instantiation working nicely, including when objects join later

TestVelGameServer/Assets/NetworkObject.cs

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ public abstract class NetworkObject: MonoBehaviour, NetworkSyncable
 {
     public NetworkPlayer owner;
     public string networkId; //this is forged from the combination of the creator's id (-1 in the case of a scene object) and an object id, so it's always unique for a room
-
+    public string prefabName; //this may be empty if it's not a prefab (scene object)
     public abstract byte[] getSyncMessage();
     public abstract void handleSyncMessage(byte[] message);
 }

TestVelGameServer/Assets/Scenes/test.unity

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   m_GameObject: {fileID: 711524766}
   m_CullTransparentMesh: 1
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-  m_CorrespondingSourceObject: {fileID: 0}
-  m_PrefabInstance: {fileID: 0}
-  m_PrefabAsset: {fileID: 0}
-  serializedVersion: 6
-  m_Component:
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-  - component: {fileID: 720148912}
-  - component: {fileID: 720148911}
-  - component: {fileID: 720148910}
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-  m_TagString: Untagged
-  m_Icon: {fileID: 0}
-  m_NavMeshLayer: 0
-  m_StaticEditorFlags: 0
-  m_IsActive: 1
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-  m_CorrespondingSourceObject: {fileID: 0}
-  m_PrefabInstance: {fileID: 0}
-  m_PrefabAsset: {fileID: 0}
-  m_GameObject: {fileID: 720148908}
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-  m_LocalPosition: {x: 0, y: 0, z: 0}
-  m_LocalScale: {x: 1, y: 1, z: 1}
-  m_Children: []
-  m_Father: {fileID: 1720689858}
-  m_RootOrder: 0
-  m_LocalEulerAnglesHint: {x: 0, y: 0, z: 0}
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-  m_CorrespondingSourceObject: {fileID: 0}
-  m_PrefabInstance: {fileID: 0}
-  m_PrefabAsset: {fileID: 0}
-  m_GameObject: {fileID: 720148908}
-  m_Material: {fileID: 0}
-  m_IsTrigger: 0
-  m_Enabled: 1
-  serializedVersion: 2
-  m_Radius: 0.5
-  m_Center: {x: 0, y: 0, z: 0}
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-  m_CorrespondingSourceObject: {fileID: 0}
-  m_PrefabInstance: {fileID: 0}
-  m_PrefabAsset: {fileID: 0}
-  m_GameObject: {fileID: 720148908}
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-  m_CastShadows: 1
-  m_ReceiveShadows: 1
-  m_DynamicOccludee: 1
-  m_MotionVectors: 1
-  m_LightProbeUsage: 1
-  m_ReflectionProbeUsage: 1
-  m_RayTracingMode: 2
-  m_RayTraceProcedural: 0
-  m_RenderingLayerMask: 1
-  m_RendererPriority: 0
-  m_Materials:
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-  m_StaticBatchInfo:
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-    subMeshCount: 0
