Resolved Player Input Components not working on Spawned PlayerObjects

Hi, I'm making a multiplayer game with Netcode and I decided to implement the InputSystem to make possible to use gamepads and mouse and keyboard.

For some reason, the PlayerInput component is not listening for input when it is placed on the PlayerObject that is being instantiated and spawned from the Networkmanager.

If I place the PlayerObject in the scene it moves just fine and recieves input.

I check PlayerInput.inputIsActive and it is true.

I tried:

• Starting the scene with PlayerObject Instantiated already - Input Works
  -NetworkManager active or not makes no difference
• Having the PlayerObject spawn from the NetworkManager - Input Doesn't work

I'm sure it's an easy fix, but this is my first project for InputSystem and Netcode, so I'm in pretty deep water.

 

I worked on it without the Networkmanager for a couple of hours, then I tried again and it worked. Boogieman out there

 

I believe there is a bug with the current InputSystem (Unity 2022.1.20f1 or lower) and netcode.

Try this: use the new InputSystem, then run the game with netcode as host/client. You wont be able to move your Player prefab. But in the middle of the game go to your PlayerInput component and hit "Open Input Settings" - when there, try tweaking any value, such as Default deadzone Min (even if you dont use a controller) - make sure you do it while in Play Mode. Now see if you input works.

That's what fixed it for me. So to get it working permanently using code, I just added this line: InputSystem.settings.defaultDeadzoneMax = 0.924f;

to simulate changing that setting, and it works. not sure why.

 

yes it does help

 

Thanks a lot, this issue had been bugging me from several hours; this fixed it.