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Networked Node Spawning

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Dylan Dumesnil edited this page Jun 30, 2020 · 1 revision

The server has the ability to create a node for all clients over the network. It works by calling this.SpawnNetworkedNode() which is available on any Node object.

SpawnNetworkedNode() has 3 overloads, allowing you to spawn a Node from a C# Type, a PackedScene, or a path string to a scene:

    public Node SpawnNetworkedNode(Type NodeType, string NodeName, int NetworkMaster = -1, Vector3? SpawnPos = null);
    public Node SpawnNetworkedNode(PackedScene Scene, string NodeName, int NetworkMaster = -1, Vector3? SpawnPos = null);
    public Node SpawnNetworkedNode(string ScenePath, string NodeName, int NetworkMaster = -1, Vector3? SpawnPos = null);

SpawnPos is only used if the spawned node is a Node2D or Spatial. For Node2D, only the x and y components are used.

They all return the reference to the Server's instance of the new node. The Node is added as a child to whatever Node you call SpawnNetworkedNode() on. When the server removes the Networked Node from the tree, it will be removed for all players. When a new player connects, all previously networked Nodes will be created for that player. Synchronizing properties will have to be done manually after that.

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