How do I create a player object for each peer connected?

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- rolandzarmy
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Hey!

I'm creating a lobby for the Construct 3 Multiplayer real-time game.

But here is the catch: when the game is lauched from the lobby and I switch to the "Game" layout, the condition "on peer connected" doesn't work. Because the host and the peers are already connected to the room.

So this line doesn't work:

I thought I could make a condition like "for each peer connected" but it doesn't exist.

Would you know how to make it work?

Thanks in advance!
- bartalluyn
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I'm not sure I fully understand the question, but first thing that comes to mind is,

when going to the game layout, just loop through the peers using a for loop

+ System: For "" from 0 to Multiplayer.PeerCount-1

-> Text: Set text to Multiplayer.PeerIDAt(LoopIndex)

but instead of setting some text create your player sprite and setting the peerid variable with Multiplayer.PeerIDAt(LoopIndex)

but maybe I don't understand your question correctly
- rolandzarmy
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bartalluyn I think you do:)
It's in other words as the peers are already connected I don't know which conditon I can use to create the players.

So you think the peercount would work in the same way?
- bartalluyn
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What about creating the player sprites on start of layout of the game layout, using the loop I mentioned...
- rolandzarmy
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It makes sense. So I tried what you said but it doesn't spawn a player for the peers. Though the host can play his player without any difficulties.

This is what I changed for the host instead of "on peer connected"

And I left this as before

If I choose not too use the "on start of layout" condition it produces an infinite amount of players but doesn't seem to associate it to a peer, because the peers can't still control them.
- bartalluyn
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Could it be that you need to set the peerId to Multiplayer.PeerIDAt(LoopIndex), and not every player to the same peerId as you do now?
- rolandzarmy
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It makes sense. So I changed it in the host part with Multiplayer.PeerIDAt(LoopIndex) instead of peerid. But weirdly enough the problem is the same...
- bartalluyn
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And did you get rid of the On PlayerCreated logic?

I think should just be :

On start of layout

For loop (as is = ok)

- Create object

- Player set peerid = Multiplayer.PeerIDAt(LoopIndex)

- associate player with Multiplayer.PeerIDAt(LoopIndex),

IF Multiplayer.PeerIDAt(LoopIndex) = MyID

enable local input prediction for player

and lose the on created logic.

what does that do?
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- rolandzarmy
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Well it's the same.

BUT I succeeded to make it work;)

This by leaving the current room and joining another one. This way I could use "on peer connected" as I did before.

Thank you for your time and valuable help!