with pivot-modification in Mecanim
Assume I have two animation cycles:
Walking
Crouching
Both assume that the model's pivot is on the same level as the model's feet.
Now I also have two animated transitions:
Get on all fours while ...
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How to receive broadcast message in Unity?
I am trying to get the broadcasted message in overridden method of NetworkDiscovery.OnReceivedBroadcast(). For that what I had done is below:
I create class which implements NetworkDiscovery where I ...
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Unity 5 Command not being sent
I have a client server build in Unity 5. I want to send a command from the client to the server with a GUI button click, this is for testing purposes. So on my client all I want is to click a button ...
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Creating 2vs2 room with friends in Unity with PUN
I would like to create a game mode 2vs2 with our friends. I have no idea where to start off. How can we send them notification regarding some of our friends is looking for party. I think this is ...
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UNet send message by Client.Send error
I'm try to implement client-server communication base on UNET.
The problem i got now is send custom message to server, but the Client.Send always show error without my understanding.
So what i'm wrong?...
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The best way to pass data between clients in a room
I am developing a backgammon game in Unity and tried to use Photon. But I could not find a step by step help for it and I also know that photon in real-time and it syncs data over 10 times per second. ...
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How do I allow clients to move a GameObject that exists on the server?
I started to delve into the UNet system for the first time the other day and I've run into a bit of an issue while testing on a localhost server. In the scene there is a Rigidbody ball that I want ...
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How to correctly sync an ArrayList of GameObjects on a server/client
I'm experimenting with networking in Unity and I can't seem to get an ArrayList of GameObjects to sync from the server to the client.
Here is the relevant code:
[SyncVar]
ArrayList walls = new ...
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Unity3D Photon - Failed to 'network-remove' GameObject"
Failed to 'network-remove' GameObject. Client is neither owner nor masterClient taking over for owner who left: View (0)2001 on Player(Clone)
This is the error I repeatedly get. I'm using ...
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Local player always at same position
I am trying out UNET ( Unity Multiplayer Service ) and I am building a space invaders like game but with two players at each side of the screen shooting at each other.
I want the local player to ...
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AddComponent with Network* at runtime?
I am trying to figure out how to dynamically add network components to game objects that are managed by the network.
I started unity about a month ago, and I started writing all sorts of components ...
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Unity nested network identity
I have a problem with nested GameObjects in Unity Networking (5.2);
One of my GameObjects (lets call it mother) has a network transform component.
Now the mother can have a variable number of childs ...
