// you can send the message here if you already know
// everything about the character at the time of player
// or at a later time when the user submits his preferences
private void OnClientAuthenticated(INetworkPlayer player)
{
var mmoCharacter = new CreateMMOCharacterMessage
{
// populate the message with your data
name = "player name",
race = Race.Human,
eyeColor = Color.red,
hairColor = Color.black,
};
player.Send(mmoCharacter);
}
private void OnCreateCharacter(INetworkPlayer player, CreateMMOCharacterMessage msg)
{
var prefab = GetPrefab(msg);
// create your character object
// use the data in msg to configure it
var character = Instantiate(prefab);
// set syncVars before telling mirage to spawn character
// this will cause them to be sent to client in the spawn message
character.PlayerName = msg.name;
character.hairColor = msg.hairColor;
character.eyeColor = msg.eyeColor;
// spawn it as the character object
ServerObjectManager.AddCharacter(player, character.Identity);
}
private CustomCharacter GetPrefab(CreateMMOCharacterMessage msg)
{
// get prefab based on race
CustomCharacter prefab;
switch (msg.race)
{
case Race.Human: prefab = HumanPrefab; break;
case Race.Elvish: prefab = ElvishPrefab; break;
case Race.Dwarvish: prefab = DwarvishPrefab; break;
// default case to check that client sent valid race.
// the only reason it should be invalid is if the client's code was modified by an attacker
// throw will cause the client to be kicked
default: throw new InvalidEnumArgumentException("Invalid race given");
}
return(prefab);
}