Releases

1.3.8 (14th September 2025)

New

Region selection tools — Select Best Region instruction and ping shown in dropdowns
Tick timers — Stop TickTimer instruction
NetworkCharacter — Addressable model support for character models
Register Character Models instruction — Quickly register model prefabs for replication
Network status & helpers — Conditions for session/internet status plus simple disconnect/shutdown checks
Session & player data — Last player left, visibility/open checks, user ID and last joined player info
Chat & authentication — Optional profanity filter and custom authentication; centralized auth settings
Fail‑Safe system — Configurable protections against common runtime issues
Error messages library — Curated, editable network message texts
WebGL — Clipboard copy support
Addressables

Enhanced

Scene loading — Smoother transitions with clearer Start/Done events and fewer allocations
Region selection — Auto‑best option, cleaned lists, improved ping detection and display
Networking stability — Safer authority guards
Pooling options — Can disable pooling per module; increased capacities where needed
UI/UX — More reliable room chat, lobby control activations, clearer shutdown reasons and error messages
NetworkSceneManager — Better orchestration for multi‑scene management

Changed

Authority handling — Automatic ownership transfer when overriding authority; request authority for orphaned objects
Spawning — Aligned Spawn and SpawnAsync behavior

Fixed

Stability — Many null‑reference protections and safer error paths
Scene, spawn & lifecycle — Reliable Spawned/Despawned events and player spawn/despawn; regressions addressed in NetworkSceneManager
Chat & lobby — Robust initialization even if prefabs or addressables aren’t loaded; authentication method support
Regions & ping — Edge‑case handling and invalid values; dropdowns show accurate ping
WebGL & platform — Loading and Network Object Provider behavior; clipboard follow‑ups; compile/build fixes
Authority & state — Correct dead‑state sync and facing on authority change; guard checks
Addressables & errors — Better shutdown reason retrieval; auto‑release of handles; safer StartGameAsync and related flows

Support for latest Photon Fusion SDK 2.0.4
Restructured the Start Game instruction to support loading scenes by string, enabling the use of scenes from Addressable bundles.
The master client will now automatically take network authority over objects (with “Allow State Authority Override” enabled) when players leave the session.
RPCs no longer require a player to be instantiated in order to call them
Added an option in Fusion settings to specify a custom runner prefab. This is useful for cases where customization is needed, such as integrating the Fusion Physics addon.
Added an option in Fusion settings to customize the default pool size for network-spawned objects.
Added a new property to retrieve the network-synchronized input direction value from a character.
Added new numeric properties to return the network simulation time, local render time, and the last server tick.
Fixed an issue with Spawned and Despawned network object events
Fixed an issue where the Local Player property did not return the correct object.
Fixed an issue where the Player Username property did not return the correct value.
Fixed an issue where RoomChat failed to initialize properly in certain cases.
Fixed an issue where the NavMeshAgent failed to initialize correctly after being spawned in certain cases.
Fixed multiple issues affecting NPC characters.
Username is no longer stored in PlayerPrefs
Updated demos

Support for latest Fusion 2.0.3
New Name Variables demo scene
Reduced arrays and dictionaries limit capacity to reduce pre-allocated heap
Added help urls to components
Fixed an error when using attach props without adding them to fusion
Fix for variables not replicating boolean states
Fixed an issue in TickTimer scene
Name Variables can now sync NetworkPrefabRef type
List Variables now support vector 3 and NetworkPrefabRef
Renamed Despawn instruction title
Fixed an issue where fusion was deactivating non instantiated network objects instead of destroying them

Breaking Change: Fusion Character Controller Directional is no longer required to synchronize characters; only attaching the Network Character component is required.
New: all other controller types like navmesh, rigidbody, tank, etc are now supported
Added option to select Network Prefab Ref from variables in Spawn Player instruction
New navmesh demo
Added all demo scenes to map selection in lobby
Fixed issue with Fusion Character Controller not setting up Network Transform properly
Renamed component menu path on some network components
Renamed disconnect game and lobby to shutdown game and shutdown lobby to avoid confussion
Added max width to default chat bubble
Updated all demo scenes

First release.

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