NetworkAnimator

The NetworkAnimator component synchronizes the state and parameters of an Animator Controller across the network.

Basic Setup

To use the NetworkAnimator component, the following components are required.

• NetworkIdentity component
• Animator component

Inspector Settings

The following settings can be configured in the Inspector.

Client Authority

This setting determines whether the client controls the animation.

• true: Changes to animation parameters on the client will be sent to the server.
• false: The server is the only entity that can control the animation.

Animator

This field specifies the Animator component to synchronize.

Trigger Usage

note

Animator triggers are not synchronized directly. Instead, you need to use NetworkAnimator.SetTrigger to trigger animations.

// Example of triggering
networkAnimator.SetTrigger("TriggerName");