-  m_StaticBatchRoot: {fileID: 0}
-  m_ProbeAnchor: {fileID: 0}
-  m_LightProbeVolumeOverride: {fileID: 0}
-  m_ScaleInLightmap: 1
-  m_ReceiveGI: 1
-  m_PreserveUVs: 0
-  m_IgnoreNormalsForChartDetection: 0
-  m_ImportantGI: 0
-  m_StitchLightmapSeams: 1
-  m_SelectedEditorRenderState: 3
-  m_MinimumChartSize: 4
-  m_AutoUVMaxDistance: 0.5
-  m_AutoUVMaxAngle: 89
-  m_LightmapParameters: {fileID: 0}
-  m_SortingLayerID: 0
-  m_SortingLayer: 0
-  m_SortingOrder: 0
-  m_AdditionalVertexStreams: {fileID: 0}
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-MeshFilter:
-  m_ObjectHideFlags: 0
-  m_CorrespondingSourceObject: {fileID: 0}
-  m_PrefabInstance: {fileID: 0}
-  m_PrefabAsset: {fileID: 0}
-  m_GameObject: {fileID: 720148908}
-  m_Mesh: {fileID: 10207, guid: 0000000000000000e000000000000000, type: 0}
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 GameObject:
   m_ObjectHideFlags: 0
@@ -1919,7 +1824,8 @@ MonoBehaviour:
   userid: -1
   room: 
   playerPrefab: {fileID: 6139051692386484099, guid: d4158ab9c4a204cdbba28d3273fc1fb3, type: 3}
-  prefabs: []
+  prefabs:
+  - {fileID: 8565720275311462452, guid: 6e4a023f70e01405e8b249a4488fe319, type: 3}
   connected: 0
 --- !u!1 &1154194181
 GameObject:
@@ -2750,54 +2656,6 @@ RectTransform:
   m_AnchoredPosition: {x: 0, y: 0}
   m_SizeDelta: {x: -20, y: -20}
   m_Pivot: {x: 0.5, y: 0.5}
---- !u!1 &1720689856
-GameObject:
-  m_ObjectHideFlags: 0
-  m_CorrespondingSourceObject: {fileID: 0}
-  m_PrefabInstance: {fileID: 0}
-  m_PrefabAsset: {fileID: 0}
-  serializedVersion: 6
-  m_Component:
-  - component: {fileID: 1720689858}
-  - component: {fileID: 1720689857}
-  m_Layer: 0
-  m_Name: TestNetworkedGameObject
-  m_TagString: Untagged
-  m_Icon: {fileID: 0}
-  m_NavMeshLayer: 0
-  m_StaticEditorFlags: 0
-  m_IsActive: 1
---- !u!114 &1720689857
-MonoBehaviour:
-  m_ObjectHideFlags: 0
-  m_CorrespondingSourceObject: {fileID: 0}
-  m_PrefabInstance: {fileID: 0}
-  m_PrefabAsset: {fileID: 0}
-  m_GameObject: {fileID: 1720689856}
-  m_Enabled: 1
-  m_EditorHideFlags: 0
-  m_Script: {fileID: 11500000, guid: 3f1f9b0bbd93a484a987c51f1107ebe5, type: 3}
-  m_Name: 
-  m_EditorClassIdentifier: 
-  owner: {fileID: 0}
-  networkId: 
-  targetPosition: {x: 0, y: 0, z: 0}
-  targetRotation: {x: 0, y: 0, z: 0, w: 0}
---- !u!4 &1720689858
-Transform:
-  m_ObjectHideFlags: 0
-  m_CorrespondingSourceObject: {fileID: 0}
-  m_PrefabInstance: {fileID: 0}
-  m_PrefabAsset: {fileID: 0}
-  m_GameObject: {fileID: 1720689856}
-  m_LocalRotation: {x: 0, y: 0, z: 0, w: 1}
-  m_LocalPosition: {x: 0, y: 0, z: 0}
-  m_LocalScale: {x: 1, y: 1, z: 1}
-  m_Children:
-  - {fileID: 720148909}
-  m_Father: {fileID: 0}
-  m_RootOrder: 6
