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Multiplayer with Mirror hwo to refer to player prefab instances!

Discussion in 'Editor & General Support' started by Tjaard_Pfitzner, Oct 18, 2020.

  1. Tjaard_Pfitzner

    Tjaard_Pfitzner

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    Hey guys, I am trying to figure out how to refer to an instance of the player prefab created in the NetworkManager.

    You have to set a player prefab in the NetworkManager so that it knows what preset to clone from.

    I want to add simple teleportation to my project.

    I have added a telportation script to my player prefab with this line of code:



    public class Teleport : Mirror.NetworkBehaviour
    {
    public GameObject destination;

    public void teleport()
    {
    gameObject.transform.position = destination.transform.position;
    }
    }


    It should move the player to the position of the destination object.

    The problem is that the NetworkManager only creates clones of the player prefab therfore this wont work.


    So my question would be how to teleport an instance of the player prefab or how to referr to one so that I can change the Code in my teleport script.


    Im sorry if my question is confusing. I am relatively new to Unity.

    Thank you all for reading my question and have a nice day :)
     
  2. sara_bonyadian

    sara_bonyadian

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    same issue here
     
  3. Kurt-Dekker

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    If you need more information about what your program is doing as well as how and where it is deviating from your expectations, that means it is...

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    If your problem would benefit from in-scene or in-game visualization, Debug.DrawRay() or Debug.DrawLine() can help you visualize things like rays (used in raycasting) or distances.

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