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Addressables (and Custom) Scene Loading

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Description

Right now, NGO's NetworkSceneManager can't work with Unity's Addressable scenes. In my setup, I depend on data and event assets shared across the game, necessitating the use of addressable scenes to some extend. The current NGO framework limits us from switching to our preferred scene management method because the essential components, specifically the ISceneManagerHandler and its default assignment to DefaultSceneManagerHandler, are internal and not easily replaceable. The whole issue was previously discussed in a closed Issue #423, where a fork was used as a workaround which is a solution I'd prefer to avoid.

Integrating a custom scene provider into NetworkSceneManager might be a solution, enabling a more flexible approach to scene loading. Alternativlely allowing us to replace or extend the ISceneManagerHandler setup or the NetworkSceneManager itself, by making these components not internal, could solve the problem without needing to fork the NGO repository.

Avoiding Addressable Scenes isn't a practical option for me. It would require a significant overhaul of my systems that rely on asset-based events and data, which are accessed and modified by various systems such as UI, player interactions, and scenes.

I've also considered building my own system. However, creating a solution for Addressable scene management to function alongside NGO's existing framework feels like an unnecessary duplication of effort. Moreover, it seems this would require me to add features like auto scene migration support, addressing a problem which to me seems to be rooted at a different level, specifically syncing scene IDs and providing scenes. I'd prefer to see enhancements to the existing NetworkSceneManager to directly support Addressables or at least make it possible to replace the NetworkSceneManager with a custom implementation.

I am not an expert in these matters and I hope that my request is not too uneducated. I will continue to search for solutions.

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
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Research direction

Start by reading NetworkSceneManager and its ISceneManagerHandler setup, including the default DefaultSceneManagerHandler, and review the context from closed Issue #423. Define whether the completed work should support Addressable scenes through a custom provider or make the scene-management components replaceable without a fork.

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Assessment

Tech stack
csharp, unity
Domain
networking
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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