-  m_LocalEulerAnglesHint: {x: 0, y: 0, z: 0}
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   m_ObjectHideFlags: 0
@@ -3530,3 +3388,60 @@ CanvasRenderer:
   m_PrefabAsset: {fileID: 0}
   m_GameObject: {fileID: 2144436499}
   m_CullTransparentMesh: 1
+--- !u!1001 &8565720276829121781
+PrefabInstance:
+  m_ObjectHideFlags: 0
+  serializedVersion: 2
+  m_Modification:
+    m_TransformParent: {fileID: 0}
+    m_Modifications:
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+      propertyPath: m_Name
+      value: TestNetworkedGameObject
+      objectReference: {fileID: 0}
+    - target: {fileID: 8565720275311462455, guid: 6e4a023f70e01405e8b249a4488fe319, type: 3}
+      propertyPath: m_RootOrder
+      value: 6
+      objectReference: {fileID: 0}
+    - target: {fileID: 8565720275311462455, guid: 6e4a023f70e01405e8b249a4488fe319, type: 3}
+      propertyPath: m_LocalPosition.x
+      value: 0
+      objectReference: {fileID: 0}
+    - target: {fileID: 8565720275311462455, guid: 6e4a023f70e01405e8b249a4488fe319, type: 3}
+      propertyPath: m_LocalPosition.y
+      value: 0
+      objectReference: {fileID: 0}
+    - target: {fileID: 8565720275311462455, guid: 6e4a023f70e01405e8b249a4488fe319, type: 3}
+      propertyPath: m_LocalPosition.z
+      value: 0
+      objectReference: {fileID: 0}
+    - target: {fileID: 8565720275311462455, guid: 6e4a023f70e01405e8b249a4488fe319, type: 3}
+      propertyPath: m_LocalRotation.w
+      value: 1
+      objectReference: {fileID: 0}
+    - target: {fileID: 8565720275311462455, guid: 6e4a023f70e01405e8b249a4488fe319, type: 3}
+      propertyPath: m_LocalRotation.x
+      value: 0
+      objectReference: {fileID: 0}
+    - target: {fileID: 8565720275311462455, guid: 6e4a023f70e01405e8b249a4488fe319, type: 3}
+      propertyPath: m_LocalRotation.y
+      value: 0
+      objectReference: {fileID: 0}
+    - target: {fileID: 8565720275311462455, guid: 6e4a023f70e01405e8b249a4488fe319, type: 3}
+      propertyPath: m_LocalRotation.z
+      value: 0
+      objectReference: {fileID: 0}
+    - target: {fileID: 8565720275311462455, guid: 6e4a023f70e01405e8b249a4488fe319, type: 3}
+      propertyPath: m_LocalEulerAnglesHint.x
+      value: 0
+      objectReference: {fileID: 0}
+    - target: {fileID: 8565720275311462455, guid: 6e4a023f70e01405e8b249a4488fe319, type: 3}
+      propertyPath: m_LocalEulerAnglesHint.y
+      value: 0
+      objectReference: {fileID: 0}
+    - target: {fileID: 8565720275311462455, guid: 6e4a023f70e01405e8b249a4488fe319, type: 3}
+      propertyPath: m_LocalEulerAnglesHint.z
+      value: 0
+      objectReference: {fileID: 0}
+    m_RemovedComponents: []
+  m_SourcePrefab: {fileID: 100100000, guid: 6e4a023f70e01405e8b249a4488fe319, type: 3}

