game-speed-controller

What problem does it solve?

The Game Speed Controller provides a robust framework to dynamically adjust and synchronize Time.timeScale in multiplayer environments, preventing tick throttling and ensuring consistent gameplay as speeds shift from paused to high-speed modes.

Core Features & Use Cases

• Server-authoritative time scaling: the host sets the speed via a central NetworkVariable and all clients apply the change consistently.
• UI and gameplay-safe updates: UI elements and gameplay logic subscribe to OnSpeedChanged and use unscaled time for animations to avoid glitches when speeds change.
• Tick-catch-up and instant hit detection: accumulation-based tick processing keeps AI and combat responsive and ensures hits at high speeds, while hitboxes can be checked immediately on spawn.
• Time synchronization & drift correction: time (day and normalized time) is synchronized across clients, with drift corrections to stay in sync.

Quick Start

Initialize the GameSpeedController in your multiplayer scene and invoke RequestSpeedChange(float newSpeed) to synchronize Time.timeScale across all clients.