Question by NanoEngine · Mar 23, 2017 at 05:08 PM · networking instantiate photon instantiate prefab

PhotonNetwork.Instantiate is not "buffered"

Hello, I'm currently creating simple multiplayer first person shooter using PhotonNetwork engine, but I got crushed into the problem.

The problem I have is this:

I spawn Player1 using Manager by (PhotonNetwork.Instantiate)

I spawn Player2 using Manager by (PhotonNetwork.Instantiate)

but the problem is player1 can see player2, but player2 cannot see player1. I figured it out that it's not "buffered" Is there a way to solve this problem?

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ChristianSimon · Mar 28, 2017 at 08:21 AM 0

Hi,

PhotonNetwork.Instatiate(...) is buffered, so there shouldn't be a problem with that. Do you use the group parameter of the function (the last one) with any value else than 0 in one of these cases? In this case you need to set sending and receiving enabled for all clients.

NanoEngine · Mar 29, 2017 at 07:02 PM 0

$$anonymous$$y group parameter is "0" Here is my piece of code where I instantiate the object:

 player = (GameObject)PhotonNetwork.Instantiate("myPlayer", Vector3.zero, Quaternion.identity, 0);

NanoEngine · Mar 30, 2017 at 07:09 PM 0

I thought I did solved the problem, but I didn't. I'm still having this problem. Please someone help me. The thing is whenever I try the photonnetwork.Instantiate in my "test project", and it worked. I think there is something with my script...

         player = (GameObject)PhotonNetwork.Instantiate("myPlayerClassInit", new Vector3(0, 10, 0), Quaternion.identity, 0);
         player.GetComponent<LobbyPlayerSetup>().enabled = true;

This is litterly what I have in void Start() method... Please help me

ChristianSimon · Apr 03, 2017 at 08:41 AM 0

You can try moving the Instantiation call from the Start() function to a OnJoinedRoom() callback. This makes sure that the client has definitely joined the room.

Can you tell us what happens in LobbyPlayerSetup script / component? I am also a bit confused about this name, because there are differences about the lobby and the room.

NanoEngine · Apr 04, 2017 at 03:20 PM 0

Ok, in LobbyPlayerSetup, it's where I change the name of an object that I instantiated. I used simple GetComponent().RPC("ChangeName", PhotonTargets.AllBuffered, username); and there is no problem with it.

I'll explain you the scene. So basically, I''m trying to make a class selection scene. When ever the player gets into the room, I instantiate an object to the class selection scene, and in that object, there are some variables such as "current Class" or which $$anonymous$$m i'm belonging. And I made sure that instantiation call is called AFTER when player joined room. I checked using simple "ConnectionStateDetailed", and I even gave a little bit of delay using StartCorutine, and tried "OnJoinedRoom".

ChristianSimon · Apr 06, 2017 at 08:29 AM 0

Rena$$anonymous$$g those objects shouldn't be a problem as you have also noticed. Do you instantiate the class selection object only locally or is this an networked object as well?

I have tried to create a similar test case which works fine, so I guess I'm missing something you have done in / added to your project. Can you maybe share me a repro case so I can investigate on this behaviour in more detail?

NanoEngine · Apr 07, 2017 at 02:35 PM 0

If I understand your question right, I use network$$anonymous$$anager gameobject(which is there at the very start of the game). I tried to do the same setup on my other project. and apparently, it worked perfectly, I don't know what's the problem. I head back to the original project, and it still didn't work.

ChristianSimon · Apr 10, 2017 at 01:47 PM 0

Did you already have the second client (the one who joins the existing game) run in Unity editor? What I basically want to know is if the second player instantiates his prefab and the other player's prefab as well and if you have two characters in the hierarchy afterwards.

Another question: Have you already tried what happens if you run and connect a third client? Do we have the same behaviour? Such as Player 3 doesn't see any other client, but Player 2 sees the third client as well as Player 1 does?

NanoEngine · Apr 10, 2017 at 04:32 PM 0

Player2 only sees player2 in hierarchy, and player1 sees player1 and player2 in hierarchy.

For the second question, I just tested it out with player 3 and this happenend:

Player1 joins in Player2 joins in Player3 joins in

Player1 can see all Player1 and Player2 and Player3 Player2 can see both Player2 and Player3 Player3 can only see Player3

ChristianSimon · Apr 20, 2017 at 08:30 AM 0

Sorry for the delayed response.

Do you load another scene after (or before) the player has instantiated his prefab? This can cause the described behaviour you currently have problems with.

You can also check what happens on client 2 and 3 by adding another script to the prefab. In this script you can use Awake() and OnDestroy() functions and add some debug logging to them. Every client should only call the Awake() function when the prefab gets instantiated. If not every client calls Awake() or one of them also calls OnDestroy(), you maybe have a problem with scene loading or something else we need to find out afterwards.