TestVelGameServer/Assets/TestNetworkedGameObject.prefab

@@ -0,0 +1,145 @@
+%YAML 1.1
+%TAG !u! tag:unity3d.com,2011:
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+  m_ObjectHideFlags: 0
+  m_CorrespondingSourceObject: {fileID: 0}
+  m_PrefabInstance: {fileID: 0}
+  m_PrefabAsset: {fileID: 0}
+  serializedVersion: 6
+  m_Component:
+  - component: {fileID: 8565720275311462455}
+  - component: {fileID: 8565720275311462452}
+  m_Layer: 0
+  m_Name: TestNetworkedGameObject
+  m_TagString: Untagged
+  m_Icon: {fileID: 0}
+  m_NavMeshLayer: 0
+  m_StaticEditorFlags: 0
+  m_IsActive: 1
+--- !u!4 &8565720275311462455
+Transform:
+  m_ObjectHideFlags: 0
+  m_CorrespondingSourceObject: {fileID: 0}
+  m_PrefabInstance: {fileID: 0}
+  m_PrefabAsset: {fileID: 0}
+  m_GameObject: {fileID: 8565720275311462453}
+  m_LocalRotation: {x: 0, y: 0, z: 0, w: 1}
+  m_LocalPosition: {x: 0, y: 0, z: 0}
+  m_LocalScale: {x: 1, y: 1, z: 1}
+  m_Children:
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+  m_Father: {fileID: 0}
+  m_RootOrder: 0
+  m_LocalEulerAnglesHint: {x: 0, y: 0, z: 0}
+--- !u!114 &8565720275311462452
+MonoBehaviour:
+  m_ObjectHideFlags: 0
+  m_CorrespondingSourceObject: {fileID: 0}
+  m_PrefabInstance: {fileID: 0}
+  m_PrefabAsset: {fileID: 0}
+  m_GameObject: {fileID: 8565720275311462453}
+  m_Enabled: 1
+  m_EditorHideFlags: 0
+  m_Script: {fileID: 11500000, guid: 3f1f9b0bbd93a484a987c51f1107ebe5, type: 3}
+  m_Name: 
+  m_EditorClassIdentifier: 
+  owner: {fileID: 0}
+  networkId: 
+  targetPosition: {x: 0, y: 0, z: 0}
+  targetRotation: {x: 0, y: 0, z: 0, w: 0}
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+GameObject:
+  m_ObjectHideFlags: 0
+  m_CorrespondingSourceObject: {fileID: 0}
+  m_PrefabInstance: {fileID: 0}
+  m_PrefabAsset: {fileID: 0}
+  serializedVersion: 6
+  m_Component:
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+  - component: {fileID: 8565720276181857605}
+  - component: {fileID: 8565720276181857626}
+  - component: {fileID: 8565720276181857627}
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+  m_Name: Sphere
+  m_TagString: Untagged
+  m_Icon: {fileID: 0}
+  m_NavMeshLayer: 0
+  m_StaticEditorFlags: 0
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+Transform:
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+  m_CorrespondingSourceObject: {fileID: 0}
+  m_PrefabInstance: {fileID: 0}
+  m_PrefabAsset: {fileID: 0}
+  m_GameObject: {fileID: 8565720276181857625}
+  m_LocalRotation: {x: 0, y: 0, z: 0, w: 1}
+  m_LocalPosition: {x: 0, y: 0, z: 0}
+  m_LocalScale: {x: 1, y: 1, z: 1}
+  m_Children: []
+  m_Father: {fileID: 8565720275311462455}
+  m_RootOrder: 0
+  m_LocalEulerAnglesHint: {x: 0, y: 0, z: 0}
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+  m_CorrespondingSourceObject: {fileID: 0}
+  m_PrefabInstance: {fileID: 0}
+  m_PrefabAsset: {fileID: 0}
+  m_GameObject: {fileID: 8565720276181857625}
+  m_Mesh: {fileID: 10207, guid: 0000000000000000e000000000000000, type: 0}
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+MeshRenderer:
+  m_ObjectHideFlags: 0
+  m_CorrespondingSourceObject: {fileID: 0}
+  m_PrefabInstance: {fileID: 0}
+  m_PrefabAsset: {fileID: 0}
+  m_GameObject: {fileID: 8565720276181857625}
+  m_Enabled: 1
+  m_CastShadows: 1
+  m_ReceiveShadows: 1
+  m_DynamicOccludee: 1
+  m_MotionVectors: 1
+  m_LightProbeUsage: 1
+  m_ReflectionProbeUsage: 1
+  m_RayTracingMode: 2
+  m_RayTraceProcedural: 0
+  m_RenderingLayerMask: 1
+  m_RendererPriority: 0
+  m_Materials:
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+  m_StaticBatchInfo:
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+    subMeshCount: 0
+  m_StaticBatchRoot: {fileID: 0}
+  m_ProbeAnchor: {fileID: 0}
+  m_LightProbeVolumeOverride: {fileID: 0}
+  m_ScaleInLightmap: 1
+  m_ReceiveGI: 1
+  m_PreserveUVs: 0
+  m_IgnoreNormalsForChartDetection: 0
+  m_ImportantGI: 0
+  m_StitchLightmapSeams: 1
+  m_SelectedEditorRenderState: 3
+  m_MinimumChartSize: 4
+  m_AutoUVMaxDistance: 0.5
+  m_AutoUVMaxAngle: 89
+  m_LightmapParameters: {fileID: 0}
+  m_SortingLayerID: 0
+  m_SortingLayer: 0
+  m_SortingOrder: 0
+  m_AdditionalVertexStreams: {fileID: 0}
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+SphereCollider:
+  m_ObjectHideFlags: 0
+  m_CorrespondingSourceObject: {fileID: 0}
+  m_PrefabInstance: {fileID: 0}
+  m_PrefabAsset: {fileID: 0}
+  m_GameObject: {fileID: 8565720276181857625}
+  m_Material: {fileID: 0}
+  m_IsTrigger: 0
+  m_Enabled: 1
+  serializedVersion: 2
+  m_Radius: 0.5
+  m_Center: {x: 0, y: 0, z: 0}

