Allow configuring NetworkTransform through a ScriptableObject

[Fobri]

Whenever I create a new thing requiring the synchronization of a transform, I add a NetworkTransform component to it, and have to configure the properties of it again and again to the same exact values I have found to work for my use cases. This becomes increasingly bothersome as the complexity of the project increases. And if you then want to modify something later you have to go through everything manually and change the properties. (Yes I know, prefab variants, but those are only viable in very specific situations)

I would propose moving most of the properties on the NetworkTransform to a ScriptableObject saved to the assets folder, so you could configure those options in a more cohorent way. You could create different configs for fast moving objects, big slow objects, etc. and assign them to different NetworkTransforms easily.

The properties I often myself copy pasting which would be good candidates to live on ScriptableObjects are:

• Axis to synchronize
• Thresholds
• Interpolation settings (these are the most painful to reconfigure every time)
• Quaternion sync, compression, half float precision

This could be an additional feature accessible through the NetworkTransform through a boolean toggle in the inspector, to not break existing workflows.

[NoelStephensUnity]

Hi @Fobri ,

Have you tried using the component preset feature?
On a NetworkTransform that has the setting you would like to re-use, click the presets button on the NetworkTransform (upper right side) and then double click the "Create New Network Transform Preset".

This opens a dialog box to save the preset to a specific folder.

Upon creating a new network prefab or adding a NetworkTransform:

Click the same preset button. Your saved preset values will appear:

Upon selecting the preset, the preset's values will be applied to the newly added NetworkTransform:

Let me know if this alternate and available approach works for you?