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These are the lessons learned from fixing this problem:
We found the following issues when reviewing the network code:
[Client/Server] UdpClient.Receive alters the IPEndPoint you pass to it by reference. So, do not use the same endpoint you use for sending.
[Server] We needed to use ReceiveAsync on the server to be able to interrupt it. Which we do ...
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Don't try to send GameObjects over the wire. Unity objects like GameObjects, Transforms, and other components are not set up for user serialization. There isn't a way to digest the whole thing into bytes to fit down the pipe then reconstitute it at the other end. Moreover, we wouldn't actually want to. It's both heavier-weight and less effective than what we ...
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An UUID takes up 128 bits.
Your own ID can be as small as ceil(log_2(n)) bits; where n is the number of entities you want to distinguish between.
Getting the entity from the UUID requires a hashmap. A cleverly constructed ID system will let you simply index into an array instead, which is slightly faster.
You can also embed some type information in the ...
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