TestVelGameServer/Assets/TestNetworkedGameObject.prefab.meta

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+fileFormatVersion: 2
+guid: 6e4a023f70e01405e8b249a4488fe319
+PrefabImporter:
+  externalObjects: {}
+  userData: 
+  assetBundleName: 
+  assetBundleVariant: 

TestVelGameServer/Assets/VelGameServer/NetworkPlayer.cs

@@ -32,9 +32,13 @@ public class NetworkPlayer : MonoBehaviour, Dissonance.IDissonancePlayer
     public bool IsTracking => true;
     bool isMaster = false;
 
-    void Awake()
+    
+
+    void Start()
     {
         myObject.owner = this;
+        this.manager = GameObject.FindObjectOfType<NetworkManager>();
+        manager.onPlayerJoined += handlePlayerJoined;
     }
 
     // Update is called once per frame
@@ -58,6 +62,23 @@ public class NetworkPlayer : MonoBehaviour, Dissonance.IDissonancePlayer
 
     }
 
+    public void handlePlayerJoined(NetworkPlayer player)
+    {
+        //if this is the local player, go through the objects that I own, and send instantiation messages for the ones that have prefab names
+        if (this.isLocal)
+        {
+            foreach(KeyValuePair<string,NetworkObject> kvp in manager.objects)
+            {
+                if(kvp.Value.owner == this && kvp.Value.prefabName != "")
+                {
+                    manager.sendTo(0, "7," + kvp.Value.networkId + "," + kvp.Value.prefabName);
+                    
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    
+
     public void handleMessage(NetworkManager.Message m)
     {
         //these are generally things that come from the "owner" and should be enacted locally, where appropriate
@@ -133,27 +154,29 @@ public class NetworkPlayer : MonoBehaviour, Dissonance.IDissonancePlayer
                     }
                 case "6": //I'm trying to take ownership of an object 
                     {
-                        int objectId = int.Parse(sections[1]);
+                        string networkId = sections[1];
-                        int creatorId = int.Parse(sections[2]);
-                        string objectKey = creatorId + "-" + objectId;
-                        if (manager.objects.ContainsKey(objectKey))
-                        {
-                            manager.objects[objectKey].owner = this;
                         
+                        if (manager.objects.ContainsKey(networkId))
+                        {
+                            manager.objects[networkId].owner = this;
                         }
                         
