Gameobject name is not synchronized over the network

adrian17

Hi,
I want to instantiate some objects over the network and change its name. I instantiate them but the name is not changed for clients. here is my code :

    [PunRPC]
    private void RPC_InstantiateObjects()
    {
        var bus = PhotonNetwork.Instantiate(Path.Combine("Network", "Magistrala"), new Vector3(-0.259f, 0.5971f, -2.167f), new Quaternion(0, 90, 90, 0), 0);
        RPC_tablet = PhotonNetwork.Instantiate(Path.Combine("Network", "TabletaDisplay"), new Vector3(-0.5f, 0.5902f, -2.167f), new Quaternion(0, 90, 90, 0), 0);

        int index = bus.gameObject.name.IndexOf("(");
        if (index > 0)
            bus.gameObject.name = bus.gameObject.name.Substring(0, index);

        int index2 = RPC_tablet.gameObject.name.IndexOf("(");
        if (index2 > 0)
            RPC_tablet.gameObject.name = RPC_tablet.gameObject.name.Substring(0, index2);

        RandomTablet();
    }

And here is where i call that method:

public override void OnJoinedRoom()
    {
        if (PhotonNetwork.IsMasterClient)
        {
            PV.RPC("RPC_InstantiateObjects", RpcTarget.All);
        }
    }

Has anyone any idea why the name is not changed for clients ?

JohnTube

Hi @adrian17,

Thank you for choosing Photon!

What you are doing is the following:

- Master Client sends RPC to everyone including himself.
- Inside RPC, every client will instantiate two GameObjects locally and tell everyone else to do so (done by PUN automatically)
- Inside RPC, every client will rename gameObjects locally only.

So:

I would just use another RPC to rename or use IPunInstantiateMagicCallback or custom instantiation data for this instead. You can find more information here.

adrian17

Thank you. This help me a lot.