Solo Development Marathon Halfway!

So I have been going hard into netcode and getting things integrated away from scriptable objects and over to network variables. Here is a list of everything I did over the last 2 weeks, this could take a while so grab a coffee or tea.

Saturday February 8th

• -fixed the ability for the client to destroy the enemy
• -fixed the ability for the client to walk over loot destroy it and have it put into inventory
• - fixed the ability for the client to spawn a enemy (it can now ( for testing))
• -hooked up basic chat from client to client. It is actually rich text as well so the clients can mess with colors, size, font etc.
• - massive fan noise removed from host client server select screen
• -look direction janky behavior removed
• - look direction now stops when over a UI
• -learned basic rpc calls
• Sunday February 9th
• - Tried to still use scriptable objects  and failed. (they don't work in any way in netcode (I will learn))

10 &11th

Much like the 9th I spun my wheels and got nowhere working with scriptable objects

12th

This is the day I went back to the beginning and learned everything I could about netcode and it’s implementation. Maybe knowing 20% at the end of the day I was able to a fair bit but I still needed more knowledge.

• Host has a network log showing the goings on on the server
• Logged player client connect/disconnect from the server.
• Logged the server starting (future use)

13th

• Implemented Network Object Pooling
• Learned about network physics and it’s implementation
• Half paid attention to a video about relay and connecting unity so it can be played by players over the internet.
• Finally got the network to give ownership of the UI to a individual client and oh boy is stuff broken haha
• Figured out how to address the issues I'm seeing. I fixed a few but need to take the afternoon off but there is a fix needed for every Network Behavior script. 
• All windows needed to be opened to properly initialize on the client so I need to address every single panel open on screen.

14th

Lines of code: 565  Scripts looked over : 2

15th

• - More netcode learning
• - Learned about on network spawn and went to town!

16th

• - proper netcode scene management implemented
• - All properly authenticated windows closing properly for client on network spawn
• -Fixed a 8 month old bug I forgot about in 30 seconds! Item destruction should now work (needs client testing)
• - clients can log into the host scene and hang out no double ship janky garbage
• -Finally came to grips with losing Scriptable objects to data transfer
• - discovered if I remove the using statement of Scriptable objects I can use the class as a "data container" and not need to change almost anything Item Data related.

Really the only thing that didn't go well today was a try at getting the animations to sink. I pasted unity’s code but it still does not work. I believe unity is holding onto an old reference to a network animator. 

Lines of code checked:      2420                   Scripts made multiplayer: 12

17th 

Out of town family visit (day off)

18th

Errands and cleaning (day off)

19

Went through more scripts to finally make a build and realize isowner and iclient doesn't work on client and need to start over on script conversion.

20th

Tested and confirmed to work on Client!

• Player equipment slots setup
• Player Inventory slots set up
• Player stash set up (unconfirmed)
• Gold, Titanium, and Rhodium network variables made and listeners added
• Players inventory currency tallies working
• players entire equipment window is working on client!
• players entire Inventory window is working on client!
  
• update and start functionality remains intact and lots more works unchecked

I don't know if I will get all of my current project changed over to netcode in the remaining 2 weeks but I wont give up! The end of the month is also 1 year development! Finish one year development strong! I don't want to go through the trouble of putting the video on YouTube so you can find it here on my subreddit soon. My Games Subreddit TTYL!!