                         break;
                     }
-                case "7": //I'm trying to instantiate an object (sent to everyone)
+                case "7": //I'm trying to instantiate an object 
                     {
-                        int objectId = int.Parse(sections[1]);
+                        string networkId = sections[1];
                         string prefabName = sections[2];
+                        if (manager.objects.ContainsKey(networkId))
+                        {
+                            break; //we already have this one, ignore
+                        }
                         NetworkObject temp = manager.prefabs.Find((prefab) => prefab.name == prefabName);
                         if (temp != null)
                         {
                             NetworkObject instance = GameObject.Instantiate<NetworkObject>(temp);
-                            instance.networkId = this.userid + "-" + objectId;
+                            instance.networkId = networkId;
-                            
+                            instance.prefabName = prefabName;
                             instance.owner = this;
                             manager.objects.Add(instance.networkId, instance);
                         }
@@ -162,16 +185,12 @@ public class NetworkPlayer : MonoBehaviour, Dissonance.IDissonancePlayer
                     }
                 case "8": //I'm trying to destroy a gameobject I own (I guess this is sent to everyone)
                     {
-                        int objectId = int.Parse(sections[1]);
+                        string networkId = sections[1];
-                        int creatorId = int.Parse(sections[2]);
+
-                        string objectKey = creatorId + "-" + objectId;
+                        if (manager.objects.ContainsKey(networkId) && manager.objects[networkId].owner == this)
-                        if (manager.objects.ContainsKey(objectKey))
                         { 
-                            if (manager.objects[objectKey].owner == this)
+                            GameObject.Destroy(manager.objects[networkId].gameObject);
-                            {
+                            manager.objects.Remove(networkId);
-                                GameObject.Destroy(manager.objects[objectKey].gameObject);
-                            }
-                            manager.objects.Remove(objectKey);
                         }
                         break;
                     }
@@ -218,8 +237,42 @@ public class NetworkPlayer : MonoBehaviour, Dissonance.IDissonancePlayer
         }
     }
 
-    public void instantiateObject(string prefab)
+    public NetworkObject networkInstantiate(string prefabName)
     {
+        if (!isLocal)
+        {
+            return null; //must be the local player to call instantiate
+        }
+        string networkId = this.userid + "-" + lastObjectId++;
+        
+
+        NetworkObject temp = manager.prefabs.Find((prefab) => prefab.name == prefabName);
+        if (temp != null)
+        {
+            NetworkObject instance = GameObject.Instantiate<NetworkObject>(temp);
+            instance.networkId = networkId;
+            instance.prefabName = prefabName;
+            instance.owner = this;
+            manager.objects.Add(instance.networkId, instance);
+
+            manager.sendTo(0, "7," + networkId + "," + prefabName);
+            return instance;
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    public void networkDestroy(string networkId)
+    {
+        if (!manager.objects.ContainsKey(networkId) || manager.objects[networkId].owner != this || !isLocal) return; //must be the local owner of the object to destroy it
+        manager.sendTo(3, "8," + networkId); //send to all, which will make me delete as well
+    }
+
+    public void takeOwnership(string networkId)
+    {
+        if (!manager.objects.ContainsKey(networkId) || !isLocal) return; //must exist and be the the local player
+
+        manager.objects[networkId].owner = this; //immediately successful
+        manager.sendTo(2, "6," + networkId); //must be ordered, so that ownership transfers are not confused
 
     }
 

TestVelGameServer/Assets/VelGameServer/PlayerController.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using UnityEngine;
+
+public class PlayerController : NetworkObject
+{
+
+    public Vector3 targetPosition;
+    public Quaternion targetRotation;
+
+
+    public override byte[] getSyncMessage()
+    {
+        float[] data = new float[7];
+        for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++)
+        {
+            data[i] = transform.position[i];
+            data[i + 3] = transform.rotation[i];
+        }
+        data[6] = transform.rotation[3];
+
+        byte[] toReturn = new byte[sizeof(float) * data.Length];
+        Buffer.BlockCopy(data, 0, toReturn, 0, toReturn.Length);
+        return toReturn;
+    }
+
+    public override void handleSyncMessage(byte[] message)
+    {
+        float[] data = new float[7];
+        Buffer.BlockCopy(message, 0, data, 0, message.Length);
+        for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++)
+        {
+            targetPosition[i] = data[i];
+            targetRotation[i] = data[i + 3];
+        }
+        targetRotation[3] = data[6];
+    }
+
+    // Start is called before the first frame update
+    void Start()
+    {
+        StartCoroutine(syncBehavior());
+    }
+
+    IEnumerator syncBehavior()
+    {
+        while (true)
+        {
+            if (owner != null && owner.isLocal)
+            {
+
+                owner.syncObject(this);
+            }
+            yield return new WaitForSeconds(.1f);
+        }
+    }
+    // Update is called once per frame
+    void Update()
+    {
+        if (owner != null && !owner.isLocal)
+        {
+            transform.position = Vector3.Lerp(transform.position, targetPosition, .1f);
+            transform.rotation = Quaternion.Slerp(transform.rotation, targetRotation, .1f);
+        }
+        else if(owner != null && owner.isLocal)
+        {
+            Vector3 movement = new Vector3();
+            movement.x += Input.GetAxis("Horizontal");
+            movement.y += Input.GetAxis("Vertical");
+            movement.z = 0;
+            transform.Translate(movement * Time.deltaTime);
+
+            if (Input.GetKeyDown(KeyCode.Space))
+            {
+                owner.networkInstantiate("TestNetworkedGameObject");
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}

