UT Replication Trouble

[emailer33]

Well i'm trying to make a UT mod, and this is actually my first where I am forced to deal with replication. After reading many articles, i gave it a shot, and am stuck on this problem. The following code works replicating to the client, i checked it with logs and such, but it never can replicate back to teh server thru a different function. Here's some code that i dumbed down to what I have:

What could be causing this not to work? There's no indication of ServerCallBack being run at all.

enum CheckType {
  CT_Type1 //Only Checktype i have made so far, it's for expansion reasons
};

replication
{
//Functions
   reliable if (Role < ROLE_Authority)
     ServerCallBack;
   reliable if (Role == ROLE_Authority)
     ClientPerform;
}

simulated function ServerCallBack(CheckType CT, string Data)
{
   local private int i;
   if (Role < ROLE_Authority)  return;
   bLog("ServerCallback("$Role$") - CheckType "$int(CT));
   //Here I have some code that processes Data corresponding to CT
}

simulated function ClientPerform(CheckType CT, string Command)
{
  local string Ret;
  if (Role == ROLE_Authority) return;
  bLog("tpBR - ClientPerform("$int(CT)$") - Role:"@Role);
  switch (CT)
  {
  case CT_Type1:
    //Code setting Ret corresponding to CT and Command
    ServerCallBack(CT,Ret);        //Should be replicating back to the server, right?
    break;
  }
}

simulated event PostNetBeginPlay ()
{
  //Some Beginning Code
  bLog("tpBR - PostNetBeginPlay("$Role$")");
  ClientPerform(CT_PackageValidation,SpecialCmd); //This does work and does replicate to the client correctly.
}

Also you can ignore bLog if you're worried about that, i made my own log file. Anyone that can provide any insight it is MUCH appreciated. Thank you.

[Joey`]

replication sucks, sorry i cant help ya, i hope some one else reads this and does so. :/

[Daid303]

The calling back of functions to the server only worked in the Pawn class (for me atleast) and only in the Pawn that is the 'client' itself.

[Wormbo]

AFAIK client to server replication is only possible for actors owned by a PlayerController and maybe also for actors owned by a PlayerController's Pawn (i.e. a player's inventory). In any case replication is only possible from and to that single client.

Originally Posted by Joey`

replication sucks, sorry i cant help ya, i hope some one else reads this and does so. :/

In that case stay away from that "post reply" button, please.

[Joey`]

in that case suck me off :]

[Wormbo]

Originally Posted by Joey`

in that case suck me off :]

Just in case you think you are being funny: You're not.
Now please stay out of this thread unless you can really contribute something useful.

[emailer33]

oops, i forgot to clarify soemthing. that class is an a new PlayerPawn class for UT. i override the old one, so it is owned by one player. i do realize i can't "broadcast" replication statements. i am referencing one player when i do this, since the client->server replication worked. i just do not know why it didn't make it back.

[Joey`]

fyi wormbo and others; this is for ut1 not 2k3.

[Daid303]

Originally Posted by Joey`

fyi wormbo and others; this is for ut1 not 2k3.

You're starting to piss people OFF!

Wasn't the Role of a pawn on the client ROLE_Authority?

[Joey`]

wtf whatd i do now? :|

i was honestly trying to be informative, and its true...

how am i pissing you off :/

[emailer33]

Originally Posted by Daid303

You're starting to piss people OFF!

Wasn't the Role of a pawn on the client ROLE_Authority?

wrong. the role of clients is ROLE_AutonomousProxy or ROLE_SimulatedProxy. only the server is ROLE_Authority, cuz the server is the authority. Wormbo, if i could talk to you, that'd be great, i'm emailer33 on aim and pizzaboy7979@hotmail.com on msn

[Wormbo]

Originally Posted by emailer33

oops, i forgot to clarify soemthing. that class is an a new PlayerPawn class for UT.

Oops, missed that the topic says "UT Replication Trouble".
You seem to be creating some kind of security checker. Wouldn't it be better to create a seperate actor for that? UT2003's Engine.Security class is a subclass of

Originally Posted by emailer33

Wormbo, if i could talk to you, that'd be great, i'm emailer33 on aim and pizzaboy7979@hotmail.com on msn

Sorry to dissapoint you, but I don't use IMs that much lately and what's more important: I never used MSN and don't intent start doing that in the near future.

Originally Posted by Joey`

wtf whatd i do now? :|

i was honestly trying to be informative, and its true...

how am i pissing you off :/

You were being an idiot, that's what you did. I'm pretty sure emailer33 doesn't need somebody repeating his statements.

[emailer33]

lol it's alright i know him.

i would prefer to stay as a playerpawn subclass rather than a custom checker, so i'll keep trying. thanx tho.

[emailer33]

Originally Posted by Wormbo

Oops, missed that the topic says "UT Replication Trouble".
You seem to be creating some kind of security checker. Wouldn't it be better to create a seperate actor for that? UT2003's Engine.Security class is a subclass of

yes i realize it yes, i was copying the same basic structure back to UT, just with out the native call back to teh server. i'd still like to get it working

[Wormbo]

Originally Posted by Wormbo

You seem to be creating some kind of security checker. Wouldn't it be better to create a seperate actor for that? UT2003's Engine.Security class is a subclass of

...Info and is spawned for each PlayerController.
That's what I wanted to say.

[emailer33]

hmm good idea. yea i thgouht this was a good structure to copy down to UT.