Respawn Player

ObjectNet provides built-in tools to respawn players dynamically. This is especially useful in scenarios such as:

• Handling player death and revival

• Resetting players during game state changes

• Reloading or transitioning between scenes

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On the Server

When acting as the server, you have full control over all player objects and can trigger respawns directly.

Respawn the Local Server Player

//you can call it anywhere
 NetworkManager.Instance().RespawnServerPlayer();
//or if you want more control over spawn position and rotation
 NetworkManager.Instance().SpawnPlayer(null, position, rotation);

• Destroys the current server player object (if it exists) across all clients.

• Spawns a new player instance using the prefab and spawn logic defined in NetworkManager.

Respawn Any Connected Client

//Should be only called by the Host
NetworkManager.Instance().RespawnPlayer(IClient client);

• Allows the server to respawn any player by passing their associated IClient.

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On the Client

Clients can request a respawn from the server. This is a permission-based operation — the server decides whether to approve and execute the respawn.

Request Respawn (While Player is Alive)

//calling it from inside the Active Player NetworkBehaviour
NetworkManager.Instance().RequestPlayerRespawn(this.GetNetworkElement());
//or any where by using 
INetworkElement playerElement = NetworkManager.Instance().GetLocalPlayerElement<INetworkElement>()
NetworkManager.Instance().RequestPlayerRespawn(playerElement);

• Sends a request to the server to destroy the current player and spawn a new one.

• Supports optional parameters to customize the spawn location and rotation:

//calling it from inside the Active Player NetworkBehaviour
NetworkManager.Instance().RequestPlayerRespawn(
    this.GetNetworkElement(), null, newPosition, newRotation
);

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Respawn When Player is Already Destroyed

If the player object was already destroyed (e.g., during a scene load), you can Spawn as how you will in Spawn Player Manually (this works for both host and clients)

//you can call it anywhere
NetworkManager.Instance().SpawnPlayer(null, position, rotation);
//Note: make sure the player is destroyed before calling SpawnPlayer or else 
//you will have dublicates

This is typically used in cases where:

• All players are removed during scene transitions

• Players is destroyed and you need to instantiate it