TestVelGameServer/Assets/VelGameServer/PlayerController.cs.meta

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+guid: 89e3af759df774692a566a166b4bf69b
+MonoImporter:
+  externalObjects: {}
+  serializedVersion: 2
+  defaultReferences: []
+  executionOrder: 0
+  icon: {instanceID: 0}
+  userData: 
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TestVelGameServer/Assets/VelGameServer/PlayerPrefab.prefab

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ GameObject:
   - component: {fileID: 6854617867369839}
   - component: {fileID: 5845716565458182149}
   - component: {fileID: 5713671764962751473}
-  - component: {fileID: 2513801069545108573}
+  - component: {fileID: -4404668399269848200}
   m_Layer: 0
   m_Name: PlayerPrefab
   m_TagString: Untagged
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ MonoBehaviour:
   m_Script: {fileID: 11500000, guid: d8d3b6de660834e3e898725928251405, type: 3}
   m_Name: 
   m_EditorClassIdentifier: 
-  myObject: {fileID: 2513801069545108573}
+  myObject: {fileID: -4404668399269848200}
   userid: 0
   username: 
   room: 
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ MonoBehaviour:
   lastObjectId: 0
   commsNetwork: {fileID: 0}
   dissonanceID: 
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+--- !u!114 &-4404668399269848200
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@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ MonoBehaviour:
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   m_Enabled: 1
   m_EditorHideFlags: 0
-  m_Script: {fileID: 11500000, guid: 3f1f9b0bbd93a484a987c51f1107ebe5, type: 3}
+  m_Script: {fileID: 11500000, guid: 89e3af759df774692a566a166b4bf69b, type: 3}
   m_Name: 
   m_EditorClassIdentifier: 
   owner: {fileID: 5713671764962751473}

threaded_server.py

@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ def decode_message(client,message):
                     masterId = rooms[roomName].master.id
                 else:
                     #create the room and join it as master
-                    rooms[roomName] = types.SimpleNamespace(name=roomName,clients=[client],master=client,room_lock=threading.Lock())
+                    rooms[roomName] = types.SimpleNamespace(name=roomName,clients=[client],master=client, room_lock=threading.Lock())
                     masterId = client.id
 
                 current_clients = rooms[roomName].clients
@@ -145,14 +145,13 @@ def decode_message(client,message):
         if messageType == '3' and len(decodedMessage) > 2:
             subMessageType = decodedMessage[1]
             if subMessageType == '0':
-                #send a message to everyone in the room (not synced)
+                #send a message to everyone else in the room (not synced)
                 send_room_message(client.room,f"3:{client.id}:{decodedMessage[2]}\n",client)
-            elif subMessageType == '1':
+            elif subMessageType == '1': #everyone including the client who sent it 
                 send_room_message(client.room,f"3:{client.id}:{decodedMessage[2]}\n")
-            elif subMessageType == '2':
+            elif subMessageType == '2': #everyone but the client, ensures order within the room
-                #send a message to everyone in the room (not synced)
                 send_synced_room_message(client.room,f"3:{client.id}:{decodedMessage[2]}\n",client)
-            elif subMessageType == '3':
+            elif subMessageType == '3': #everyone including the client, ensuring order
                 send_synced_room_message(client.room,f"3:{client.id}:{decodedMessage[2]}\n")
 
 def client_read_thread(conn, addr, client):