[Network] get_node: Node not found: @@8 when connecting to server

[croxis]

Or: croxis needs to commit more often so breaks are easier to revert!

I did... something which is causing errors to be thrown and I am not sure where to start looking to fix it. I used the dedicated server tutorial as the template.

E 0:00:32.735 get_node: Node not found: @@8. <C++ Error> Condition "!node" is true. Returned: __null <C++ Source> scene/main/node.cpp:1381 @ get_node()

E 0:00:32.735 _process_get_node: Failed to get path from RPC: @@8. <C++ Source> core/io/multiplayer_api.cpp:256 @ _process_get_node()

E 0:00:32.735 _process_packet: Invalid packet received. Requested node was not found. <C++ Error> Condition "node == __null" is true. <C++ Source> core/io/multiplayer_api.cpp:204 @ _process_packet()

When I spinup the server node @@8 does exist with the player_1 node under it. On the client side player_1 is under node @@14

[Kehom]

Typically nodes with those names are dynamically created through code without an explicit call to set_name() which leads me to assume you are specifying a dynamic node as parent for the player_* nodes. If that is the case, please ensure you are correctly setting the name of that parent because the path to nodes performing remote calls must match on server and client.

[croxis]

I am not explicitly manipulating the player nodes or player_data (unless it is passed as a parameter and I forgot about it).

I just double checked and the script for both @@8 and @@14 is keh_network/network.gd
I added set_name('test') in _init and that resolved the problem!

[Kehom]

While I suspected you were talking about the automatic player_* nodes I was not entirely sure.
OK, then there is something with the process related to the instantiation of the network.gd singleton.
Since you are using the dedicated server as template, I will place the snippet that I believe will correct things. It should be in the loader.gd file, within the _ready() function:

var netclass: Script = load("res://addons/keh_network/network.gd")
network = netclass.new()
network.set_name("network")
	
var gstateclass: Script = load("res://shared/scripts/gamestate.gd")
gamestate = gstateclass.new()
gamestate.set_name("gametate)"    # This one may not be necessary, but doing so for consistency

# At this point the tree is still being built, so defer the calls to add children to the root.
root.call_deferred("add_child", network)
root.call_deferred("add_child", gamestate)

If this works then I will have to correct the tutorial as well as the reference material.
By the way, the string within the set_name() function can be anything really, as long as it is the same in the server and in the client.

[croxis]

That fixed it!
Sorry about the lack of clarity. Parenthood makes it hard to focus on things x.x
My only guess is that when I implemented vr on the client, extra nameless dynamic nodes are being created. Now I know what to look for!