Name Plate works but is updating every frame.

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1

I made a name plate script for my multiplayer game. Which works, but its updating every frame to the other players name because I have put it in an update function. My problem is figuring out which function to use.

	public string getPlayerName;
	public TextMesh NAMEPLATE;

	void Update () {
		NAMEPLATE = gameObject.GetComponent<TextMesh>();
		networkView.RPC("getName", RPCMode.All, PlayerPrefs.GetString("Player_Name"));
	}	

	[RPC]
	void getName(string name) {
		NAMEPLATE.text = name;
	}

As you can see, its being called every single frame. What else can I use for a function? I cant use on player connected because it wont get the first player (the server)…

thanks in advance! :slight_smile:

2

Use buffered RPCs. They are made for this very purpose.

    public string getPlayerName;
    public TextMesh NAMEPLATE;

    void Awake (){
        NAMEPLATE = gameObject.GetComponent<TextMesh>();
        networkView.RPC("GetName", RPCMode.AllBuffered, PlayerPrefs.GetString("Player_Name"));
    }

 
    [RPC]
    void GetName(string name) {
       NAMEPLATE.text = name;
    }

Everyone who joins will receive this RPC because it is buffered.