How to show players name in UI panel once game starts?

RyanNovak

I'm trying to make a one vs one game, but I am having trouble displaying both players names.

I have made a simple game scene, that launches only when 2 players are joined (min 2 players, max 2 players).
In the very beginning I want to have a UI panel (with text) displaying each of their names, which goes away after few seconds.
What would I need to do to accomplish this?
I've made a reference to the two text fields that I want replaced with the Photon.playerName of each player, but every time I try only one of the text fields gets filled with the right name (other is blank). I am quite new to online development, but The code I've written is as follows

private GameObject IntroductionPanel;
private Text Player1text;
private Text Player2text;
// few other variables

void Awake () {
IntroductionPanel.gameObject.SetActive (false);
playerID = PhotonNetwork.player.ID;
SpawnPlayers();
}

void SpawnPlayers () {
if (playerID == 1) {
player1 = (GameObject)PhotonNetwork.Instantiate (prefab.name, Player1Spawn.transform.position, Player1Spawn.transform.rotation, 0);
}

if (playerID == 2) {
player2 = (GameObject)PhotonNetwork.Instantiate (prefab.name, Player2Spawn.transform.position, Player2Spawn.transform.rotation, 0);
}

SetupIntroductionPanel ();

StartCoroutine (MoveMainCamera ());
}

void SetupIntroductionPanel () {
// set the players name here (Where I'm stuck)
if (playerID == 1) {
Player1text.text = PhotonNetwork.playerName;
}

if (playerID == 2) {
Player2text.text = PhotonNetwork.playerName;
}

IntroductionPanel.gameObject.SetActive (true);
}

IEnumerator MoveMainCamera () {
// move camera
}

The "SetupIntroductionPanel" function is where I try to do this.
Any help will be greatly appreciated! Thank you.

jeanfabre

Hi

you need to listen to other players joining using "OnPhotonPlayerConnected()" and "OnPhotonPlayerDisconnected()" to catch other players name.

You can find a full working UI sample with Player listing and Room Listing here I would recommend you get it on a fresh project, check it out and take it as a base to implement your UI system.

Let me know if you have more questions.

Bye,

Jean

RyanNovak

Thank you for your response, but i'm having trouble because the function "OnPhotonPlayerConnected()" is handled in a different scene (the searching or finding a match scene)(scene number 4), and when 2 players are connected in the same room in that scene, the scene changes and goes to the "Game" scene(scene number 5). When I add the "OnPhotonPlayerConnected()" in the Game scene nothing happens / doesn't get called because no new players connect.
In the "Searching Game" scene where I have the "OnPhotonPlayerConnected()" function, I don't know how to access the UI Panel (which is in the "Game" scene) where I want to show each of the players names.

Mir

You can use [DontDestroyOnLoad] API on Game Object which have [OnPhotonPlayerConnected()] function in [Searching Game Scene].

Then Access [Game Scene] UI pannel to that survive object.

https://docs.unity3d.com/ScriptReference/Object.DontDestroyOnLoad.html

RyanNovak

@Mir
Thanks for the response I've tried that and it works just fine, but now the actual part I'm having trouble on is actually "accessing" the players names. I don't know how to get each players name and set them to the right text spot on the panel (player1text.text = player1Name, player2text.text = player2Name).

What should I do? Make a for loop or a foreach loop on the OnPhotonPlayerConnected function? And if so how do I get each players names and set them accordingly so their names pop up in the right spot?

Oluwaseye_Ayinla

I think PhotonNetwork.playerList is what you require. It lists all the players in the current room, including the local player.