Photon Instantiating a local GameObject that doesn't exist in any Unity folder
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I have a model that I load from a remote webserver at runtime and it created a local gameobject in my unity scene. Is it possible to photon instantiate this for sharing? If so, what method can be used? An example would be much appreciated
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We don't have an example for this but you should be able to make use of a custom instantiation pool.
Have a look at the PhotonNetwork.PrefabPool. You implement a IPunPrefabPool according to the reference docs and should be able to pass any object you like into PUN.
A hard condition for this is: The object needs to be available in the very moment the PhotonNetwork.Instantiate is being called (locally and or remote via message).
Alternatively, you can experiment with instantiating a more or less empty networked object and have that load the asset asynchronously. Let's say you instantiate a character with a default skin but it begins to load another asset as skin and applies it when done.
For that, I would use the last parameter of PhotonNetwork.Instantiate(..., instantiationData), which can (e.g.) pass some configuration to the instantiated object (which tells you the asset to load).0 -
Thanks Tobias. So in my case, I start my project and it takes about 8 secs for the model to appear in the hierarchy as a gameobject. Are you saying that I can reference that gameobject using ipunprefabpool or does it require an actual prefab to reference?0
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The IPrefabPool has to provide the actual, correct object. Immediately.
So you could load the asset earlier, then have it ready when instantiate happens, or you pass a dummy, then replace it as soon as the actual asset loaded.0
