Help with replicating random rotations

[gopostal]

First, I feel really dumb. I can't see my problem. My guess is it will take you about 5 seconds to solve, I'm just too close to the code.

My trees spawn falling leaves. It all works fine. Offline the falling leaves spawn correctly and have the proper random rotation as they drop. Online though there is no rotating. They just drop. I cannot figure it out but I know it's something simple I just don't see.

The leaves drop faster if the tree is bigger drawscale. The code:

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class LeafA extends Projectile;

simulated function PostBeginPlay()
{
   local rotator RandRot;
   local float Scaler;

   Super.PostBeginPlay();
   Scaler=Drawscale;

   if ( Role == ROLE_Authority )
   {
      RandRot.Pitch = FRand() * 1400 - 700;
      RandRot.Yaw = FRand() * 1400 - 700;
      RandRot.Roll = FRand() * 1400 - 700;
      Velocity = Velocity >> RandRot;
      RandSpin(50000);
      Acceleration = vect(0,0,-1);

      if ((scaler > 1) && (scaler  2) && (scaler

[Bleeder91[NL]]

You could remove the part with the Role==ROLE_Authority in PostBeginPlay and make it bNetTemporary, since the leaves don't interact with anything, might as well make them client-side. Why not use emitters for the leaves?

[Masterkent]

I can't see my problem.

RotationRate is replicated only under specific conditions:

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      unreliable if ( RemoteRole==ROLE_SimulatedProxy && Physics==PHYS_Rotating && bNetInitial )
            bFixedRotationDir, bRotateToDesired, RotationRate, DesiredRotation;

(see replication statements in Engine.Actor; probably, in your case Physics == PHYS_Projectile, hence RotationRate is not replicated) and even when it's replicated, the resulting client-side value may noticeably differ from the original because replication of rotators in general works in a very specific way.

As mentioned above, if your effects do not have to interact with anything server-side, the best solution would be spawning them client-side. A simultaneous replication of a bunch of newly spawned actors may produce lags in network game, so getting rid of unnecessary replications could also lead to smoother gameplay.

[gopostal]

Thanks guys, I'll do that. I had finished my revamp of the trees and just wanted to commit the update to the mod and put it on the server. I had full intentions of moving a bunch of stuff client side and swapping projectiles for emitters but was going to do it all at once a little later.

Instead I'll just pocket this update and continue on with the improvements before I commit it to the server. Appreciate the advice (as always)!